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Romania’s Opp May Submit Another No-Confidence Motion During Current Session – Party Leader

19:28, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Tuesday, after the no-confidence motion against the Government was rejected, that the opposition may submit a second motion in the current Parliament session, adding the party will do its utmost to fight against the Government’s austerity plan.

Romanian Unionists Cease Protests Outside Parliament, Rallies To Follow If Austerity Plan Approved

17:51, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian unionists, who gathered outside Parliament headquarters to support the opposition’s no-confidence motion, ended their protests at about 3.30 p.m. and decided to unblock the streets nearby the Parliament.

Thousands Of Romanian Unionists Rally In Support Of Opp No-Conf Motion Outside Parl HQ

11:07, 15 Iun. 2010
Thousands of Romanian unionists gathered Tuesday morning outside Parliament headquarters in capital Bucharest and started forming a human chain in the nearby park, in a show of support for the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which lawmakers put to the vote Tuesday.

Romanians Continue Demonstrations Against Austerity Measures Outside Parliament HQ

10:24, 09 Iun. 2010
About 300 unionists are picketing the Parliament building in Romania’s capital Bucharest for the third day in a row Wednesday, in protest to the Government’s austerity plan that cuts wages and pensions to keep the economy afloat.

Romanian Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion To Be Read Wednesday, Voted Next Tuesday

16:06, 08 Iun. 2010
The standing offices of Romania’s two chambers of Parliament decided Tuesday that the no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition will be read Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and put to the vote next Tuesday at 10:00 a.m..

High Salaries Of Employees Within Certain State-Run Cos To Be Capped – PM

18:43, 07 Iun. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc Monday told lawmakers that employees of certain state-owned companies, who earn high salaries, will have their wages capped, in solidarity with state employees affected by the austerity plan for which the Government seeks a vote of confidence.

Tax Hikes Might Push 50,000 Cos Into Bankruptcy, Up Inflation To 10% – Romania PM

18:43, 07 Iun. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday said various scenarios revealed that increasing taxes instead of cutting salaries and pensions would have pushed at least 50,000 companies into bankruptcy and triggered a 10% inflation rate, compared to the current inflation target of 3.7%.

Romanian Unionists Rally Outside Parliament HQ

14:15, 07 Iun. 2010
Some 500 Romanian unionists rally Monday outside Parliament headquarters, protesting pension and wage cuts and demanding lawmakers to support their voters by rejecting the Government’s austerity plan.

FOCUS: Romanian PM Seeks Parliament Conf Vote On Govt Austerity Plan Monday

19:21, 06 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc will seek a confidence vote in Parliament Monday for two draft laws that make up the Government’s austerity plan, which cuts public sector wages, pensions and social welfare benefits and regulates certain aspects regarding pensions.

Romanian Union Federations To Protest Outside Parl HQ June 8-15

17:46, 03 Iun. 2010
Romanian union federations will stage a 3,000-person rally outside Parliament headquarters Monday and will go on a one-day full-blown strike the day the Government seeks a confidence vote for its austerity plan, union leaders said Thursday.

Romanian President Calls For Reexamination Of Anticorruption Body Law

15:08, 02 Iun. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the Parliament Wednesday to reexamine a recently adopted law regulating the country’s National Integrity Agency, whose powers have been weakened.

Romanian President Urges Parliament To Adopt Civil, Criminal Procedural Codes By Summer Recess

12:08, 02 Iun. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the Parliament in a letter Tuesday to adopt the country’s criminal and civil procedure codes before it takes its summer recess, the president’s office said in a press release Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Submits Austerity Plan To Parliament

11:11, 31 Mai 2010
Romania’s Parliament received Monday morning the draft laws for which the Government will seek a confidence vote, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Defense Committee Wants To Maintain Current Legislation On Military Pensions

19:35, 26 Mai 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies defense committee approved the pension bill Wednesday, including one amendment which maintains the provisions of current legislation for the defense, public order and national security system.

Romanian Unionists To Lobby Against Adoption Of IMF Letter In Parliament

18:36, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian Cartel Alfa union federation leader Bogdan Hossu said Thursday, after talks at the Finance Ministry, that there is no hope of the cost-cutting measures included in the letter of intent with the IMF will be altered, adding unionists will lobby against the letter’s adoption in Parliament.

Romanian Parents To Picket Government HQ Wednesday, Parliament HQ on June 1

17:26, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian parents will picket the Government headquarters on May 26 and will stage protests in Iasi and Brasov displeased with the Executive’s plan to cut child-rearing and other social benefits granted to children, protesters’ representatives said in a press release Thursday.

Romanian Govt To Seek Confidence Vote In Parliament For Drastic Spending Cuts

16:15, 19 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament for the speedy adoption of the country’s planned spending cuts, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday during the Cabinet meeting.

Romanian Parliament HQ Picketed By 100 Education Unionists

14:17, 11 Mai 2010
One hundred members of two Romanian education unions picketed Parliament headquarters Tuesday to express dissatisfaction with the salary cuts announced after IMF negotiations and with the draft education law.

Romanian Education Unionists To Picket Parliament Starting Tuesday Over Education Bill

14:31, 06 Mai 2010
All Romanian union federations in education will picket the Parliament’s headquarters starting Tuesday over the country’s draft education law, Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI) deputy vice-president Simion Hancescu said Thursday.

Romanian Parliament Harshens Punishment For Violence Against Police Officers

16:07, 05 Mai 2010
Romania’s Parliament Wednesday adopted an emergency decree amending the Criminal Code and one of the amendments refers to harshening punishment for violence against police officers.

Romanian Chamber Committees Endorse Lustration Law

09:23, 29 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Committees for Legal Matters and Human Rights issued Tuesday evening a positive report amending the draft lustration law, initiated in 2005 by liberals, including former Minister of Culture Mona Musca.

Romania’s President Pushes For Quick Adoption Of Integrity Agency Law

20:26, 26 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday called on the country’s Government parties to ensure majority in Parliament to adopt the new draft law regulating the activity of the National Integrity Agency (ANI).

Romania’s Parliament Economic, Social Committee Approves Draft Education Law

13:42, 23 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Parliament’s economic and social committee approved the draft education law with 20 to eight votes, the Education Ministry said Friday.

Romania PM: Single-Chamber Parliament Will Save Millions Of Euros To State Budget Annually

09:14, 23 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday evening on public television that a single–chamber Parliament will save millions of euros to the state budget annually and stressed that all those who oppose the draft law revising the Constitution are actually afraid they might lose their privileges.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Wants Two-Chamber Parliament, Fewer Lawmakers

19:07, 21 Apr. 2010
The leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, Marko Bela, told MEDIAFAX Wednesday that his party wants a two-chamber Parliament and a reduced number of lawmakers, but not necessarily a maximum of 300.

Romanian Govt Gives Parliament Ten Days To Hold Confidence Vote For New Cabinet

14:45, 21 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government decided in its weekly meeting Wednesday to impose a ten-day period during which the Parliament has to hold a confidence vote on a new Cabinet and governing program.

Romanian Govt Starts Constitution Revision Procedure

14:37, 21 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government has decided to put forward a draft law for the revision of the Constitution, providing for a single-chamber Parliament and a maximum of 300 MPs, which will be forwarded to the head of state, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian Senator Draws Up Amendment To Sanction Lawmakers Who Skip Parliament Meetings

16:16, 14 Apr. 2010
Romanian democrat liberal senator Iulian Urban drew up a draft amendment to Law 96/2006 regarding lawmakers’ statute whereby deputies and senators who are absent without leave to 50% of Parliament’s plenary meetings would lose their lawmaker seats.

Romanian Social Democrats Support 10% Election Threshold Proposition Made By President Basescu

13:57, 13 Apr. 2010
Romania's opposition endorses President Traian Basescu’s proposition to implement a 10% threshold for Parliament representation, party spokesman Radu Moldovan told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Approves Draft Education Law

09:39, 12 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government approved in a meeting Monday the country's new education bill, which it will send to Parliament for urgent debates and approval, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Urge Parliament To Debate On Draft Education Law With Urgency

09:23, 12 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government will urge the Parliament to debate the draft education law with urgency and adopt it by the end of its current session, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday, at the beginning of a Government meeting.

Romania’s Ruling Party Backs Popular TV Host For Lawmaker Seat

11:20, 31 Mart. 2010
Romanian TV host Teo Trandafir will run for a lawmaker seat in a by-election on April 25, backed by the country’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party.

Romanian Parliament Dismisses Public Television General Manager

16:21, 30 Mart. 2010
Romanian lawmakers Tuesday voted 195 to 78 and three abstentions to reject the public television TVR’s 2008 activity report and dismiss the network’s president and general manager, Alexandru Sassu.

Romanian PM Calls On Parliament To Urgently Enact Govt’s Proposed Bills

15:14, 27 Mart. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called on the Parliament to speed up the enactment of the main draft laws the Government has sent, including the fiscal responsibility law, the pension law, and the civil and criminal procedure codes.

Romanian Healthcare Co-Payment Law Sent For Parliament Approval

09:44, 25 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Government approved a draft law drawn up by the Health Ministry regarding the introduction of a co-payment system for public healthcare services, and the draft law is pending debates in Parliament.

Romanian Parliament To Join “Earth Hour” Initiative

17:07, 16 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Lower Chamber approved Tuesday a memo according to which the festive lighting of the Parliament Palace will be ceased for one hour, on March 27, as a gesture to mark "the need for action against climate change".

Romania’s Parliament Rejects Setting Up Of Constitution Revision Committee

15:31, 22 Feb. 2010
The Romanian Parliament’s standing offices rejected the proposition of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) regarding the setting up of a committee to revise the Constitution, liberal deputy Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Monday.

Romanian Lawmakers To Convene For Talks On Constitution Revision Committee Tuesday

14:59, 15 Feb. 2010
Romania's Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase on Monday said she would summon the Parliament’s standing offices Tuesday to discuss the setting up of a committee for the revision of the country's Constitution.

Romanian Parliament Bans Use Of ‘Academy’ Or ‘Authority’ In Association, Foundation Names

16:43, 09 Feb. 2010
Romanian deputies decided Tuesday that future associations or foundations will be forbidden to use denominations that include words such as "commissariat", "inspectorate", "guard", "academy", "authority", "council", "agency" or their derivatives.

Romanian Parliament Committee Thumbs Down Proposition On Journalists’ Statement Of Interests

14:00, 09 Feb. 2010
The Romanian Parliament's committee for legal matters rejected Tuesday democrat liberal senator Iulian Urban’s proposition according to which all journalists would have to submit a statement of interests.