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Romanian Lawmakers Overthrow Minority Govt

15:42, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc’s minority government lost a confidence vote in Parliament Tuesday, less than two months ahead of presidential elections, raising doubts over the country’s ability to meet conditions set under an IMF-led EUR19.5 billion bailout loan agreement.

Romanian PM Accuses Opposition Of Dodging IMF-Required Pension Bill

11:34, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc accused Tuesday opposition liberals and social democrats of submitting a no-confidence motion to dodge the IMF-required pension reform, which lowers pensions for lawmakers and for which the government plans to seek a confidence vote in Parliament.

Romanian Lawmakers Vote On Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion Tuesday

10:51, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian lawmakers met in plenary session Tuesday to debate and vote on a no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition last week, seeking to overthrow the country’s minority government less than two months ahead of presidential elections due on November 22.

Romania’s Govt To Meet Before Parliament Votes On No-Confidence Motion To Oust Govt

16:03, 11 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Government will meet in a session before the Parliament convenes Tuesday to analyze the no-confidence motion to oust the Cabinet, as several ministers drew draft emergency ordinances that need to be enforced, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Sunday.

Mugur Isarescu Reappointed Romania’s Ctrl Bk Governor

14:34, 08 Oct. 2009
Romanian parliament on Thursday reappointed central bank governor Mugur Isarescu for a new five-year term in office.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Leave Parliament Meeting On No-Confidence Motion

11:26, 08 Oct. 2009
Romania’s democrat liberal lawmakers left Thursday the plenary Parliament meeting for the reading of the opposition’s no-confidence motion seeking to overthrow the democrat liberal minority government less than two months before presidential elections due on November 22.

Romanian Parl Moves Govt’s Conf Vote Request For Wed But Sets No-Confidence Motion Vote For Tues

14:06, 07 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Parliament postponed for next Wednesday a decision on the government’s request for a confidence vote to enact an IMF-required pension law, but a vote on a no-confidence motion seeking to overthrow the government was set for Tuesday, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Lawmakers Meet To Analyze No-Confidence Motion To Oust Govt

14:11, 06 Oct. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana announced Tuesday the two chambers of Parliament meet to discuss the no-confidence motion to oust the all-democrat liberal Government, adding he is confident the motion will be submitted in the Parliament today.

UPDATE: Romania’s PM Ready To Resign If Pension Law Is Not Enacted

12:10, 06 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday he is ready to resign his position if the Parliament doesn't give the Government a confidence vote to enact the new pension law, adding he has considered this risk.

Romanian Social Democrats To Back No-Confidence Motion Against Fmr Coalition Partners

12:47, 05 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party, which left the country’s coalition government last week and switched to opposition, decided Monday to back a no-confidence motion to oust the all-democrat liberal government which now lacks Parliament majority.

Romanian PM Must Find Parliament Support For Govt To Function – President

20:21, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that Prime Minister Emil Boc must find a majority in Parliament to ensure the functioning of the Government, adding that he hopes this will not take more than 45 days.

Liberals Want Fewer Lawmakers, Endorse Romania’s Bicameral Parliament

17:22, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian liberals, in opposition, on Monday said they would not back the referendum on the introduction of a single-chamber Parliament, as proposed by President Traian Basescu, arguing they will come up with a legislative proposition meant to cut back on the number of lawmakers to 275-250.

Romanian President Calls For Referendum On Single-Chamber Parliament

16:12, 24 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday called for a referendum on the introduction of a single-chamber Parliament and a maximum 300 lawmakers, which should be held on November 22, along with presidential elections.

Romanian Parliament Rejects Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion

14:32, 24 Sept. 2009
Romanian lawmakers on Thursday rejected a no-confidence motion initiated by opposition liberals and the Hungarian minority party, as only 112 votes backed the motion, which needed 236 votes to pass.

Romanian PM Says No-Confidence Motion Criticizes Oppositions’ Former Govt

11:46, 24 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday in Parliament, before a vote on a no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition, that the motion is in fact directed at the opposition’s own former government, which was incapable of drafting a public sector wage law.

Romanian Parliament To Set Up Commission Analyzing Justice Crisis

11:26, 24 Sept. 2009
The two chambers of Romania’s Parliament unanimously adopted on Thursday a decision to set up a commission that will analyze the crisis in the justice sector and social democrat lawmaker Florin Iordache will preside over the commission.

Romanian Parliament Votes On Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion Thursday

11:26, 24 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Parliament votes Thursday on a no-confidence motion submitted by liberals and the Hungarian minority party, in opposition, to bring down the coalition government of democrat liberals and social democrats over the adoption of a unitary pay law for the public sector.

Romanian Lawmaker Reads Made-Up Speech In Parliament, Lawmakers Applaud -Paper

10:01, 23 Sept. 2009
Romanian liberal lawmaker Adriana Saftoiu tested her colleagues’ attention Tuesday and read a made-up political statement, which consisted of unrelated quotes pasted together, and met with applause at the end of the speech, Romanian daily Gandul reported Wednesday.

Romanian Lawmakers Adopt Inquiry Committee Report On Environment Min

13:05, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian lawmakers adopted Wednesday a report of a parliamentary commission investigating an advertising contract awarded by the Environment Ministry and which proposes that state institutions check the respective contract.

Romanian Opposition Submits No-Confidence Motion In Parliament

17:09, 17 Sept. 2009
Romania’s opposition liberals and Hungarian minority party members have submitted in Parliament a no-confidence motion, in a bid to overthrow the government because of its adoption of the unitary pay law regulating wages across the public sector, liberal lawmaker Eugen Nicolaescu said Thursday.

Romanian Parliament Commission Wants To Finish Drafting National Security Laws By Sept ‘10

13:22, 16 Sept. 2009
A parliament commission drafting Romania’s national security laws plans to have the acts completed and submitted for Parliament debate by September 1, 2010, democrat liberal Cezar Preda, the commission president, said Wednesday.

Romania’s President Accuses Parliament Of Blocking Corruption Files

10:22, 16 Sept. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in a speech in Parliament that “during the last five years the constitutional reform has not been concluded and no dignitary was convicted” while the Parliament is still blocking certain corruption files.

Romanian President Says Center-Left Ruling Coalition Was Necessary Compromise

09:52, 16 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening in a speech in Parliament that the country’s center-left ruling coalition, which resulted from parliamentary elections last year, was a necessary political compromise.

Romanian President Presents List Of Priorities Before Parliament

09:40, 16 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu presented Tuesday evening, at the end of his speech in Parliament, a list of 23 medium-term priorities he will uphold, such as constitutional reform and the fiscal responsibility law.

Romanian Pres Says Magistrates Enjoy Freedom But Don’t Know What To Do With It

20:43, 15 Sept. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening before the Parliament that magistrates enjoy total freedom but they don’t know what to do with this freedom, and continued mentioning article 21 of the Constitution, the one referring to free access to justice.

Romanian President Salutes Govt Initiative „To Modernize Romania”

20:40, 15 Sept. 2009
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said Tuesday after the Government asked the Parliament for a confidence vote to enact the three packs of laws he admires the courage of the Executive and the ruling coalition in their attempt to modernize the country.

Over One Thousand Romanian Unionists Protest In Front Of Parliament

17:34, 15 Sept. 2009
Over one thousand Romanian unionists protest in front of the Parliament against the decision of the Government to ask the Parliament for a confidence vote today, to enact the law on education, the unitary wage law and a law reorganizing public institutions and government agencies.

Romanian PM Says Parliament’s Confidence Vote Is Necessary For Reform

17:31, 15 Sept. 2009
The laws for which the Romanian Government is asking for the Parliament’s confidence vote are necessary to carry on with reform and a government unwilling to reform doesn’t justify its existence, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday in Parliament.

Romanian Parliament Starts Confidence Vote Meeting 45 Minutes Late

17:18, 15 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Parliament meeting on Tuesday, in which the Government will ask for a confidence vote to pass three laws, started 45 minutes late, with most ministers present but in the absence of liberal lawmakers, who preferred to work on motions and challenges to the laws instead.

Romania’s National Union Confederation Cartel Alfa To Picket Parliament On Tuesday

16:05, 14 Sept. 2009
About 500 Romanian unionists within National Union Confederation Cartel Alfa along with the State Employees' Alliance union will picket the Parliament Tuesday to urge the renegotiation of the unitary wage law for which the Government will assume responsibility.

Romanian Lawmakers Among Least Active In Monitoring EU Law – Report

13:34, 14 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Parliament is among the European member states that have sent no comments on legislative propositions and draft laws coming out of Brussels, on a par with Malta and Spain, according to a report cited by the EUObserver.

Romanian Parliament Set Responsibility Assumption Date For Sept 15

16:28, 07 Sept. 2009
Romania's Parliament decided Prime Minister Emil Boc will come before the Parliament on September 15 to assume responsibility for the three packs of laws regarding economic measures, the unitary law regulating wages across the public sector and laws on education, Senate quaestor Ioan Chelaru said.

Romanian Lawmakers Decide President Will Address Parliament On Sept 15

14:38, 07 Sept. 2009
The leaders of the two chambers of Parliament on Monday decided Romanian President Traian Basescu would address Parliament on September 15, at 7 p.m., although Basescu said he wishes to address the Parliament on September 14 regarding the country’s main political issues.

Romania Ruling Coalition To Assume Resp For Education, Public Spending, Unitary Pay Laws Sept 15

11:41, 07 Sept. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal leader Gheorghe Flutur said Monday the country’s ruling coalition decide the Government will take responsibility before Parliament on September 15 for the laws on education, unitary pay and spending cuts in the public sector.

Romanian Parliament To Set Responsibility Assumption Calendar Monday

14:21, 03 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government’s letter regarding its decision to assume responsibility for three packs of laws reached Parliament and the reunited Standing Offices of the legislative power will meet Monday to set up a calendar for the procedure.

Romanian Govt To Assume Responsibility On Ed, Unitary Pay, Restructuring Laws –PM

09:45, 03 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government decided to assume responsibility in Parliament for the three laws on education, unitary pay in the public sector and the reorganization of Government-run agencies for further cuts in public spending, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian Social Democrats Back Parliamentary Investigation For Tourism Min

15:21, 25 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party supports the setting up of a parliamentary committee to investigate tourism minister Elena Udrea, party spokesperson Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz said on Saturday, pointing to the case of former sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi.

Romanian Prosecutor Gen Requires Parliament Approval To Investigate Ex Youth Min

14:41, 23 Iul. 2009
Romanian prosecutor general Codruta Kovesi required Parliament approval Thursday for the opening of criminal investigations on former youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi over misappropriation of public money.

Romania’s Tourism Law Hopefully In Parliament In Fall – Minister

12:02, 23 Iul. 2009
Romania’s new tourism might enter debates in Parliament at the resuming of works in fall, after the summer recess, Romanian tourism minister Elena Udrea said Thursday at the seminar Mediafax Talks about Romanian Tourism.

Romanian Social Democrats To Call For Extraordinary Parl Session In Youth Min Case

15:50, 13 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party, part of the ruling coalition, wants to call for an extraordinary Parliament session to debate the inquiry committee’s report on democrat liberal youth minister Monica Iacob-Ridzi, party spokesman Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz said Monday.