senate

Romanian Far-Rightists To Take Senate Vice-Presidency

15:02, 02 Sept. 2008
Romanian Senate chairman Nicolae Vacaroiu said after the Senate’s Standing Office meeting that the new roster of the Office will be voted in Senate Tuesday afternoon, through secret electronic vote.

Romanian Senate To Meet Tuesday With Dignitary Graft Files On Agenda

15:34, 25 Aug. 2008
The plenary meeting of the Romanian Senate, for the cases of dignitaries Codrut Seres and Paul Pacuraru will unfold Tuesday, starting with 09:30 local time, Senate chairman Nicolae Vacaroiu announced.

Romanian Senate To Hold Extraordinary Session On August 25-28

16:24, 18 Aug. 2008
The Romanian Senate will meet between August 25 and 28 in an extraordinary session, to discuss the cases of former minister Codrut Seres and acting minister Paul Pacuraru, the Senate leaders decided Monday.

Romanian Parliament Extends Court Of Accounts Mandates Until Sep 30

16:15, 02 Iul. 2008
The vote rendered by the Romanian Parliament extending the mandate of the current Court of Accounts leadership was valid and the mandate was extended until September 30, according to a decision issued by the Standing Offices of the two Chambers of Parliament.

Romanian Senate Could Call Extra Session To Vote On Prosecution Of Lawmakers

14:11, 01 Iul. 2008
The commission for legal matters in the Romanian Senate has analyzed the files of labor minister Paul Pacuraru and former economy minister Codrut Seres, for whom prosecutors requested approval to probe corruption allegations, commission president Norica Nicolai said Tuesday.

Romanian Audiovisual Watchdog To Ask President Not To Promulgate Amendment Regulating News Bulletins

13:36, 26 Iun. 2008
The head of Romania’s National Audiovisual Council, or CNA, Rasvan Popescu, said Thursday the council will ask President Traian Basescu not to promulgate the amendment to the audiovisual law adopted by the Senate Wednesday.

Romanian Senate Regulates TV, Radio News In Audiovisual Law Amendment

20:51, 25 Iun. 2008
News bulletins on Romanian television and radio stations will have to ensure a balance of positive and negative stories, according to a proposal adopted by the Senate Wednesday.

Romanian Senate Standing Office Cancels Commissions’ Vote Eliminating Car Tax

16:00, 24 Iun. 2008
The Romanian Senate’s standing office decided Tuesday to annul the vote of the Senate’s budget-finance and public administration commissions on the government emergency ordinance introducing the pollution tax for cars, and only the budget-finance commission is to draw up a report on the draft law.

Romanian Senate Commissions Eliminate Car Tax, Stipulate Full Refunds

14:24, 24 Iun. 2008
The Romanian Senate’s budget and administration commissions amended Tuesday Government Emergency Ordinance 50/2008 retaining the elimination of the car tax from the Fiscal Code, eliminating the new car pollution tax and stipulated tax money are to be paid back in full.

Romanian Senate Lowers Rents For Low-Income Tenants In State Protocol Buildings

19:23, 20 Mai 2008
Romanian senators Tuesday adopted a draft act stipulating that low-income tenants in buildings administrated by the state protocol authority RA-APPS will benefit from lower rents.

Romanian Govt Already Regulated Car Tax Issue – PM

15:58, 13 Mai 2008
The Romanian government already solved the car tax issue with the ordinance that introduces the pollution tax for cars, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Tuesday after the Senate decided to cancel the car tax.

Romanian Senate Cancels Car Tax, Stipulates Refunds In 90 Days

14:20, 13 Mai 2008
The Romanian Senate in plenary session Tuesday adopted a daft law initiated by the Democratic Liberal Party which cancels the car tax and stipulates the money collected for the tax is to be paid back within 90 days of the payer’s request.

Romanian Local Councils Obliged To Lease Lands For Student Hostels – Senate

15:59, 29 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Senate tacitly adopted a draft law stating local councils are obliged to lease to universities, for 49 years, lands for the building of three-star student hostels.

Romanian Electoral Office Members Need Medical Certificate

14:28, 29 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Senate tacitly adopted two draft laws according to which members of electoral offices need to have certificates issued by family physicians stating they are psychologically and physically apt to do their job on election day.

Romanian Senate Denies Alleged CIA Detention Centers In Romania

13:36, 22 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Senate approved Tuesday 56 to six votes and two abstentions the investigation report stating there are no CIA detention centers or secret American bases on Romanian territory.

Romanian Senate Amends Referendum Law

10:26, 22 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Senate amended the referendum law, which stipulates the organization of a referendum along with the legislative, presidential and European Parliament elections.

Romanian Prosecutors Wait For Go-Ahead In Probe Against Labor Min

15:39, 18 Apr. 2008
The Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Friday requested Senate’s approval to start investigations against Labor Minister Paul Pacuraru on charges of bribery, the anticorruption department, or DNA, said in a statement.

Romanian Senate Allows State-Owned News Agency Rompres To Go Back To Communist-Era Name

14:05, 15 Apr. 2008
The Romanian Senate in plenary session Tuesday adopted 41 to five votes and ten abstentions an amendment to the law regulating the state-owned news agency Rompres, allowing it to go back to its old name, Agerpres.

Romanian Senate Bans Advertising For Tobacco Products

13:12, 15 Apr. 2008
Romanian senators enacted Tuesday 45 to two votes and six abstentions the government ordinance banning advertising for tobacco products in written media, event halls and cinemas.

Romanian Senators Ok Salary Hikes For University, Pre-University Teachers

18:39, 08 Apr. 2008
Romanian senators on Tuesday voted 35 to 24 and 1 abstention a law hiking wages of university and pre-university teachers by 74% and 54%, respectively.

Romanian Defense Min To Be Summoned For Senate Hearing

14:56, 06 Apr. 2008
Romanian Social Democratic Party spokesman Cristian Diaconescu said that defense minister Teodor Melescanu will be summoned for hearings by the Defense Committee within the Senate.

Romanian Senate Tacitly OKs Ex Ministers Liability Amendment

12:31, 12 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Senate approved tacitly a draft law initiated by social democrat Serban Nicolae according to which former ministers fall under the law of minister liability and the act also applies to criminal cases under investigation.

Romanian Senate Halves Fines For Unpaid Road Tolls

14:13, 05 Mart. 2008
The Romanian Senate on Wednesday adopted a proposal halving fines for drivers with unpaid road tolls and eliminated the possibility for fines to be paid on the spot.

Romanian Govt Already Considered Most Demands In Opposition’s Simple Motion – Fin Min

14:18, 28 Feb. 2008
Most of the demands senators included in the simple motion on the poor living standard, such as fighting poverty, cutting budget expenses and increasing the minimum wage, have already been solved or are being considered by the government, economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said.

Romanian Senate OKs Additional Aid To Low-Income Families

13:24, 27 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Senate in plenary session Wednesday adopted a proposal of the Conservative Party for the grant of additional aid to families whose incomes are lower than the net average salary and to single-parent families with the same low income.

Cigarettes Might Be Sold Near Romanian Schools, Hospitals

12:12, 26 Feb. 2008
The committee for legal matters within the Romanian Senate decided Tuesday that cigarettes might be sold in stores located less than 50 meters away from schools and hospitals, while the ban on the sale of these products applies exclusively on the premises of the mentioned units.

Romanian Senate OKs Automobile Craiova Sale

14:06, 13 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Senate in plenary session Wednesday approved 56 to three votes and four abstentions the draft law regarding the sale of Romania’s auto assembly plant Automobile Craiova to U.S. giant Ford.

Romanian Senate Bans Gay Marriage

13:53, 13 Feb. 2008
Romanian senators decided Wednesday to ban same-sex marriages, defining family as based on the consented union between a man and a woman in an amendment to the Family Code.

Romanian Journalists Not Liable For Footage Disclosure

19:35, 06 Feb. 2008
The Legal Committee of Romanian Senate on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code which absolves journalists from criminal responsibility over disclosed audio and video recordings.

Romania’s Fin Min To Appeal Senate Decision On VAT Cut For Basic Food-PM

16:42, 06 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Ministry of Economy and Finance is to appeal at the Constitutional Court an act adopted by the Senate regarding a 5% cut in the VAT for basic food, as the decision, if adopted, would trigger lower revenues to the budget and would leave food prices unchanged, Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said.

Romania Senate OKs 5% VAT Cut For Basic Food

14:17, 06 Feb. 2008
Romania’s senate on Wednesday approved a 5% cut of the value added tax for basic food – bread, meat, milk, vegetal oil and sugar.

Romanian Labor Min Asks Senate To Analyze His Activity

17:52, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian labor minister Paul Pacuraru, who is also a senator, sent a letter to the president of the Senate requesting “the initiation of the procedure authorizing the analysis of the existence of criminal deeds in his activity," which would justify criminal investigation against him.

Petrom Sale Transparent, Approved By Romanian Govt, Parliament- Co Officials

23:24, 04 Dec. 2007
The sale of Romania’s largest oil company Petrom (SNP.RO) was transparent, as it was closely monitored by international institutions and approved by the Romanian government and parliament, the company said in a press statement.

Romanian Senators Unanimously Enact Animal Protection Law

16:57, 04 Dec. 2007
Romanian senators unanimously enacted Tuesday a draft law on animal protection, considering how much Romanians love animals and even give pet names to their cattle.

Romania PM Says Earlier Pension Hike Unacceptable -Sources

16:08, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Thursday said the government is unable to satisfy the propositions put forth by social democrats to hike pensions as of November 1 instead of January 1, 2008 or to extend the period for pension recalculation, ministry sources said.

Romanian Democrats Invite Parties To Support Majority Uninominal Voting Sys

14:38, 29 Nov. 2007
Democrat leader Emil Boc said Thursday after the meeting with the head of state, that the Democratic Party (PD) invites all parties, especially social democrats, to support their draft law introducing the majority uninominal voting system for legislative elections, which PD submitted in Senate.

Romanian Democrats Submit Uninominal Vote Draft Law In Senate Tuesday

14:36, 26 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Democratic Party, or PD, will submit Tuesday in Senate a draft law introducing the majority uninominal voting system in two rounds of elections, and cutting the number of lawmakers by 15%.

Romanian Senators Say Old Tractors Out, New Tractors In

15:57, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian senators enacted Wednesday with 41 pros and six abstentions, the legislative proposal instituting the Program stimulating the renewal of the national tractor pool. An annual 21 million lei (EUR1 = RON3.3969) was allocated for the replacement of tractors older than 12 years.

Romanian Senate OKs Draft Law On Compulsory House Insurances

20:10, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Senate approved a draft law compelling owners to insure their dwellings against natural disasters for sums ranging between EUR10,000 and EUR20,000, based on house type.

Romanian Senate Rejects President’s Request To Revise Fiscal Code Amendments

14:11, 31 Oct. 2007
Romania’s Senate on Wednesday rejected a request submitted by President Traian Basescu regarding the reexamination of several amendments to the Fiscal Code Law.