Romanian Press Passes Law On Nationalized Houses

The presidency informed the head of state signed the decree promulgating the Law amending and improving Law 10 of 2001 on the legal regime of some buildings which were abusively taken over between March, 6 1945 and December 22, 1989.

“I have no other constitutional possibility but to pass the law,” the head of state said Monday evening, adding he had this law returned to Parliament and sent to the Constitutional Court.

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled with majority of votes that the amendments to the Law on nationalized houses are constitutional, rejecting a presidential notification on the matter.

 Mid-December, Basescu notified the Constitutional Court on the law regulating nationalized houses, arguing it breaches the constitutional bicameral principle.

 Basescu mentioned in the notice that, based on article 77 of the Constitution of Romania, the head of state can request the constitutionality of the law be checked.