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Romanian Lower Chamber Rejects Bill Renaming Roma People „Gypsies”

13:47, 05 Apr. 2011
Romania's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday rejected the bill proposing to replace the term "Roma" with "gypsy," put forward by democrat liberal Silviu Prigoana.

Romanian Lower House Committee Sets Retirement Age To 63 For Women, 65 For Men

12:36, 30 Nov. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies' committee for labor on Tuesday adopted an amendment setting the retirement age to 63 for women and 65 for men, approving President Traian Basescu's request for the pension bill's re-examination.

Romanian Chamber Of Deputies Might Retake Vote On Pension Law, After Opposition Complaints

15:14, 20 Sept. 2010
The Standing Bureau of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Monday to hold the vote on the unitary public pension system again, if the plenum approves, social democrat deputy group leader Mircea Dusa said.

Romanian Parliament Adopts Pension Bill

09:30, 16 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies Wednesday evening adopted with 170 to two votes and three abstentions the country’s new pension law.

Social Democrats’ Motion On Agric Removed From Lower Chamber Agenda Amid Political Squabble

12:16, 07 Sept. 2010
The simple motion on agriculture submitted by Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party on Tuesday was removed from the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies, after social democrats refused to read out the motion in the plenary meeting because of disputes with ruling democrat liberals.

Romanian Lower Chamber To Debate, Vote On Motion Against Transp Min Monday Evening

17:06, 28 Iun. 2010
The Standing Office of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Monday to debate the Liberal Party’s simple motion against Transports Minister Radu Berceanu starting with 6.30 p.m. and vote on the motion in the session starting at 8.30 pm..

Romanian Lower Chamber Adopts Civil Procedure Code, Criminal Procedure Code

18:17, 22 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday the draft Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code, following an article-by-article vote.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Adopts Draft Civil Procedure Code By Articles, Final Vote Pending

14:14, 22 Iun. 2010
Romania’s lower chamber adopted Tuesday the draft Civil Procedure Code, following an article-by-article vote, and the definitive ballot on the matter will be cast Thursday.

Romanian Lower Chamber Approves EIB Loan Contract For Subway Line Construction

15:47, 05 Mai 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted a draft law regarding a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which will finance a project to upgrade Bucharest’s subway system.

Romanian Ruling Party Pushes Public Servants’ Statute Through Lower Chamber

14:07, 02 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday, with 172 pros, no cons and no abstentions the draft law on the Statute of Public Servants, while the two main opposition parties, PNL and PSD were absent from the proceedings.

Romanian Available Lower Chamber Seat Won By Radu Stroe

10:11, 18 Ian. 2010
Liberal Radu Stroe obtained 70.17% of votes in the partial elections for one seat in the Romanian Lower Chamber, while democrat liberal opponent Honorius Prigoana received 29.83% of votes according to the final results presented Monday by the Electoral Office.

Romanian Parliament Lower Chamber Allows Govt To Draft State Budget

13:54, 10 Nov. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies enacted Tuesday, with no cons and only two abstentions, the draft amendment to the Law organizing the government, enabling the dismissed Cabinet to draft the 2010 state budget and social security budget.

Romanian Lower Chamber Rejects Senate Chairman-CSAT VP Causality

15:38, 08 Sept. 2009
Acting upon a Constitutional Court ruling, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies unanimously rejected Tuesday the emergency government ordinance amending the High Council for National Defense (CSAT) law, which enabled the Senate chairman to become the Council’s vice-president.

Romania Chamber Speaker To Request Udrea Committee Suspension

17:57, 17 Aug. 2009
Romanian Chamber Speaker Roberta Anastase said Monday she will propose in the Chamber of Deputies’ Standing Office the suspension of the activity at the Udrea Committee.

Romanian Chamber Of Deputies To Hold Extraordinary Session On Ridzi, Tariceanu Cases

17:00, 13 Iul. 2009
The Standing Office of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Monday to organize an extraordinary session, on July 27, which would include two plenary meetings that would debate, among others, the reports in the Ridzi and Sterling-Tariceanu cases.

Final Vote On Romanian Biometric Passports Delayed As Deputies Leave Debates

17:29, 16 Iun. 2009
Romanian deputies on Tuesday adopted by articles a government ordinance to introduce biometric passports, despite a protest in front of the Parliament building staged by several citizens.

Romanian Liberals File Motion On Education

13:46, 17 Mart. 2009
Romanian liberal MPs on Tuesday submitted a motion on education in the Chamber of Deputies, demanding the annulment of a series of measures introduced by Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu.

Bucharest Electoral Office Concludes Vote Count For Chamber

17:38, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest City Electoral Office concluded Monday, at 1500 GMT, the centralization of votes in the 1.181 polling stations. Thus, the democrat liberals obtained most of the votes in Bucharest for the Chamber, followed by the alliance formed of the social democrats and the conservatives.

Partial Results: Democrat Liberals 33.29%, Social Democrats-32.51%, Liberals-18.10% For Chamber Deputies

10:30, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party obtained 33.29% of voters’ preferences for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the alliance of social democrats and conservatives with 32.51% and liberals with 18.10%, following the counting of votes in 71.06% of polling stations countrywide by GMT 0600, the Central Election Office said.

Ten Romanian Deputies Cash Accommodation Money Although They Own Homes In Bucharest – Report

15:29, 06 Nov. 2008
Each Romanian lawmaker not residing in Bucharest spent a average EUR13,000 for accommodation last year, and some received accommodation money even though they own apartments in Bucharest, the Institute for Public Policies said in a report on public costs for activities of lawmakers in the interval November 2006 - May 2008.

Romania’s Rompres Receives Green Light To Go Back To Former Name

16:41, 18 Iun. 2008
The Culture Committee with Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday gave green light to state-owned news agency Rompres to return to its old name – Agerpres, provided someone else did not register the brand at the office for trademarks.

Romanian Official Says Sub-Commission Appointed To Debate High-Level Graft Cases

16:30, 05 Mai 2008
A sub-commission formed of seven rapporteurs is to discuss the request of the Romanian Anticorruption Department (DNA) to prosecute former transports minister Miron Mitrea and former prime minister Adrian Nastase in graft cases, Bogdan Olteanu, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, said Monday.

Romanian Deputies Reject Ordinance Disbanding Presidential Commission

14:54, 18 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday rejected 240 to two votes and six abstentions Ordinance 95/2007 disbanding the presidential commission in charge with analyzing the intimations regarding the crimes committed by ministers, which the Constitutional Court deemed unconstitutional.

Romanian Deputies Adopt Law On Criminal Probe Against High-Officials

17:02, 11 Mart. 2008
Romanian deputies Tuesday adopted 188 to 63 and three abstentions the draft law allowing the start of a criminal probe against the ministers who are also members of Parliament only with the approval of the Parliament.

Romanian Deputies OK Law On Fighting Violence In Sports

17:04, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian deputies on Tuesday adopted a bill on fighting violence in sports, which stipulates, among others, fines between 1,000 lei (EUR1-RON3.5163) and RON3,000 and community service for fans that enter the pitch during matches.

Romanian Deputies Clear Bill On Selling State-Owned Buildings

16:06, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian deputies on Tuesday adopted a bill regarding the sale of assets belonging to the State Patrimony and Protocol Administration, or RAAPPS.

Romanian Pres Says Chamber Speaker Blocked CC Decision Publishing

20:04, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu accuses Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu of stopping the publishing, in the Official Gazette, of the Constitutional Court decision on the special Commission, keeping the head of state from making a decision regarding the ministers targeted by prosecutors.