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Romanian Chamber Of Deputies Validates Its New Standing Bureau

18:03, 01 Sept. 2017
Members of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies validated on Friday their Standing Bureau for the new Parliament session and they also elected the leaders of political groups within the Parliament.

Romanian Lower House Adopts Articles Of Bill Protecting Victims Of Domestic Violence

17:56, 14 Feb. 2012
Romania's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted the articles of a bill amending the law against domestic violence, which says the victim may ask in court for a protection and restraining order against the aggressor.

Romanian Lower House Ratifies Missile Defense Shield Agreement

18:02, 15 Nov. 2011
Romania's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted the bill on the ratification of the U.S.-Romanian agreement on the deployment of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Romania.

Romanian Interior Min Layoff Bill Fails To Pass Lower House

14:21, 24 Mai 2011
The bill on layoffs in the Romanian Interior Ministry received too few votes in the Chamber of Deputies and did not pass, to the satisfaction of the union members watching the meeting, who cheered and applauded.

Romanian Lower House Committee For Human Rights Approves Internet Pornography Bill

15:17, 18 Mai 2011
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies committee for human rights on Wednesday approved the bill on Internet pornography, with a series of amendments.

Lower House Eliminates Obligation To Teach Romanian History, Geography In Minority Languages

17:18, 17 Mai 2011
Romania's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday tacitly adopted a proposal to eliminate the obligation to teach Romanian history and geography in the languages of national minorities.

Romanian Lower House Committee Rejects Bills Reducing VAT On Basic Foods, Taxes On Low Pensions

17:17, 05 Apr. 2011
The committee for budget and finances in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday rejected a bill reducing VAT on basic foods to 5%, as well as another making pensions lower than 2,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.1147) tax-exempt.

Romanian Lower Chamber Adopts Bill On Day Labor

16:42, 29 Mart. 2011
Romania's Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday a bill on day labor, with 158 votes for, 128 against and two abstentions, which says day laborers must pay a 16% income tax.

Romanian Lower House Passes Consumer Loan Decree

10:02, 23 Dec. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Thursday adopted the government emergency decree on consumer loans with 134 to 71 votes and 12 abstentions, said MP Ioan Oltean, who presided the plenary meeting.

Romanian Lower Chamber Sets Pension Bill Reexamination Calendar

12:37, 17 Nov. 2010
The standing office of Romania’s Camber of Deputies Wednesday set a calendar for the reexamination of the pension bill, a piece of legislation required by the IMF and sent back to Parliament by President Traian Basescu.

Romanian Opp Lawmakers To Challenge Lower House Rule Change At Constitutional Court

16:03, 16 Nov. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic and Liberal parties will notify the Constitutional Court on the change in the Chamber of Deputies rulebook setting that quorum is no longer required for decisions made by the Chamber’s standing office.

Romanian Lawmakers Change Lower House Rules To Override Opposition Boycott

15:24, 16 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted an amendment to the institution’s Standing Office rulebook setting decisions can be made with the votes of the majority of office members present and no longer require quorum.

Romania Lower House Moves Fwd On Bill Forcing Alcohol Abusers To Pay For Medical Services

13:42, 22 Sept. 2010
The health committee in Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Wednesday approved unanimously a bill setting that people who require medical attention over voluntary alcohol abuse would have to pay for the medical services, lawmaker Tudor Ciuhodaru said.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Adopts National Integrity Agency Bill

17:45, 16 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies adopted Monday the draft law on the National Integrity Agency (ANI) with 204 to two votes and two abstentions.

Romanian Lower Chamber To Convene In Special Session On Aug 16

13:50, 04 Aug. 2010
The Standing Bureau of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided Wednesday to call for a special plenary session on August 16, to debate a number of bills, including one regarding the National Integrity Agency.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Adopts Reexamined Integrity Agency Bill

18:43, 22 Iun. 2010
Romania’s integrity agency bill was adopted Tuesday through the definitive vote of the country’s Chamber of Deputies, after President Traian Basescu had resent the draft law to Parliament, following a Constitutional Court ruling.

Romania’s Deputies Adopt Articles Of Law Allowing Govt To Issue Decrees During Parliament Recess

15:00, 22 Iun. 2010
Romania's Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted the articles of the draft law allowing the Government to issue decrees during the Parliament recess, in sectors stipulated in the country’s Constitution, including the budget revision field, and a final vote will be cast on Thursday.

Romania Lower House Endorses Integrity Agency Bill, Final Vote To Be Held Thursday

12:48, 22 Iun. 2010
Romanian lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted all articles of the draft law regulating the functioning of the National Integrity Agency (ANI), which was reexamined at the request of President Traian Basescu.

Romanian Labor Committee Deputies Adopt Report On Draft Pension Law

21:19, 02 Iun. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ labor committee adopted Wednesday a favorable report on the draft pension law drawn up by the Government.

Romania Adopts Lustration Law

14:18, 19 Mai 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Wednesday adopted with 203 to 40 votes and 12 abstentions the country’s lustration law.

Romanian Chamber Committee Votes To Endorse Integrity Agency Bill

16:43, 28 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committee for legal matters on Wednesday adopted with 15 votes in favor and five abstentions a favorable report on the new law regulating the activity of the National Integrity Agency ANI.

Romania Integrity Agency Law Under Debate In Chamber Of Deputies Wednesday

19:16, 27 Apr. 2010
The new draft law regulating the activity of the National Integrity Agency (ANI), which was approved by the Romanian Government in its meeting Monday, will be under debate in the Chamber of Deputies’ plenary meeting on Wednesday, Chamber’s democrat liberal secretary Dumitru Pardau said Tuesday.

Romanian Deputies Tacitly Pass Bill Allowing Voluntary Soldiers To Serve Until 50

15:57, 13 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies tacitly enacted Tuesday a bill that sets retirement age from the military at 50 for voluntary soldiers and sergeants, despite lack of endorsement from the Chamber’s committee for defense.

Romanian Lawmakers Allow Govt To Pass Decrees During Parliament Recess

09:40, 12 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Monday adopted the draft law regulating the Government's ability to issue decrees during the Parliament’s recess.

Romanian Parliament Raises Heating Aid Ceiling Back To RON615

15:13, 03 Nov. 2009
Romania's Chamber of Deputies decided Tuesday to raise the ceiling for state subsidy for heating bills to an income of 615 lei (EUR1=RON4.3017) per family member after the Senate voted in favor of the raise late October.

Romanian Lawmakers Reject Govt Emergency Decree Changing Referendum Law

14:34, 03 Nov. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies Tuesday rejected 198 to 83 votes a government emergency decree forcing Parliament to respond to the head of state's call for a national referendum within 20 days.

Romanian Lawmakers Reject Request To Suspend Chamber Of Deputies’ Speaker

17:13, 20 Oct. 2009
Romania's Chamber of Deputies committee for legal matters rejected Tuesday 14 to nine votes and one abstention the request of social democrats and liberals to suspend Chamber Speaker Roberta Anastase for 30 days.

Romanian Liberal Ludovic Orban Assigned Chamber Of Deputies’ Vice President

19:51, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian liberal vice president Ludovic Orban was elected by the majority of liberal lawmakers as vice president of the Chamber of Deputies to replace Bogdan Olteanu who resigned, liberal lawmaker leader Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Tuesday.

Romanian Deputies Approve Inquiry Committee For Tourism Min

09:23, 28 Iul. 2009
The plenary of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies approved with 103 votes in favor, none against and no abstention, the setting up of a committee to investigate how tourism minister Elena Udrea spent public money.

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Sanctions Prosecution Of Ex-Youth Min

21:37, 27 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Monday evening sanctioned with 192 votes in favor and 35 against the general prosecutor’s request to start prosecution against former youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi.

Romanian Lower House Adopts Report On Sterling’s Black Sea Lease Contract

19:55, 27 Iul. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies approved Monday a decision by which it asks the government and other authorities to analyze the proposals of the investigation committee in the Sterling Resources case and expects a report from the legal commission on starting prosecution of former Premier.

Romanian Beer Law Sent Back To Chamber Budget Committee

20:07, 29 Iun. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Monday decided, at the proposal of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), to send the beer law, which stipulates facilities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the field, back to the Chamber's budget-finance committee.

Romanian Liberals Require Parliament Approval To Probe Youth Minister

14:28, 22 Iun. 2009
Romanian Liberal deputies submitted on Monday to the Chamber of Deputies their request to begin the criminal investigation of youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi, accusing her of misappropriating funds.

Debate On Romanian Liberal Motion On Education To Be Resumed Next Week

16:02, 08 Apr. 2009
The Standing Office of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies decided that the debate on the Liberal Party’s motion on education to be resumed next Wednesday in plenary session.

Romanian Liberals To Submit Simple Motion On Education

13:02, 16 Mart. 2009
The leaders of Romania’s National Liberal Party (PNL) decided Monday that liberal deputies would initiate and submit to the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday a simple motion on education, following recent decisions made by education minister Ecaterina Andronescu, which displeased the liberals.

Romania’s Chamber Of Deputies OKs Its ’09 Budget

11:14, 04 Feb. 2009
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies approved Wednesday, with 134 votes in favor, 3 votes against and 3 abstentions this year’s draft budget for the Chamber, but liberals said they will contest the vote citing lack of quorum.

Romania Chamber Of Deputies Head Wants Discipline At Plenary Meetings

14:09, 21 Ian. 2009
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies head, Roberta Anastase, said Wednesday that one of her objectives for the future parliamentary session is to render lawmakers’ attendance at plenary meetings more transparent by having their signatures scanned.

Romanian Chamber Of Deputies To Vote On Lustration Draft Law Tuesday

11:05, 04 Nov. 2008
The draft law on lustration will be submitted for debate to the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, after the majority of the Chamber's Standing Office voted in favor of this, head of the Chamber of Deputies Bogdan Olteanu said.

Nearly 100,000 Romanian State Employees Go On Warning Strike

10:30, 09 Oct. 2008
Nearly 100,000 public servants affiliated to the Romanian Federation of Public Servants’ Unions Sed Lex went on a two-hour warning strike Thursday morning, and threaten general strike on October 16.

Romanian Ex PM House Details Published On Chamber Of Deputies Website

13:11, 21 Iun. 2008
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies published on its official website the note written by anticorruption prosecutors in the Zambaccian case. The memo describes the details of the house built by former prime minister Adrian Nastase, including a two-room bunker and a glass piramid dome.