constitution

Romanian President Can’t Dissolve Parliament Even If Reelected – Paper

10:02, 10 Nov. 2009
Romania’s future president, whoever he may be, won’t be able to dissolve the Parliament if it rejects a second proposed Government, because the president’s prerogatives in relation with Parliament only last throughout one term, Constitutional Court judge Ion Predescu told Romanian daily Gandul.

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 Constitutional Reform Must Include A Complete Makeover Of Public Privileges – PM

19:42, 14 Ian. 2009
The constitutional reform in Romania should settle several major issues, namely eliminate the current blockages and ensure decisional rights for the public local administration, as well as a complete makeover of privileges in the public sector, Premier Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian President Pleads For Single Chamber Parliament

14:12, 14 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that he would opt for a single chamber Parliament and would lift immunity for lawmakers whose actions are punishable under the Criminal Code.

Parliament Dissolution, Last Resort To End Crises – Romanian President

12:32, 14 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that dissolving the Parliament should be a last resort to end crises, adding it would not increase the authority of the head of state but will increase the ability of state institutions to act responsibly at times of crisis.

Romanian President Would Prefer A Semi-presidential Regime

12:24, 14 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that one of his options in the revision of the country’s Constitution would be to instate a semi-presidential regime and clarifications are needed to correlate the president’s legitimacy to the prerogatives he has.

Romanian President Says Constitution Is Ambiguous, Needs Revision

10:09, 23 Dec. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening in a TV show that the country’s Constitution needs to be revised and its errors and ambiguities need to be cleared, and the new center-left coalition government has a majority large enough to allow it to look into the fundamental law.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Propose Single-Chamber Parliament

16:19, 21 Sept. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party, or PDL, plans to revise the Constitution after general elections end-November to instate a single-chamber Parliament and reduce the number of lawmakers.

Romanian President Mulls New Territorial Division For The Country

13:44, 05 Iun. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, at the meeting of the commission analyzing the Constitution, that the country’s territorial division is obsolete and should be changed.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want New Constitution, Single Chamber Parliament

08:57, 23 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Constitution needs to be amended to clearly state relations between the president and the prime minister and the Parliament should be reduced to a single decisional chamber, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Saturday

EXCLUSIVE: Human Rights Org Takes Romania Constitution Revision Issue Up To Court

20:48, 02 Mart. 2008
A Human Rights Organization sued the Romanian presidency, the government, the parliament, as well as other state institutions, on grounds that the 2003 law on the revision of the Constitution of Romania was not promulgated, which triggers the nullity of the country’s fundamental law- the Constitution.

Romanian Rebuffed Justice Min Nominee To Sue Pres

19:22, 15 Feb. 2008
Romanian National Liberal Party vice president Norica Nicolai told MEDIAFAX that she would take legal action against president Traian Basescu, who violated her fundamental constitutional right to accede to a public position through the reasons for rejecting her as justice minister candidate.

Romanian Constitutional Court Motivates Justice Ministry Nomination Decision

16:27, 15 Feb. 2008
The Romanian Constitutional Court published Friday the motivation for the decision in the Norica Nicolai case, showing that the president is allowed to reject the minister nominee one time, since the prime minister remains sole nominator of ministry candidates.

Parliament Often Bent Constitution To Fit Political Interests –President

16:10, 22 Ian. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu told young graduates of the National Magistrates Institute on Tuesday that lawmakers have often “bent” the Constitution to make it fit political purposes.