Știri despre lawmakers

Romanian Integrity Agency Asks Prosecutors To Investigate MPs Over Possible COI

12:17, 19 Sept. 2011

The Romanian National Integrity Agency (ANI) asked general prosecutors to investigate a possible conflict on interest in the case of several lawmakers who hired their first-degree relatives in parliamentary offices, the agency said in a press release Monday.

Romanian Govt To Consult Ruling Coalition MPs On Child Rearing Benefits

12:31, 06 Dec. 2010

Romania’s Government will decide whether to lower or keep child rearing benefits unchanged after consultations with lawmakers of the ruling coalition parties Monday, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Democrat Liberal MPs Vote To Reshuffle Govt

10:01, 02 Sept. 2010

Romanian democrat liberal lawmakers Wednesday evening voted for reshuffling the Government, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX, adding that 12 democrat liberal lawmakers abstained from voting.

Romanian PM Meets Democrat Liberal MPs To Analyze Govt’s Activity Wednesday

09:14, 31 Aug. 2010

The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party’s Standing Office decided Monday that democrat liberal lawmakers will meet with the leaders of the party on Wednesday, when Prime Minister Emil Boc will present a report assessing the activity of the Government and its ministers.

Romanian Govt Faces No-Confidence Vote In Parliament Over Austere Measures

11:47, 15 Iun. 2010

Romanian lawmakers met in plenary meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m. to debate and vote on the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which seeks to overthrow the country’s democrat liberal Government for its austerity plan that cuts wages and pensions.

PM Asks Lawmakers’ Conf Vote For Austerity Plan, Warns Romania Might Go Into Payment Default

18:10, 07 Iun. 2010

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday asked lawmakers’ confidence vote for the two laws that make up the Government’s austerity plan and warned that Romania might go into payment default unless it cuts budget spending.

Romanian Education Unionists Call On Lawmakers To Vote Against Wage Cut Plan

21:07, 05 Iun. 2010

The Romanian National Education Federation (FEN) addressed an open letter to the country’s lawmakers, calling on them to vote against Government’s austerity measures that cut education sector employees’ salaries.

Romania’s Integrity Agency Head Says A Quarter Of Lawmakers Are Under Scrutiny

09:41, 25 Apr. 2010

Romania’s Integrity Agency head Catalin Macovei said Saturday, during a talk show on Realitatea TV, the agency currently has over 100 lawmakers under scrutiny, which is a quarter of the country’s MPs, adding he is eager to see Parliament debates on the new law regulating the agency.

Romanian Govt Amends Law Regulating Constitutional Court’s Activity

10:10, 22 Apr. 2010

The draft law revising Romania’s Constitution stipulates that a minimum of 40 lawmakers is needed to notify the Constitutional Court, in the context in which the draft normative act proposes a single-chamber Parliament and a maximum of 300 MPs.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Wants Two-Chamber Parliament, Fewer Lawmakers

19:07, 21 Apr. 2010

The leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, Marko Bela, told MEDIAFAX Wednesday that his party wants a two-chamber Parliament and a reduced number of lawmakers, but not necessarily a maximum of 300.

Romanian Senator Draws Up Amendment To Sanction Lawmakers Who Skip Parliament Meetings

16:16, 14 Apr. 2010

Romanian democrat liberal senator Iulian Urban drew up a draft amendment to Law 96/2006 regarding lawmakers’ statute whereby deputies and senators who are absent without leave to 50% of Parliament’s plenary meetings would lose their lawmaker seats.

Romanian Independent Lawmakers Ready Paperwork To Set Up New Party

12:52, 11 Mart. 2010

The leader of the independent group of lawmakers in the Romanian Senate, Liviu Campanu, on Thursday said the papers needed to set up the new party called the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) will be sent to court next week, adding 8,000 signatures have already been collected.

Romania’s Parliament Reform Referendum Validated – President

22:03, 22 Nov. 2009

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Sunday, after the results of exit-polls that show him leading in the first round of presidential elections, that the referendum for a single-chamber parliament downsized to 300 lawmakers was validated, as over 50% of Romanians cast votes at the referendum.

Romanian Liberals Submit Proposition To Downsize Parliament To 316 Lawmakers

13:53, 22 Oct. 2009

Romania’s Liberal Party submitted a draft law to downsize the Parliament to just 316 lawmakers from the current 471, liberals Eugen Nicolaescu said Thursday, adding there is no need for a referendum to downsize the Parliament, but a mere legislative amendment.

Romanian Lawmakers Vote To Lift Immunity For Ex Youth Minister

14:17, 20 Oct. 2009

Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday 156 to five to approve a report of the Chamber of Deputies’ committee for legal matters to lift the immunity of former democrat liberal Youth and Sports Minister Monica Iacob Ridzi and have her prosecuted.

Romania’s President To Nominate Politician As PM If Parliament Rejects Technocrat Croitoru

11:08, 16 Oct. 2009

Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday he will nominate a second prime minister “from the party with the largest number of lawmakers” if a Government led by Lucian Croitoru is not accepted in Parliament, and refrained from naming the party and the precise person.

Romanian President Set To Sign Referendum Decree Despite Parliament’s Opposition

10:53, 16 Oct. 2009

Romania's acting President Traian Basescu said he would sign the decree on organizing a national referendum to downsize the country's Parliament to a single chamber and fewer lawmakers, despite the Parliament’s vote of disapproval.

Romanian Opposition Initiates Bill To Scrap Lawmakers’ Privileged Pensions

16:49, 14 Oct. 2009

Romanian social democrat, liberal and Hungarian minority lawmakers have initiated a bill to amend the statute of lawmakers and eliminate their privileged high pensions, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Wednesday.

Liberals Want Fewer Lawmakers, Endorse Romania’s Bicameral Parliament

17:22, 28 Sept. 2009

Romanian liberals, in opposition, on Monday said they would not back the referendum on the introduction of a single-chamber Parliament, as proposed by President Traian Basescu, arguing they will come up with a legislative proposition meant to cut back on the number of lawmakers to 275-250.

Romanian MPs End Talks On Ctrl Bk’s Board, Liberals Decline To Sign

16:34, 24 Sept. 2009

Romanian democrat liberals Thursday said negotiations regarding the future membership of the central bank’s Board have ended, but the Liberal Party has declined to sign the agreement.

Romanian Lawmakers Submit Unitary Pay Law Amendments To Govt

18:14, 12 Sept. 2009

Several amendments to the unitary pay law, submitted to the Romanian Government on Saturday, target to hike wage quotients for lawmakers and parliamentary advisers, eliminate restrictions on filling vacancies, by cumulating positions, introduce the management indemnity in the basic wage and pay overtime.

Romanian Lawmakers Decide President Will Address Parliament On Sept 15

14:38, 07 Sept. 2009

The leaders of the two chambers of Parliament on Monday decided Romanian President Traian Basescu would address Parliament on September 15, at 7 p.m., although Basescu said he wishes to address the Parliament on September 14 regarding the country’s main political issues.

Romanian Lawmakers Refuse To Resume Vote Allowing Prosecution Of Ex PM

12:31, 24 Iun. 2009

Romanian lawmakers decided Wednesday not to resume in the fall session votes regarding the prosecution of former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase, just minutes after they had decided the vote would be resumed after the summer recess.

Romanian Lower House Speaker Mulls Publishing List Of Absentee Lawmakers Each Week

16:12, 06 Mai 2009

Romanian Chamber of Deputies speaker Roberta Anastase submitted Wednesday a legislative initiative according to which lists of lawmakers who are present or absent from parliamentary commission or plenary meetings would be published on the Parliament’s website each week.

Romanian Lawmakers Amended Rules To Allow Prosecution Of Ex Ministers With Simple Majority

13:07, 03 Mart. 2009

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday 177 to six votes and 13 abstentions amendments to the Chamber regulation, allowing lawmakers to veto the start of prosecution of former ministers with the votes of a simple majority.

Democrat Liberals Must Scrap MPs’ Pensions, Keep Electoral Promises- Romania PM

14:04, 17 Ian. 2009

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, head of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), said Saturday, at the meeting of the party’s legislative groups, that his party initiated a draft law aiming to eliminate lawmakers’ pensions, adding they ought to keep their promise regardless of potential setback.

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.

Romanian Lawmakers Spent An Avg EUR7,000/Month In 2007

15:11, 06 Nov. 2008

The average Romanian lawmaker spent about EUR7,000 of the state budget per month in 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Public Policies, which said it calculated the sum using "incomplete and hard to decipher information” provided by the two Chambers of Parliament.

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