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Lower Chamber Interim Leader Challenges Supreme Court Corruption Panels at Constitutional Court

13:54, 25 Mart. 2019
The deputy chairman of Romania’s Lower Chamber, Florin Iordache, filed a notification with the Constitutional Court claiming a judicial conflict between the Parliament and the country’s Supreme Court regarding the use of specialized panels for corruption cases.

Lower Chamber Chairman Delegates Powers to Deputy

16:33, 18 Mart. 2019
The chairman of the Romanian Parliament’s Lower Chamber, Liviu Dragnea, delegated his powers to deputy Florin Iordache on Monday for an unspecified amount of time.

Lower Chamber Plenary Session Suspended for Lack of Quorum

13:08, 06 Mart. 2019
The Romanian Lower Chamber’s plenary session on Wednesday, which had a no-confidence vote against Justice Minister Tudorel Toader scheduled, was suspended due to lack of quorum after the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) decided to not attend the vote.

Ruling Party Appoints Timis MP Alfred Simonis As Lower Chamber Group Leader – Sources

17:48, 25 Feb. 2019
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) has decided to appoint Timis MP Alfred Simonis as the party’s new group leader in the Lower Chamber, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Constitutional Court Rejects Lower Chamber Regulation Challenge

14:28, 13 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Constitutional Court rejected on Wednesday a challenge against the Lower Chamber’s Regulation, brought forth by a number of 63 MPs.

Lower Chamber To Appoint New Standing Bureau Secretary, Quaestor

17:18, 04 Feb. 2019
Minorities MP Dragos Gabriel Zisopol will be appointed secretary of the Lower Chamber’s standing bureau, following the former secretary's resignation from the ruling party; the bureau will also appoint a new chamber quaestor, political sources told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

Lower Chamber Chairman Will Not Attend Meeting With European Commission President

18:01, 10 Ian. 2019
The chairman of Romania’s Lower Chamber, Liviu Dragnea, will not attend a scheduled meeting with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday, as he is abroad. The EU official will instead meet with the chamber’s deputy chief Florin Iordache.

Opposition Says Lower Chamber Leaders Were Dismissed During Controversial Meeting

15:31, 05 Dec. 2018
The leaders of Romania’s opposition parties stated that Lower Chamber chairman Liviu Dragnea and deputy chairman Florin Iordache were dismissed during Wednesday’s plenary meeting, after a vote on the matter, rejected by the meeting’s chair, was held with raised hands.

Lower Chamber Chairman Will Not Attend National Day Presidential Reception

18:54, 26 Nov. 2018
Romania’s Lower Chamber Chairman Liviu Dragnea announced on Monday that he will not attend the traditional reception organized by President Klaus Iohannis for the country’s national day on December 1, amid an ongoing conflict between the president and the country’s ruling coalition.

Bucharest Public Transportation To Be Regulated Entirely By City General Council

18:39, 31 Oct. 2018
Romania’s Lower Chamber voted on Wednesday, as a deciding body, to approve a government decree which shuts down the Bucharest Metropolitan Transportations Authority from within the Transportations Ministry, and moves all of its attribution to the Bucharest Town Hall.

Offshore Bill Receives Committee Approval, Lower Chamber Vote Scheduled Wednesday

19:04, 23 Oct. 2018
The Common Industry, Budget and Public Administration Committee gave on Tuesday a positive review to the bill regulating offshore gas exploitation in the Black Sea, with a number of amendments.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Defense Committee Meets Dutch Ambassador In Bucharest

19:37, 03 Oct. 2017
Romanian officials from the Lower Chamber Defense Committee met Tuesday with Dutch Ambassador in Bucharest Stella Ronner-Grubacic and discussed bilateral collaboration within NATO, the acquisition of multifunctional corvettes and the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

Romanian Deputies Reject Prosecutors’ Request To Lift MP’s Immunity

14:46, 08 Feb. 2011
The Romanian anticorruption prosecutors’ request to have the immunity of democrat liberal MP Dan Pasat didn't garner sufficient votes for approval from the Chamber of Deputies Tuesday.

Romanian Opp Lawmakers Keep Boycotting Lower Chamber Works

11:40, 23 Nov. 2010
Romanian opposition social democrat and liberal lawmakers Tuesday left Chamber of Deputies plenary meeting again, protesting against Speaker Roberta Anastase.

Romanian Opp Lawmakers Boycott Lower Chamber Works Again

11:48, 16 Nov. 2010
Romanian opposition social democrats and liberal lawmakers Tuesday left Chamber of Deputies plenary meeting again, protesting against Speaker Roberta Anastase.

Romanian Opp Lawmakers Protest Against Lower Chamber Speaker, Leave Plenary Meeting Again

18:40, 15 Nov. 2010
Romanian opposition social democrat and liberal lawmakers left the Chamber of Deputies plenary meeting on Monday, protesting against democrat liberal Speaker Roberta Anastase, whom they accused of abuse of office.

Romanian Parliament Adopts Bill Speeding Up Trials

14:45, 19 Oct. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies adopted Tuesday with 279 to three votes and four abstentions a bill aiming to speed up trials in the country’s legal system.

Romanian Lower Chamber’s Special Committees OK Public Sector Pension-Wage Cumulus

18:24, 28 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committee for budget and finance and the labor committee on Tuesday approved the draft law proposed by opposition liberals, which eliminates the interdiction to cumulate pensions and wages in the public sector, said labor committee head Victor Paul Dobre.

Romania’s Lower House To Debate Liberals’ Motion On Labor Wednesday

15:40, 14 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies will debate Wednesday the simple motion against the Labor Ministry submitted by the opposition Liberal Party, Chamber secretary Dumitru Pardau said Tuesday.