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Romanian Senate Rejects Bill Legalizing Prostitution

Romania's Senate on Tuesday rejected a bill legalizing sexual services, but a number of MPs admitted that the phenomenon of prostitution needs a legal framework.

Romanian Independent Presidential Candidate Says Prostitution Should Be Legal

Romania’s independent presidential candidate Sorin Oprescu said Sunday he is inclined to accept to decriminalize prostitution, but the country’s healthcare system isn’t ready for such a move, adding he is strongly against legalizing recreational drugs.

Romanian Presidential Committee Proposes Legal Prostitution, Clean Needle Programs

Romanian Presidential Committee for the Analysis of Social and Demographic Risks proposes, in a report launched Tuesday, the disincrimination of drug consumption and the legalization of prostitution, claiming this would reduce, under certain conditions, several public health risks.

Romanian Society Not Ready To Legalize Prostitution – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Sunday said legalizing prostitution is an issue to be discussed with the Orthodox Church, mentioning, however, that the society might not be ready for such a decision and an “unhealthy thing” should not be encouraged “for the sake of money.”

Bucharest Citizen Sought In France, Caught In Romania

One Romanian citizen sought by French authorities, under suspicion of being involved in an erotic website network, was arrested Wednesday evening in Bucharest, after several raids performed by Romanian and French police officers in the Baba Novac area of Bucharest.

Two Romanian Women Arrested In Greece For Alleged Prostitution Network Affiliation

Two Romanian women aged 22 were arrested by police officers in Attica, Greece, on suspicion of affiliation with a prostitution network luring foreign women to Greece for prostitution, Greek publication Kathimerini informed Saturday.

Police Officers In Cyprus Arrest Two Romanians In Pimping Case

Police officers in the city of Paphos, southwest of Cyprus, arrested two Romanian nationals and a Hungarian citizen under suspicions of involvement in pimping case, Cyprus Mail informed.

Seven Romanian Human Traffickers Get Jail Sentence In Spain

The Spanish Supreme Court ratified a sentence from the provincial court in Almeria which gave prison terms totaling 62 years to seven members of a Romanian network based in Vera which forced two countrywomen to work as prostitutes in local clubs, typicallyspanish.com reported Monday.