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15:07, 07.11.2018

PM Dancila called to Chamber of Deputies next Wednesday

The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies decided on Wednesday to call on Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to show up at the plenary session of the chamber scheduled for November 14 10:00hrs, local.  The opposition…




12:36, 26.10.2018

Articles in Criminal Codes regulating application of more favourable law, unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Thursday declared unconstitutional two articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Criminal Code, that regulate the application of a more favorable criminal law…




19:07, 24.10.2018

PNL's Orban tells President Iohannis his party supports resumption of debates on justice legislation

National leader of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban told President Klaus Iohannis at consultations at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Wednesday that PNL are supporting the resumption…




14:13, 22.10.2018

PSD's Iordache: We won't consider all recomandations from Venice Commission, CCR's decisions have priority

The chairman of the Select Parliamentary Committee for the Justice laws' package, PSD (Social Democratic Party, major at rule, ed. n.) deputy Florin Iordache, declared on Monday for RFI that the recommendations…




20:05, 20.10.2018

President plans to call cross-party consultations on justice package (sources)

President Klaus Iohannis intends to invite next week the leaders of the parliamentary parties to consultations on the justice package, political sources told STIRIPESURSE.RO The head of the state urged Parliament…




18:14, 16.10.2018

Liberal deputy leader Turcan anounces PNL to challange bill on personal data protection in Constitutional Court

The National Liberal Party (PNL) will notify the Constitutional Court over the bill on the protection of personal data in criminal proceedings, PNL deputy chairperson Raluca Turcan said on Tuesday. "We publicly…




19:08, 15.10.2018

US Ambassador Hans Klemm says himself, another 11 diplomats were concerned about justice package amendments

US Ambassador to Romania Hans Klemm said on Monday in Hunedoara that he and another 11 ambassadors had been concerned about the changes to Romania's justice package, as they may have affected the fight against…




15:15, 14.10.2018

Parliament justice law committee head, invited to Venice Commission meeting

The head of the special committee on justice laws, Florin Iordache, said he would participate next week in the plenary meeting of the Venice Commission, to express a point of view in respect to the modifications…




12:56, 13.10.2018

Notifications on Criminal Procedure Code, partially admitted by Constitutional Court

The notifications in connection with the draft law for the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Code (CCP) as well as for the amendment of the judicial organisation Law, lodged by the Supreme Court (High Court of…




13:47, 03.10.2018

JusMin Toader: Of the solutions ruled unconstitutional by CCR on justice legislation, none of proposals left MJ

Romania's Justice Minister Tudorel Toader explained on Wednesday in Strasbourg the course of justice legislation and amendments to the Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure, saying that among the solutions…




13:51, 01.10.2018

US Ambassador Klemm says amendments in Justice threaten to turn back clock to 2000s

Ambassador of the US in Bucharest Hans Klemm stated on Monday at the Faculty of Law that the latest changes cumulated in the Romanian justice legislation threaten to turn back the clock to the early 2000s, a period…




16:47, 13.09.2018

Venice Commission delegation says opinion on amendments to criminal codes to be adopted at Oct. 19-20 session

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed a delegation of the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe, the Venice Commission in short, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Thursday, with…




13:45, 13.09.2018

JusMin Toader, after meeting with Venice Commission delegation: Talks tackle Criminal Codes amendments

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on Thursday said he discussed with the Venice Commission delegation about the draft laws for the amendment of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.  "Talks were carried…




15:08, 27.08.2018

JusMin Toader:Protocols with Intelligence Service not normal, law coverage enough to enforce the norm

Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader said on Monday, in connection to the cooperation protocols between justice bodies and the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), that they are "not normal", as there are enough…




11:27, 02.08.2018

JusMin Toader to propose emergency ordinance for reviewing convictions based on unlawful wiretaps and protocols

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader announced on Wednesday night, at private TV broadcaster Antena3, that he will propose in Government the adoption of an emergency ordinance, which will give the possibility to people…




16:56, 10.07.2018

Iohannis notifies Constitutional Court on amending Criminal Procedure Code, judicial organization law

President Klaus Iohannis has notified the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on amending and completing Law 135/2010 on the Criminal Procedure Code and on the judicial organization law.  He is requesting, in…




17:32, 04.07.2018

UPDATE Iohannis: I'm going to use all the constitutional tools to challenge the criminal codes

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that he will challenge with the Constitutional Court (CCR) the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. "On the amended Criminal Code, I will have a longer presentation…




17:14, 04.07.2018

Iohannis: I'm going to use all the constitutional tools to challenge the criminal codes

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that he will challenge with the Constitutional Court (CCR) the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. "On the amended Criminal Code, I will have a longer presentation…




21:17, 03.07.2018

PNL's Orban asks Criminal Codes debate to be suspended until Venice Commission issues opinion

PNL (National Liberal Party) leader Ludovic Orban on Tuesday asked the speakers of the two chambers of the Romanian Parliament, Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, to suspend the legislative process of bringing…




20:37, 28.06.2018

Liberal head on embassies' letter regarding criminal law: Sounds alarm of unprecedented gravity

The letter of the 12 ambassadors on criminal legislation triggers an alarm signal of never seen before gravity, Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban said on Thursday.  "The letter of the ambassadors…




18:17, 28.06.2018

President Iohannis: Justice laws can be changed but so as to improve the system

Justice laws can be changed but so as to improve the system, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday in Brussels.  Iohannis made this statement in reply to a question as to his stance regarding the concerns expressed…




18:17, 28.06.2018

MAE: State institutions state have transparent dialogue with European, international institutions on Justice laws

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) took note of the position expressed on Thursday by the 12 partner states regarding the amendment process to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code and underlines…




09:15, 21.06.2018

Protests in Bucharest, other cities against amendments to Criminal Procedure Code

Thousands of people protested on Wednesday evening in Bucharest and in other cities against the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code adopted by MPs and chanted slogans against the Government and the Social…




09:12, 20.06.2018

Presidency: EU member states' ambassadors express concern over Criminal Procedure Code's amendments

The ambassadors of the EU member states accredited in Bucharest showed concern regarding the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code passed in Parliament, a release by the Presidential Administration reads, following…




23:06, 19.06.2018

Supreme Court refers amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure to Constitutional Court

The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to refer to the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) a bill amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, which cleared the Chamber of Deputies on Monday. According to a press statement…




22:56, 19.06.2018

President Iohannis says PSD majority is voting laws dedicated to Dragnea; it is inconceivable

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Tuesday, when referring to the amendments brought in Parliament to the Criminal Procedure Code, that the Social Democratic Party (PSD) majority is voting laws dedicated to leader…




13:02, 19.06.2018

RO+: Amendments to Criminal Procedure Code show PSD's strings being pulled by legally embattled groups

The opposition's Romania Together Movement (RO+) cautions that following the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code that freshly cleared Parliament, the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) no longer acts in…




09:43, 19.06.2018

PNL's Turcan addressing parliamentary majority: You passed law to your direct leader's advantage

National Liberal Party (PNL, opposition) leader Raluca Turcan stated on Monday after the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies adopted the bill amending the Criminal Procedure Code that the majority's deputies have…




09:42, 19.06.2018

USR's Barna: Romania has been transformed into criminal state

Save Romania Union (USR, opposition, ed.n.) Chairman, deputy Dan Barna, declared Monday evening, after the adoption of the amendments for the Criminal Procedure Code, that Romania has been transformed into a "criminal…




08:34, 19.06.2018

Draft law on amending Criminal Procedure Code passed by Chamber of Deputies on 175-78

The draft law on amending the Criminal Procedure Code on a vote of 175 - 78 and one abstention was passed on Monday night by the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, as decision-making chamber of the Romanian…