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19:20, 29.12.2023

President Iohannis promulgates law on sexual abuse with increased punishments for teaching staff

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday promulgated the Law that completes the Criminal Code, in the sense that, if a teacher sexually abuses pupils or students, the punishment limit is increased by one third.The law…




16:25, 28.06.2023

Chamber of Deputies: Sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 to be considered rape

Chamber of Deputies: Sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 to be considered rape. The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Wednesday a draft amendment to the Criminal Code which provides that any sexual act committed…




15:45, 14.06.2023

Imprisonment or fine for disclosure of intimate images of identifiable persons without consent (promulgated law)

President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Wednesday the law which provides that the disclosure, dissemination, presentation or transmission, in any way, of an intimate image of an identified person, without his/her…




08:55, 18.05.2023

PM Ciuca: When citizens need protection against acts of violence, it is our duty to ensure legal framework

Prime minister Nicolae Ciuca states, after the adoption by the Chamber of Deputies of a draft law to amend the Criminal Code, that when citizens need protection against acts of violence, it is the duty of the political…




17:30, 17.05.2023

President Iohannis: Teachers' requests regarding salary increases are justified

President Iohannis: Teachers' requests regarding salary increases are justified.President Klaus Iohannis, on Wednesday, said that the teachers' requests regarding salary increases are justified, saying that they…




17:30, 17.05.2023

PM Ciuca:We'll continue to take measures to get below 10% with inflation,earlier than end of the year

PM Ciuca:We'll continue to take measures to get below 10% with inflation,earlier than end of the year.Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca stated on Wednesday that further measures will be taken so that inflation reaches…




17:06, 17.05.2023

General strike in education as of Monday

General strike in education as of Monday.Education Unions will launch a general strike on Monday, May 22, President of the Federation of Education Free Trade Unions (FSLI) Simion Hancescu announced on Wednesday,…




16:05, 17.05.2023

IntMin Bode, after Parliament passed changes to Criminal Code: Toughening up some punishments - a deterrent role

Interior Minister Lucian Bode, the initiator of a draft amendment to the Criminal Code which the Chamber of Deputies passed on Wednesday, says that "toughening up certain penalties has a deterrent role for those…




16:01, 05.04.2023

Deputy PM Kelemen Hunor: Intelligence services have no place in the criminal process; it affects justice's independence

Intelligence services have no place in the criminal process, because the independence and functioning of justice are being affected, which is an issue related to the rule of law, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman…




23:31, 31.03.2023

Bode: At discussion in coalition, there was no talk about certain threshold for abuse of office

The General Secretary of the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Minister of Internal Affairs Lucian Bode, stated on Friday that the Government has not advanced a threshold for abuse of office, considering that this…




20:36, 29.03.2023

Justice Ministry to back 9,000 RON threshold for the offence of abuse of office

The Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday that it will support the adoption by the Chamber of Deputies of a threshold of 9,000 RON for the definition of the offence of abuse of office."There is no concrete…




21:01, 24.03.2023

Ministry of Justice proposes public debate for revision of Criminal Codes, special criminal legislation

The Minister of Justice, Catalin Predoiu, issued an order on Friday regarding the formation of the Working Group - Criminal Policy of Romania 2024, which aims to develop and put into public debate the revised versions…




13:30, 02.02.2023

World Vision calls for urgent vote on bill amending Criminal Code

The World Vision Romania Foundation and the VeDem Just association are calling for an urgent vote on a bill amending the Criminal Code, under which sex with a minor under 16 years of age will be considered rape…




21:15, 29.06.2022

President Klaus Iohannis: It is possible for CVM to be lifted by the end of the year

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that he had spoken with European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova about lifting the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) and…




11:31, 02.06.2022

Ministry of Justice sends Gov't draft laws on criminal Codes' amending

The Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday that it has sent to the Government for approval the two draft laws on the Criminal Codes (Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code), which bring the legislation into…




13:36, 31.05.2022

AUR criticizes way in which 2019 referendum on OUG in field of Justice is respected

Chairman of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) George Simion criticized, on Tuesday, the issuance by the Government of the Emergency Ordinance for the amendment of the Criminal Code, in the context of…




19:10, 18.04.2022

Ministry of Justice submits to European Commission for consultation draft laws on Justice, penal codes

The Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it had submitted to the European Commission, for consultation, within the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), the draft laws on Justice and on the Criminal…




18:45, 10.01.2022

Justice Ministry: Abolition of SIIJ, amending Laws of Justice, discussed by Predoiu with French ambassador

The Minister of Justice, Catalin Predoiu, met on Monday with Laurence Auer, the French Ambassador to Romania, in which context they discussed, among other things, the abolition of the Justice Crimes Investigation…




15:11, 03.11.2021

Court drops particularly serious consequences from abuse of office in former mayor case

A three-judge panel of the Bucharest Court of Appeal decided on Wednesday to drop particularly serious consequences from the of abuse of office crime of which some of defendants in the Colectiv nightclub fire case,…




14:10, 08.10.2021

Former PM Adrian Nastase asks to be rehabilitated

Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase submitted, on Friday, to the High Court of Cassation and Justice a request for legal rehabilitation, in order to end several interdictions in place after he was released on…




14:10, 15.07.2021

Military Prosecutor's Office: Criminal case opened in emergency landing of US helicopter in central Bucharest

The Military Prosecutor's Office was notified on Thursday with respect to the incident in which a helicopter landed in Charles de Gaulle Square, following which a criminal case was opened, the spokesperson of the…




12:10, 11.05.2021

DNA: In rem criminal case opens related to killing of bear Arthur

The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) has opened a criminal case investigating in rem acts of abuse of office in the case of the recent killing of Arthur the Bear. According to a response of DNA to AGERPRES,…




20:50, 20.04.2021

JusMin Ion: We are going to use all instruments to repair and strengthen justice independence

The Minister of Justice, Stelian Ion, on Tuesday stated that all available tools will be used to repair and strengthen the independence of the judiciary, during a videoconference meeting with the EU member states…




20:15, 12.04.2021

Criminal Code, amended: trafficking in human beings, minors and child pornography - imprescriptible crimes

The Senate adopted, on Monday, in plenary, unanimously, with 134 votes "in favour", as the first notified Chamber, the legislative proposal to amend the Criminal Code according to which slavery (art. 209), trafficking…




21:11, 31.03.2021

Deputy chairman of the Senate's Human Rights Committee wants lawmakers to combat hate-inciting speech

Deputy chairman of the Senate's Human Rights Committee, Liberal Ioan Cristina, believes that lawmakers need to fight hate speech and "direct their activities towards actions and initiatives that combat public hate…




10:55, 18.03.2021

USR's Barna: Conclusion of CVM for Romania - one of gov't's major objectives

The conclusion of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania is one of the major objectives of the Government, says Deputy Prime Minister Dan Barna, according to AGERPRES. "Achieving this goal…




14:45, 21.02.2021

Law enforcement issue 6,787 COVID-19 fines in past 24 hours

Law enforcement issued in the past 24 hours 6,787 fines amounting to a combined 1,448,650 lei for violations of Law No. 55/2020 on specific measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…




21:31, 15.02.2021

JusMin Stelian Ion, Dutch ambassador discuss amending Justice laws and Codes

Minister of Justice Stelian Ion met on Monday with the Dutch Ambassador to Romania, Roelof Van Ees, with the two officials discussing on this occasion the process of amending the Justice package, but also the Criminal…




21:51, 09.02.2021

French Ambassador to Romania interested in discussions with Stelian Ion on modification of justice laws, criminal codes

The Minister of Justice, Stelian Ion, on Tuesday met with the French Ambassador to Romania, Laurence Auer, on which occasion they discussed the process of modifying the laws of justice, but also the Criminal Code…




14:06, 09.02.2021

Law enforcement issues 5,647 COVID-19 fines in last 24 hours amounting to 944,530 lei

In the last 24 hours, law enforcement in Romania issued 5,647 fines amounting to 944,530 lei for violations of Law 55/2020 on measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Strategic Communication…