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19:15, 23.02.2022

EU sanctions hit Russian officials, companies, lawmakers

European Union sanctions against Russia took effect Wednesday, targeting senior government officials, several companies and hundreds of lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing the independence of separatist…




08:55, 15.02.2022

DefMin Dincu tells visiting defence lawmakers they need to work together

Members of Parliament's defence committees had a working meeting on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) with ministerial officials, with Defence Minister Vasile Dincu emphasising…




15:10, 03.01.2022

French lawmakers to vote on COVID vaccine pass amid death threats

Dozens of French lawmakers have reported receiving death threats from suspected anti-vaccination protesters, as parliament starts to debate legislation that would require people to show proof of vaccination to…




22:25, 21.12.2021

Protest of AUR supporters, lawmakers against introduction of green certificate, permanently under control, Gendarmerie says

About 1,500 people protested in the early hours of the morning near the Parliament Palace, mainly supporters of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), against the COVID green certificate and the restrictions…




19:36, 03.11.2021

MP Miutescu announces leaving PNL floor group

Lawmaker Adrian Miutescu announced on Wednesday in a Facebook post that he is retiring from the National Liberal Party (PNL) floor group in the Chamber of Deputies to become a non-affiliated lawmaker, agerpres…




17:16, 21.10.2021

Lawmakers ask EU to act as ‘bridge builder’ between countries at COP26

The European Parliament on Thursday urged the EU to step up its diplomatic outreach to secure tougher commitments to fight climate change at the upcoming COP26 summit and backed the bloc’s negotiating position…




13:40, 20.10.2021

USR's Ciolos: Lawmakers have rejected only solution they had on table

Lawmakers rejected the only solution they had on the table, Dacian Ciolos said on Wednesday after Parliament rejected the list of his proposed Cabinet by a vote. "We talked and the MPs talked the solutions, but…




17:01, 11.10.2021

Constitutional Court upholds validity of lawmakers' facsimile signatures for censure motion

The Constitutional Court argues that the lawmakers can submit their signatures for the initiation of a censure motion both in original and in copy by telex/fax/photocopier/scanner/photograph, stressing that checking…




15:35, 05.10.2021

PNL's Citu: There are many recordings popping up; I want to see evidence

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Tuesday, in connection with audio recording presented by the opposition Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), that he wants to see evidence of the veracity of the accusations…




14:35, 04.10.2021

USR's Dragu: We will certainly vote on the motion; all our lawmakers will be in the chamber

Senate Chair Anca Dragu of the Save Romania Union (USR), minor at rule, said on Monday that all USR lawmakers will be in the chamber on Tuesday to vote on a motion of censure initiated by the opposition Social…




20:45, 28.06.2021

Coalition lawmakers will not vote on motion but they can attend session for entertainment

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Monday that the governing coalition lawmakers will not vote on the Social Democratic Party (PSD)'s censure motion, but said they could attend the plenary session of the Parliament…




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…




19:46, 17.02.2021

Chamber of Deputies Speaker: Bill repealing lawmakers' special pensions is perfectly constitutional

Chamber of Deputies Speaker Ludovic Orban says that the bill that repeals the special pensions for lawmakers and which cleared Parliament today is "perfectly constitutional." "From my point of view, this bill adopted…




18:05, 17.02.2021

UDMR makes its case for not voting on repeal of lawmakers' special pensions

The lawmakers of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) did not attend today's vote on the repeal of the special pensions of senators and deputies, arguing that the ruling parties should have agreed to…




22:30, 21.12.2020

Deputies take the oath in new legislature of Chamber of Deputies

The deputies are taking the oath on Monday evening in a solemn meeting that began with the intonation of the National Anthem. The swearing-in is done individually, by each member, from the rostrum of the Chamber…




10:35, 24.11.2020

PMP calling for debate on law repealing special pensions for lawmakers, mayors

The People's Movement Party (PMP) is calling for a joint convention of Parliament's standing bureaus for a plenary debate on the law repealing special pensions for lawmakers and mayors, PMP Chairman Eugen Tomac…




17:35, 22.10.2020

Senator Tariceanu says court ruling violates nullity of imperative mandate, independence of lawmakers

Former Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu says that the "principle of nullity of imperative mandate" is violated by the recent ruling of the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) that there is no legal conflict…




11:55, 31.08.2020

PM Orban calls censure motion 'cyanide potion', says gov't to be there when voted

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that the National Liberal Party (PNL) lawmakers would not participate in the parliamentary debate on the motion of censure, but the government would be present, arguing…




09:10, 20.08.2020

Child allowances to be gradually doubled, says FinMin Citu

Child allowances will be doubled, but in stages, and the lawmakers who vote for populist laws should donate more revenue to the budget to have more money to double the allowances, Finance Minister Florin Citu told…




20:50, 19.08.2020

Iohannis on PSD lawmakers' vote against OUG on child allowances: Blatant populism

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the vote of the Social Democrat lawmakers to reject the government's emergency ordinance providing for a 20 percent increase of child allowances appears to him as…




16:55, 12.08.2020

Lawmakers hold minute's silence in memory of COVID-19 victims

Romania's lawmakers on Wednesday hold a minute's silence in memory of the novel coronavirus victims at the proposal of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban. "The government is doing everything legally and humanly possible…




16:19, 18.06.2020

Parliament passes bill on taxing lawmaker pensions in excess of 7,001 lei by 85% of excess

Voting on the provisions of a law supplementing Law 227/2015 regarding the Tax Code in relation with allowances for the age limit provided by Law 96/2006 on the statutes of the lawmakers at a joint plenary session…




16:57, 17.06.2020

USR's Barna calls special pensions of lawmaker undue benefits, defiance

National chairman of the Save Romania Union (USR) Dan Barna says the bill under which special state pensions will be taxed 85% of the amount in excess of 7,000 lei solves part of the injustice, but the adoption…




11:18, 17.06.2020

Parliament not to vote yet on Government decision to extend state of alert

The Joint Standing Bureaus of the two Chambers of Parliament decided on Wednesday that a vote will not be cast, for the time being, on the Government decision regarding the extension of the state of alert.According…




13:54, 15.11.2019

Former finance minister, former lawmaker send to court by anti-graft prosecutors

The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) has sent former Minister of Finance Sebastian Vladescu to court over bribe taking and influence peddling in a corruption case regarding railway rehabilitation.  In…




10:14, 04.11.2019

ALDE lawmakers muster all-out presence for Orban Cabinet investiture vote

Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Calin Popescu Tariceanu announced on Sunday evening that with just one exception, all the formation's lawmakers will be present on Monday at the vote for…




17:15, 03.07.2019

Parliament leaders announce ruling lawmakers' move to transpose results of May 26 referendum into law

The heads of the two Houses of Parliament, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and Marcel Ciolacu, announced in a joint statement on Tuesday the submission of the legislative initiative for the revision of the Constitution…




17:23, 11.06.2019

PM Dancila: PSD MPs, to assure quorum at censure motion, but not to vote

Social Democratic Party (PSD) lawmakers will secure the quorum at the censure motion but will not vote, the party's acting chairperson, Viorica Dancila, said on Tuesday."They will secure the quorum, but they will…




16:47, 19.07.2018

Iohannis on justice legislation: Very bad lawmaking

The justice legislation has become the most publicly debated issue ever since the Social Democratic Party (PSD) got to power, and the quality of lawmaking is very bad, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday,…




00:40, 30.10.2017

MP Barna, elected national leader of Save Romania Union

Lawmaker Dan Barna is the new national leader of the Save Romania Union (USR), elected by an extraordinary convention of the USR congress held at Poiana Brasov on Saturday. Dan Barna garnered 127 votes out of 191…