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13:50, 02.03.2021

PM Citu: I am not nervous, it will be the first time when a clean budget passes Parliament

Prime Minister Florin Citu on Tuesday stated that he is not at all nervous about the vote in Parliament on the state budget for 2021, adding that this will be the first time when a clean budget passes through the…




16:05, 26.02.2021

PM Citu: I want the budget to come out of Parliament as approved by gov't; we can't say it's small

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Friday that he wants the draft national budget to come out of Parliament as approved by the government, noting that it cannot be said that it is a small budget, a clarification…




12:25, 17.02.2021

Publisind union protests in front of Gov't seat

Representatives of the Publisind Federation are protesting on Wednesday in front of the Government's seat against the freezing of salaries and bonuses, the non-indexation of pensions with the value of inflation,…




12:01, 15.02.2021

PM Citu: Making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, out of the question

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Monday that the vaccination against the novel coronavirus will not be mandatory, according to AGERPRES. "This is a law that has been with Parliament for three years; it has nothing…




16:45, 03.02.2021

Government approves draft repeal of law prohibiting sale of state-owned shares in companies

The government has adopted a bill repealing the provisions of Law 173/2020, which prohibits, for a period of two years, the sale of state-owned shares in companies, Prime Minister Florin Citu said. "In today's…




19:15, 27.01.2021

PSD's Ciolacu: For the first time in 30 years opposition party comes up with alternative budget

National chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu said on Wednesday that the Social Democrats had drafted a national budget proposal because they wanted the population to know the alternative…




15:35, 13.01.2021

State pensions to increase as planned, but not by 40pct

In reaction to a Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday, Prime Minister Florin Citu says Romania in 2020 did not afford to increase state pensions by 40% and it does not afford now either, but the government…




16:36, 24.12.2020

AUR's George Simion: I'll donate 90 pct of my MP salary

The Member of Parliament, Deputy George Simion, co-Chair of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) on Thursday said he will donate 90 per cent of his MP salary "to a civic cause, to special cases". "I want…




11:26, 22.12.2020

President Iohannis - consultations with parties to nominate PM candidate

President Klaus Iohannis invited the chairs of the political parties and formations represented in Parliament for consultations in order to nominate the candidate for prime minister. "Based on the provisions of…




08:30, 15.12.2020

PSD's Ciolacu: It is possible that Romanian Parliament will not be formed on 21 December

There is a possibility that the Romanian Parliament will not be constituted on the 21st of December if two thirds of the MPs do not come in person, on Monday night said the Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader…




10:25, 06.12.2020

Ciolos: It is time for Parliament to get closer to Romanian society

The co-chair of Save Romania Union - Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity (USR PLUS) Alliance Dacian Ciolos said on Sunday, in Zalau, at the exit from the polls, that Parliament must get closer to the Romanian…




19:35, 02.12.2020

ParliamentaryElection2020/Szijjarto: As solid as possible representation of UDMR in Romanian Parliament helps Romanian-Hungarian cooperation

The Hungarian Minister of Trade and Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, on Wednesday made an appeal, in Targu Mures, to Hungarians in Romania to go to the vote on Sunday, December 6, as a representation as solid…




13:00, 20.11.2020

FinMin Citu: We will annul barriers put in Parliament stopping capitalization of Romanian markets on stock exchange

The barriers put in Parliament that stop the capitalization of Romanian companies on the capital market will be annulled immediately after the Parliamentary majority changes, said, on Friday, the Public Finance…




15:21, 19.10.2020

GeneralElection/ Eight parties, two independents file final bids with Overseas Electoral Bureau

The electoral bureau for Romanians overseas has reported that the bids submitted by political parties and formations and also by independents for a seat in the Romanian Parliament representing the overseas Romanians…




08:50, 11.09.2020

Gov't official Danca: 625 million lei, expenses for preparation and organization of parliamentary elections

The Prime Minister's Chancellery head, Ionel Danca, announced that, in Thursday's Government meeting, two decisions were adopted regarding the organization of the parliamentary elections, the payment intended for…




12:05, 27.07.2020

POST-REVOLUTION ROMANIA, 1990: Parliament sets December 1 as Romania's Great Union Day

On July 27, 1990, the Romanian Parliament decided that December 1 should become Romania's National Day, the Great Union Day, notes the paper 'Istoria Romaniei in date' (Chronology of Romanian History) (Enciclopedica…




18:39, 17.07.2020

PM Orban: Election date - Sept 27; if all candidates wear mask, risk is low

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban reconfirmed that the date of the local elections remains the one set by Parliament, September 27, and stressed that other countries have held elections this year, too, without any negative…




17:25, 26.06.2020

Senator Corlatean informs Political Affairs Committee of PACE about "abusive" request to dismiss Ombudsman

Senator Titus Corlatean of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) drew the attention of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) regarding a series…




12:39, 26.06.2020

Ambassador Zuckerman urges Parliament to work to repair former gov't damage to human trafficking

The United States is committed to using all available law enforcement resources to help Romanian authorities end the 'shame' of human trafficking, US Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman said on Friday. He…




17:15, 24.06.2020

August 16 - National Day to commemorate Brancoveanu martyrs and awareness of violence against Christians

The plenum of the Chamber of Deputies has adopted, on Wednesday, by 258 votes for and 40 abstentions, a draft law by which August 16 is declared the National Day to commemorate the Brancoveanu martyrs and awareness…




14:24, 12.06.2020

PM Orban: If Parliament rejects state of alert, risk of new epidemic wave very high

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said that if Parliament rejects the state of alert, the risk of a new epidemic wave will be "very high", because the authorities "will be deprived of the tools, the legal, constitutional…




12:27, 03.06.2020

FinMin Citu: PSD's actions in Romanian Parliament represent economic terrorism

The actions of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the Romanian Parliament are economic terrorism and the party is seeking votes by collapsing the economy following the increase of budgetary spending with no financing…




12:52, 29.04.2020

President Iohannis accuses PSD of fighting to give Transylvania away to Hungarians

On Wednesday, President Klaus Iohannis criticised a bill on the autonomy of the Szeklerland, claiming that the social Democratic Party (PSD) helped the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) to pass this…




11:27, 29.04.2020

PNL MP Roman calls autonomy of Szeklerland PSD-UDMR political trade, urges defeat

Floor leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in the Chamber of Deputies Florin Roman has called the tacit adoption in the Chamber of Deputies of a bill on the autonomy of the Szeklerland a "political trade"…




09:37, 24.04.2020

FinMin Citu: I'll never agree that money from budget go to tax evaders

Public Finance Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday night on the public broadcaster TVR 1 that he would never agree that the money allocated from the state budget to support the economy should go to support "those…




21:54, 22.04.2020

EnvinMin Alexe: Tomorrow, Romanian Parliament to vote on draft law banning exports of logs

A draft law banning exports of logs is to be submitted to Parliament for approval on Thursday, and I will support it, Minister of Environment Costel Alexe said in a videoconference with the European Commissioner…




14:42, 19.03.2020

Iohannis: Adoption of decree regarding state of emergency proves responsibility and solidarity of political class

President Klaus Iohannis hails the adoption by Parliament of the decree regarding the institution of the state of emergency on the entire territory of Romania for a period of 30 days, mentioning that this action…




15:16, 02.02.2020

PM Orban shrugs off judgment by current parliamentary majority, predicts electoral victory

National chairman of the National Liberal Party Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told the Liberals on Sunday that this is a turbulent time, mentioning that he is rejecting the judgement passed on him by the current…




15:19, 29.01.2020

High Court's Corbu on elimination of special pensions: Parliament's decision, sad and stupefying

The decision made by Parliament regarding the elimination of the special pensions is "sad" and "stupefying", the president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Corina Alina Corbu, said on Wednesday. "The…




13:53, 10.01.2020

Senate's Melescanu meets US Ambassador: Parliament contributes to strengthening a framework to ensure business environment predictability

President of the Senate Teodor Melescanu on Friday met the US Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman, on which occasion he said "the Romanian Parliament is ready to effectively contribute to the strengthening…