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Romanian FM Teodor Melescanu has stated in an intervention to BBC that the Romanian authorities are trying to actually solve the issue of the prison overcrowding by the new attempts to introduce amnesty and pardon when asked why the…

The ruling party, PSD, has convened for the National Council meeting at the Parliament on Sunday afternoon. At the end of the meeting, the party chairman Liviu Dragnea has delivered a huge one-hour-and-a-half speech, where he tackled all…

An overwhelming majority of Romanians (91%) are opposing amnesty and pardon for the corruption crimes, says an ISSPOL opinion poll commissioned by Geeks for Democracy NGO. Moreover, a potential emergency ordinance or bill on pardon and…

USR has asked President Klaus Iohannis on Monday to attend all government sittings this month to prevent the rulers from adopting an emergency ordinance on amnesty and pardon. The head of state has attended a government sitting in…

ALDE leader, Senate Speaker Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday evening he does not agree and will oppose any initiative for amnesty and pardon. Tariceanu said for TVR public television he does not want to be charged with making decision…

Justice minister Tudorel Toader has had a meeting with PSD chairman Liviu Dragnea, shortly after President Klaus Iohannis  had criticised him on Tuesday. Toader told journalists that the meeting with PSD chairman had tackled the…

A Liberal MP has launched the scenario that Justice Minister Tudorel Toader might be replaced by PSD for denying to adopt an emergency ordinance on amnesty and pardon and the interim might be provided by Interior minister Carmen Dan. „A…

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader has stated on Thursday after meeting the PSD-ALDE ruling coalition leaders, Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu that it's not his authority to decide on the opportunity or if it is constitutional to…

Social-democrat leader, Liviu Dragnea, has pleaded again, Sunday evening, in favour of a law on amnesty. “At some point, amnesty should be implemented in this country. I don’t know when. Maybe after one year, two years, when the…

The PSD Executive Committee members have decided to summon a new sitting, following the open letter signed by some leaders of the party, requesting Liviu Dragnea’s resignation from the top position and from the office of Chamber of Deputies…