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The Senate has delayed the final vote on the new quarantine law for Monday, despite the Liberals' insistence for the law to come into force as soon as possible. The law would impose new rules on quarantine, isolation and hospitalization of…

The Chamber of Deputies has passed  the draft law initiated by independent MP Oana Bîzgan that increases the minimum penalty thresholds for sex crimes. Therefore, there will be heavier sentences for child molesters and those suspected of…

The Chamber of Deputies have passed on Wednesday the draft law on sex education, by the PSD and PNL's votes. Therefore, the law has been amended as against the initial version, so, the term "sex education" has become "health education" and…

Bucharest Tribunal has sentenced former speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Valeriu Zgonea to three years in prison in a influence peddling file. The ruling is not final and can be challenged to the Court of Appeal. Judges have also decided…

The Chamber of Deputies, Romania's Parliament lower chamber has passed the draft law repealing special pensions by 247 votes, none against and 21 abstentions. The bill provides for the repeal of special state pensions, except for the…

The Government will take responsibility on the law repealing the special pensions if the bill initiated by PNL is not adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, Liberal MP Robert Sighiartău has announced. "I don't think the bill will be sent…

The budget and finance committee in the Chamber of Deputies has given a favourable report to a draft law on reducing the VAT from 19 pc to 16 pc and the VAT or foodstuff from 9 pc to 5 pc starting 2020. The decision to adopt the bill…

The plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies (Romanian Parliament's lower chamber) has adopted on Wednesday the draft law to repeal the compensatory appeal after the legal committed had unanimously adopted a favorable opinion on the…

The plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies has adopted the draft law initiated by PNL on removing the excise duty on fuels and the overcharged duties on part-time employment contracts. The Liberals argued that, by removing the excise…

The Romanian Parliament has taken today a first action to counter the cases of assaulted or killed foresters. Chamber of Deputies has adopted a bill that allows foresters to have lethal weapons to defend themselves in case they are…