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Romanian PM Viorica Dancila has sent a letter to the first vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, retorting to his 18-question letter the he sent to the head of the Executive in Bucharest in early October . European…

The Constitutional Court has ruled on Thursday that 31 provisions of the draft law amending the Criminal Code are not constitutional, including the new definitions of the abuse of office and influence peddling, as well as certain provisions…

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) has delayed the ruling on the constitutional exceptions on the law amending the Criminal Code and on the law on preventing and sanctioning the corruption deeds. The constitutional judges were…

European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans has urged Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to answer a set of 18 punctual questions on the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code by November 1. The questions reveal that,…

The recent changes and amendments to the judiciary threaten to turn back Romania to the 2000s, a period of corruption, US Ambassador Hans Klemm has said on Monday, during the ceremonies dedicated to the start of University Year at the Law…

The Constitutional Court (CCR) has postponed the debates of the referrals filed against the amendments to the Criminal Code, Realitatea TV private broadcaster informs, quoting sources. The Constitutional Court was to discuss the…

The Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal file in rem on the current Foreign Minister, Teodor Melescanu, on whose name a complaint was filed, for the way his son was appointed Consul in Strasbourg. The criminal file opened in…

A delegation of the Venice Commission is paying a visit to Romania on September 13-14, to prepare an opinion on the amendments recently operated by the Romanian MPs on the Criminal Code and on the Criminal Procedure Code. The Venice…

President Klaus Iohannis has referred to the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR), on Wednesday, a notification of unconstitutionality on the law to amend and complete Law 286/2009 regarding the Criminal Code as Law 78/2000 on prevention,…

The General Prosecutor’s Office has concluded the review over the amendments operated by the Parliament on the Criminal Code, announcing it has detected 21 unconstitutional articles, which can underlie the appeal filed to the Constitutional…