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Senator Șerban Nicolae has been proposed for the Senate helm, PSD senators decided on Tuesday. Nicolae won over senator Radu Oprea, who had been proposed by the PSD interim leader Marcel Ciolacu. Titus Corlățean and Niculae Bădălău…

Călin Popescu Tăriceanu has announced his resignation as Senate Speaker, after his party, ALDE, has quit ruling and stepped out of the Government. PSD senator Serban Valeca is taking over his position, considering that the MPs have just…

Senate, the upper chamber of the Romanian Parliament, has rejected the National Anti-corruption Directorate's request to start criminal prosecution against Senate Speaker, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, on Monday. Tariceanu, also chairman of…

The farming and forest lands owned by 190 senators and deputies have a surface two times larger than the city of Alexandria, the capital city of Teleorman county, official statistics say. Overall, Romanian MPs own around 1,918 hectares…

The Judges Assembly with the Piatra Neamt Court has decided to protest, as of Monday, by interrupting the work programme during 12.00h-13.00h, against the proposals to amend the Criminal Codes. The protest starts on Monday and is…

UDMR disagrees with the latest proposals to amend the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, especially with the "crazy idea" of imposing a threshold of EUR 200,000 for abuse of office, said UDMR Chairman Kelemen Hunor (photo),…

It would be better that the Parliament consults the Venice Commission regarding the laws of justice and to take it into account, former Constitutional Court Chairman Augustin Zegrean, former MP said, adding that it would be ‘bad’ if the…

Thousands of people gathered in Piata Victoriei, in front of the Government offices on Sunday evening, at 18.00h, to protest against the draft law to amend of the laws of justice. At 19.00h, the protesters have headed on a march to the…

Daniel Barbu was validated by Parliament on Wednesday in the office chairman of the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) with 241 votes in favour and 63 against. The former Minister of Culture was proposed by ALDE for this position. The…

The Chamber of Deputies has adopted on Tuesday the citizens’ initiative to revise the constitution, reading that the family is based on the freely agreed marriage between a man and a woman, signed by 3 million citizens. “The family is…