Priorities on Parliament’s Agenda
The revision of the Constitution, territorial reorganization, the adoption of the MP’s status are just a few of the priorities of the new parliamentary session in Bucharest.
Articol de Radio România Internaţional, 05 Februarie 2013, 16:19
Both the power and the opposition have stated that they want to amend the fundamental law. However, this is all they seem to agree upon.
The opposition Liberal Democratic Party claims the 2009 referendum should be observed, when people voted in favour of a single chamber parliament, with only 300 MPs.
The Social Liberal Union, on the other hand, stands for two chambers, with different responsibilities.
Following last December’s elections, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies currently have a total of nearly 600 members.
Another priority on Parliament’s agenda is the law on the status of the Romanian Member of Parliament, which President Traian Basescu sent back to Parliament.
He wants a reexamination of the provisions regarding incompatibility and conflict of interests, which, the president believes, run counter to the recommendations made by the European Commission in the recent justice report issued under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.
The president of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Social-Democrat Valeriu Zgonea, has stated that some of the president’s requests have already been complied with.
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