Ascultă Radio România Actualitaţi Live

The first parliamentary session of the year begins on Wednesday

The first parliamentary session of the year begins on Wednesday

Articol de Alina Stănuţă, 30 Ianuarie 2023, 02:27

Senators and deputies will return to the legislature on Wednesday, February 1, in the first parliamentary session of the year.

Many bills in key areas are waiting to be debated and receive a final vote.

A legislative package that senators and deputies will debate this parliamentary session concerns education laws.

According to the calendar established in February, they should pass the Government and then, in March, reach the Parliament to be adopted.

However, the PSD senator Vasile Dincu recently said that he asked the social-democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu to request in the coalition the extension of the deadline for the presentation of the education laws for more consultations, while the PNL spokesperson, Ionut Stroe, explained that this timetable for the adoption of education laws was agreed upon in the coalition and will be respected.

Another draft law that is already waiting for Parliament to be debated and voted on is the one on service pensions for several categories of beneficiaries, including magistrates, auxiliary staff from the courts and soldiers.

In parallel, the liberals and social democrats are making plans for the moment of the rotation agreed at the level of the governing coalition, that is, the rotation of prime ministers and the exchange of some ministries between the two parties.

According to a protocol from the PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition, this rotation should take place at the end of May.

Also, in the perspective of the 2024 election year, a draft law awaiting the vote of parliamentarians is the one according to which women will represent a third of the candidates in the local and parliamentary elections.

Translated by: Radu Matei

"Romania is and will remain a pillar of transatlantic cohesion on NATO's Eastern flank"
News in English 16 Aprilie 2025, 18:45

"Romania is and will remain a pillar of transatlantic cohesion on NATO's Eastern flank"

After the talks with the delegation of American congressmen, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu emphasized in a press release that...

"Romania is and will remain a pillar of transatlantic cohesion on NATO's Eastern flank"
Recently recovered Dacian bracelet on display at the National Museum of History
News in English 16 Aprilie 2025, 18:44

Recently recovered Dacian bracelet on display at the National Museum of History

From Wednesday, April 16, another Dacian gold bracelet, recovered by Romanian judicial authorities at the end of last year,...

Recently recovered Dacian bracelet on display at the National Museum of History
US Congress delegation met with Ilie Bolojan
News in English 15 Aprilie 2025, 16:52

US Congress delegation met with Ilie Bolojan

Eight members of the United States Congress, Democrats and Republicans, met this morning in Bucharest with Acting President...

US Congress delegation met with Ilie Bolojan
Romania has the fourth lowest minimum wage in the European Union
News in English 15 Aprilie 2025, 16:51

Romania has the fourth lowest minimum wage in the European Union

Romania has the fourth lowest minimum wage in the European Union, equivalent to €814. At the bottom are Bulgaria,...

Romania has the fourth lowest minimum wage in the European Union
Draft law bans military and police officers from working as mercenaries or in private security services
News in English 14 Aprilie 2025, 17:54

Draft law bans military and police officers from working as mercenaries or in private security services

A draft law banning military, police and law enforcement personnel from working as mercenaries or in private security...

Draft law bans military and police officers from working as mercenaries or in private security services
Bears can be shot on sight
News in English 14 Aprilie 2025, 17:52

Bears can be shot on sight

Under a draft emergency ordinance put out to public debate by the Environment Ministry, bears will be allowed to be shot...

Bears can be shot on sight
Minister of Finance: State operating costs must be reduced
News in English 12 Aprilie 2025, 20:04

Minister of Finance: State operating costs must be reduced

State running costs must be cut, said Finance Minister Tanczos Barna, who warned ministries to take action. Speaking to a TV...

Minister of Finance: State operating costs must be reduced
Six people and six IT firms charged with fraud by EU prosecutors
News in English 12 Aprilie 2025, 20:03

Six people and six IT firms charged with fraud by EU prosecutors

The European Public Prosecutor's Office announces that its office in Romania has this week referred to the Bucharest...

Six people and six IT firms charged with fraud by EU prosecutors