On July 18, the Senate adopted the law approving the ordinance in the format proposed by the Chamber of Deputies.
At the beginning of July, Romania’s Government approved an emergency decree whereby the Constitutional Court will issue rulings only with respect to the constitutionality of the Parliament’s regulations, not its decisions.
The European Commission reacted immediately and expressed concerns regarding the measure.
“The Commission is concerned about current developments in Romania, especially regarding actions that appear to reduce the effective powers of independent institutions like the Constitutional Court,” the Brussels-based body said in a short memo in July.