The Senate was the deciding chamber for the three bills, which must be further signed by the head of state into laws.
Senators approved a government emergency decree ratifying a EUR1.4 billion loan from the EU with 66 votes in favor and one abstention. Lawmakers voted 65 to one and one abstention to approve a government emergency decree ratifying a loan agreement between the Romanian Government and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, signed in Bucharest, on December 20, 2011.
With 68 to one votes and one abstention, senators also approved a bill raising Romania’s contribution to the IMF.