Senate Chairman Says Constitutional Court “Turned Into Political Referee”
After the ruling Social Democratic Party PSD said it plans to issue a decree amending the criminal codes, Senate Chairman Calin Popescu Tariceanu said social democrats do that from “other considerations”.
Tariceanu also said “the habit of notifying the Constitutional Court on any bill has become a regrettable practice.”
Tariceanu pointed out that in France, the Constitutional Court was notified only three times during a year. (evz.ro)
Opposition To File No-Confidence Motion On Friday, Vote To Be Scheduled For Next Week
Romanian opposition parties will file their announced no-confidence motion against the government on Friday, their parliamentary leaders announced on Wednesday.
In a common press statement, USR Chairman Dan Barna, PMP Chairman Eugen Tomac and PNL Lower Chamber group leader Raluca Turcan announced that the motion was ready and gathered 163 signatures from MPs, but will be filed on Friday so that its debate will span almost the entirety of next week.
“This no-confidence motion must be debated and we must have space to debate it socially, to not have it buried by a scheme of PSD, and from this perspective we will file the motion on Friday, so that the first reading will be on Monday and the vote will be on Thursday,” said the USR chairman.
The opposition would need 70 votes from the two combined chambers in addition to those gathered in support of the motion by signature to reach the 233 threshold necessary to dismiss the government.
A previous no-confidence motion against the Viorica Dancila Government, in June, failed to gain the necessary parliamentary support. (romanialibera.ro)
Heavy Snowfall Expected In Bucharest, Other Regions In Romania
Meteorologists issued new warnings for bad weather, forecasting heavy snowfall in Bucharest and other regions in Romania.
Snowfall is expected in the regions of Transylvania, Maramures, Banat and Crișana, and locally, in the regions of Muntenia and Dobrogea
The wind will blow moderately in the regions of Moldavia, Dobrogea and southern Oltenia. Feeble to moderate winds are expected in other regions across Romania. Maximum temperatures will range, in general, between -3 and 2 degrees Celsius in Transylvania and Maramureș, 2-7 degrees Celsius in Banat, Crisana and Oltenia, and 0-5 degrees in Muntenia, Dobrogea and Moldavia. (evz.ro)