Two Detained For Violent Actions Against Gendarmes At August 10 Rally
Two men were detained on Thursday for violent actions committed against gendarmes during the August 10 anti-government rally in Bucharest, according to the prosecutor’s office within the Bucharest Sector 1 Court.The two men are accused of battery and disturbing public order, with prosecutors claiming that they physically assaulted gendarmes in Bucharest’s Victory square that day.
The two will be presented before the court with a proposal for protective custody.
Prosecutors made multiple raids on Thursday morning at the homes of multiple protesters accused of assaulting gendarmes at the August 10 rally.
On October 5, the Sector 1 Court decided to put one other protester into protective custody.
More than 500 people required medical assistance following clashes between gendarmes and protesters during an anti-government protests in Bucharest, on August 10, with chiefs of the Romanian Gendarmerie investigated for its heavy-handed intervention. (romanialibera.ro)
Ruling Coalition MP: Investors Do Not Agree With Additional Income Tax In Offshore BillThe leader of ruling coalition party ALDE’s group in Romania’s Lower Chamber, Varujan Vosganian, said on Wednesday that representatives of resource companies did not agree with the additional income tax stipulated by the pending offshore bill.
The statement was made following a meeting between Parliament groups and representatives of major oil companies such as Exxon and OMV on the subject of the bill, which will regulate offshore gas exploitation in the Black Sea.
“They raised objections on the additional income tax, let’s not hide this. For them it’s an expression of fiscal instability. We say that it’s a legal corroboration of a reality, because the moment you liberalize gas prices you also end the system of limiting gas prices, bringing significant additional profits to the gas industry,” said Vosganian following the end of the meeting.
The ALDE MP said that he proposed a compromise solution, of assuming the fact that the bill will not be amended for the entire period the companies will have exploitation contracts, which could be until 2028.
He added that this was the first time that representatives of all parliamentary groups took part in a discussion regarding a bill, calling the meeting “historical”.
The meeting lasted more than two hours, with political sources telling MEDIAFAX that company representatives were prepared with amendments to the bill. (jurnalul.ro)
Bill On Civil Partnership: Same-Sex Partners Banned From Adopting Children
Civil partnerships will be concluded in front of a notary public and adoptions, jointly or separately, by same-sex partners are banned, as per a bill regulating the civil partnership.
The bill will be discussed by lawmakers starting next week. Civil partnerships can be concluded between same-sex partners, as well as by heterosexual partners, the bill says. Also, a solution is proposed for same-sex marriages concluded abroad. More exactly, as per the bill, these marriages enjoy all the rights and obligations granted to same-sex couples which concluded a civil partnership in Romania. (puterea.ro)