Social/Politics
Government To Continue Morphine Purchase To Create Emergency Medicine Reserve
The Romanian Government will continue procedures to purchase morphine, even if supplier Mundipharma delivered morphine Friday, as it wants to create an emergency medicine reserve.
Romania Eliminates Statute Of Limitations For Murder
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted with 172 pros and one con the bill eliminating the statute of limitations for murder.
Parliament Votes To Appoint Teodor Melescanu Head Of Foreign Intelligence Service
Romanian lawmakers on Tuesday voted 238 to one to appoint senator Teodor Melescanu, a liberal, to the position of head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
Romanian Parliament Adopts Lustration Law
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted the lustration law with 167 votes in favor and four abstentions, in the absence of opposition lawmakers.
Romania’s Amended Lustration Law Restricts Rights Of Former Communists For Five Years
The Romanian Lower House’ committees for legal matters and human rights on Tuesday amended the lustration law to restrict for five years certain rights of people who filled various positions...
Romanian Government Approves Signing Of EU Fiscal Stability Treaty - Sources
Romania’s Government on Tuesday approved the signing by the country of the fiscal stability treaty agreed upon by European Union leaders with a view to strengthening budgetary discipline in...
Parliament Committees Unanimously Endorse Melescanu For Foreign Service Chief
Senator Teodor Melescanu was unanimously endorsed Tuesday by members of the Romanian Parliament’s committees for defense and for the control of the Foreign Intelligence Service’s activity to...
Romanian President Meets With Lebanese Counterpart Michel Sleiman At Presidential Palace
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday welcomed his Lebanese counterpart Michel Sleiman to the presidential palace in capital Bucharest.
Basescu Nominates Teodor Melescanu As Foreign Intelligence Service Head
Romanian President Traian Basescu has nominated liberal senator Teodor Melescanu for the position of director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), the Presidency said in a press releas...