Planul Național Integrat în domeniul Energiei și Schimbărilor Climatice
După patru luni de așteptare, pe 23 aprilie, Ministerul Economiei, Energiei și Mediului de Afaceri, anunța reluarea procesului de consultare [...]
Noțiuni de tehnică legislativă: promulgarea inițiativelor legislative
Articolul de față are ca scop prezentarea modului în care actele normative se concretizează în legi, prin concentrarea pe un [...]
Transparența și legiferare pe perioada stării de urgență
Au trecut aproape două luni de când președintele Klaus Iohannis a decretat stare de urgență pe întreg teritoriul României. O [...]
Weekly Fiscal and Political Report, May 15th – 22nd, 2020
Internal Affairs The first week of the state of alert is coming to an end. It has proved to be an uneventful week, marked by political declarations that aim to set the tone for the beginning of the electoral races. The legislative void, between the state of emergency and alert [...]
Weekly Fiscal and Political Report, May 8th – 15th, 2020
Internal Affairs Following the CCR decision regarding the fines during the state of emergency, Călin Popescu Tăriceanu has advised that ALDE, Pro România and PSD will submit a draft bill with the purpose of amnesty for said fines. On May 13th, 2020, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) decided that [...]
Weekly Fiscal and Political Report, Feb. 7th – 14th, 2020
Internal Affairs With President Iohannis having nominated Ludovic Orban for the position of PM again, PSD has notified the Constitutional Court of Romania, on the grounds that the PM that has been dismissed via a censure motion cannot be proposed as a replacement. While the Constitution provides terms for instating [...]
RAPOARTE SPECIALE
Special Report on the Government’s responsibility assumption for the double-ballot system
Context Presently, there are two legislative proposals, one submitted by PNL and the other by USR parliamentarians, that concern the modification of Law no.115/2015 on the election of local authorities and public administration. Both proposals await a report from Joint Special Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for the elaboration, modification and completion of the legislative proposals in the [...]
Report on the parliamentary procedures concerning treaty ratifications
How (if at all) is the national Parliament, in the Member State hosting your Representation, involved in the government’s agreement to mandate for EU international negotiations? According to Law no. 590/2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for undergoing the negotiations necessary for the approval of international agreements or [...]
Special Report On The Presidential Elections (November 25th, 2019)
Context The PNL candidate and incumbent President, Klaus Iohannis, won the 2nd round of the Presidential elections in Romania, by winning close to 65% of the total votes expressed by the citizens (the results are still provisional, as the voting process has just ended in the United States). The PSD candidate and former [...]