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December 2, 2024 UPDATE

CCR – The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) validated the first round of the presidential election held on November 24. After counting the votes from all polling stations in the country and from 161 stations abroad out of the 950 organized in the Diaspora, the CCR judges concluded that, although there were some differences compared to the first count, they were not the result of fraud. At the same time, they decided not to wait for the recount of all the votes cast in the Diaspora, as they were not contested. Thus, with unanimity of votes, the CCR judges rejected as ungrounded the notification of the MEP Cristian Terheş, according to which votes obtained by a candidate who withdrew from the race at the last moment would have been transferred to the account of another and decided that the independent Călin Georgescu, perceived as a pro-Russian extremist, and the president of the Save Romania Union – USR, Elena Lasconi, will run in the second round of the presidential election. Also, the CCR confirmed that the presidential final will take place on the previously established date, December 8.

Elections – Romania’s new Parliament will include 7 political parties. In Sunday’s general elections, the Social Democratic Party – PSD, in power, won the largest number of votes, around 22%, followed by the sovereigntist Alliance for the Union of Romanians – AUR with roughly 18%, double their figure in the last election 4 years ago. Third comes the National Liberal Party – PNL, another member of the ruling coalition for the past 4 years, which won some 14% of the votes, and 4^th is the right-of-centre Save Romania Union – USR, with around 12%. The 5% parliamentary threshold was crossed by the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania, the extremist party S.O.S. Romania led by the controversial MEP Diana Șoșoacă, and the newly founded sovereigntist Young People’s Party (POT). The voter turnout was over 52%, the highest in the last 20 years. Outside Romania, some 800,000 Romanian nationals voted, 3 times more than in the previous parliamentary election.

December 1 – Romania’s National Day, marked on December 1, was celebrated on Sunday throughout the country with parades, military and religious ceremonies, shows, artistic events, and fireworks. The traditional parade took place in Bucharest, being attended by over 2,500 Romanian and foreign military personnel. President Klaus Iohannis, who hosted his last National Day reception as head of state, sent a message of unity and solidarity to overcome crises and move forward with dignity.

Duckadam – The former great Romanian goalkeeper Helmut Duckadam, known as the “Hero of Seville”, passed away at the age of 65. The Romanian Football Federation confirmed the sad news and sent their condolences to the family and loved ones. Born on April 1, 1959, in Semlac, Arad county in western Romania, Helmut Duckadam started playing football in 1975, at Gloria in Arad. Until 1983, when he transferred to Steaua Bucharest, he played at UTA (1977 and 1978-1983) and Constructorul Arad (1977-1978). He became the “Hero of Seville” in the final of the European Champions Cup of 1986, when he managed to save four shots in a row in the penalty shootout which secured Steaua’s win against Barcelona (2-0). His performance in Barcelona made him enter the Book of Records. Duckadam also defended the goal of the Romanian national team twice.

Internship pay – The executive vice-president of the European Commission, Roxana Mînzatu, participated on Monday in her first council meeting together with the European labor ministers. The agenda included the directive for interns, through which the member states try to find a solution by which young people can be paid for the internship period, within a campaign or institution. Mânzatu stated that there are many situations in which employers exploit the concept of apprenticeship and internship and use young people in the jobs they need, but without paying them. We remind you that Roxana Mînzatu received the European Parliament’s vote of confidence last week, together with Ursula von der Leyen’s entire team, and will deal with social issues and crisis preparation in the new European Commission. (LS)

2 December 2024
December 1, 2024

National Day – Romania’s National Day is celebrated today, December 1, throughout the country, with parades, military and religious ceremonies and shows. Thousands of people attended the parade in the center of Bucharest, which enjoyed the participation of over 2,500 Romanian soldiers from the army and other law enforcement agencies. Along with the Romanian soldiers, 240 foreign soldiers participated in the parade, as part of detachments from allied countries: Albania, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States and Turkey. President Klaus Iohannis hosted, on Saturday, the last reception dedicated to the National Day in his capacity as head of state. At the end of his 10-year mandate, Iohannis sent a message of unity and solidarity, in order to overcome crises and move forward with dignity. The Romanian Cultural Institute organized abroad events dedicated to the National Day. December 1, 1918 marks the establishment of the Romanian unitary nation state. At the end of the First World War, all the provinces inhabited mostly by Romanians that were, until then, under the authority of the Austro-Hungarian and Tsarist empires: Transylvania, Banat, Bucovina and Bessarabia became part of the Kingdom of Romania.

Message – Romania’s commitment to security and democracy in Europe is a model for all nations to follow, said the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a message sent on December 1 and published on the website of the US diplomatic mission in Bucharest. He congratulated the Romanians and conveyed that the United States is proud to collaborate with Romania in the process of modernizing the army and in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank. “Romania’s support for Ukraine, including welcoming refugees and providing security assistance, has bolstered the cause of freedom in the face of Russia’s aggression. Your leadership in helping Ukrainian grain reach global markets has helped feed the world” Blinken recalled. He showed that his country is proud to collaborate with Romania, to address global challenges and secure the prosperity and wellbeing of our peoples.

Elections – In Romania, more than 18 million Romanian citizens with the right to vote are expected, today, to the polls, to vote for the future Parliament for the next four years. The representatives of 31 parties and alliances, as well as 19 organizations of national minorities, registered in today’s elections, are competing for the 331 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the 134 senatorial seats. By 1 p.m. local time, more than 4.2 million people had gone to the polls, that is, approximately 24% of the citizens with the right to vote. More than 300 thousand Romanians abroad voted until 1 p.m., in the 950 polling stations opened by the authorities for those outside the borders. In the diaspora, Romanians can vote during two days, Saturday and Sunday. We remind you that on June 9, local and European Parliament elections took place in Romania simultaneously.

CCR – The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) will decide, on Monday, December 2, whether to validate or cancel the first round of the presidential election, held on November 24. The Central Electoral Bureau could complete, today, the recount of the votes, requested by the CCR following the notification of one of the candidates regarding possible fraud. The sending of ballots from abroad, which started on Friday, will continue until December 3, the Foreign Ministry announced. According to the results of the first round, the pro-Russian extremist Calin Georgescu, an independent, and the center-right pro-European candidate Elena Lasconi ranked on the first two places. The CCR’s decision to recount the votes was criticized by the majority of political forces, on the grounds that it would decrease the confidence of the population in the correctness of the electoral process and in the state institutions. The second round of presidential election is scheduled for December 8.

Handball – The Romanian women’s national handball team will meet the team of Montenegro today in Debrecen, Hungary, in the second match of group B of the European Championship to be hosted by Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. In the first match, the Romanian players defeated the Czech Republic, and the Montenegrin team defeated Serbia. The teams ranked on the first two places will qualify for the main groups. This is the first continental final tournament with 24 teams at the start.

Tbilisi – The new High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on Sunday labeled as “unacceptable” the forceful dispersal by the Georgian police of the pro-EU demonstrations, which took place for the third night in a row, AFP informs. The American diplomacy also denounced the excessive use of force by the police against pro-European demonstrations. The Caucasus country has been prey to tensions since the ruling Georgian Dream party proclaimed its victory in the elections at the end of October, which the opposition and President Salome Zurabishvili consider rigged, press agencies write. The demonstrations were caused by the decision of the government, accused of pro-Russian authoritarian drift, to postpone until 2028 the discussions regarding the integration of this country from the Caucasus into the EU. These demonstrations were dispersed with water cannons and tear gas by the police, who made over 150 arrests. (LS)

1 December 2024
November 29, 2024

CCR – The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) meets again today to analyze the request to cancel the first round of last Sunday’s presidential election, made by one of the candidates. On Thursday, during the first examination, the CCR requested the reverification and recounting by Friday at 2 p.m. local time of all the ballots from the first round. The recounting process has started, but the press believes that it is impossible for it to end within the deadline imposed by the Court. The independent candidate on first place after the first round, Călin Georgescu, considered almost unanimously a pro-Russian extremist, criticized the CCR decision and accused the governing parties, the National Liberal Party – PNL and the Social Democratic Party – PSD, of using state institutions for personal interests. The Save Romania Union – USR President (center-right), Elena Lasconi, qualified in the presidential final on second place, also accused the Constitutional Court of playing with national security. The Prime Minister and social-democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu, ranked third after the first round, declared that he did not want to comment on the decision of the Constitutional Court. In turn, the interim president of the PNL, Ilie Bolojan, claims that the Court’s decision comes to cause tensions within the society, generate uncertainty and decrease trust in the state institutions.

CSAT – The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) found the existence of cyber-attacks aimed at altering the fairness of the electoral process in the first round of the presidential election in Romania, held on November 24. According to the Council, hostile state and non-state actors, especially the Russian Federation, have shown a growing interest in influencing the public agenda in Romanian society and social cohesion. CSAT also concluded that one of the presidential candidates, in this case Călin Georgescu (pro-Russian, anti-NATO and EU), would have benefited from massive exposure, due to the preferential treatment he allegedly received from the social media platform TikTok. By not complying with Romanian electoral legislation, TikTok significantly increased Georgescu’s visibility in relation to the other candidates, who were recognized as such by algorithms and whose messages were filtered.

National Day – On Saturday, the general rehearsal for the military parade dedicated to Romania’s National Day, December 1, takes place in Bucharest. About 2,500 soldiers and specialists from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunications Service, the Penitentiary Administration and the Romanian Customs Authority, with about 190 pieces of technical equipment and 45 aircraft, will participate in Sunday’s parade. Along with the Romanian soldiers, about 240 foreign soldiers from allied and partner countries will also march in the parade.

Handball – Today, the Romanian women’s national handball team meets the team of the Czech Republic in Debrecen, Hungary, in the debut match at the 2024 European Championship, hosted by three countries, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, from November 28 to December 15. The Romanian handballers are part of group B, alongside the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Serbia. This is the first continental final tournament with 24 teams at the start, and the first since the retirement of international player Cristina Neagu, who has been designated the player of the world several times. In men’s handball, the champion Dinamo Bucharest was defeated away from home by the Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon, score 34-25, on Thursday evening, in Group A of the Champions League. Dinamo will play the next match, at home, against the French from Paris Saint-Germain, on December 5.

Georgia – The Georgian police intervened in force last night to disperse the thousands of pro-European demonstrators who blocked the center of the capital Tbilisi. People took to the streets after the government announced that it was suspending any negotiations for accession to the European Union until 2028 and that it would refuse, during this period, to receive any more European grants. President Salome Zurabishvili accused the Executive of declaring war on its own people. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, founded by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who made his fortune in Russia in the 90s, has recently adopted an increasingly hostile discourse towards the European Union and the United States. The group also proposed a series of Russian-inspired laws and was recently accused of rigging legislative elections. Moreover, the European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution in which it states that the elections were incorrect and requested their rerun – a resolution voted with 444 votes for and only 72 against, supported by the majority of parliamentary groups, except for those of the extreme right. Moreover, the European Parliament requires international supervision, to guarantee their correctness. (LS)

29 November 2024
October 11, 2023

Visit — Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis is visiting Hungary today at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Katalin Novák. It is the first official visit to Budapest by a Romanian president in the last 14 years. Romania’s Presidential Administration explained that the visit takes place in the context of increased dynamics of high-level contacts, after the official visit made by Katalin Novák to Bucharest, in September 2022, and the participation in the 8^th Summit of the Three Seas Initiative, hosted by the President of Romania in September 2023. The Strategic Partnership and its development prospects, as well as the concrete ways to deepen the bilateral dialogue, are on the agenda of talks. At the same time, the two presidents will analyze the current situation at the regional, European and global levels, through the lens of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine, with an emphasis on the consequences for security, energy, food and distribution chain. As regards the European agenda, they will discuss the priorities of the Presidency of the EU Council, which Hungary will hold in the second part of 2024.

Israel – The US has promised Israel all the support it needs to respond to Hamas actions. A first plane loaded with American ammunition has already landed in Israel, and the Secretary of State Antony Blinken is going today to meet with Israeli leaders to find out how they can be better supported, including in the perspective of a ground offensive in Gaza. Last night, the US President Joe Biden strongly condemned the attacks and reiterated that Israel has every right to defend itself against what he called “the absolute evil unleashed by Palestinian terrorists”. The death toll after Saturdays massive attack launched by the Palestinian group Hamas is increasing, the number of Israeli dead reaching 1,200. The Israeli army revealed to the international media the horrors perpetrated by the terrorists in a small Jewish settlement near the border, where entire families, including dozens of children, were killed, and their homes were looted and set on fire.

Parliament – The two chambers of Romania’s Parliament, gathered in a joint session, adopted today a Declaration regarding the terrorist attacks against Israel and the civilian population. According to the document, the parliamentarians express their full solidarity with the State of Israel, strongly condemn the attacks of the terrorist organization Hamas, the crimes and violence unleashed on the civilian population and express their deep regret for the victims of these attacks. On the other hand, the Romanian ambassador to Israel, Radu Ioanid, stated that the situation of the Romanians in Israel is under control. He pointed out that there are hundreds of repatriation requests per day, and the flights that transport them are operated by the national company TAROM, as well as by other private companies. Radu Ioanid also recalled that Romanian Foreign Ministry teams went to the airport in Tel Aviv to provide assistance to those who have problems.

Pilgrimage — As of Sunday more than 72,000 people have already passed in front of the shrine with the relics of Saint Parascheva, which was taken out in the yard of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iaşi, the saint being considered the protector of the eastern region of Romania and of the needy. The Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Parascheva on October 14, which is why, every year, around this day, Iasi becomes the largest pilgrimage center in the country and equally in Central and Eastern Europe. Many people from the country and abroad come to pray at the relics of Saint Parascheva and of other relics of saints specially brought for the pilgrimage. This year, it was decided to bring to Iasi the relics of Saint Andrew of Crete.

Declaration – The presidents of Romania and Ukraine, Klaus Iohannis and Volodimir Zelenski, signed, on Tuesday, in Bucharest, a political declaration according to which they want to raise bilateral relations to the level of a strategic partnership. The Ukrainian leader, who paid his first visit to Romania since the beginning of the war, thanked for the help given to his country. Klaus Iohannis has assured him that Romania will continue to support Ukraine at all levels, including military.

IMF – In the latest report published on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates for Romania an economic growth rate of 2.2% this year, compared to 2.4% as previously estimated. Regarding the next year, the IMF anticipates a growth rate of 3.8%. The average annual inflation rate expected by the international financial institution for Romania is 10.7% in 2023 and 5.8% in 2024. An IMF mission in Bucharest recently announced that the deficit is to be 6% this year and 5% next year.

Pensions – On Wednesday, the Romanian Senate gave a favorable vote for the modification of the law on special pensions, by putting it in agreement with the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania. The bill will also be re-examined by the Chamber of Deputies, as a decision-making body. The Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has recently stated that the amendments made to this law end the anomalies regarding the payment of pensions higher than the earnings during the period of activity, enjoyed by some professional categories. At the same time, the Speaker of the Senate, Nicolae Ciucă, stated that the law on special pensions had to be finalized in Parliament within two weeks, pointing that it will be a solution that must be assumed politically so that Romania can benefit from the money from payment request number 3 of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. In August, the Constitutional Court decided to send back to Parliament the law amending the special pensions, after declaring some articles unconstitutional. (LS)

11 October 2023
September 29, 2023

Notification — The Save Romania Union — USR and the Force of the Right, in opposition, intend to notify the Constitutional Court today about the coalition (PSD-PNL) governments taking responsibility for the package of fiscal-budgetary measures. The two parties claim that there are numerous violations of the fundamental law in the government’s document. The USR leader, Cătălin Drula, claims that principles of fiscal responsibility were allegedly violated. Moreover, the notification to the Constitutional Court will also include the observations of the experts of the Justice Ministry regarding the Governments measures, which minister Alina Gorghiu would have ignored when she issued a favorable opinion for the legislative proposal, Catalin Drula said. Initially, the opposition evoked a censure motion, and today is the last day when they could submit it, but it is unlikely that they will be able to collect the required number of signatures.

Conference — The Speaker of the Romanian Senate, Nicolae Ciucă, is participating also today in the Conference of Presidents of Parliaments from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe, organized in Ireland, Dublin. On the eve, he had said that populism harmed democracy and endangered the civil rights of all. According to the Romanian Senate Speaker, in the context of the war on Romania’s border, the role of national parliaments in the reconstruction of Ukraine and the challenges to representative democracy in unstable times are topics of great interest for Romania, as an EU and NATO member country. He also spoke about Romanias role in supporting neighboring Ukraine, from where more than five million refugees came

Meeting – The Romanian Foreign Minister, Luminiţa Odobescu, is participating, today, in the meeting of the heads of diplomatic missions from the EU member states accredited to Bucharest, organized by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU. On the eve, the Romanian FM took part in the opening of the second edition of the international Euro-Atlantic Forum for Resilience, with the theme Resilience at Sea and its Impact on Land. She emphasized the relevance of the Black Sea region in the context of the Russian Federations war of aggression in Ukraine, a region with a special geopolitical significance, located at the epicenter of this conflict. Minister Odobescu stated that Romania acted and will continue to act in coordination with the neighboring states and strategic partners, so as to facilitate the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the Romanian ports.

Gas – Natural gas and electricity tariffs on the Romanian market will continue to be subsidized until the end of March 2025, the National Energy Regulatory Authority -ANRE announced. Thus, Romanians will pay 68 bani (13 euro cents) per kilowatt for a monthly consumption of up to 100 kilowatts, 80 bani (16 euro cents) for a consumption range of 100-255 kilowatt, 1.3 lei (26 euro cents) for a consumption between 255 and 300 kilowatts, and for what exceeds 300 kilowatts – 1.3 lei for the entire amount. In the case of gas, the price for one kilowatt/hour will not exceed 31 bani (6 eurocents). The ANRE representative, Valeriu Steriu, stated that this measure brings predictability and is “a safety net” for the population and industrial consumers. He showed that the total amount reimbursed by the Romanian state to the energy companies that applied the capped price scheme, was almost 21 billion lei (about 4.2 billion euros) two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the Transgaz National Company announced that it has already stored an amount of gas that exceeds 96% of the total storage capacity. (LS)

29 September 2023
May 17, 2023 UPDATE

Strike – In Romania, education employees will go on an all-out strike as of Monday. The meeting that the leaders of the main education trade union federations had, on Wednesday, in Bucharest, with the liberal Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and the leader of the Social Democratic Party – PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, did not produce any results that convinced the representatives of the employees to give up the protest, the president of the Federation of Trade Unions, Simion Hăncescu, announced. In turn, the Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă said that there would be a new discussion on Monday. Education employees organized a two-hour warning strike on Wednesday. The unions announced that the protest is a stage in the labor conflict generated by the low wages and the lack of investments in the field. The National Federation of Parents Associations in the pre-university education system supports the teachers approach and understands their grievances, but specifies that the initiation of the all-out strike would harm the students, especially those in the final years.

Diplomacy – Romania is deeply committed to combating any form of extremism and hate speech at home and anywhere in the world and supports all the European projects dedicated to combating anti-Semitism. The statement was made on Wednesday morning by the Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, at the solemn joint session of the Romanian Parliament marking 75 years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations between Romania and the State of Israel. “Israel is one of Romanias strongest and most important partners in the Middle East, but also the state with which we have an increasingly strengthened economic relationship. I think, however, that the potential of commercial exchanges is much higher”, Nicolae Ciucă said. Present at the meeting in Bucharest, the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament, Amir Ohana, stated that Romania was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Israel and took important steps to commemorate the Holocaust, which demonstrates its commitment to combating anti-Semitism. According to Amir Ohana, the ties between Romania and Israel are “better than ever”.

Summit — The Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, participated, in Reykjavik, between May 16-17, in the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe, held during the mandate of the Presidency of Iceland. On Wednesday, he delivered a speech during the general debate “United for Europe”. On the other hand, Klaus Iohannis said that Russias aggression against Ukraine must remain a central point on the organizations agenda. He pointed out that Romania fully supported the Reykjavik Declaration, adopted at the end of the summit, which reconfirms the particular role of the Council of Europe in the multilateral architecture at the European and international level. At the same time, the establishment of the International ‘Register of Damage’ caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, in which Romania participates as a founding state, was also announced in Reykjavik. Also on Wednesday, the Romanian head of state had a series of bilateral meetings, on the sidelines of the Summit, with his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia.

Conference – The Chief of the Romanian Defense Staff, General Daniel Petrescu, participates, between May 17 and 19, in the 16th edition of the Conference of the Chiefs of the Defense Staffs from the Balkans on military cooperation issues, organized in Sofia, in neighboring Bulgaria. According to Romanian Defense Ministry, the agenda of the forum includes analyzes of the security situation in the Balkan area, as well as methods of collaboration between the states in the region. At the same time, General Daniel Petrescu will have a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart. The forum takes place annually and brings together the chiefs of defense staffs from nine countries in South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. The forum aims to boost regional military cooperation by strengthening security and ensuring a climate of stability in the Balkan region, to identify and develop a regional crisis management mechanism and joint participation in exercises to increase the interoperability of the armed forces in the region. Defense chiefs from Croatia and Slovenia, as well as high-level representatives of NATO and the EU, are also invited to this edition of the conference.

CCR – The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) decided on Wednesday that the crime of abuse of office can be criminalized even without a value threshold, the judge being the one who can decide on the seriousness of the act. The Court rejected as unfounded the objection of unconstitutionality formulated by the High Court of Cassation and Justice regarding the criminalization of abuse of office without a value threshold. At the same time, the Court decided that the Romanian Intelligence Service’s interceptions cannot be used as evidence obtained on national security warrants also in the case of corruption cases. We remind you that, initially, the Senate established a value threshold of 250,000 lei (approx. 50,000 Euros) for criminalizing abuse of office, but following the scandal caused in the public space, the Justice Minister, Cătălin Predoiu, proposed a new threshold of 9,000 lei (approx. 1,800 Euros). Later, the Legal Committee of the Chamber of Deputies gave up the threshold, and the plenum adopted the draft law that amends the Criminal Code and refers to abuse and negligence in office without any threshold. (LS)

17 May 2023
Legile justiţiei – constituţionale

Antipatizată
de multă lume, Curtea Constituţională rămâne arbitrul implacabil al vieţii
politice româneşti. În termeni cazoni, deciziile sale, chiar dacă se discută,
se şi execută.

Miercuri, a fost rândul opoziţiei din Parlamentul de la
Bucureşti să se conformeze acestei reguli şi să înghită hapul amar al unor
sesizări respinse de judecătorii Curţii. Atât USR (centru-dreapta) şi AUR
(naţionalistă), cât şi Avocatul Poporului reclamaseră aspecte de
neconstituţionalitate cu privire la cele trei legi ale Justiţiei adoptate în
Parlamentul dominat de coaliţia guvernamentală PSD-PNL-UDMR. Or, Curtea a decis
că Legea privind statutul judecătorilor şi procurorilor, Legea organizării
judiciare şi Legea Consiliului Superior al Magistraturii sunt, toate,
constituţionale.

Preşedintele interimar al Senatului, liberala Alina Gorghiu, a
scris pe o reţea de socializare că decizia CCR este una corectă şi
firească, iar legile vor merge la promulgare. Ea consideră că, astfel, se
revine la normalitate. Alina Gorghiu a amintit că obiectivele României sunt, în
prezent, ridicarea Mecanismului de Cooperare şi Verificare, prin care Bruxelles-ul
monitorizează funcţionarea statului de drept în România încă de la admiterea în
Uniunea Europeană, în 2007.

De renunţarea la acest mecanism, adaugă ea, depinde
şi aderarea României la spaţiul Schengen, de liberă circulaţie. Procedurile
privind adoptarea celor trei legi, mai susţine Alina Gorghiu, s-au desfăşurat
în coordonare cu Comisia Europeană, iar corectarea legislaţiei în domeniul
justiţiei era şi un obiectiv inclus în Planul Naţional de Redresare şi
Rezilienţă, convenit cu Bruxelles-ul de guvernanţii de la Bucureşti.

USR
continuă să susţină, însă, că noile legi fac mult rău. Sunt, spune fostul
ministru USR al Justiţiei, Stelian Ion, nişte legi extrem de proaste şi de
nocive, care ne întorc în perioada anterioră admiterii în Uniunea Europeană,
când regimul autoritar de stânga al premierului Adrian Năstase încercase să-şi
subordoneze magistraţii şi să stopeze lupta anticorupţie.

Decizia Curţii
Constituţionale de a respinge sesizările USR, în absenţa unui aviz al Comisiei
de la Veneţia, demonstrează că CCR a ajuns un simplu instrument politic – mai
acuză fostul ministru.

La rândul său, purtătorul de cuvânt al AUR, Dan Tănasă,
apreciază că nesancţionarea judecătorilor care nu respectă deciziile CCR
goleşte de eficienţă caracterul obligatoriu al acestora.

Şi Avocatul
Poporului afirmă că, pe lângă formele de manifestare a dreptului de asociere,
noua legislaţie în domeniu preconizează o extindere a ariei funcţiilor ce pot
fi ocupate de judecători şi procurori, ceea ce excede activităţii de înfăptuire
a justiţiei.

Opoziţia solicită preşedintelui Klaus Iohannis să nu promulge
legile justiţiei în forma actuală şi să aştepte avizul Comisiei de la Veneţia.

RadioRomaniaInternational · Legile justiţiei – constituţionale 10.11.2022

10 November 2022
11.06.2022 (mise à jour)

CCR – Marian Enache a été élu samedi à la tête de la Cour
Constitutionnelle de Roumanie pour un mandat de trois ans. Le vote a été secret
et il est intervenu après la cérémonie d’investiture de trois nouveaux juges de
la Cour. Nommé juge à la Cour constitutionnelle en 2016, par le Sénat, Marian
Enache est un ancien député social- démocrate et ancien ambassadeur en
République de Moldova. Nommés pour un mandat de neuf ans, les trois nouveaux
juges sont Iulia Scântei (nommée par le Senat), Bogdan Licu (nommé par la
Chambre des députés) et Mihaela Ciochină (de la part du président roumain).

Emmanuel Macron – Le président français Emmanuel Macron
se rendra en Roumanie et en République de Moldova mardi et mercredi prochains
pour exprimer l’engagement et la solidarité de la France avec les
partenaires européens les plus exposés à la crise ukrainienne, a annoncé
l’Elysée. En Roumanie, Emmanuel Macron rendra visite aux militaires français
déployés dans le cadre de l’Otan sur la base militaire de Cincu, dans le centre
du pays. La Roumanie est membre d’un groupement tactique de l’OTAN dirigé par
la France, pays qui déploiera en Roumanie une composante de défense
antiaérienne. C’est la troisième visite que le président Macron fera en
Roumanie et la première depuis sa réélection, le 24 avril. Après la Roumanie,
le leader de Paris se rendra en République de Moldova pour exprimer le soutien
de son pays envers ce pays sévèrement impacté par la guerre en Ukraine. Le chef
de l’Etat français se rendra en Ukraine quand la visite sera le plus utile
pour le président Volodimir Zelensky, a précisé l’Elysée.

Corruption – L’ancienne ministre du Tourisme de
Roumanie, Elena Udrea, sera escortée en Roumanie après son extradition par un
tribunal de Sofia. Les magistrats bulgares ont précisé dans un communiqué que
rien ne prouve que Mme Udrea risque de se voir violer les droits et les
libertés une fois en Roumanie. La justice bulgare a également rejeté les
propos de l’ancienne ministre roumaine qui accuse les procureurs roumains
d’avoir orchestré son dossier. Elena Udrea a quitté la Roumanie le 7 avril,
juste avant que la justice roumaine la condamne définitivement à six ans de
prison ferme dans le dossier « Gala Bute » où elle est accusée d’abus
de fonction et d’avoir touché des pots-de-vin. Le nom d’Elena Udrea apparaît
dans deux autres dossiers de corruption.

Météo – Il fera
particulièrement chaud dimanche, en Roumanie, notamment dans l’ouest et le
nord-ouest du pays. Dans le sud, le centre et l’est, le ciel sera variable,
avec des pluies à verses et des orages. Les températures maximales iront de 21
à 30 degrés. Les météorologues prévoient 28 degrés à midi, à Bucarest.

11 June 2022
11/06/2022

Klaus Iohannis – Le chef de l’Etat roumain, Klaus Iohannis, a rencontré vendredi, en marge du Sommet du Format Bucarest 9, son homologue letton, Egils Levits. Les discussions ont porté sur les perspectives d’une coopération bilatérale renforcée et sur une meilleure coordination au niveau européen et régional, comme par exemple au sein du Format B9 ou de l’Initiative des Trois Mers dont le prochain sommet aura lieu à Riga, capitale lettone, le 20 juin prochain. Iohannis a réitéré l’importance que Bucarest accorde à cette initiative aux implications stratégiques multiples dans des domaines tels la sécurité, l’économie, l’infrastructure de transports ou énergétique. Par ailleurs, le leader roumain a rappelé la décision de la Roumanie de participer à la mission de l’OTAN de police du ciel dans les Pays Baltes, une initiative que le président letton considère comme une contribution à la sécurité sur le flanc Est de l’Alliance. Lors du Sommet du B9, Iohannis a tenu à préciser que le futur concept stratégique de l’OTAN devrait refléter d’une manière réaliste et adéquate, les nouveaux paramètres de sécurité, tout en privilégiant la défense collective et en qualifiant la Russie de menace, parallèlement à un renforcement de l’Alliance à tous les niveaux. Le président roumain a également invoqué l’idée d’une présence renforcée des alliées sur le Flanc Est, notamment dans la région de la Mer Noire, particulièrement exposée aux menaces russes.

Emmanuel Macron – Le président français, Emmanuel Macron se rendra mardi en Roumanie, pour rencontrer les troupes françaises stationnées à Cincu, dans le centre du pays. La Roumanie fait partie du groupement tactique de l’OTAN dirigé par la France. C’est la troisième visite que le président Macron fera en Roumanie et la première depuis sa réélection, le 24 avril. Après la Roumanie, le leader français se rendra en République de Moldova pour exprimer son soutien envers ce pays sévèrement impacté par la guerre en Ukraine. Le Palais Elysée a affirmé qu’une visite en Ukraine d’Emmanuel Macron aura lieu quand elle pourrait servir aux intérêts du président Volodimir Zelensky.

Réfugiés – Presque 8200 citoyens ukrainiens sont entrés en Roumanie ces 24 dernières heures. Sur ce total, aucun n’a fait une demande d’asile. Depuis le début du conflit dans leur pays, plus de 4350 Ukrainiens ont demandé asile politique en Roumanie. Par ailleurs, depuis le 18 mars dernier et jusqu’à présent, les autorités roumaines ont délivré plus de 38300 permis de séjour provisoire aux réfugiés bénéficiaires d’une protection temporaire.

Tickets sociaux – La Poste Roumaine a commencé vendredi à distribuer les premières cartes sur lesquelles le gouvernement versera à partir du 20 juin, des tickets sociaux aux personnes vulnérables de Roumanie, a fait savoir le premier ministre Nicolae Ciuca dans un message sur Facebook. A ses dires, quelque 3 millions de personnes – retraités, personnes handicapées, familles aux petits revenus et sans-abri – se verront accorder une cinquantaine d’euros d’aide tous les deux mois qu’ils pourront utiliser pour acheter des aliments. Les tickets sociaux d’une valeur totale de quelque 626 millions d’euros seront offerts en quatre tranches d’ici la fin de l’année.

CCR – Les nouveaux membres de la Cour Constitutionnelle de Roumanie sont attendus à prêter serment samedi, dans le cadre d’une cérémonie d’investiture déroulée en présence du chef de l’Etat, Klaus Iohannis. Nommés pour un mandat de 9 ans, les nouveaux juges sont Iulia Scântei (nommée par le Senat), Bogdan Licu (nommé par la Chambre des députés) et Mihaela Ciochină (de la part du président roumain). Au terme des lois relatives à l’organisation et le fonctionnement de la CCR, la Cour est dirigée par un président élu pour trois ans, suite à un vote secret, à majorité des voix, intervenu cinq jours après la nomination des autres juges. Le mandat du président peut être renouvelé.

Schengen – Il est très important d’avoir une perspective réaliste sur un calendrier d’adhésion de la Roumanie à l’espace Schengen, a déclaré vendredi le ministre roumain des Affaires Intérieures, Lucian Bode, présent à Luxembourg, au Conseil « Justice et Affaires Intérieures ». Et lui d’ajouter que la Roumanie a déployé des efforts considérables, parallèlement à des investissements sérieux réalisés dans ce but. En parlant de la solidarité de Bucarest avec Chisinau, Lucian Bode a réitéré l’importance du soutien que l’Europe devrait continuer à accorder à la République de Moldova pour aider le pays à relever les défis actuels.

Corruption – L’ancienne ministre du Tourisme de Roumanie, Elena Udrea, sera escortée en Roumanie après son extradition par un tribunal de Sofia. Les magistrats bulgares ont précisé dans un communiqué que rien ne prouve que Mme Udrea risque de se voir violer les droits et les libertés une fois en Roumanie. La justice bulgare a également rejeté les propos de l’ancienne ministre roumaine qui accuse les procureurs roumains d’avoir orchestré son dossier. Elena Udrea a quitté la Roumanie le 7 avril, juste avant que la justice roumaine la condamne définitivement à six ans de prison ferme dans le dossier « Gala Bute » où elle est accusée d’abus de fonction et d’avoir touché des pots-de-vin. Le nom d’Elena Udrea apparaît dans deux autres dossiers de corruption.

Météo – Une alerte jaune aux pluies torrentielles est en place en Roumanie, jusqu’à dimanche soir. L’instabilité atmosphérique s’accompagnera de pluies à verses et de phénomènes orageux. Les températures maximales iront de 21 à 30 degrés. 20 degrés à midi, à Bucarest.

11 June 2022
The Week in Review 2-8.05.2022

Ukraine at the forefront of diplomatic actions

While in Ukraine attacks of the invading Russian army continue, Romania receives visits of high-level officials who want to thank and encourage Romania for its support to Kyiv. Early this week the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier came to Bucharest where he met with President Klaus Iohannis, who took the opportunity to highlight that it was crucial that the European Union and the Member States should continue to support both Ukraine and the Ukrainian refugees, while also stressing the need to adopt new sanctions against Russia. Klaus Iohannis also pointed out that all war crimes committed by the Russian troops should be thoroughly investigated and punished by the international justice, reiterating that Romania would support this process. The Romanian head of state also said that Bucharest supported the European Commissions proposal related to the ban on oil imports from Russia, pointing out that Romania had prepared for this situation. Stating that the German people were impressed by the solidarity and humaneness of Romanians towards the Ukrainian refugees, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, in turn, that Germany would be by Ukraine’s side during the difficult period. The visit of the first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, to Romania was also announced for this weekend. The program includes meetings with U.S. military and diplomatic personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and children and humanitarian aid workers.

A transaction of strategic importance

The Romanian state-owned company Romgaz bought on Tuesday, with one billion Euros, the 50% stake of the American company ExxonMobil in the ʹNeptun Deepʹ exploitation project in the Black Sea, which contains about 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Romgaz will collaborate with OMV Petrom, which is also part of this strategic project for Romania, which wants to become independent from an energy point of view, and also to produce energy for its neighbors and partners in the European Union. The first amounts of gas from the ʹNeptun Deepʹ perimeter could enter the consumption network in almost five years. However, before the start of gas extraction from the Black Sea, investors are waiting for the amendment of the offshore law, which is already in Parliament for debate and approval. The current version seems to be more balanced for both the State and the interested companies than the law passed four years ago.

The Constitutional Court is renewed

Bogdan Licu, first deputy prosecutor general, proposed by the Social Democratic Party, has this week obtained most of the MP’s votes for taking over the position of judge at the Constitutional Court in Romania – CCR. On behalf of the Senate, Iuliana Scântei, proposed by the National Liberal Party – PNL was also voted as a judge at the Constitutional Court. The nominations from the two ruling parties were criticized by the opposition Save Romanian Union – USR, which accused them of failing to observe the professional criteria and of promoting to the CCR persons who are subservient to the current power. The two newly appointed judges will take over their positions in June, when the mandates of the current president of the Court, Valer Dorneanu, and of judge Mona Pivniceru expire. The term of office of judge Daniel Morar, appointed by the Presidency in 2013, also expires next month. The Constitutional Court is made up of nine judges with a nine-year term of office. Three are appointed by the Chamber of Deputies, three by the Senate and three by the President of Romania. The Court is renewed by one-third of the number of judges every three years. Meanwhile, the Court continues to work. On Thursday, the Court declared unconstitutional the procedure by which the law to eliminate the special pensions of parliamentarians was adopted last year. More than 70 former MPs went to court for losing these rights and won the case at 11 courts across the country and at a Court of Appeal.

The verdict in the Colectiv case, postponed again

The Bucharest Court of Appeal has postponed for the fifth time giving the final verdict in the case opened after the fire at the Bucharest club Colectiv, in which 64 people died, over 200 were injured and one subsequently committed suicide. The new deadline is May 12. On the evening of October 30, 2015, shortly after the start of a rock concert on the stage of the Colectiv club sheltered by a disused former factory, the fireworks used in the show lit the sponge used for cushioning the overcrowded hall, which had only one single escape door. Some spectators died on the spot, others were severely affected by flames and smoke and stampeded towards the exit. The victims’ relatives have long been waiting for justice to be done. In the first instance, the mayor of sector 4 at that time, Cristian Popescu Piedone, city hall officials, the clubs owners, two firefighters, two pyrotechnics workers and representatives of a fireworks company received convictions of 4 up to 13 years.

Gopo Awards

The National Theatre in Bucharest has this week hosted the 16th edition of the Gopo Awards Gala, which celebrates excellence in Romanian cinema, which has been quite appreciated internationally in recent years. Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc — ‘Bad luck banging or looney porn’ written and directed by Radu Jude, was the big winner of the Gopo trophy for Best Film in 2021. The film protagonist, Katia Pascariu, won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award. Most of the trophies were, however, awarded to Malmkrog, by filmmaker Cristi Puiu, who received the Best Director Award. The film also won the Best Picture Award, Best Makeup and Best Hairstyle, Best Costumes and Best Production Design Awards. The Best Actor in a Leading Role award went to Bogdan Farcaș, the protagonist of the film Unidentified, rewarded with a Gopo trophy for Best Screenplay. Two of the most valuable actors in Romania, Victor Rebengiuc and Mariana Mihuţ, received Lifetime Achievement Awards. (LS)

7 May 2022
Les parlementaires récupèrent leurs retraites dites « spéciales »

La Cour
Constitutionnelle de Roumanie (CCR) a décidé que la loi qui supprimait
les régimes spéciaux des retraites des parlementaires était non conforme à la
loi fondamentale du pays. En fait, les juges n’ont pas débattu du fond de la
loi, mais ont déclaré non constitutionnelle la procédure par laquelle le projet
avait été adopté. Et pour cause : « Bien que la procédure n’ait pas
été officiellement déclenchée, la loi a été adoptée rapidement, en un seul
jour, ce qui affecte le caractère « démocratique » de l’Etat même», explique
la Cour.

Cette
décision survient après que plus 70 anciens parlementaires aient dénoncé en justice
la perte de ces droits financiers et ont obtenu gain de cause auprès de plusieurs
tribunaux à travers le pays. Pour rappel, en février 2021, le plénum du
Parlement avait adopté le projet du Parti Social-Démocrate portant sur l’abrogation
des régimes spéciaux des retraites pour les sénateurs et députés, au détriment
de deux autres initiatives avancées par le Parti National Libéral et par l’Union
Sauvez la Roumanie. Les seuls à s’être abstenus du vote ont été les représentants
de l’Union Démocrate Magyare de Roumanie, qui ont qualifié le projet social-démocrate
de « démagogique et populiste », invoquant la nécessité de supprimer
tous les régimes spéciaux des retraites.

Les
réactions à cette récente décision de la CCR n’ont pas tardé. Les
sociaux-démocrates ont réitéré leur position contre les régimes spéciaux concernant
les parlementaires, précisant qu’ils allaient répéter la procédure « tant
que la CCR le jugera nécessaire ». A son tour, l’USR (d’opposition)
considère cette décision comme « une claque au visage des Roumains, qui,
après une vie de travail honnête et de contributions au système des retraites,
vivent difficilement d’un jour à l’autre ». L’USR attend la motivation finale de
cette décision par la CCR, surtout qu’au moment où la loi avait été adoptée, l’Avocat
du Peuple (l’équivalent du Défenseur des droits français) affirmait ne pas
avoir identifié d’aspects non constitutionnels.

Maintenant
que cette décision a été prise, environ 820 anciens parlementaires qui avaient
bénéficié d’un régime spécial des retraites, se verront rembourser l’argent qu’ils
n’ont pas reçu ces 15 derniers mois, tant que la loi avait été en vigueur. Parmi
eux l’on retrouve les anciens premiers ministres Adrian Năstase, Petre Roman et
Teodor Stolojan, mais aussi des juges de la CCR, dont son actuel président,
Valer Dorneanu.

A
noter aussi que l’indemnité reçue par un parlementaire roumain varie de 2000
lei (environ 400 euros) pur un élu ayant eu un court mandat entre 1990 et1992 (juste
après la chute du régime communiste), jusqu’à 12 000 lei (environ 2 400 euros)
pour un élu avec 3 mandats. Il faut dire aussi qu’en Roumanie environ 10 000
personnes bénéficient des régimes spéciaux des retraites, dont la moitié sont
des magistrats, selon la Caisse nationale des pensions de retraite publiques. En
bénéficient aussi les militaires, les policiers et les employés des services
secrets qui sont payés des fonds des Caisses de pensions de retraites des
ministères de la Défense et de l’Intérieur. Toutefois, ce sont les juges et les
procureurs qui forment la catégorie la plus nombreuse à toucher pensions des
retraite dites « spéciales », soit 4 452 personnes au total. Parmi eux, la
plus grande pension est de 20 000 lei environ par mois (soit l’équivalent d’environ
4 000 euros).

6 May 2022
03.05.2022 (mise à jour)

Gaz – Signature mardi, des documents par lesquels la compagnie
roumaine d’Etat Romgaz a racheté les actifs de la société américaine Exxon
Mobile pour l’exploitation des gisements de gaz naturel en mer Noire, dans 50%
du périmètre roumain Neptun Deep. A cette occasion, le premier ministre
roumain, Nicolae Ciuca, a déclaré que l’exploitation dans le périmètre Neptun
Deep commencerait fin 2026, début 2027 au plus tôt et que les quantités de gaz
extraites suffiront pour répondre aux nécessités d’autres pays de la région et
de l’UE. Le périmètre de la Mer Noire dont il est question devrait contenir
environ 100 milliards de mètres cubes de gaz, Exxon Mobile détenant la moitié
des droits d’exploitation, le reste appartenant aux Autrichiens d’OMV Petrom.
La transaction de mardi a coûté la Roumanie plus d’un milliard de dollars.
Toutefois, avant de démarrer l’extraction du gaz en mer Noire, les
investisseurs attendent que la loi off-shore soit modifiée. Celle-ci est
désormais soumise au débat des commissions spécialisées du Sénat de Bucarest. Les principales modifications de cet
acte normatif adopté il y a 4 ans déjà, sont une taxation réduite pour
l’exploitation gazière en mer Noire et des gisements terrestres de grande
profondeur et la suppression des restrictions pour l’établissement des prix. L’Etat
et les entreprises de Roumanie pourront acheter prioritairement le gaz
exploité, et le surplus sera exporté.Le projet prévoit que 60 % du
bénéfice obtenu suite à l’exploitation du gaz revienne à l’Etat, et 40 % aux
investisseurs.

Parlement – Le Parlement de Bucarest a dissout
mardi les groupes d’amitiés avec la Russie et le Bélarus et a remplacé à la
tête du groupe Pro-Amérique le social-démocrate, Marcel Ciolacu, par l’ancien
chef de file libéral, Ludovic Orban. Les sénateurs et les députés de Bucarest
ont pris note des informations transmises par le chef de l’Etat, au sujet de la
participation des militaires roumains à des missions extérieures de la Roumanie
et du déploiement des contingents étrangers en Roumanie, dans le contexte d’un
renforcement de la présence russe dans le voisinage de l’Ukraine et dans la
région de la Mer Noire. Le plénum du Parlement a également adopté les projets
de loi de mise en place de deux commissions, une commune et permanente dans le
domaine de la sécurité nationale et une autre spéciale, pour le contrôle
parlementaire spécialisé de l’Europol.

CCR – La Chambre des
députés a élu mardi, l’actuel procureur adjoint, Bogdan Licu, proposé par le
Parti Social-Démocrate, aux fonctions de juge à la Cour Constitutionnelle. Quant
au Sénat, celui-ci a élu Iulia Scântei, proposée par le PNL et à la tête de la
Commission juridique du Sénat, aux fonctions de juge de la même Cour. Les deux vont
remplacer le président de la CCR, Valer Dorneanu et la juge, Mona Pivniceru
dont les mandats expirent en juin. Au terme de la loi, les nouveaux juges
doivent êtres désignés au moins 30 jours avant que ces mandats n’expirent. A noter
que la CCR est formée de 9 juges dont les mandats sont de 9 ans. Trois d’entre
eux sont nommés par la Chambre des députés, 3 – par le Sénat et les 3 autres -
par le chef de l’Etat. Un tiers des membres de la Cour est renouvelé tous les
trois ans.

Prévisions – La Commission nationale de stratégie et de prévisions de
Bucarest a révisé à la baisse à 2,9% ses estimations de croissance de
l’économie roumaine pour cette année, alors que ses précédentes évaluations tablaient
sur une croissance de 4,3%. La multiplication des chocs – contexte
géopolitique, majorations successives des tarifs énergétiques et perturbations
dans les chaines mondiales d’approvisionnement – tout cela accentue les risques
et les incertitudes concernant l’économie. Le FMI estimait récemment une
avancée de 2,2% de l’économie roumaine pour 2022, alors qu’en automne dernier il
tablait sur 4,8%. A son tour, la Banque mondiale a indiqué une progression même
plus modeste du PIB de la Roumanie de seulement 1,9%.

Réfugiés – Dans une lettre officielle adressée à la Commission
européenne, le ministre roumain des Finances, Adrian Câciu et ses homologues
européens ont demandé une aide financière supplémentaire censée permettre une
meilleure gestion des effets de la guerre en Ukraine. L’annonce a été faite
mardi, par le responsable roumain, sur sa page Facebook. Dans ce document, les
ministres européens réclament un plus de flexibilité de la construction
budgétaire pluriannuelle afin de permettre le transfert de fonds
supplémentaires aux pays confrontés à un flux massif de réfugiés ukrainiens. Selon
Adrian Câciu, la Roumanie voudrait bien pouvoir accueillir des centaines de
milliers d’Ukrainiens, mais elle commence à avoir des difficultés quant aux
chaînes de distribution, tout en étant impactée par la crise énergétique. Lundi,
6 747 ressortissants ukrainiens ont franchi les frontières de la Roumanie, de
11,7% de moins que la veille. Somme toute, depuis le début de la guerre en
Ukraine voisine, plus de 843 000 réfugiés sont arrivés sur le territoire
roumain, la plupart l’ayant uniquement transité pour se rendre en Europe
Occidentale.

Journalisme – La Roumanie bénéficie
d’un paysage médiatique varié et relativement pluriel, avec des investigations à
fort impact public, mais la pression des patrons, le manque de transparence
dans le financement et les difficultés du marché touchent à la crédibilité des informations. C’est ce que constate le
rapport 2022 de l’organisation Reporters sans Frontières sur la liberté des
médias au niveau mondial. La Roumanie se classe 56e parmi les 180
pays pris en considération, après avoir perdu 8 positions depuis l’année
dernière. C’est la Norvège qui domine pour la 6e année consécutive
le classement de la liberté de la presse, suivie par le Danemark et la Suède.
En queue de peloton on retrouve toujours la Chine, le Myanmar, le Turkménistan,
l’Iran, l’Erythrée et la Corée du Nord. Dans un message transmis mardi, à
l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse, le premier ministre
roumain, Nicolae Ciuca s’est dit persuadé que la démocratie ne serait pas
possible en l’absence d’une presse libre, alors que le droit des journalistes
de faire leur métier doit rester intangible.

Décrets
– Le chef de l’Etat roumain, Klaus Iohannis, a signé mardi les décrets pour la
nomination de Marcel Bolos, à la tête du Ministère des Investissements et des
Projets européens et de Sebastian Burduja, à la tête du Ministère de la
Recherche, de l’Innovation et de la Numérisation. Soutenu par le PNL, Marcel Boloș a été déjà ministre de la
numérisation en janvier, après la démission de Florin Roman, ministre par
intérim des Projets européens, et ministre des Fonds européens entre novembre
2019 et décembre 2020. Quant au libéral, Sebastian Burduja, celui-ci est
vice-président de la Commission pour le budget, les finances et les banques de
la Chambre des députés et président de la filiale du PNL du 1er
arrondissement de la capitale. Ancien secrétaire d’Etat au Ministère des
Finances publiques en 2019, il a un DNL de la part de l’Université Stanford, un
diplôme de master offert par l’Université Harvard et un doctorat en économie
auprès de l’Académie de Sciences économiques de Bucarest.

Météo – En Roumanie, il fera doux
dans les 24 prochaines heures. Des phénomènes orageux seront signalés mercredi,
dans l’ouest et le nord du territoire, tandis que dans le sud et le sud-est,
les températures seront plutôt élevées. Mercredi, les températures maximales
iront de 15 à 23 degrés. 22 degrés et du soleil, mercredi, à Bucarest.

3 May 2022
Apofasi mutrinda purtarea prusupidăllei de protecţie

Curtea Constituţională a Româniillei apufusi că ordonanţa de urgenţă adoptată tru brumaru 2020, prit cari agiundzea obligatorie purtarea prusupidăllei de protecţie tru spaţiile publice exterioare, easti niconstituţională. Ordonanţa nu avu avizul a Consiliului legislativ, organ consultativ a Parlamentului, exighisi Curtea. Apofasea-a CCR va s’bagă tu lucru maş după publicarea a llei tru Monitorul Oficial. Executivul pusi că va s’llia ună apofasi tru simfunie, ună ş-ună ţi va s’alăncească apofasea a CCR. Aesta yinoi tru un moment tru cari să zburaşti ti relaxarea, I nica şi tră eliminarea cvasitotală a restricţiilor. Specialiştilli lugursescu, di altă parte, că purtarea prusupidallei nu reprezentă o restricţie, că maş ună cale, vahi nai ma hăirlătică, ti preveniri infectarea. Directorul medical a Institutului Matei Balş ditu capitală, Adrian Marinescu:

“Ditu misurli cari preveniră infectarea – eu nu li spunu ca măsuri restrictive — tu kirolu a pandemiei, easti limbidu că prusupida fu atea nai ma hăirlătică; că zburămu ti prusupidă la interior prota ti prota, că zburămu ti prusupidă la interior atumţea când sunt zone cu călbălăki, cându oamiñilli interferă, easti limbidu că prusupida feaţi dgheafuraua, ahât cât putu su facă, ici ţiuva nu easti sută la sută. Şi atumţea, ma s’nă minduimu ditu videala medicală la ţi va s’hibă, dealihea vără turlie logicu, va s’trădzemu mănă prota ş’prota ti exterior, deapoa va s’agindzemu s’nu mata ufilisimu prusupida ici şi niţi alanti reguli. Ama minduescu că lipseaşti s’nă minduimu şi, s’hibă limbidu, avumu ananghi tu pandemie, avumu ananghi pănă tora şi, ma s’nu aveamu aesti misuri de prevenţie, explozia de cazuri vrea s’hibă limbidu ma mari şi atumţea vrea s’aveamu ma mulţă oamiñi kiruţ”.

Ministrul a Sănăttatillii, Alexandru Rafila, spusi că ufilisirea a prusupidallei ari scupolu ti protecţia a populaţiillei tru una perioadă când ari ună transmitere intensă a viruslui. Tru ţi mutreaşti multu aştiptata relaxare, pe cari el işişi u adusi aminti, Rafila căndăseaşti s’avrmu ngătanu. El spune că nu vini nica oara, căţe ari zone dinamice economic iu transmiterea easti favorizată. Alexandru Rafila:

“Bucureşti, Cluj, Timişoara, dimi aoa fu şi incidenţa nai ma mare. Normal, până tu soni, s’hibă aşi di itia tră că sunt zone cu călbălăki, cu multă urdinari mobilitate şi lucrul aestu favorizeadză transmiterea multu ma multu, de exemplu, andicra di un căsăbă ñicu di ună zonă rurală şi presiunea pe sistemul de sănătate easti idyea mari tru aesti localităţi şi ti atea lipseaşti s’avemu ngătanu; dealihea tutţ vremu şi tru stămânile yinitoari va s’tragă mănă di la ună parte ditu restricţii, deapoia vahi va s’tragă mănă şi di la starea de alertă, ama lucrul aestu lipseasti adrari etapizat, andicra di turlia tru cari sistemul de sănătate easti sumu presiune. Nu putem s’lom misuri cari s’bagă tu piriclliu bana a oamiñiloru.” Ministrul a Sănătatillei mindueaşti că până ti sărbătorli di Paşte poati să s’agiungă la normalitatea ţi eara ninti di pandemie.

Autor: Stefan Stoica

Armânipsearia: Taşcu Lala

16 February 2022
Decizii privind purtarea măştii de protecţie

Curtea
Constituţională a României a decis că ordonanţa de urgenţă adoptată în
noiembrie 2020, prin care devenea obligatorie purtarea măştii de protecţie în
spaţiile publice exterioare, este neconstituţională. Ordonanţa nu a avut avizul
Consiliului legislativ, organ consultativ al Parlamentului, a explicat Curtea. Decizia
CCR va intra în vigoare doar după publicarea ei în Monitorul Oficial. Executivul
a anunţat că va lua o hotărâre în conformitate, de îndată ce va apărea
motivarea hotărârii CCR. Aceasta survine într-un moment în care se discută
despre relaxarea, dacă nu chiar eliminarea cvasitotală a restricţiilor. Specialiştii
consideră, pe de altă parte, că purtarea măştii nu a reprezentat o restricţie,
ci o cale, poate cea mai eficientă, de a preveni infectarea. Directorul medical
al Institutului Matei Balş din capitală, Adrian Marinescu:

Dintre măsurile care au prevenit
infectarea – eu nu le numesc măsuri restrictive – de-a lungul pandemiei, în mod
clar masca a fost cea care a fost cea mai eficientă; că vorbim de mască la
interior în primul rând, că vorbim de mască la interior atunci când sunt zone
aglomerate, când oamenii interferă, este clar că masca a făcut diferenţa, atât
cât a putut să o facă, nimic nu este sută la sută. Şi atunci, dacă e să ne
gândim din punct de vedere medical la ceea ce va urma, sigur, în mod logic, vom
renunţa la mască în primul rând la exterior, pe urmă vom ajunge să nu mai
folosim mască deloc şi nici celelalte reguli. Dar cred că trebuie să ne gândim
şi, să fie foarte clar, ne-a trebuit în pandemie, ne-a trebuit până acum şi,
dacă nu am fi avut aceste măsuri de prevenţie, explozia de cazuri ar fi fost
clar mai mare şi atunci am fi avut mai multe vieţi pierdute.

Ministrul
Sănătăţii, Alexandru Rafila, a afirmat că folosirea măştii are scopul de a proteja
populaţia într-o perioadă când există o transmitere intensă a virusului. În ce
priveşte mult aşteptata relaxare, pe care el însuşi a evocat-o, Rafila îndeamnă
la precauţie. El spune că nu a sosit încă momentul, deoarece există zone
dinamice economic unde transmiterea este favorizată. Alexandru Rafila:

Bucureşti,
Cluj, Timişoara, de fapt aici a fost şi incidenţa cea mai mare. Normal, până la
urmă, să fie aşa pentru că sunt zone efervescente, cu foarte multă mobilitate
şi lucrul ăsta favorizează transmiterea mult mai mult, de exemplu, decât
într-un oraş mic sau într-o zonă rurală şi presiunea pe sistemul de sănătate
este la fel de mare în aceste localităţi şi de aceea trebuie să fim precauţi;
sigur, toţi ne dorim şi sigur în săptămânile următoare se va renunţa la o parte
dintre restricţii, ulterior probabil se va renunţa şi la starea de alertă, dar
lucrul ăsta trebuie făcut etapizat, în funcţie de modul în care sistemul de
sănătate este supus la presiune. Nu putem să luăm măsuri care să pună în vreun
fel în pericol viaţa oamenilor. Ministrul Sănătăţii crede că până la
sărbătorile de Paşte s-ar putea reveni în bună măsură la normalitatea dinaintea
pandemiei.

16 February 2022
Avocatul Poporului revine în funcţie

Renate Weber îşi va relua calitatea de Avocat al
Poporului, după ce Curtea Constituţională a României a invalidat, cu
unanimitate de voturi, revocarea ei de către Parlament, acum două săptămâni. CCR
a admis sesizarea Partidului Social Democrat şi a decis că Renate
Weber trebuie să-şi continue mandatul de cinci ani, pentru care a fost numită în 2019.

Magistraţii explică, într-un
comunicat, că hotărârea prin care legislativul a revocat-o pe aceasta din
funcţie încalcă principiul statului de drept şi principiul legalităţii şi al
supremaţiei Constituţiei, dar şi prevederi ale legii privind organizarea şi funcţionarea
instituţiei Avocatului Poporului.

Amintim că Renate Weber a fost demisă pe 16
iunie de către parlamentarii puterii, într-o ședință la care PSD a refuzat să
participe. Preşedinta Comisiei juridice din Senat, reprezentanta PNL, Iulia
Scântei, declara atunci că Avocatul Poporului este numit în această funcţie
pentru apărarea drepturilor şi libertăţilor fundamentale ale cetăţenilor și
spunea ce i se reproșează Renatei Weber:

Avocatul Poporului nu a
acţionat în mod constant în raporturile cu Parlamentul şi cu celelalte
autorităţi, cu respectarea principiului cooperării loiale. Nici în anul 2020 Avocatul Poporului nu şi-a
îndeplinit rolul şi obligaţiile sale legale în ceea ce priveşte apărarea,
protecţia, promovarea dreptului copilului, puternic afectaţi de restricţiile
adoptate pe durata pandemiei.

În replică, Renate Weber spunea că nu are ce
să îşi reproşeze în acest mandat de Avocat al Poporului.

Din opoziție, liderul
social democraților, Marcel Ciolacu, a acuzat ceea ce a numit atacul acestei
coaliții toxice asupra statului de drept.

Marcel Ciolacu: Avocatul
Poporului are activitatea de a monitoriza puterea să nu încalce libertăţile
cetăţeneşti şi drepturile noastre, ale tuturor. Un Avocat al Poporului nu are
în atribuţii să laude un guvern, dimpotrivă. Deci, să vii tu, putere, guvern,
şi să aduci acuze Avocatului Poporului că te-a monitorizat şi a spus unde ai
încălcat legea în ceea ce priveşte drepturile şi libertăţile cetăţeneşti, mi se
pare pur şi simplu sfidător într-o ţară europeană.

Și Comisia de la
Veneţia a cerut explicaţii preşedinţilor Camerelor Senatului și Deputaților,
Anca Dragu şi Ludovic Orban, în legătură cu revocarea Avocatului Poporului. Săptămâna trecută, comisiile juridice ale celor
două Camere adoptaseră, cu majoritate de voturi, aviz favorabil pentru ca
Fabian Gyula din partea UDMR să preia funcţia de Avocat al Poporului. Demersul
se dovedeşte acum inutil. Amintim că, între altele, Avocatul Poporului poate
bloca ordonanțele de urgență emise de Guvern prin atacarea lor la Curtea
Constituțională.

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30 June 2021