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The joint plenum of the two Chambers rejected on Wednesday, with 203 “pros” and 74 “cons”, the activity report of the management of the Romanian National Television Broadcasting Corporation (SRTV) for the year 2016, and the Board of Directors was consequently dismissed. The President and the General Manager (PDG) of the Romanian national Television Broadcasting […]

PSD Chairman, Liviu Dragnea stated on Monday, at the end of the government coalition’s meeting, that he asked PM Mihai Tudose to analyze ANAF activity “very careful and with utmost rigor” and to take the measures he thinks are necessary to improve the institution’s activity, given that he is not “very, very happy”. “I asked […]

The National Liberal Party (PNL) challenged on Tuesday to the Constitutional Court (CCR) the amendments brought at the end of June to the Law on the Romanian Television Company and to the Law on the Romanian Radio Company, about which they say that will irremediably compromise the statute, the organizing and the functioning of the […]

During last year, the mass-media have significantly radicalised the public discourse, the fake news phenomenon has contaminated the Romanian media as well, and the protests in January-February have provided the opportunity for ample manipulation and misinformation, reads the “Freedom of the Press in Romania 2016-2017” FreeEx Report, introduced on Wednesday by ActiveWatch. “The most alarming […]

Former Senator of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), Georgica Severin, was voted on Wednesday by the joint plenum of the Deputies’ Chamber and Senate, with 214 pros, 58 cons and one abstention, as Interim Manager of the Romanian Broadcasting Company (SRR). Georgia Severin’s appointment was made after the joint plenum of the two Chambers rejected […]

Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu sent a congratulation message to AGERPRES National News Agency, on the occasion of its celebrating 128 years of existence. “I want to congratulate the entire AGERPRES team, on the occasion of the special anniversary today! It is not a small thing, especially nowadays, when things aren’t easy at all for the […]

The Chamber of Deputies has rejected, on Wednesday, the re-examination of the law regarding the slashing of 102 non-fiscal taxes. The decision was made with 174 votes for rejection, 85 against and one abstention. The PNL deputies’ leader, the liberals’ interim chair Raluca Turcan asked in the plenary session for the draft law to be […]

Traian Basescu stated on Saturday at Arad, that he is the best option for the PM. He criticized the current PM, Dacian Ciolos, about he said that he doesn’t assume the entry in politics, although he appears on banners, according to Mediafax. “There will be one more test, this time for Mr. Iohannis, if he […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Lazar Comanescu asked the Senate for a point of view on the elimination of the radio-TV licence tax, in order to forward it in reaction to an alert posted on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism. The Foreign Minister pointed out that an alert concerning the Romanian Parliament’s […]

The Lower Chamber on Tuesday adopted the bill filed by Social Democratic Party (PSD) President Liviu Dragnea, providing for the elimination of over 100 non-fiscal taxes, including the radio-TV licence tax, rejecting the amendments of the special commission which would have seen the radio-TV licence tax remaining in force. The draft law on eliminating some […]