Senate President Mircea Abrudean stated on Wednesday, after the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) postponed its decisions on four draft laws from the second reform package assumed by the Government, that the "full side of the glass, however small it may be" should also be seen in the reform regarding autonomous authorities, which was declared constitutional, noting that this "signal" must be taken "with all seriousness."
"It would have been good to have a ruling. (...) We'll see on October 8. (...) Let's also see the full side of the glass, however small it may be, with the reform in the area of autonomous authorities, which is producing some effects, of course, the budgetary impact may not be considerable, but it's about the signal being sent here, which I believe must be taken with all seriousness," Abrudean said on Digi 24 private television station.
According to him, what ultimately matters is that the Bolojan Government assumed these reforms before Parliament, and there were also motions of censure that were rejected.
Asked whether the assumed reforms are "stalling," he said this is not because of the Government.
In his view, there is too much discussion about Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's resignation: "I believe there is too much talk about this. The Prime Minister has stated several times publicly the scenario in which he would consider such a possibility, namely when the governing programme voted by the coalition can no longer be implemented. I believe this is a sign of commitment, responsibility and integrity that we haven't seen in recent years from any prime minister, regardless of their political background."
The Senate President argued that in regard to the local administration reform, it is a matter of whether there is a will to carry it out or not.
The Constitutional Court of Romania postponed on Wednesday, until October 8, the referral of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) regarding the law on service pensions for magistrates, part of the second package of measures for which the Government assumed responsibility in Parliament.
Moreover, the CCR also postponed until the same date the challenges filed by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), S.O.S. Romania and the Party of Young People (POT) parties against three other laws from this package: the laws ON the health sector, corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and regarding the establishment of some recovery and efficiency measures for public resources and on amending and supplementing certain legislative acts.
On the other hand, the Constitutional Court rejected the unconstitutionality objection to the law assumed by the Government regarding the restructuring and streamlining of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), ruling it constitutional.
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