PM Ciuca: When citizens need protection against acts of violence, it is our duty to ensure legal framework Prime minister Nicolae Ciuca states, after the adoption by the Chamber of Deputies of a draft... 18/05/2023
IntMin Bode, after Parliament passed changes to Criminal Code: Toughening up some punishments - a deterrent role Interior Minister Lucian Bode, the initiator of a draft amendment to the Criminal Code which the... 17/05/2023
World Vision calls for urgent vote on bill amending Criminal Code The World Vision Romania Foundation and the VeDem Just association are calling for an urgent... 02/02/2023
Justice Ministry maintains project sending child molesters to prison has serious deficiencies The Ministry of Justice has labeled as "slanderous and denigrating" the statements made by the... 07/02/2022
Criminal Code, amended: trafficking in human beings, minors and child pornography - imprescriptible crimes The Senate adopted, on Monday, in plenary, unanimously, with 134 votes "in favour", as the first... 12/04/2021
Supreme Court notifies CCR about amendments to Criminal Code regarding parole The Joint Sections of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) decided on Thursday to... 19/06/2020
Law enforcement bodies issue 284 coronavirus fines in last 24 hours In the last 24 hours, the police and gendarmes issued 284 contravention fines amounting to... 07/06/2020
Law enforcement officers open 483 criminal files over hampering disease control As many as 483 criminal files have so far been opened by the relevant departments of the... 25/04/2020
GCS: 41 criminal cases opened for hindering fight against disease The Strategic Communication Group (GCS) said, on Wednesday, that, until the current time, 41... 18/03/2020
Coronavirus/Bucharest's Prefecture: 439 people in institutionalized quarantine, 1,367 self-isolated at home Bucharest's Prefecture announces that, on Monday, at the level of the capital city, as many as... 16/03/2020
Disciplinary investigation of prosecutor Cristian Ovidiu Popescu starts over negligence in Caracal case Judicial inspectors have ordered a disciplinary investigation of prosecutor Cristian Ovidiu... 31/07/2019
Caracal case/Banila (DIICOT): So far we don't have clear evidence that the girls are dead DIICOT (Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism) chief-prosecutor Felix... 31/07/2019
Investigation opens in non-observance of 112 emergency call procedures Prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) have... 30/07/2019
Speaker Ciolacu: I propose the dissolution of Iordache special committee Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber Marcel Ciolacu has stated on Tuesday that he will propose the... 30/07/2019
President Iohannis: CCR decision sanctions, for the second time, PSD-ALDE coalition's legislative demarche President Klaus Iohannis says the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR)... 29/07/2019
Constitutional Court pushes back again decision on challenges to amendments to Criminal Codes The Constitutional Court of Romania on Thursday pushed back until July 29 a ruling on the... 11/07/2019
European Commission issues new warning to Romania after relaxation of anti-graft laws The European Commission is planning new countermeasures against Romania following the country's... 01/05/2019
Professional associations of magistrates: Modifications to Criminal Code voted on Wednesday, nothing to do with CCR decisions Two professional associations of magistrates drew attention that the modifications to the... 24/04/2019
Chamber of Deputies adopts bill amending Criminal Code The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Wednesday by a vote of 180 to 81 and two abstentions the bill... 24/04/2019
Bill amending Criminal Code clears Senate The Senate plenary adopted on Wednesday by a vote of 75 to 32 and one abstention the bill... 17/04/2019
JusMin Toader on modification of Cp,Cpp: Under emergency procedure, a law can be adopted faster than a GEO Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader on Wednesday stated that going through a parliamentary... 10/04/2019
Investigators claim Laura Codruţa Kovesi, former chief prosecutor, gets bribe from fugitive mogul for extradition of businessman The Section for Prosecution of Judiciary Crimes brings to the attention of the public the... 19/02/2019
Lia Olguta Vasilescu: President Iohannis is perfect case of abuse of office; I'll file a criminal complaint Deputy Lia Olguta Vasilescu on Thursday announced she is preparing a criminal complaint against... 07/02/2019
JusMin Toader: Gov't, not to replace Criminal Codes, but amend what is in force Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Thursday that in case a draft ordinance amending the... 13/12/2018
PM Dancila called to Chamber of Deputies next Wednesday The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies decided on Wednesday to call on Prime Minister... 07/11/2018
PNL's Orban: Ciolos's attack seems odd, does PSD a service Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL, opposition, ed. n.) Ludovic Orban stated on Sunday... 05/11/2018
Articles in Criminal Codes regulating application of more favourable law, unconstitutional The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Thursday declared unconstitutional two articles of... 26/10/2018
RO+ movement: Felons' puppets lost all legitimacy to amend justice package, criminal codes The Romania Together Movement (RO+) considers that following the recent verdict of the Venice... 22/10/2018
US Ambassador Hans Klemm says himself, another 11 diplomats were concerned about justice package amendments US Ambassador to Romania Hans Klemm said on Monday in Hunedoara that he and another 11... 15/10/2018
Parliament justice law committee head, invited to Venice Commission meeting The head of the special committee on justice laws, Florin Iordache, said he would participate... 14/10/2018
JusMin Toader: Of the solutions ruled unconstitutional by CCR on justice legislation, none of proposals left MJ Romania's Justice Minister Tudorel Toader explained on Wednesday in Strasbourg the course of... 03/10/2018
JusMin Toader, after meeting with Venice Commission delegation: Talks tackle Criminal Codes amendments Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on Thursday said he discussed with the Venice Commission... 13/09/2018
JusMin Toader says his application to become notary public is based on Constitutional Court Act Minister of Justice Tudorel Toader told a televised broadcast on Tuesday evening that the legal... 12/09/2018
Driver of car registered in Sweden, no offence against Romanian legislation (EUROPOL's trade union) The man driving the car registered in Sweden with personalised registration plates containing... 31/07/2018
Supreme Court notifies Constitutional Court about law amending Criminal Code The Supreme Court of Justice (HCCJ) on Thursday filed a constitutionality objection with the... 05/07/2018
PG Lazar:2,099 defendants charged with abuse of office in 4 years didn't committ offenses for self or relatives Over the past four years 2,099 defendants - public servants, persons elected at local or county... 04/07/2018
FJR:Passage of Criminal Code amendments at speed of light turns Romania away from rule of law standards The adoption of the amendments to the Criminal Code at the speed of light, in blatant breach of... 04/07/2018
Deputies' Chamber passes Criminal Code The plenary sitting of the Deputies' Chamber adopted on Wednesday the draft amending the... 04/07/2018
Amendments to Criminal Code - adopted on articles by Deputies Chamber The Chamber of Deputies' plenary Wednesday voted on articles the amendments to the Criminal... 04/07/2018
Chamber: Opposition tries to prevent debate of Criminal Code; majority rejects proposals through vote The Chamber of Deputies plenary chamber started on Wednesday the debates on the amendments of... 04/07/2018
Senate passes amendments to Criminal Code The Senate adopted on Tuesday in an extraordinary session, as the first Chamber to be notified,... 03/07/2018
Senate: Opposition senators leave plenary chamber at Criminal Code ammendments debate; USR displays banner Opposition senators from the National Liberal Party (PNL), Save Romania Union (USR) and People's... 03/07/2018
Dragnea: I don't want to talk about Criminal Code anymore; haven't seen reaction to abuses Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea stated on Tuesday that he no longer wants to... 03/07/2018
Tariceanu: It is necessary to change philosophy of Criminal Code; greater emphasis on recouping damage Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu considers that it is necessary to change the philosophy... 03/07/2018
Deputy of the Save Romania Union (USR) Stelian Ion, speaking on Monday at the RFI radio broadcaster, said that Justice Minister Tudorel Toader's proposal to in Deputy of the Save Romania Union (USR) Stelian Ion, speaking on Monday at the RFI radio... 02/07/2018
Select committee head on embassies' letter regarding criminal law: No reason for concerns There is no reason whatsoever for the concerns expressed by several embassies over Romania's... 28/06/2018
ALDE's Tariceanu, after coalition meeting: We are having parliamentary debate, not GEO on modification of Codes Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu on Monday stated that... 25/06/2018
JusMin Toader says not consulted on possible ordinance to amend criminal codes Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Monday he was not consulted on a possible emergency... 25/06/2018
Iohannis sends Justice Minister request for prosecution of Emil Cico Dumitrescu in Revolution case President Klaus Iohannis forwarded to the Justice Minister the request for the prosecution of... 22/06/2018
JusMin Toader, Venice Commission's delegation tackle Justice laws package The progress of the Justice Laws and their current stage, alongside the amendment of the... 11/06/2018