{"id":103421,"date":"2019-03-27T19:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/27-march-2019-update-103421.html"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T18:31:07","slug":"27-march-2019-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/27-march-2019-update-id103421.html","title":{"rendered":"27 March 2019, UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Consultations.<\/strong>
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis had talks on Wednesday in Bucharest with representatives
\nof judges and magistrates about the situation of the Romanian judiciary. On
\nTuesday, he also had consultations with civil society on the subject of a
\nreferendum on justice. After the meeting, one of the participating organisations
\nannounced the referendum would be held on May 26, at the same time with the European
\nParliament elections. The Association for Defence of Human Rights in Romania
\n– the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH) has
\ncriticised the idea of holding a referendum on the same day as the European
\nelections, saying it should not be used to influence the outcome of elections
\nand as a means of boosting voter turnout. They say that although the
\nConstitutional Court has decided that a referendum can be held on the same day as
\nthe elections for the European Parliament, an assessment should be made of each
\nindividual case to establish if the proposed referendum serves to solve real
\nissues that are in the national interest.<\/p>\n

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No-confidence
\nmotion.<\/strong> The National Liberal Party and the Save Romania Union, both in
\nopposition, on Wednesday tabled a simple motion in the Chamber of Deputies requesting
\nthe justice minister Tudorel Toader to give up what they described as his
\nharmful legislative changes, to support the initiative of dismantling the
\nspecial department for the investigation of magistrates and to observe the
\nrecommendations of international institutions. The initiators of the motion say
\nthe justice minister should resign if he is not able to comply with these
\nrequests. Also on Wednesday, the Liberal Party and the People’s Movement Party
\nsubmitted a simple no-confidence motion in the Chamber of Deputies against the
\ntransport minister Razvan Cuc. The opposition says that, in one month since he
\ntook office, two strategic areas for Romania’s economy, the rail and airways sectors,
\nare faced with an unprecedented crisis because of irresponsible decisions
\nregarding the management of these sectors. The opposition also speaks about a
\nseries of legislative changes that have created chaos in public and taxi
\ntransport in Romania.<\/p>\n

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European elections.<\/strong> The National
\nLiberal Party in opposition on Wednesday submitted to the Central Election Bureau
\nits list of candidates for the European elections to be held in Romania on the
\n26th of May. Top of the list is a former TV host, Rares Bogdan.
\nOther parties that submitted their lists of candidates on Wednesday are the
\nDemocratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania and the Pro Romania Party led
\nby the former leftist prime minister Victor Ponta and who tops in fact the
\nparty’s list, ahead of the acting European commissioner Corina Cretu and Iurie
\nLeanca, the former prime minister of the Republic of Moldova, a neighbouring
\nex-Soviet state with a majority-Romanian speaking population. The former right-wing
\npresident Traian Basescu is also a candidate on behalf of the People’s Movement
\nParty. The Social
\nDemocratic Party and their junior partners in the ruling coalition the Alliance
\nof Liberals and Democrats submitted their lists on Tuesday, as did the Alliance
\n2020 of the Save Romania Union and PLUS. Acting minister Rovana Plumb is the
\nfirst choice on the Social Democrats’ list, while the MEP Norica Nicolai is
\nfirst on that of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats. The former prime minister
\nof Romania and European commissioner Dacian Ciolos is the first name on the
\nlist of the Alliance 2020. Thursday is the last day for the submission of
\ncandidates’ lists. <\/p>\n

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Visit.<\/strong>
\nThe Romanian prime minister Viorica Dancila had talks in Washington with the speaker
\nof the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. According to a Romanian
\ngovernment communiqu\u00e9, the Romanian prime minister noted the growing bilateral
\ncooperation in the area of security, including the implementation of an
\nambitious equipment programme for the Romanian army. Prime minister Dancila
\nhighlighted the attention given by the US Congress to strengthening solidarity
\nwithin NATO and the security of its eastern allies. Nancy Pelosi has given
\nassurances that there is strong support for NATO within the American legislature.
\nShe underlined that consolidating relations between the Romanian and American legislatures
\nwould contribute significantly to the consolidation of a trans-Atlantic
\nalliance based on common values and interests.<\/p>\n

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Protest.<\/strong> Representatives of the Trade Union Federation in Romanian
\nTransports and Public Service on Wednesday took part in Strasbourg in a protest
\norganised by the European Transport Workers’ Federation, which includes organisations
\nfrom 41 countries. The protest ended a campaign launched by the European
\nFederation one week ago that promotes fair transportation across Europe.
\nTransport workers protested against social dumping and pay exploitation and
\ndemanded decent jobs, safe transportation accessible to all citizens and an end
\nto unfair competition in this field. <\/p>\n

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Sports.<\/strong>
\nRomania defeated the Faeroe Islands 4-1 on Tuesday at home, in a Group F qualifying
\nmatch for the 2020 European Championship. Last Saturday, Romania lost their
\nfirst group match 1-2, to Sweden. In other group fixtures on Tuesday, Spain won
\nagainst Malta and Norway drew against Sweden. Romania now rank 3rd
\nin the group, after Spain and Sweden. The two best-placed teams in the group
\nwill qualify for the final tournament. In other sports news from women’s
\nvolleyball, Romanian and European vice-champions CSM Alba Blaj on Tuesday lost
\nthe second leg of the CEV Cup final against the Italian side Busto Arsizio,
\nafter also been defeated in the first leg. <\/p>\n


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