April 23, 2019 UPDATE

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PROPOSALS Romanian president Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday rejected proposals coming from Romania's main ruling political group, the Social Democratic Party, for the appointment of three new ministers in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila. According to Iohannis, the nominees aren't prepared for these positions and called on the Prime Minister to come with other nominees. Eugen Nicolicea, vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest, was supposed to replace Tudorel Toader at the Justice Ministry. The Social-Democrats withdrew their political support for Toader after he had refused to endorse the controversial emergency ordinances on amending the penal codes. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has transmitted towards the presidential administration the resignations of the Minister for European Funds, Rovana Plumb, and the Minister for the Romanians all over the World, Natalia Intotero. The two are the Social Democrats' candidates in the European Parliament elections in May. MP Oana Florea was proposed for the Ministry of European Funds and Liviu Brailoiu for the Ministry of the Romanians from all over the world.


COMMITTEE A special Parliament committee on justice in the Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest on Tuesday approved a report on the draft amendments to the penal code in the form endorsed by the Senate. No opposition amendment was accepted. The project is to be debated and voted upon in the Chamber of Deputies, which is a decision maker in this case. Senators decided to eliminate several provisions from the initial form of the law, which had been deemed unconstitutional by the country's Constitutional Court. Several provisions have attracted a lot of heat from the opposition, such as the reduction of the statute of limitation, shorter probation terms and removing the statutes of dereliction of duty.


CELEBRATION The Romanian Army celebrated on April 23rd the Ground Forces Day. On this occasion, President Klaus Iohannis conveyed a message in which he underscored the involvement and valor of the land forces' military that contribute to providing a climate of security and stability for all Romanians and to ensuring security and maintaining peace in the region and in Europe. Romania's Ground Forces continue to contribute soldiers to the missions Romania undertakes in the theatres of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Western Balkans, President Iohannis underlined. 


MIGRATION In the context of migration, border security and the reform of the asylum policies dominate the agenda of European debates. The Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU is holding this week a conference entitled 'Operational solutions for ensuring fluid and secure crossing of EU sea and land borders'. Recently, the ambassadors of the member states confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the informal agreement reached by the EP representatives and the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU on a new Border and Coast Guard Regulation at European level. Under this agreement, Frontex's mandate is extended in the sense of continuing to assist member states in such matters as border protection, controls and return of people without the right to reside and cooperation with third countries. Europe has more than 13 thousand km of external border on land and almost 66 thousand km on sea, hence the need to secure and consolidate borders.

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