Law Committee

Senate warned of having its YouTube channel shut down because of Diana Sosoaca's anti-mask messages

Chair of the Senate's Law Committee, Liberal Iulia Scantei, declared on Tuesday that the YouTube channel administration has warned the Parliament's Upper House that they will take down the page of the institution if messages undercutting the mask mandate continue, a first step being the deletion of this kind of video clips posted by controversial Senator Diana Sosoaca.

Chamber of Deputies starts debates on Gov't bill on state of alert enforceable measures

Debates in the Chamber of Deputies' plenary started on Wednesday on the government's bill regarding the measures for preventing and combating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during the state of alert. The Law Committee finalized the report on the piece of legislation after ample debates that started in the morning.

Upper House Chairman Tariceanu denies corruption accusations, says decision to greenlight prosecution in Senate's hands

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that it is in the hands of the Upper House plenary to decide whether he should be prosecuted or not, while the prosecutors can only look into the legality, not the timeliness of the Government's decisions.

Lower House Legal Committee greenlights prosecution of Elena Udrea

The Chamber of Deputies Law Committee approved by a vote of 20 to one, one abstention and one canceled vote the request of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) for the start of the prosecution of deputy Elena Udrea in the Bute Boxing Gala case, Committee president Bogdan Ciuca announced.

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