Government meeting on stocks needed to prevent coronavirus cases
The government will debate in today’s session a normative act for the necessary stocks of materials regarding the prevention of coronavirus cases in our country. Meanwhile, four Romanian citizens have been expelled from the outbreak zone in China in the last few days, with the support of the Swiss Diplomatic Mission in Beijing. According to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of them is in Germany, and the other three in France, and they will be quarantined for 14 days. Globally, the number of deaths from coronavirus infection has reached 427, the vast majority in China. There are 20,604 cases of infection, while 646 people recover from the disease. The new coronavirus already has a negative impact on the economy. There are decreases in China in terms of consumption. The yuan depreciated. The Wall Street stock market had a negative week. The effects are also felt in tourism./opopescu
The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment has initiated a draft emergency ordinance to amend the Oil Law
The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment has initiated a draft ordinance for amending the Oil Law so that no transfer or sale of shares in oil agreements can no longer be possible without a special government approval. The competent authority may refuse, for reasons of national security, the concession and execution of oil operations for the exploration, development and exploitation of an oil field by legal persons who are effectively controlled by third countries of the European Union or by nationals of those countries. In the case of the agreements in force, the government, for reasons of national security, can approve the termination of the oil agreement ‘, the text of the ordinance also shows. During this period, the Americans from ExxonMobil negotiate the sale of the 50% stake in the Neptun Deep project, and the minister of state, Virgil Popescu, recommended that the license transfer be made by government decision./opopescu
More than 20 judges and prosecutors want to retire after the adoption of the law on the elimination of special pensions
Twenty-eight judges and prosecutors want to retire after the adoption of the law on the elimination of special pensions. The Prosecutors Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy will analyze today twelve retirement applications filed by prosecutors. The SCM Judges Section will also discuss sixteen retirement applications on Thursday, including the one submitted by the former head of the High Court, Cristina Tarcea, whose 3-year term expired last September. The law on the elimination of special pensions was passed by the parliament a week ago, provoking reactions from the courts, which announced the suspension of activity. The Supreme Court and the People’s Advocate have notified the Constitutional Court in relation to this law./opopescu
