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Azerbaijan’s human-rights record under fire ahead of COP29

Aram Hamparian, the executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), joins Thanos Davelis to look into the growing pressure on Azerbaijan over its human rights record in the build up to COP29, and break down why COP29 should matter to anyone who believes in human rights.

Senate's Dragu files challenge with CCR: PM should be obliged to come up with proposals for ministers

The President of the Senate, Anca Dragu, said that she filed a challenge with the Constitutional Court on a legal conflict of a constitutional nature between the Government of Romania and the Prime Minister of Romania, on the one hand, and the Romanian Parliament, on the other.

Senate's Dragu: Challenge submitted to CCR cannot suspend motion of censure procedure

Senate President Anca Dragu (USR PLUS - Save Romania Union, Freedom, Unity, Solidarity Party) believes that the censure motion procedure cannot be stopped by the challenge filed by the Government with the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR), with the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament currently analyzing the possibility of holding a joint plenary sitting this week to debate on the m

Anca Dragu: The Senate will support, contribute to achieve, complete the "Educated Romania" project

The Senate will support and contribute to the achievement and completion of the "Educated Romania" project (especially since the Senate is a decision-making chamber), the Chamber President Anca Dragu assured the Head of State on Tuesday during their meeting held at the Cotroceni Palace.

Anca Dragu: The censure motion - extremely superficial; I have absolutely no fear of it

The President of the Senate, Anca Dragu, declared that she has no fear that the censure motion initiated by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) parliamentarians - which will be debated and voted on Tuesday in Parliament - could pass, motivating that the current Coalition "works" and is "strong." "I have absolutely no fear. I am firmly convinced that this Coalition works, it is strong.

Parliament rejects national TV broadcaster's 2017, 2018 and 2019 activity reports, Board automatically dismissed

The Parliament plenum rejected on Tuesday the Romanian Television Broadcasting Corporation's activity reports for 2017, 2018 and 2019. The 2019 activity report fell by a vote of 239 to 142, the 2018 report had 144 votes in favor, 242 against and one abstention, and the 2017 report 141 votes in favor, 247 against and two abstentions.

Senate's Dragu: Dismantling of SIIJ and justice laws, good arguments for lifting of CVM

Senate President Anca Dragu considers that Romania has taken the necessary steps to eliminating the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) this year, a fact also acknowledged by the Vice President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova. "I was in this video conference with Vera Jourova, vice-president of the European Commission, and she said that Romania could get rid of this CVM.

Official Dragu: Digital vaccination certificate, a ticket for returning to life before COVID-19 pandemic

Digital vaccination certificate, a project proposed by the European Commission is like "a ticket" that we need to get in order to be able to return to our life before the CVID-19 pandemic, the President of the Senate, Anca Dragu, stated on Monday. "We believe that this is a ticket to freedom, which will help us return to our life before the pandemic. No.

Domestic violence issue discussed by president of Senate with Spanish counterpart

The President of the Senate, Anca Dragu, during a teleconference on Thursday with the President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Spain, María Pilar Llop Cuenca, discussed her project regarding the fight against domestic violence and physical abuse facing women in Romania.

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