Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Advances Bill on Union With Moldova

In the Chamber of Deputies of Romania’s parliament, a bill on unification with Moldova passed through the procedure of “tacit adoption.”

The document was submitted to parliament on April 14 by deputies from the S.O.S. România party. The Romanian government issued a negative opinion on it, as did two relevant committees. But after the 45-day period provided for by the Constitution expired, the bill was automatically adopted by the Chamber of Deputies because it was never considered at a plenary session.

The document will now be sent to the Senate, which must make the final decision.

The bill provides that Romania’s parliament confirms its support for the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, signed in Helsinki in 1975. That document allows for the possibility of peaceful changes to borders.

The draft also authorizes the Romanian government to begin negotiations with the authorities in Chisinau on unification with Moldova.

In April, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde that unification with Romania would allow Moldova to speed up the process of joining the European Union.

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Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Advances Bill on Union With Moldova

It Was Not Reviewed by Deadline and Passed Automatically—Now Decision Moves to Senate