Social Democrats challenge bill on Romania’s EUR 17 bln SAFE financing scheme for defence sector

The president of the Chamber of Deputies and head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Sorin Grindeanu, on May 20 filed a request with the Constitutional Court (CCR) to resolve an alleged legal conflict of a constitutional nature between the Parliament and the government, regarding the so-called “SAFE ordinance,” adopted by the interim government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The Ombudsman also referred the ordinance to the Constitutional Court because the interim government exceeded its powers.

The government argued that it has only re-approved the ordinance, previously approved by the executive before the no-confidence motion, to bring it in line with the Legislative Council’s recommendations.