Changing the adoption law - an extra chance at the family for children in the protection system The long-awaited adoption law was passed on November 3, 2020, by the Parliament, after receiving an unanimous vote. The legislative initiative was substantially amended by the MPs Oana Bizgan and Roxana Minzatu, in
The Parliament decided: Sexual predators will go to jail. Increased punishments and no possibility of suspended sentences The Romanian Parliament adopted on June the 30th, with majority of votes, the bill that increase punishments for sexual crimes against minors, initiated by the independent MP Oana Bîzgan. According to the bill,
Fiscal benefits for the elderly renting houses for students and young adults leaving the protection system MP Oana Bîzgan submitted a legislative initiative today, which entails providing fiscal benefits to elderly people renting homes for students and for young adults leaving the protection system. Various categories of elderly people would
The Program “One family, one house” should also be accessible to people belonging to vulnerable categories Changes made to the government program “One family, one house” aim not only to change the conditions under which the loans will be granted, but also the categories of beneficiaries who will be able
16 days of activism for combating violence against women Every year, November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Across the world, between November 25 and December 10, actions are organized for the 16 days of activism for combating violence against women. The purpose of
Adopted by Parliament: the minimum age at which children in the protection system are sent to residential services increases from 3 to 7 years Today, the Chamber of Deputies voted the law that ensures raising the minimum age from 3 to 7 years for sending children from the protection system
Voted in the plenary of the Senate: Automated national registry of sex offenders The 102 senators present today voted 101 votes in favor, 0 against and 1 abstention. The votes were for the legislative proposal of MP Oana Bîzgan regarding the establishment of the automated national registry of perpetrators of
Global Campaign #Girl2Leader, organized for the first time in Romania On October 11, on the International Girl's Day, the #Girl2Leader campaign took place, involving over 1,500 teenagers from all over the world - Ireland, Malta, the United Kingdom, as well as Canada, United States, Bolivia, Malaysia or Kenya.
Deputies voted for equal access to education for children without IDs The initiative presented by the independent deputy Oana Bîzgan, together with more than 60 MPs from all political groups, requesting access to education for children without an ID was submitted today to be voted in the plenary of the
Victims of domestic violence protected by law 217/2003, but again endangered by the Criminal Procedure Code Istanbul Convention - new measures to protect victims of domestic violence Vote in the Parliament of Romania: victims of domestic violence are helped by the provisional protection order, but the aggressors benefited from the
