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Romanian ANI incompatibility dispute – Senate vote
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Romanian ANI incompatibility dispute – Senate vote
In early July 2026, 2026 the National Agency for Integrity (ANI) upheld a decision that confirmed Paula Romocean was incompatible Romocean’s incompatibility with holding public office in Timișoara, rejecting her appeal. A few weeks later, the Romanian Timișoara. The Senate’s Legal Commission then approved a PSD‑proposed amendment to the ANI law that would automatically terminate the mandates of officials found definitively incompatible or in a conflict of interest, even if the court ruling predates for cases that predate the legislation. Critics argued said the measure was retroactive, unconstitutional and aimed specifically at Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz, the USR leader, whose incompatibility status had recently drawn attention. Opposition parties warned that the The amendment drew opposition concerns that it could jeopardise EU recovery funds about €770 million of National Recovery and face Resilience Plan (PNRR) funds. On 30 July 2026 the Senate Legal Committee formalised the amendment, passing it with votes from PSD, AUR and a constitutional challenge. few PNL senators, while PNL, USR and other opposition members voted against it. The provision mandates that any official declared definitively incompatible loses office within 30 days. The bill now proceeds to is slated for a full Senate vote, marking an escalation from individual incompatibility rulings final plenary vote later that day, with opponents signalling they will challenge its constitutionality before Romania’s Constitutional Court, warning of further risks to broader legislative action. EU‑backed funding.
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