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BY GRAYLING

Who's Who in the Cabinet of Luca Niculescu

Luca Niculescu, a 55-year-old journalist-turned-diplomat, on Tuesday became Romania’s new Prime Minister, heading a Cabinet dominated by Social Democrats (PSD) and supplemented by a handful of technocrats. No less than 12 ministries go to PSD representatives and seven posts to independents, including the Prime Minister himself. See Who’s Who and a snippet of their thinking.

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Competition Law - New merger control regulation

Order No. 2192 of the Competition Council President of 17 September 2026 implementing the Merger Control Regulation (the “New Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette No. 834 of 1 October 2026. The New Regulation replaces in its entirety the 2017 Merger control Regulation. The notification thresholds remain unchanged. However, the New Regulation introduces significant changes regarding the coordination of the merger clearance procedure with the national security investment screening process conducted by the Commission for the Examination of Foreign Direct Investments (“CEISD”), and it expands the Competition Council’s powers to gather information.

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Regulatory Radar

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Proiect OUG cu privire la rectificarea bugetului de stat pe anul 2026

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 29 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Finantelor

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 29.10.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  Guvern, Ministerul Sanatatii, CNAS, ANMDMR

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 29.10.2026

Stadiu: -  
Initiatori:  ANOFM, DNSC, Posta Romana, ANAP, EU's Official Journal, Eurostat, European Parliament, European Commission

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea OG 21/1992 privind protecția consumatorilor și a OUG 111/2011 privind comunicațiile electronice, în vederea asigurării stabilității și predictibilității prețului contractual, B600/2026

Stadiu: publicat in consultare publica, 28 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Alecu Robert - deputat Neafiliat

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Proiect de lege pentru aprobarea OUG 15/2024 privind administratorii şi cumpărătorii de credite, precum şi pentru modificarea şi completarea unor acte normative privind contractele de credit pentru consumator, B132/2024, L138/2024, PL-x 226/2024

Stadiu: Raport preliminar favorabil cu amendamente, Comisia pentru Buget, 28 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ministerul Economiei

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Propunere legislativă privind protecţia minorilor sub 18 ani în faţa conţinutului nociv distribuit pe platformele online de tip very large online platforms (vlop), BP 170/2025, B193/2025, L183/2025, Pl-x 385/2025

Stadiu: Aviz favorabil Comisia pentru Administratie, 28 octombrie 2026
Initiatori:  Florin Roman, PNL; Gabriel Andronache PNL

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Noutati privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 29.10.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  EU's Official Journal

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