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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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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea art.13 din OUG 49/2019 privind activitățile de transport alternativ B424/2026, L532/2026, Pl-x 717/2026

Stadiu: pe ordinea de zi pentru aviz, Comisia pentru munca, 9 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Ciprian-Constantin Serban, PSD; Stefan-Ovidiu Popa, PSD

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Proposal for a Regulation - Affordable housing act COM (2026) 599 final

Stadiu: On the agenda of Chamber of Deputies' Committee for Labor for a draft resolution, November 9, 2026
Initiatori:  European Commission

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Propunere legislativă pentru completarea Legii energiei electrice și a gazelor naturale nr.123/2012, B432/2025, L453/2025, Pl-x 51/2026

Stadiu: pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport Comisia pentru Energie, 10 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Madalin Bors, PSD; Claudia Catana, PSD

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea art.70 alin.(4) din Ordonanta de urgență a Guvernului nr.195/2002 privind circulația pe drumurile publice, B403/2026, L511/2026, PL-x 706/2026

Stadiu: pe ordinea de zi pentru aviz, Comisia pentru Drepturile Omului, 10 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Andra Claudia Constantinescu, AUR; Dumitrina Mitrea, AUR

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Propunere legislativă pentru prorogarea unor termene prevăzute de Legea nr.226/2023 privind aplicarea unor tarife rutiere pe rețeaua de drumuri naționale din România, B517/2026, L617/2026

Stadiu: pe ordinea de zi pentru raport, Comisia pentru Transporturi, 10 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Macovei Ilie Simona-Elena - deputat SOS

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Propunere legislativă pentru completarea Legii nr.333/2003 privind paza obiectivelor, bunurilor, valorilor și protecția persoanelor, B187/2026, L312/2026, Pl-x 515/2026

Stadiu: aviz negativ, Comisia Juridica, 5 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Doru Lucian Musat - deputat AUR

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Propunere legislativă modificarea alin.(1) al art.147 din Legea nr.53/2003 - Codul muncii, B395/2026, L446/2026, Pl-x 620/2026

Stadiu: aviz favorabil Comisia Juridica, 5 noiembrie 2026
Initiatori:  Szabo Odon, UDMR

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