"The Liberal Party disagrees with the government taking responsibility for these fundamental laws that affect millions of Romanians: the pension law, the education laws – or the future Code of Education, the way education minister Ecaterina Andronescu calls it- and the unitary pay law in the public sector," Orban said after a meeting of liberal leaders.
Orban stressed that, by taking responsibility for these laws, the government only shows contempt toward civil society, employers’ organizations and unions, arguing the Romanian citizens ought to be consulted on drafting laws, are entitled to voice out their standpoints and nobody can force them to put up with the government’s dispositions.
Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Emil Boc said the government would take responsibility in Parliament, on September 2, for the unitary pay law in the budget sector, the law restructuring government agencies, and the laws on pension-wage cumulus and on education.
Boc also said the social democrat partners in the ruling coalition voiced out no "major objections" with respect to the government taking responsibility on the four sets of laws on September 2, adding, however, there was a “discussion" regarding the laws on education, which will be resumed soon.
Furthermore, Boc underscored the four sets of laws must be adopted, as they are highly necessary for Romania, adding their adoption is long overdue.