Romania

[RO] Public-Service Broadcasting Administrative Board Dismissed

IRIS 2002-2:1/23

Mariana Stoican

Journalist, Bucharest

On 12 December 2001, the Romanian Parliament dismissed the Consiliul de Administratie (administrative board) for public-service broadcasting.

In a joint parliamentary decision agreed at a joint session, the Senate and the House of Representatives rejected the administrative board's report for the year 2000 because of alleged irregularities. The decision was taken on the basis of a report by a committee of experts. Under Article 46.7 of Act no. 41/1994 on the organisation and functioning of Romanian radio and television corporations, the rejection of the annual report leads automatically to the dismissal of the administrative board.