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Adriana Radu, president of the Association “Sex versus stork”, was appointed, as a representative of civil society, as a member of the Economic and Social Council, according to a decision published in the Official Gazette, reports Agerpres.
Last month, former interim Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca sparked controversy over the appointments of civil society representatives to the Economic and Social Council. The members appointed to represent civil society on the Economic and Social Council (ETUC) and the 13 supporting organizations condemned the decision of the acting Prime Minister, Nicolae Ciucă, to remove from the list of appointees Adrianei radu, president of the Association “Sex versus stork”, and asked him to reconsider that decision.
The Coalition for Gender Equality affirmed that Adriana Radu is the only winning candidate who was not nominated in the plenary of the CES, which indicates the government’s rejection of the presence of a voice in support of women’s rights and equality. gender, in the context in which Romania is registered among the highest rates of pregnancy among minors, domestic violence against women, a lax attitude of justice towards physical, mental and sexual abuse against them and multiple other attacks to the rights of women and sexual minorities.
Deputy Prime Minister Dan Barna announced on Monday that he had asked Prime Minister Florin Cîţu to reconsider his decision to reject his appointment to the ETUC.
“Today we had a meeting with Prime Minister Florin Cîţu on various current affairs, among which we proposed that he go back to the decision to reject the appointment of Adriana Radu to the Economic and Social Council. I argued that Ms Adriana Radu is in fact the true representative of civil society at ETUC, according to the option expressed by most of the associations that gave her confidence. We decided to fix a decision that provoked justified protests. At this time the decision is in the Official Gazette. The representative of the ‘Sex and Stork’ Association can take her rightful place. Much more good things can be done through dialogue and rational arguments. The USR PLUS alliance has its roots in civil society and you will never forget this, “wrote Dan Barna on Facebook.
According to the same decision published on Monday in the Official Gazette, it was revoked from the plenary session of the CES Horia Nicolescu Mihai, from the Fire Safety Association.
What does CES do?
The Economic and Social Council is an advisory body to establish economic and social strategies and policies at the national level and is the key to achieving, promoting and developing dialogue and social solidarity. The members of the Council are responsible for analyzing and approving the draft decisions and ordinances of the Government and the bills to be presented to Parliament, as well as the draft programs and strategies before their adoption.
The members of the ETUC are also responsible for informing the Government and Parliament about the social and economic phenomena that must be on the agenda in order for proposals for normative acts to be fulfilled.
Last but not least, this Council plays an active role in the analysis of conflict situations at national or sectoral level and proposes ways to resolve them, conducts analysis and studies on the economic and social reality in Romania and contributes to the implementation of strategies, programs and standards. in terms of social dialogue.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
