Monica Macovei International

The Senate Plenum majority voted for a simple motion against Monica Macovei. Even if the Senate’s Standing Order is ambiguous as far as this chapter is concerned, the Constitution is clear: the simple motion, even if voted by the Senate, doesn’t necessarily lead to the resignation of a Minister. From this point of view, the Senate’s Bureau made a mistake, by approving the debate of a Motion that asked for the resignation of Monica Macovei. The Constitution leaves the final decision regarding the resignation of Monica Macovei to the PM. Calin Popescu Tariceanu is in a complicated situation now. If he asks Monica Macovei to resign, he might cause a fatal crisis in the governing coalition, because she has the full support of the democrats. If he doesn’t ask for her resignation, the Opposition will start the proceedings for a Censor Motion. However, the PM chose a different way to get out of this situation.

Taking advantage of the fact that NLP (the National Liberal Party) filed in a request at the Constitutional Court regarding the 2nd paragraph of the 157th article in the Senate’s Standing Order, he postponed his decision until the appearance of the answer from the Constitutional Court, which could go either way. Theoretically, this article should be declared as unconstitutional. This means that the request for resignation through a simple Motion should be declared as unconstitutional. This is how it should happen in a normal country.

However, Romania is not a normal country at all. This is a Latin country with Balkan and communist relics. Therefore, Monica Macovei, instead of taking a break and asking herself what she did wrong and what she should do to improve the relationship with the Parliament, with the PM and the Justice, started a Traian Basescu-like counterattack. With official communiqués released by the Ministry of Justice, statements and interviews, she appears as the victim of a reactionary coalition. Monica Macovei didn’t stop here. She went to all her friends in the so-called civil society. Several NGOs, which got involved in the electoral campaign of the Alliance, released a communiqué in which Monica Macovei appears as a Saint of our nation. This has the same results like in the case of Traian Basescu. The conscious electorate will not buy these odes. They are as awkward as picturing Monica Macovei as a representative of Evil. History didn’t stop here.

Monica Macovei went abroad as well. This is what caused the recent appearance of irresponsible statements like the one of European Commissioner Fratini or the one of German Susanne Kastner. The latter, while desperately trying to replace Emma Nicholson, threatens with the activation of the saving clause in the case in which Monica Macovei is dismissed. Susanne Kastner is the vice-president of the Bundestag.

Doesn’t friend Monica Macovei wonder about one thing:

What if a decision of the Bundestag would lead to a statement of a vice-president of the Romanian Parliament, which could lead to a sanction for Germany from the EU? Wouldn’t she answer that the decision has to come from the national Parliament?

Monica Macovei’s effort of turning herself into some sort of Romanian Kosovo proves once again that she lacks in lucidity. She should think about this. Let’s admit that, under the pressure of all her friends, she will get to remain the head of Justice. If she continues to consider herself irreplaceable as well as a warranty for the country’s independence and sovereignty, the Parliament will continue to attack her.

Under these conditions, Monica Macovei will not be able to do anything at all as the Minister of Justice. This could lead to her leaving the Government in a moment in which she wouldn’t have such a good image. If she quits now, she will be seen as a person with a positive role. Just that Monica Macovei doesn’t know the word "resignation".