Practical guide: How to pay the health insurance contribution (CASS) yourself if you lose your health coverage on September 1
Starting September 1, 2025, according to Law No. 141/2025, co-insured persons will lose their status as insured persons. They will no longer automatically benefit from health insurance without contribution. Who is already...
Transparency in the administration of justice
Tribunale
Tribunalul Alba
2022 – 2024 Extras din Hotărârea Colegiului Nr. 15/08.05.2024 Extras din Hotărârea Colegiului Nr. 16/08.05.2024 Extras din Hotărârea Colegiului Nr. 18/08.05.2024 Extras din Hotărârea Colegiului Nr. 22/23.05.2024 Extras…
📘 Practical guide - What to do if an authority refuses to give you requested information of public interest?
🔹 1. What does "refusal" mean?
Refusal can be:
Explicit - the authority clearly tells you they are not giving you the information.
Tacit - the authority does not reply at all within the legal deadline ....
Practical guide for people who want to refer to the ECHR
Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului (CEDO) este o instanță internațională care examinează plângerile privind încălcarea drepturilor prevăzute în Convenția Europeană a Drepturilor Omului. Următorii pași te vor ajuta să îți…
PRACTICAL GUIDE: How to request a recalculation of your pension from the County Pension House if it has not been calculated correctly.
Legea nr. 360/2023 prevede posibilitatea recalculării pensiilor pentru pensionari, conform Art. 94, iată ce pași trebuie să urmezi:
Înțelege dreptul tău la recalculare:
Conform Art. 94 alin. 1 din Legea…
FACIAS Guide: Model notification and action for recovery of damage to motor vehicles due to the precariousness of public roads!
Conform legii, administratorul drumului este obligat să întrețină drumurile și să le semnalizeze în mod corespunzător. Administratorul drumului poate fi primăria, Consiliu Local/Județean/Consiliul General al Municipiului București sau Compania Națională…
Practical guide: the relationship between citizens and local tax offices: Paying taxes - how to avoid queues?
Cuprins:
I. De ce alegem să plătim numerar, cu prezență fizică și ce ar putea face instituția statului pentru a ne ajuta? 1
II. Ce putem face, dacă alegem să plătim…
PRACTICAL GUIDE: Employees working in front of a monitor can get eyeglasses reimbursed by employers
La data de 22 decembrie 2022, CJUE a pronunțat Hotărârea în Cauza C-392/21 care a avut ca obiect interpretare noțiunii de „aparate de corecție speciale” și modalitatea de furnizare a…
WHO SHOULD YOU ADDRESS TO? TO THE CITY HALL OR TO THE MAYOR?
Practical guidelines for dealing with the legal subterfuge that mayors exploit to hide public information
Citizens wishing to find out public information that central and local authorities...
THE RIGHTS TO WORK OF UKRAINIAN REFUGEES!
To the attention of Romanian employers:
Ukrainian refugees wishing to work in our country do not need an employment permit!
The Government has adopted today an EGO by which...
AMENDMENT OF THE TRANSPARENCY LAW
The Romanian Government has just adopted a Government Ordinance that will allow many abuses by local public authorities, just because it can! The measure has already been referred to...
PRACTICAL GUIDE: PATIENTS 'RIGHTS IN RELATION TO STATE INSTITUTIONS - THE RIGHT TO HEALTH
What are the tools we use to defend our rights in relation to the health care system, which is specifically intended to save us all?
Table of contents:
I. Background/Introduction
II.What a dire situation we've never met, through your posts
II.2. Report this...
A practical guide on Patients' rights in relation to state institutions - The right to be treated outside the country, when what we have cannot be treated in Romania, with costs covered by the health insurance company; Practical tools Directive 24
Table of contents:
Background/Introduction
I. Tools that we provide for the right for us to treat out-of-country
II. The EU directive no. 24 3
III. Next week: what to do when medical professionals, we are violating and painful,...
A practical guide on Patients' rights in relation to state institutions - The right to be treated outside the country, when what we have cannot be treated in Romania, with costs covered by the health insurance company; Practical tools Directive 24
Cuprins:
I.Context/Introducere
II.Instrumentele care ne asigură dreptul de a ne trata în afara țării 1
II.2. Tratament în străinătate. PRIN MINISTERUL SĂNĂTĂȚII
II.2.1. Ce spune, pe scurt, documentul care reglementează tratarea în afara…
Practical guide: Citizens' rights in relation to state institutions - Practical and useful tools to challenge energy and gas bills
CONTENTS:
I. Why is it necessary not to wait, but to act quickly by challenging unduly high bills?
II. Practical steps to challenge unjustified invoices
II.1.Read the bill carefully...
Practical guide: Patients' rights in relation to state institutions - The right to be treated abroad, when what we have cannot be treated in Romania, with costs borne by the health insurance company; Practical tools.
Cuprins:
Context/Introducere
Instrumentele care ne asigură dreptul de a ne trata în afara țării
II.1.Formularul S2 (fost E 112)
II.2. Cum obținem tratamentul afară și cum întocmim Dosarul
II.3. SURSE de informații
Context/Introducere…
Practical guide: Patients' rights in relation to state institutions - National curative health programmes - Tools and rights we have when fighting serious and/or rare diseases
Cuprins:
Ghid practic: Drepturile pacienților în raport cu instituțiile statului
I. Ce facem când ne luptăm cu boli grave, rare? De unde ne informăm legat de drepturi dedicate?
II. Cu ce ne…
GUIDE TO DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF ABUSE CITIZENS THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACT
SUMMARY - GHID
Law 554/2004 on Administrative Litigation
FACIAS has produced the guide on defending the rights of citizens abused by an administrative act, in relation to state institutions. In this guide you will find the following information:
Contents:
...
Practical guide: Patients' rights in relation to state institutions. How do we choose the best and most useful information to defend our health rights in relation to state institutions?
Last year, we partially addressed the issue of patients' rights in relation to state institutions and health care providers, through a material published on the website of the Facias Project "Be informed, not abused!",...
Practical guide: The rights of citizens participating in competitions for positions in public institutions in relation to state institutions
Cuprins:
I.Why do we need to talk about the fairness of competitions and removing abuses?
II.Where do we find out which public posts are put out to tender and what are the obligations of the institutions towards the participants...
Practical guide: The rights of victims of domestic violence in relation to state institutions (OVERVIEW)
The phenomenon is of painful proportions in our country, unfortunately.
It does NOT solve itself.
This material is a summary that includes:
The extent of the phenomenon in Romania
List of sources...
Practical guide: The rights of victims of domestic violence in relation to state institutions (Part III)
The chapter on the rights of victims of domestic violence in relation to state institutions will have four parts and will end in the first week of December.
Information on the rights of victims of domestic violence...
Practical guide: The rights of victims of domestic violence in relation to state institutions (Part I)
We start a new episode of the Practical Guide: rights, our tools in the fight against abuse, for the victims of domestic violence.
The phenomenon is of painful proportions in our country, unfortunately.
It is NOT solved...
Practical guide: Summary: What do we do when faced with abuse by the authorities?
Cuprins:
What the Practical Guide has delivered so far and what it will deliver in the next period
Summary: What do we do in the face of abuse by state institutions and/or their representatives? Legislation
II.1.1: Code...
Practical guide: How to complain about unprofessional or abusive behaviour of an ANAF official?
Cuprins:
I.Legile care reglementează relația noastră cu ANAF
II.Funcționarii ANAF, obligați să respecte legislația și Codul etic de conduită
II.1. Ce înseamnă comportament profesional al reprezentantului ANAF?
III.Ce facem când ne lovim de…
Answering your questions. Practical guide Citizens' rights in relation to police officers (part III) How to complain about an abusive police officer. What to do when you are discouraged from making a complaint
Cuprins:
Probleme semnalate de dvs., prin chestionarul ”Fii informat, nu abuzat!”
Ce am abordat în primele două părți ale materialului dedicate acestei teme
I.Legislația pe care ne bazăm
II.Ce îi este interzis, în…
We answer your questions. Practical guide: Citizens' rights in relation to police officers (Part II) How do we complain about an abusive police officer? What do we do when we are discouraged from making a complaint?
Cuprins:
Problems reported by you through the questionnaire "Be informed, not abused!"
I.The legislation we rely on
II.What is abusive police behaviour?
III. What sanctions are aimed at the police officer?
We answer your questions. Practical guide: Citizens' rights in relation to police officers (Part I) How do we complain about an abusive police officer? What do we do when we are discouraged from making a complaint?
Cuprins:
Problems reported by you through the questionnaire "Be informed, not abused!"
I.The legislation we rely on.
II.The policeman discourages me from making a complaint. What should I do to protect my interests?
III. What do we do when...
Practical Guide: What, how and when can we do to defend our rights as students?
Cuprins:
I.Why is it important to know our rights and duties in academia?
II.How do we find out what our rights and obligations are as students?
III.Organisational regulations in the faculty -...
Practical guide simplified and exemplified: we answer your questions! How do we get the right information to protect the rights of people with different disabilities and their carers?
I.Law No. 448 of 6 December 2006 on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities.
II.The difference between attendant and assistant.
III.Where to find all the useful information and help?
IV.Social services and benefits granted,...
Practical Guide: What, how, when can we do to defend students' rights in school?
I.How do we find out what students' rights and obligations are?
II.Why is it important to know students' rights and duties?
III.Legislation where we have useful information about the rights of the child/student:
IV.Institutions to which we...
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? (continued - final - results)
Introduction and Advocacy - big steps simplified
I.Status of our approach - summary
II.We monitor and intervene until the City implements what we have achieved in the Public Debate; we don't fall into traps ...
We answer your questions! How do we challenge measures taken in the context of the pandemic if we consider them unfair?
What and how can we contest?
I.1. Quarantine or isolation decisions issued by the DSP can be challenged in court within 24 hours of notification.
I.2. The decision...
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? (continued - final - results)
Introduction and Advocacy - big steps simplified
I. The state of our approach - summary
I. We organised the public debate
II. What did the public debate achieve?
II.1. We received a response to the Complaint...
Practical guide simplified and exemplified: we answer your questions! How do we get the right information and follow a bill in the Romanian Parliament?
I.How does it help us to find out the actual content of a bill we are interested in?
II.The issue raised by...
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? (continued)
Introduction and Advocacy - big steps, simplified ...
Practical guide simplified and exemplified: The steps we, as citizens, have to take if we want to have input on the text of a bill when we consider it inappropriate/abusive
Cuprins:
I. Domnul D. consideră că modificările legislative ce vizează pietonii, anunțate de autorități, sunt abuzive
II. Cine are dreptul de a iniția legi, în România? …
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? (continued)
Introduction and Advocacy - big steps, simplified
I. Interest analysis/map - Resources
II. Interest analysis/map - What stakeholders gain and lose by advocating or not
III. Summary of what has been resolved, without...
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? First steps (continued)
Introduction and Advocacy - big steps, simplified:
I. Who else has the same problem and wants a solution?
I.1. Parents of affected children want resolution, but very...
Practical Guide: Advocacy - the ideal tool for fighting state abuse with collective victims - How do we proceed? First steps.
CUPRINS:
Introducere.
Advocacy - etape mari, simplificate:
Identificarea problemei/abuzului
1.1.Identificăm un potenţial abuz comis de stat, în problema noastră. Cum?
I.2. Vedem ce are de spus școala în care învaţă copiii care nu…
ALERT - the law governing the state of alert
FACIAS calls on the authorities to respect all fundamental human rights during the "state of alert" as regulated by law.
The Foundation for the Defence of Citizens against State Abuses (FACIAS) calls on the authorities...
Useful information about deferring payments
We thought it would be useful for you to know what the credit facilities are under Emergency Ordinance 37/2020, published in the Official Gazette on 30 March 2020 (you can find in the attached files the...
State of emergency fines are also wrongly given. Here's how to challenge them!
FACIAS believes that during this period all citizens must be cautious and responsible and respect more than ever the indications of the authorities. But what can we do when we are...
How companies can obtain an emergency certificate
Through Emergency Ordinances no. 29/2020 and no. 30/2020 respectively, the Romanian Government has ordered a series of measures in an attempt to come to the aid of economic operators whose activity...
Conditions under which people over 65 can leave the house
Military Ordinance Number 3 on measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus sets out both the conditions under which a person may leave their home and the special measures taken for persons...
Procedure for granting days off to parents for child supervision
Government Decision No 217/2020 on the application of the provisions of Law No 19/2020 lays down the procedure for granting days off to parents for the supervision of children following the temporary closure of educational establishments....
Key facts about: working from home; teleworking; childcare leave!
Specialistul în dreptul muncii, colaboratorul FACIAS, avocatul Costel Gîlcă pune la dispoziția tuturor celor interesați “Ghidul contractelor de muncă pe perioada Stării de Urgenţă”. În contextul în care zeci de mii…
What you need to know about all types of emergency leave
Sick leave for quarantine and self-isolation
Quarantined employees are entitled to sick leave, according to GEO No 158/2005: those obliged to stay in quarantine receive an allowance of...
FACIAS informs citizens about the state of emergency in Romania
The state of emergency is regulated by Article 93 of the Romanian Constitution and by GEO 1/1999, legal provisions according to which "the President of Romania establishes a state of emergency throughout the country and requests...
FACIAS calls on the Ministry of Health to amend the draft law that would raise the retirement age for doctors to 67 years
FACIAS calls on the Ministry of Health to amend the draft law that would raise the retirement age for doctors to 67.
The Foundation for the Defence of Citizens against State Abuses (FACIAS) calls on the Minister of Health to...
FACIAS welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Health to extend the clawback tax exemption for immunoglobulin
Ministrul Sănătății, Sorina Pintea, a anunțat în cadrul ședinței din 8 august a Consiliului Economic și Social prelungirea scutirii de taxă pentru încă 3 ani a imunogobulinei și a produselor…
FACIAS: the Changes, and the words that are ambiguous in law, because of the restitution abuse
Fundatia pentru Apararea Cetatenilor Impotriva Abuzurilor Statului (FACIAS), reprezentata prin doamna director executiv Oana Florea, a participat joi, 27 martie, la dezbaterea privind „Retrocedarile din Transilvania dupa 1989”, organizata de…