The plenary of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted on Wednesday, August 12, a bill establishing the mechanism for the negotiation, approval and conclusion of transactions by the state. According to the new regulations, transactions concerning immovable property belonging to the state with a value greater than RON 500,000 (EUR 95,000) will have to be approved by government decision. The bill received 198 votes “in favor” and 75 “against,” after having been adopted by the Senate, the first notified Chamber, on July 30, according to Profit.ro. At the moment, Romania faces an EUR 600 million payment for unpaid COVID-19 vaccine doses to pharmaceutical company Pfizer. “AUR will challenge this law before the Constitutional Court, and we will try to annul it.