The Chamber of Deputies has rejected the proposal to set up a committee of inquiry to investigate the environmental accident at the Praid salt works.

The proposal to set up a parliamentary committee of inquiry to investigate the environmental accident at the Praid salt works was rejected by the Chamber of Deputies. The commission was supposed to examine relevant documents, the responsibilities of ministries, in particular the Ministry of Environment, and the actions of local authorities in Harghita. The initiative was supported by the parliamentary groups AUR and S.O.S. Romania.