The Honorific Sign "Eagle of Romania" (''Semnul Onorific "Vulturul României"'') is a special decoration, part of the National Decorations System, awarded to Romanian Parliamentarians, members of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

or of the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

. It also can be awarded to foreign parliamentarians for its special contribution in the development of parliamentarian relations with

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. According to the Law no. 29/2000, the honorific sign "The Eagle of Romania" is assimilated to the

National Order of Faithful Service The National Order of Faithful Service ( ro, Ordinul Național "Serviciul Credincios") is the second highest national order of Romania, with the Order of the Star of Romania being the highest national order. Originally it was established as the M ...

, at equal ranks. Vult Rom II

The award was created by Royal Decree during the reign of

King Carol II Carol II (4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. The eldest son of Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I in 1914. He was the first of t ...

to reward parliamentarians (''D.R. nr. 2306/1933''),. As all of the other insignia, this order was disbanded after 1947, when King Mihai I was forced to abdicate, and the People's Republic was established. After the fall of communism, this decoration was first mentioned in the Law no. 29/2000, Establishing the National Decoration System. It was re-established by the Law no. 221/2004. This decoration was not and could not be awarded until 2011, due to technical reasons.Adevǎrul newspaper, 6 February 2008

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Eagle of Romania The Honorific Sign "Eagle of Romania" (''Semnul Onorific "Vulturul României"'') is a special decoration, part of the National Decorations System, awarded to Romanian Parliamentarians, members of the Senate or of the Chamber of Deputies. It al ...