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Romanian President Proposes Independent Int Min, Social Democrats Propose Independent PM

15:23, 29 Sept. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday President Traian Basescu “faked mediation” and came up with the “hypocritical” solution of appointing an independent interior minister, to which social democrats proposed an independent prime minister.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Refuses To Attend Talks With President

14:22, 29 Sept. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said he will not attend talks Tuesday afternoon with President Basescu, who invited him and Prime Minister Emil Boc for discussions amid a political dispute that could end with the spilt of the coalition.

Romanian President Invites Ruling Coalition Party Heads To Talks

13:56, 29 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu invited Tuesday the leaders of the country’s ruling coalition parties for talks amid a political dispute that could end with the spilt of the coalition.

Romanian PM Denies Proposing Interim Interior Min

12:11, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc denied Wednesday having proposed any democrat liberal for interim interior minister, as social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said earlier, adding social democrats must appoint an interior minster.

Romanian PM Proposes Development Min Vasile Blaga For Interim Interior Min

11:43, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc proposed in the ruling coalition’s meeting Monday that democrat liberal Development Minister Vasile Blaga should be appointed interim interior minister, following his decision to oust social democrat Dan Nica from the Cabinet, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said.

Romanian Social Dem Leader Says PM Must Discuss Reshuffle Plans Within Coalition

14:46, 18 Sept. 2009
Mircea Geoana, leader of Romania’s ruling coalition Social Democratic Party, said Friday Prime Minister Emil Boc cannot decide on his own to dismiss social democrat Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu but needs to discuss matters first in the ruling coalition.

Romanian Lower Chamber Rejects Senate Chairman-CSAT VP Causality

15:38, 08 Sept. 2009
Acting upon a Constitutional Court ruling, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies unanimously rejected Tuesday the emergency government ordinance amending the High Council for National Defense (CSAT) law, which enabled the Senate chairman to become the Council’s vice-president.

Udrea: Îl cunosc pe domnul Guşă de pe vremea când mânca gratuit la masa soţului meu

13:36, 04 Sept. 2009
Secretarul executiv al PDL, Elena Udrea, a declarat, vineri, că în politică sunt foarte multe "nulităţi" şi, în acest context, că îl cunoaşte pe Cozmin Guşă de pe vremea când acesta mânca pe gratis la masa soţului ei, apreciind că actualul consilier al lui Mircea Geoană este "răspândac de zvonuri".

Romanian PM Not A Partisan Of Political Crisis – Social Democrat Leader

15:13, 02 Sept. 2009
Romanian leader of the Social Democratic Party Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Emil Boc, the latter does not intend to generate a political crisis.

Romanian Democtrat Liberals Urge Presidential Candidate Geoana To Quit Senate Chairman Position

17:03, 01 Sept. 2009
Romania's Democratic Liberal Party said Tuesday social democrat leader Mircea Geoana should resign from the position of Senate chairman, as he is running for president, and not use public financial resources in his election campaign.

Geoană: Coaliţia a convenit asupra a 32 de măsuri anticriză

15:47, 17 Aug. 2009
Liderul PSD Mircea Geoană a anunţat, luni, după şedinţa coaliţiei, că PSD şi PDL au convenit asupra unui pachet de 32 de măsuri anticriză, care vor intra în vigoare de la 1 septembrie.

PNL: Guvernul se bazează pe principiul „După noi, potopul”

16:43, 11 Aug. 2009
Liberalii critică Executivul pentru intenţia de a impune zece zile de concediu fără plată pentru toţi bugetarii şi susţine că singurul scop urmărit de Guvern este de a păstra România pe linia de plutire până după alegerile prezidenţiale, atunci când, susţine PNL, vor urma măsurile dure.

Agriculture Should Become A Priority To Romania – Social Democrat Head

19:19, 23 Iul. 2009
Agriculture should become a strategic sector and a priority to Romania, said social democrat leader Mircea Geoana on Thursday, at the inauguration of a new irrigation system in Dabuleni, southern Romania.

Geoană: Trebuie să facem din agricultură un sector strategic, prioritar pentru România

17:49, 23 Iul. 2009
Preşedintele Senatului, liderul social-democraţilor Mircea Geoană, a declarat, joi, la Dăbuleni, că domeniul agriculturii trebuie să devină un sector strategic, prioritar pentru România.

Withdrawal From Romanian Supreme Def Council Unrelated To CC Decision – Senate Chairman

16:31, 07 Iul. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday he still agrees that the Senate Chairman should also be the vice-president of the Supreme Defense Council, and that his choice to withdraw from the Council was unrelated to the Constitutional Court’s decision on Tuesday.

Government Emergency Ordinance On CSAT Vice-Presidency Is Unconstitutional

14:39, 07 Iul. 2009
The Romanian Constitutional Court (CC) decided Tuesday that Government Emergency Ordinance 224, enabling Senate speaker Mircea Geoana to become vice-president of the High Council for National Defense, is unconstitutional.

Ordinance On Early Repeal Of Laws “Casts Shadow” On Code Adoption – Romanian Senate Chairman

14:20, 12 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said Friday that the ordinance adopted by the Government on the ability to amend or repeal normative acts before they enter force “casts a shadow” on the assumption of responsibility for the legal Codes.

Black Sea Area Of Vital Interest To Romania – Senate Chairman

12:38, 12 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate chairman Mircea Geoana said Friday in the in the Parliament assembly on Black Sea Economic Cooperation that the Black Sea area will continue to be of crucial strategic importance and that its development is of vital interest to Romania.

Romanian President Welcomes Senate Chairman’s Intention To Leave Supreme Defense Council

16:11, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he welcomes Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana’s intention to leave the Supreme Defense Council, but considers it at odds with Geoana’s previous wish for the coalition protocol to stipulate his membership in the Council.

Romanian Needed A Defense Council Decision To Pull Troops From Iraq, Not A Memorandum

14:42, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday he officially required an amendment to the governing protocol and Romania needed a Defense Council decision to pull troops from Iraq, not a mere memorandum with the Iraqi government.

Romanian Senate Chairman Asks Defense Minister For Explanation On Iraq Withdrawal

14:29, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Tuesday that his party has asked fefense minister Mihai Stanisoara to appear before Senate and offer explanations on the withdrawal of Romanian troops from Iraq.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Adamant On Keeping Current Govt Protocol

11:09, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal leaders Vasile Blaga and Gheorghe Flutur said Tuesday, before the Government coalition meeting, that the social democrat leader’s announcement, that he will leave the country's Defense Council, is “a campaign play” adding the coalition protocol will not be changed.

Romanian Senate Chairman To Request Amendment Of Coalition Protocol On Supreme Defense Council

10:46, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Monday that he will officially request the amendment of the ruling coalition Protocol, to eliminate the provision whereby the Senate Chairman is also the vice-president of the Supreme Defense Council (CSAT).

Romanian Social Democratic Party Prepares To Win Presidential Elections

21:34, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Sunday evening that his party would at once begin preparations to win the presidential elections.

Romanian President Announced Iraq Withdrawal Without Consulting Supreme Def Council – Senate Chairman

18:21, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said President Traian Basescu announced Romania’s withdrawal from Iraq “on a specific date” without consulting with the Supreme Defense Council, and that the Parliament will begin an investigation.

Romanian Constitutional Court Ruling On Defense Council May Favor Liberals – Sources

17:15, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Constitutional Court may rule on June 17 that the decree granting the Senate chairman the statute of vice-president of the country’s Supreme Defense Council is unconstitutional, sources within the liberal Party, which challenged the decree, said Sunday.

Romanian Senate Chairman Geoana To Withdraw From Country’s Def Council

13:35, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate chairman and social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday he is withdrawing from the country’s Supreme Defense Council, or CSAT, saying he won’t admit president Traian Basescu to use the Army’s positive image for election purposes.

EP Election Results Won’t Influence Romania’s Ruling Coalition – Soc Dem Leader

10:52, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday, after he cast his ballot in the European Parliament elections, that he doesn’t think the results of this vote would influence the country’s ruling coalition as the country needs stability.

Romanian Soc-Democrats Ask For Lending-Restart Calendar, Lower Interest Rates

15:45, 01 Iun. 2009
Mircea Geoana, the Romanian Senate Chairman and president of the Social Democratic Party PSD, Monday said he asked the Finance Ministry to draw up, together with the central bank BNR and the banking sector, a calendar on restarting the lending activity and on interest rates reduction.

IMF To Publish Agreement With Romania Next Days – Senate Chairman

18:15, 27 Mai 2009
Romanian Upper House Speaker and Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana stated Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund would publish the entire text of its agreement with Romania in the next days in Washington.

Romanian Agr, Constructions Seen Vital For Econ Recovery

18:59, 26 Mai 2009
Romania’s strongest points toward economic recovery might be the agriculture and constructions sectors, Senate chairman Mircea Geoana said Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrat Head At Odds With President Over Adoption Of Legal Codes

13:40, 12 Mai 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) president, Mircea Geoana, said Tuesday that president Traian Basescu’s accusations alleging he plans to boycott the adoption of the country’s legal codes are absurd, adding Basescu plans to lay all the blame on the Parliament and the social democrats.

EC Spokesman Deems Speculations On Romanian Justice Report Aftermath Premature

14:29, 11 Mai 2009
It is premature to speculate on what will happen after the European Commission issues its report on the Romanian justice system, EC spokesman Mark Gray told MEDIAFAX Monday, in reply to statements made by the Romanian Senate chairman, who said Romania risks losing EU funds.

EU Funds To Romania May Be Cut After EC Summer Report – Social Democrat Leader

14:18, 11 Mai 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said on Monday that there is information which says European funds for Romania may be cut after the Commission’s Report on Justice this summer and urged President Traian Basescu and relevant institutions to take measures to avoid this risk.

Romania Senate Speaker Concerned About „Hidden” Terms For EC’s EUR5B Loan

11:36, 06 Mai 2009
Romania’s Senate speaker Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, at the meeting of EU states ambassadors, that it is not at all fair that the European Commission and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) tie the EUR5 billion loan from the EC to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

Romanian Social Democrats Call For Fast Parliament Debates On Citizenship Decree

14:59, 21 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrats call on the government to have the emergency decree regarding Romanian citizenship for Moldovans discussed with priority in Parliament and linked with the draft law already under Parliament debate, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday.

Basescu Used The Parliament For Electoral Purposes – Social Democrat Head

20:47, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday that president Traian Basescu addressed the Parliament with a message regarding the situation in Moldova, to use the Legislative in electoral logics.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Is Party’s Best Presidential Candidate

10:46, 01 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrat Adrian Nastase said Tuesday that party president Mircea Geoana would make the party’s best candidate for the presidential elections, reckoning that if he is to win, he must leave no impression of a “deal” with Traian Basescu.

Romanian Upper House Speaker, U.S. Senator John McCain Hold Talks In Brussels

16:03, 22 Mart. 2009
Romanian upper house Speaker, Mircea Geoana held talks in Brussels on Saturday with U.S. Senator John McCain and other American officials on the existing climate in Romania, the geographical and political evolutions in the region, as well as on the difficulties triggered by the economic crisis.

Romanian Social Democrats Loyal To Govt As Long As They Get Equal Say – Party Leader

11:57, 18 Mart. 2009
Romanian Social Democrat (PSD) leader Mircea Geoana stated Wednesday in the party’s National Executive Committee meeting that PSD is loyal to the Government it is part of, as long as it serves the interests of its own voters and both parties in the coalition have equal say.