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Romanian Lawmakers Adopt Amendment Cutting Public Health Insurance Contribution to 5.5%

20:03, 12 Ian. 2010
Romanian lawmakers unanimously adopted the amendment approved by the commissions for budget and finance which cut the contribution to the public health insurance system to 5.5% from 6.5%.

Romania To Have State Budget Adopted By Jan 15 – PM

11:52, 12 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday morning the country will have its state budget adopted by January 15.

Romanian Independent Lawmakers Group To Vote For Draft 2010 State Budget

20:30, 11 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea said Monday that the independent group of lawmakers in Parliament will vote for the draft budget for 2010.

Romanian National Minorities Parliament Group To Vote For 2010 State Budget

20:26, 11 Ian. 2010
The national minorities group in the Romanian Parliament will vote for the 2010 state budget and deputies representing minorities “will do everything in their power” to annul all the measures which led to economic depression, group leader Varujan Pambuccian said Monday.

Romanian Lawmakers Approve Social Security Contribution Reduction

16:34, 06 Ian. 2010
Romanian parliament commissions for labor and health Wednesday approved an amendment to the social security budget for 2010, according to which employees’ and employers’ social security contributions will be reduced, although the draft budget stipulated they would remain at the last year’s level.

Romania’s Senate Allows Govt To Pass Decrees During Parliament Recess

13:37, 06 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Senate adopted Wednesday with 60 to ten votes and one abstention the draft law regulating government’s ability to issue decrees during the Parliament’s recess.

Romanian Parliament Holds Plenary Meeting To Adopt State Budget On Jan 11

13:39, 29 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Parliament will hold an extraordinary plenary meeting on January 11 to debate the 2010 state budget, Chamber of Deputies vice-president Ludovic Orban told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Parliament To Set State Budget Adoption Calendar Tuesday

13:19, 28 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Parliament’s standing offices meet Tuesday to set a calendar for the adoption of the 2010 state budget, Senate secretary Gheorghe David told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian PM Gains Parliament Confidence Vote For New Cabinet

15:16, 23 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament Wednesday gave a confidence vote to the 15-minister Cabinet proposed by democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc, which now has to adopt the 2010 state budget and submitted to Parliament in a bid to unlock further tranches of an IMF-led EUR20 billion loan the country relies on.

Romania’s PM-Designate Seeks Parliament Confidence Vote For New Govt To Unlock Bailout Money

10:40, 23 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc seeks a confidence vote in Parliament Wednesday for his 15-minister cabinet, which needs to push through next year’s state budget and unlock further tranches of an IMF-led EUR20 billion loan the country relies on.

Romanian Parliament Committees Endorse Proposed Development & Tourism Minister

18:16, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for public administration, industry and services Tuesday endorsed proposed Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea with 43 to four votes and one abstention.

Romanian Parliament Committees Endorse Proposed Defense Minister

14:55, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for defense Tuesday endorsed proposed Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea with 20 to two votes and one abstention.

Romanian Parliament Committees Endorse Proposed Foreign Minister

13:29, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for foreign policy and European affairs Tuesday endorsed proposed Foreign Affairs Minister Theodor Baconschi with 33 to 15 votes and one abstention.

Romanian Parliament Committees Endorse Proposed Finance Minister

12:56, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for budget and finance Tuesday endorsed proposed Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu with 36 to two votes.

Romanian Parliament Committees Endorse Proposed Interior Minister

12:27, 22 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament committees for public administration, defense and public order Tuesday endorsed proposed Interior Minister Vasile Blaga with 46 to ten votes and four abstentions.

Romania’s Parliament Decides Not To Hear Designated Deputy PM Marko Bela

20:56, 21 Dec. 2009
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania leader Marko Bela, designated deputy prime minister in the country’s future Government, will not be heard in parliament commissions as he does not have direct attributions.

Reelected Romanian President Basescu Vows To Oppose Oligarchization

16:47, 21 Dec. 2009
Reelected Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday that the excessive influence of financial interest groups is a threat to democracy and that he will oppose any attempt to turn Romania into an oligarchy.

Romanian Liberal Lawmakers To Vote Against Future Govt – Liberal Leader

13:39, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Monday the party decided that liberal lawmakers will not endorse the new Government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc.

Romanian President Urges Speedy State Budget Adoption To Unlock International Bailout Money

13:29, 21 Dec. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu sent a latter to Parliament Monday urging adoption of the 2010 state budget by January 16 to unlock further disbursements of an IMF-led bailout loan of nearly EUR20 billion.

Romanian Parliament Holds Minister Hearings Tuesday, Confidence Vote Wednesday

13:28, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hold hearings of proposed ministers in special commissions all day Tuesday and a confidence vote on the proposed government and its governing program Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies vice-president Ludovic Orban told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Parliament Committees To Hear New Govt’s Designated Ministers Tuesday

19:38, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hear Tuesday the ministers designated to form the country’s future Government, and the Cabinet will be given a confidence vote Wednesday, people close to the matter said Sunday evening.

Romania’s Future Govt To Approve 2010 Draft Budget On December 24

20:38, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government will approve the draft budget for 2010 on December 24, after the Parliament endorses the country’s new Cabinet, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romania’s Ambassador To Paris Rumored As Possible Foreign Affairs Minister Nomination

15:58, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Ambassador to Paris Theodor Baconschi might be nominated for the country’s foreign affairs minister, people closed to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian Liberals Enter Opposition, Blast President’s Choice Of PM

14:08, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal head Crin Antonescu said Thursday democrat liberal leader Emil Boc is, as prime minister, "the poorest choice in the face of the crisis", adding the liberals will remain in opposition but the proposed Government will be instated quickly.

Romania’s President To Be Sworn In For Second Term On December 21

15:29, 15 Dec. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu will be sworn in for a second term in office on December 21 during a plenary meeting of the two chambers of the Parliament, Senate representative Ioan Chelaru said Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrats Call For Parliament Inquiry Committee To Check Election

16:37, 14 Dec. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Monday party leaders decided to call for the creation of a Parliament inquiry committee to look into the organization of the presidential election runoff, which incumbent Traian Basescu won at a difference of less than one percentage point.

Romania’s Parliament To Convene This Week To Validate Referendum – Senate Chairman

16:12, 14 Dec. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said Monday the Parliament’s Standing Offices will convene this week to validate the referendum for a single-chamber parliament downsized to a maximum 300 lawmakers.

Romanian Constitutional Court Decides Nov 22 Referendum Was Legitimate

20:52, 26 Nov. 2009
The Romanian Constitutional Court dejected Thursday the complaint filed by NGOs against the organization procedure for the referendum held on November 22, as judges decided the referendum was legal.

Romania’s President Wants Talks With Political Parties On Govt’s Draft Budget

10:14, 20 Nov. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday evening on public television he will not promulgate the draft amendments to the Law on the organization of the Government empowering the Cabinet to draft the state budget for 2010 until he has talks with political parties.

Yes Vote In Referendum Should Trigger Constitution Revision – Romanian President

10:11, 20 Nov. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday evening on public television that Romania’s Constitution will need to be entirely revised if the November 22 referendum for a single-chamber Parliament gets a yes vote.

Romanian Senate Chairman To Ask Parliament For Ad-Hoc Budget Meeting In Jan ’10

15:23, 13 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat presidential candidate and Senate’s chairman Mircea Geoana said Friday, during a meeting with representatives of the business environment held in Brasov, he will ask the Parliament to call for an ad-hoc meeting in January 2010 to debate and adopt the budget.

Romanian President Vows To Designate New Prime Minister If Negoita Cabinet Falls

10:22, 11 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday on national television that if the government formed by Prime Minister-designate Liviu Negoita gets a no-confidence vote in Parliament, he will then designate a new prime minister, other than Negoita.

Romanian Government Takes New Shot At Pushing Pension Law In Parliament

19:44, 10 Nov. 2009
Romanian interim Prime Minister Emil Boc asked the Senate Tuesday to amend the law organizing the Government so that the dismissed Cabinet can enact the state budget for 2010 as well as the draft laws on fiscal liability and the unitary pension system, parts of the agreements concluded with the IMF.

Romanian President Doesn’t Want Parliament Dissolved, Will Seek New Majority

15:43, 10 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he has not set out to dissolve the Parliament after presidential elections and will try to form a new majority if Romania doesn’t have a government until then.

Romanian Parliament Lower Chamber Allows Govt To Draft State Budget

13:54, 10 Nov. 2009
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies enacted Tuesday, with no cons and only two abstentions, the draft amendment to the Law organizing the government, enabling the dismissed Cabinet to draft the 2010 state budget and social security budget.

Romanian President Can’t Dissolve Parliament Even If Reelected – Paper

10:02, 10 Nov. 2009
Romania’s future president, whoever he may be, won’t be able to dissolve the Parliament if it rejects a second proposed Government, because the president’s prerogatives in relation with Parliament only last throughout one term, Constitutional Court judge Ion Predescu told Romanian daily Gandul.

Romanian Social Democrats Give Proposed Govt The Cold Shoulder

15:42, 09 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat head Mircea Geoana said Monday the social democrat MPs will not attend the procedures involved in the confirmation of the Negoita government, so as not to legitimize, through their presence, "the parody" prepared by President Traian Basescu.

Romanian PM-Designate To Announce Proposed Cabinet Monday Afternoon

12:04, 09 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minster-designate Liviu Negoita said he will have a list of proposed ministers sent to Parliament Monday afternoon, adding the Cabinet is backed by democrat liberals and independent lawmakers.

Romanian Social Democrats Not To Endorse New PM-Designate

13:57, 06 Nov. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party vice-president Dan Nica told a news conference Friday his party will not give a confidence vote to the Government to be proposed by new Prime Minister-designate Liviu Negoita, adding the latter should not come before Parliament.

Romanian Parliament Allows Caretaker Govt To Submit 2010 State Budget

16:46, 04 Nov. 2009
The Parliament Wednesday voted 259 to 4 and 120 abstentions to adopt a resolution requiring the country’s caretaker Government to submit the draft state budget for 2010.