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Romanian MPs Approve Nomination Of Deputy Prime Minister

01:10, 21 Dec. 2008
The joined foreign affairs and economic committees of Romania’s Parliament approved Saturday the nomination of social democrat Dan Nica for Deputy Prime Minister.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ponder Parliamentary Partnership With Liberals – Sources

11:23, 12 Dec. 2008
Romanian liberals and the democrat-liberals have recently talked about a potential parliamentary collaboration and about supporting a potential minority government formed of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Hungarian minority party (UDMR), which might be created due to incongruities between the democrat liberals and the social democrats, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Democrat Leaders To Start Negotiations With the Liberals Tuesday – Sources

19:45, 01 Dec. 2008
The leaders of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party wish to have a meeting with the leaders of the National Liberal Party, to negotiate the creation of a Parliament majority that would form the next Government, democrat liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

The Romanian Democrat Liberals Won The Elections – Party VP

18:34, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal vice president Adriean Videanu said Monday that the democrat liberals won the Parliament elections, as they obtained the most mandates in the Chamber and Senate, namely 165, compared to the 163 mandates obtained by the social democrat-conservative alliance.

Bucharest Electoral Office Concludes Vote Count

18:25, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest City Electoral Office concluded the counting of votes in the 1,181 polling stations in the city, with the results revealing that the democrat liberals obtained most of the votes in the Chamber as well as in the Senate.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Get Most Of The Votes Expressed Abroad

16:33, 01 Dec. 2008
The Romanian democrat liberals obtained 46.88% of votes expressed by Romanians abroad, for Senate, followed by the liberals, with 23.35% and the social democrats, with 13.19%, while for the Chamber the democrat liberals obtained 46.6%, PNL – 20.45% and PSD+PC – 14.82%, after counting 93.21% of votes

Democrat Liberals Will Narrowly Win The Elections – Party Leader

15:37, 01 Dec. 2008
The Romanian democrat liberals will “narrowly” win the Parliament elections against the social democrats, as the votes of Romanians abroad will make the difference, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrat Head To Spearhead Parliament Majority Negotiations

15:31, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Monday after an informal meeting with the party leaders that, in accordance with his mandate, he will be the one to “spearhead” talks with the other Parliament parties in view of forming a Parliament majority.

Romanian Football Financer Becali Says Will Retire From Politics For A While

22:23, 30 Nov. 2008
Romanian football mogul and head of the Christian Democrat New Generation Party, George Becali, said Sunday on Realitatea TV he will retire from politics, at least for a while, after exit polls showed the party didn’t make Parliament.

Romanian Democrat Liberal VP Said Next Govt Should Be Rightist

22:13, 30 Nov. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal vice president Theodor Stolojan said after the announcement of the exit-poll results that the democrat liberals will meet with the head of state and added the liberals are the first option for dialogue.

Social Democrat Leader Invites Opponents, Pres, To Dialogue On Govt Structure

22:05, 30 Nov. 2008
The leader of the Romanian social democrats, Mircea Geoana, invited, Sunday evening, the other parties and Romanian President Traian Basescu to an “open dialogue” regarding the creation of the next Government, adding that the future of Romania depends on this dialogue.

Social Democrats Should Lead The Future Government – Party Pres

21:24, 30 Nov. 2008
Social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday after the announcement of the Parliament elections exit-poll results, that the social democrats must lead the new Government.

Power Outage Leaves 12 Polling Stations In The Dark, E Romania

17:01, 30 Nov. 2008
Twelve polling stations in Bacau county, eastern Romania, most of them in the city of Bacau, were affected by a power outage that occurred in the north of the city and nearby Traian commune.

Nearly 18 Million Romanians Expected To Elect New Lawmakers

08:32, 30 Nov. 2008
About 18 million Romanian voters are expected at the polls Sunday to elect 315 deputies and 137 senators, for the first time through direct vote instead of voting for an entire list of candidates selected by a political party.

Three Romanian Parliament Candidates Get Communist Police Tag

17:00, 28 Nov. 2008
The Romanian National College for the Study of Securitate Archives CNSAS discovered, in the extraordinary meeting held Friday, two Securitate collaborators and one Securitate officer who are currently running for seats in Parliament.

Romanian President Estimates Elections Will Be Validated Around Dec 6

16:51, 28 Nov. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he estimates the result of parliamentary elections due Nov 30 will be validated by the Central Electoral Office around Dec 6, and consultations with parties will begin immediately to determine parliament majority and form a new government.

More Than 30% Of Romanian Lawmakers Did Nearly Nothing In Past Mandate – Study

16:11, 12 Nov. 2008
The activity of more than one third of Romanian lawmakers was poor, even insignificant, over the past four years, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Romanian institute "Qvorum".

Romanian Lawmakers To Present Report On ’09 State Budget By Dec 20

15:39, 03 Nov. 2008
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies has received the 2009 state budget draft and lawmakers have until December 20 to issue a report on the draft, Chamber speaker Bogdan Olteanu said in a press release Monday.

Romanian Parliamentary Polls Line Up 2965 Candidates

15:06, 30 Oct. 2008
Romanian parliamentary polls due November 30 will reunite 2965 candidates, of which 2070 candidates will run for a deputy seat and 895 for a senator position, the country’s elections authority said Thursday.

Businesspeople Ask Romanian Auth To Set Up Plan To Alleviate Fin Crisis Impact

14:28, 24 Oct. 2008
The Romanian Businesspeople Association (AOAR) suggests authorities to enable 5% VAT reduction for buying the first house, a minimum 100% increase of the volume of road infrastructure works, financial insurance and stimulatory payment for work force, to alleviate the impact of the economic crisis.

Greater Romania Party Wants To File No-Confidence Motion To Bring Down Tariceanu Govt

14:04, 17 Oct. 2008
The Greater Romania Party is preparing a no-confidence motion to bring about the fall of the current Government led by Calin Tariceanu, and will ask for the support of the democrat liberals and the social democrats for obtaining the sufficient number of signatures, senator Gheorghe Funar said.

Govt Cannot Undertake To Fulfill Future Commitments- Romanian President

14:18, 10 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday the government, which is only 20% supported in Parliament, cannot undertake to fulfill the commitments of the future government to be formed after the general polls on November 30.

Romanian President Criticizes Lawmakers’ Failure To Wipe Out Corruption

12:39, 24 Sept. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu criticized lawmakers in his address in Parliament Wednesday saying political parties not only didn’t stick to their commitment to get the European Commission to stop monitoring the justice field, but also hindered prosecutors’ efforts.

Romanian President Vows To Work With Any Govt Up To Country’s Challenges

11:22, 24 Sept. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu told lawmakers Wednesday he will work with any government that is ready to take on the country’s challenges and does not serve oligarchic interests.

In A Neutral State The Parliament Does Not Choose Sides – Romanian Pres

20:02, 23 Sept. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday, in an event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce and attended by Prime Minister Tariceanu as well, that in a neutral state the Parliament does not issue laws to favor entities and the Government does not negotiate with groups of interests.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Propose Single-Chamber Parliament

16:19, 21 Sept. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party, or PDL, plans to revise the Constitution after general elections end-November to instate a single-chamber Parliament and reduce the number of lawmakers.

Romanian President to Address Policy Issues Before Parliament

16:04, 08 Sept. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu contacted the leaders of the two Chambers of Parliament saying he wants to address lawmakers to present a report on Romania’s local and foreign policy. The exact date of the meeting will be set later in a meeting of the reunited Standing Offices.

Romania To Hold Legislative Polls Nov 30

16:42, 27 Aug. 2008
The Romanian government decided in the cabinet meeting Wednesday to set the date for legislative elections for November 30, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Calls For Consultations On EC Report In Justice Field

17:46, 07 Aug. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday invited the MPs to consultations on the European Commission’s report in the justice field, scheduling the meeting on August 12.

Romanian Magyar Minority Party To Run Solo For Parliament

20:02, 01 Aug. 2008
The Democratic Magyar Union will not form any alliance with the Magyar Civic Party for the upcoming Romanian parliament elections, as the radicals refused the candidacy division offer made by the democrats, said Marko Bela, the leader of the Magyar democrats Friday in a press conference.

Romanian Parliament Extends Court Of Accounts Mandates Until Sep 30

16:15, 02 Iul. 2008
The vote rendered by the Romanian Parliament extending the mandate of the current Court of Accounts leadership was valid and the mandate was extended until September 30, according to a decision issued by the Standing Offices of the two Chambers of Parliament.

Romanian Senate Could Call Extra Session To Vote On Prosecution Of Lawmakers

14:11, 01 Iul. 2008
The commission for legal matters in the Romanian Senate has analyzed the files of labor minister Paul Pacuraru and former economy minister Codrut Seres, for whom prosecutors requested approval to probe corruption allegations, commission president Norica Nicolai said Tuesday.

Romanian Parliament Leaders Decide Wed On Calling Extraordinary Plenary Session

14:26, 30 Iun. 2008
The standing offices of Romania’s two chambers of parliament meet Wednesday to decide on whether or not to call for an extraordinary plenary session, Senate chairman Nicolae Vacaroiu said Monday.

Romania Should Hold Parliament Elections In Spring 2009 – Far Right Official

13:08, 27 Iun. 2008
Romania should hold general elections in spring 2009 along with elections for the European Parliament, said Gheorghe Funar, secretary general of Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, or PRM.

Romanian President Urges Parliament To Meet In Extraordinary Session

13:56, 26 Iun. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the Parliament to meet in extraordinary session in the first ten days of July to reexamine the law on the Court of Accounts and to vote on prosecutors’ request to probe bribery allegations against former Cabinet members.

Romanian Parliament Plenary Session Suspended On Lack Of Quorum

12:42, 25 Iun. 2008
The plenary session of the Romanian parliament was suspended Wednesday on lack of quorum, after lawmakers had cast votes on the extension of mandates for members of the Court of Accounts.

Romanian Parliament May Annul Social Gas Fund

15:22, 10 Iun. 2008
The Romanian Parliament may annul the social gas fund established earlier this year based on an agreement with Romania’s gas producer Romgaz Medias and the country’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom, aiming to provide financial support to 850,000 families for paying gas bills.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Ask Parliament OK To Prosecute Ex-Min Mitrea

14:10, 21 Apr. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors asked the approval of the Chamber of Deputies Monday to prosecute former minister Miron Mitrea in a corruption case.

Romania Constitutional Court Mitigates Conflict Btw Parliament, Public Min

16:58, 10 Apr. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court Thursday published the decision regarding the legal conflict between the Parliament and the Public Ministry, concerning the procedures needed to request the prosecution of members and former members of the government for acts committed while in office.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want New Constitution, Single Chamber Parliament

08:57, 23 Mart. 2008
Romania’s Constitution needs to be amended to clearly state relations between the president and the prime minister and the Parliament should be reduced to a single decisional chamber, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Saturday