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Romanian PM Wants Changes In The Vote Redistribution System

19:00, 01 Feb. 2010
The current Romanian electoral system is inefficient when it comes to citizen representation, because it has allowed access to positions for politicians who ranked second and third in elections, disadvantaging the winners, said Monday democrat liberal leader and Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian PM To Address Parliament On Govt’s Legislative Priorities

15:00, 01 Feb. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc will present the Government’s legislative priorities in Senate Monday, at 5 p.m. and in the Chamber of Deputies Tuesday at 10 a.m., the standing offices of the two chambers of Parliament decided Monday.

Romanian New Govt’s Priority Is To Ensure Country’s Stability, Continue Reforms – PM

13:20, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian acting Prime Minister Emil Boc designated by President Traian Basescu for a new term said the new government’s priority is to adopt next year’s state budget, the fiscal liability law and the unitary pension law, continue reforms and ensure the country’s stability.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Sees PM-Designate As President’s Worst Choice

11:52, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Thursday the decision made by President Traian Basescu to designate acting Prime Minister Emil Boc for a new term is unfit and shows Basescu’s second term as president might be even worse than the first.

Romania’s President Asks Boc To Counsel With Him On Ministers Part Of High Defense Council

10:48, 17 Dec. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday, after designating acting Prime Minister Emil Boc for a new term, he asked the latter to take counsel with him on the ministers that are also members in the State Defense High Council (CSAT).

Romanian President Designates Acting PM Emil Boc To Lead New Govt

10:13, 17 Dec. 2009
Romania’s newly reelected President Traian Basescu Thursday designated democrat liberal leader and acting Prime Minister Emil Boc to head the country’s new government.

Romania’s President Asks Social Democrats To Consider Forming National Union Govt

09:38, 17 Dec. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu asked social democrats Wednesday, during consultations on the country’s future government, to analyze the proposition to form a national union government, adding he would like social democrat Marian Sarbu to be appointed labor minister in the new Cabinet.

Romania’s President Invites Liberals To Form Right-Wing Govt

17:41, 16 Dec. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu Wednesday told liberals participating in consultations on the country’s new government that the National Liberal Party is invited to form a right-wing Government alongside democrat liberals and the Hungarian minority party.

Romanian Liberals Fail To Reach Agreement With Democrat Liberals On New Govt

14:42, 16 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, after a meeting with democrat liberals, his party failed to reach an agreement with democrat liberals as they discard the principle according to which the government should be upheld by a parliament majority.

Romanian Social Democrats Back Liberal Head Antonescu For PM

20:24, 15 Dec. 2009
The Romanian social democrats (PSD) approached the liberals (PNL) with a proposition for a government led by liberal head Crin Antonescu, backed by PNL and PSD, but also included the possibility for such a government to be supported by Hungarian minority party UDMR and the democrat liberals (PDL).

Romania’s President Disclaims Talks With Central Bank Governor On Future PM Position

15:53, 11 Dec. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he did not have talks with central bank Governor Mugur Isarescu to convince him to accept the prime minister position.

Romanian Liberal Leader Disclaims Resignation Rumor, Rejects Alliance With Democrats

14:59, 09 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, before the meeting of the party’s Central Standing Office, he will not resign from the headership of the party and liberals will not govern along democrat liberals, adding the prime minister position should not be offered, but gained.

Romanian Liberal Leader Reconsiders, Conditions Alliance With Democrats

12:28, 08 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Tuesday on Radio Guerrilla that the only scenario that might reopen dialogue with democrat liberals regarding a Government coalition is that with a liberal prime minister.

Sibiu Mayor To Meet Social Democrat Geoana, Liberal Antonescu Monday

22:18, 06 Dec. 2009
Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis said Sunday evening after exit polls showed social democrat Mircea Geoana winner of the presidential election race he will meet with Geoana and liberal Crin Antonescu Monday to decide the next “steps” to be made.

Parties To Negotiate Distribution, Number Of Ministries – Romanian Sibiu Mayor

20:55, 30 Nov. 2009
Romanian Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis said Monday, after a meeting with the social democrat and liberal leaders who back him for prime minister, that in his future Government ministries will be taken up by parties that will hold majority.

Romania Sibiu Mayor Wants Four-Six Months As Mayor, PM Choice Interval

11:11, 30 Nov. 2009
Romanian Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis said he wants four – six months to choose between the position of prime minister and that of mayor, adding this is one of his conditions in the decision to accept or decline his nomination as prime minister.

Romania To Keep Flat Tax, VAT Unchanged In 2010 – Caretaker PM

18:05, 13 Nov. 2009
Romania will keep in 2010 its flat rate tax and value added tax unchanged at their current levels of 16% and 19%, respectively, caretaker Premier Emil Boc said Friday.

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 President Designates Bucharest District 3 Mayor Liviu Negoita For PM

12:23, 06 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu Friday designated Bucharest district 3 mayor Liviu Negoita for prime minister, after the Cabinet proposed by economist Lucian Croitoru met with a no-confidence vote in Parliament.

Romania’s President Unwilling To Postpone PM Designation

10:10, 06 Nov. 2009
Romania's President Traian Basescu said Thursday evening, at the beginning of talks with democrat liberals regarding a new prime minister, he doesn't want to put off the forming of a new Government until after presidential elections due on November 22.

Romanian President Calls Parties For Talks On New Government

14:19, 05 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu invited the political parties for consultations Thursday, at 05.00 p.m., according to ths president's spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Romanian Pres To Appoint New, “Responsible”, Prime Minister

20:20, 04 Nov. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Romanian town Alexandria, at an electoral rally, that he will appoint a responsible prime minister, who would not cover the underhanded privatization dealings attempted by businesspeople and politicians.

Romanian Opposition Parties To Ask President To Designate Sibiu Mayor For PM

16:38, 04 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, after Prime Minister-designate Lucian Croitoru lost a confidence vote in Parliament, President Traian Basescu will be asked to designate Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis as prime minister.

Romanian Social Democrats Demand Majority-Endorsed Prime Minister By Nov 14

16:00, 30 Oct. 2009
The Romanian Social Democratic Party calls on President Traian Basescu to appoint a prime minister endorsed by the current Parliament majority by November 14, when the interim terms of eight ministers expire, party vice-president Victor Ponta told a news conference Friday.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Urges PM-Designate To Refuse Govt Leadership

16:51, 20 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday social democrats, liberals, the Hungarian minority party and the group of national minorities asked designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru to refuse the position of prime minister and not enter a political game that is out of his league.

Romania’s President Could Dissolve Parliament If Reelected

16:39, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio if Parliament rejects two Government propositions until presidential elections, the Constitution allows him to dissolve Parliament after his potential reelection as president, adding he would rather not do so.

Romania’s President Deems Ctrl Bk Governor As Ideal PM

14:30, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio central bank governor Mugur Isarescu would have been the best option for prime minister, but the current economic crisis does not allow such a move.

Romania’s President To Nominate Politician As PM If Parliament Rejects Technocrat Croitoru

11:08, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday he will nominate a second prime minister “from the party with the largest number of lawmakers” if a Government led by Lucian Croitoru is not accepted in Parliament, and refrained from naming the party and the precise person.

Romanian Govt May Have Trouble Paying Salaries And Pensions In Nov, Dec – PM

21:02, 15 Oct. 2009
The Romanian Government has no problem paying salaries and pensions at the moment, but may run into difficulties towards the end of November, should certain commitments taken before the IMF not be met, acting Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Designated PM Discusses Government Issues With Current PM

19:37, 15 Oct. 2009
Romanian designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru told MEDIAFAX, after talking to active Prime Minister Emil Boc, that he reviewed the government’s current issues and will begin consultations with political parties Friday to form a new government.

Romanian President Nominates Ctrl Bk Governor’s Advisor As PM

14:20, 15 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday nominated Lucian Croitoru, an advisor of the central bank Governor, as Prime Minister.

Romania Needs A PM With Economic Background – Pres

20:42, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that Romania currently needs a prime minister with economic experience, in connection with the banks and the international financial and economic institutions.

Romanian President Tells EU Ambassadors He Wants PM Familiar With IMF

16:22, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu, who is expected to nominate a new prime minister after the government collapsed Tuesday, told EU ambassadors Wednesday he is thinking of appointing someone who “speaks the IMF’s language”, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats Endorse Liberals’ Independent PM Nominee

22:40, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday evening that, in the meeting held with the liberals and Hungarian minority party UDMR, the decision was to support an independent prime minister, Klaus Johannis, and a government of technocrats.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want One Of Their Own As PM, Names Not Said

21:03, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals are to meet Tuesday evening with President Traian Basescu and propose a democrat liberal prime minister without making any nomination, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats Quit Govt If President Signs Interior Minister’s Dismissal

14:32, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania’s social democrat Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica, called on President Traian Basescu and democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc to take back the act firing him, or social democrat ministers leave the government.

Romanian PM Invites Coalition Partners To Talk On President’s Recommendations

17:56, 29 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called for a meeting of the ruling coalition for 9 p.m. on Tuesday or for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, for talks on the nominations proposed by President Traian Basescu for the interior minister seat, said democrat liberal vice-president Adriean Videanu.

Romanian Social Democrats Give PM Ultimatum To Reinstate Sacked Interior Min

13:33, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian social democrats, part of the country’s ruling coalition, decided Monday they will continue to support sacked social democrat Interior Minister Dan Nica and gave democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc 24 hours to reinstate him, party spokesman Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz said.

Romanian PM Wants Interior Min Replaced

12:04, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday he informed coalition partners social democrats about his intention to replace Interior Minister Dan Nica and asked them to nominate a replacement within 24 hours.

Romania’s Pension Sys Needs Sound, Though Painful Principles – PM

19:09, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday at the presidential palace that the public pension system law promoted by the government will be based on sound, “although painful” principles.