Politics

2 nov. •

Romanian representative at the MF: The budget was calculated considering the laws submitted with the Constitutional Court

The next IMF instalment depends on Romania’s next year budget project. The budget has been calculated considering the Unique Income Scheme, the Law addressing the local administration reform and the Education Law. Romania’s representative at…

29 oct. •

Four NGOs request the People's Attorney to inform the Constitutional Court on the referendum set-up

27 oct. •

Romanian PM in exercise: Romania does not need to renegotiate the IMF agreement because it respected its commitments

27 oct. •

The Foreign Affairs politics of the Romanian runners for presidency would form a Washington-Paris-Brussels-Bucharest-Beijing axe

26 oct. •

President Basescu: Romania will not fulfill its commitments to the IMF / Geoana, Antonescu and Marko Bela are on the verge of betraying national interest

23 oct. •

Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu enlists in presidential campaign

21 oct. •

PSD leader joins presidency race: Future president Geoana will take over from ex-president Iliescu

21 oct. •

Traian Basescu runs for a second presidential mandate: There will be a referendum on the elections day

21 oct. •

Basescu's request to organised the referendum on November 22 was rejected by the Parliament

20 oct. •

UPDATE: The Parliament supports Klaus Johannis for PM. PD-L parliamentarians refused to take part in the session

20 oct. •

Negotiations Opposition - Croitoru

Mircea Geoana: he has no majority, I ended his suffering / Lucian Croitoru: I am a solution not a puppet

20 oct. •

Deputies approved the penal investigation against former Youth minister Monica Iacob Ridzi

20 oct. •

UPDTE: Udrea Commission report will be debated on Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies / The report will be sent to the judicial committee

20 oct. •

Lucian Croitoru to talk on Tuesday with leaders of the Opposition

15 oct. •

Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis: I believe I'll fare well as prime minister

15 oct. •

Democratic Liberals submit their own nomination for prime minister. Other parties keep supporting their own nomination

15 oct. •

Independent candidate Nati Meir withdraws from presidential race

15 oct. •

Political wrangling over naming of new PM continued late on Wednesday

14 oct. •

PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition wants to force President's hand on technocratic prime minister

14 oct. •

Report: Ion Tiriac is Romania's richest man in Capital listing

14 oct. •

Interim Government convened in common session on Wednesday

13 oct. •

PSD+PC, PNL and UDMR started negotiations for a limited mandate government lead by an independent

13 oct. •

Consultations taking place at Romanian Presidency following fall of Romanian Government

13 oct. •

Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis accepts proposal to become prime minister

12 oct. •

Constitutional Court rejects Democratic Liberal complaint about parliamentary censure motion

12 oct. •

Constitutional Court debates Democratic Liberal complaint about censure motion

8 oct. •

Democratic Liberals unanimously vote to support Basescu candidacy for renewed presidential term

8 oct. •

PM Emil Boc proposes suspension of strikes during presidential elections campaign

7 oct. •

Liberals and Social Democrats unite in attempt to prevent procedure on referendum

6 oct. •

Motion against Boc Government submitted in Parliament

6 oct. •

Management of communications bodies changed following Social Democratic exit from Government

6 oct. •

Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu officially launched his candidacy for President

2 oct. •

Social Democrats launch Mircea Geoana candidacy for Romania Presidency

2 oct. •

Liberal leader calls for technocratic government in Romania

2 oct. •

President Basescu confirms Codruta Kovesi for a renewed term as Prosecutor General

2 oct. •

Democratic Liberal deputy head to manage President Traian Basescu's run for re-election

1 oct. •

PSD does not exclude a future collaboration with PD-L: "In life and in politics, never say never"

29 sept. •

Bulgaria wants Romania to get the European Commissionaire role for Agriculture

29 sept. •

Patronages accept the minimum income's increase from 650 to 705 lei. Condition: incomes freeze until emerging from the downturn

25 sept. •

Ex-Agriculture minister: Over 1,000 agriculture projects, blocked because of banks. Romania risks losing European money despite valid projects

24 sept. •

The Liberal censure motion against the government was rejected

23 sept. •

Sources: Udrea Commission will recommend the Romanian Tourism minister's dismissal and penal investigation

23 sept. •

10 state companies will be monitored with priority, according to Romania's Government agreement with the IMF

21 sept. •

Responses to the Law voted on Wednesday in the Parliament – Producers: food price will drop! Hypermarkets: no they won't!

21 sept. •

Lib-dem leader: If we don't get the Agriculture commissioner role, we'll negociate for Expansion or Research

17 sept. •

PNL: The Government modified the Education Law for which it had taken responsibility. We request Cabinet Boc's urgent resignation

17 sept. •

The Republic of Moldova

The Republic of Moldova's Constitutional Court authorised Mihai Ghimpu's temporary presidency

15 sept. •

UPDATE (6:54 PM) The Government takes responsibility for a three law pack / 20 Social Democrats and Liberal Parliamentarians boycott the meeting

14 sept. •

Romania – one of the most inactive EU states when taking position on European legislative proposals

14 sept. •

The European Magistrates Association Forum asks Romania's President to mediate the conflict with the Executive

14 sept. •

Russian political analyst: The Revolution in Moldova is a new step towards forming the Baltic Sea – Black Sea Alliance against Russia

11 sept. •

The Romanian ambassador from Portugal called to Romania after the verdict of collaboration with the communist political intelligence

9 sept. •

Romania's Central Bank: To encourage savings, the state should stop guaranteeing pensions

8 sept. •

Democrat Liberal Minister Radu Berceanu: Traian Basescu will run as member of the Democrat Liberal Party

7 sept. •

German minister Jürgen Rüttgers' offending Romanian workers intensifies the electoral race and encourages extremists

7 sept. •

The Government will assume responsibility for the three laws on September 15

7 sept. •

Greater Romania Party calls for a national referendum on the presidential elections day regarding the region with a large Hungarian-speaking population

4 sept. •

Sources: PSD leaders plan breaking the governing coalition and protests if the party loses the Interior Ministry

3 sept. •

Education minister must include the amendments requested by the PM in the Education law by Saturday

3 sept. •

European Commissar

European socialists: Left-wing parties governing the EU should not support candidates of other colourt

3 sept. •

Unions continue to ask for a change in the unique income scheme and contest the Government assuming responsibility for the law

3 sept. •

Prince Radu's withdrawal favours liberal candidate Crin Antonescu

3 sept. •

Social-democratic leader: The Romanian President wants to get his hands on the Interior Minister

3 sept. •

UPDATE The Government decided to assume responsibility for the Education reform, state employee's salary scheme and the agencies' restructuring. School principles are forbidden affiliation with any political party

1 sept. •

The President's brother: I never asked for any favour or business support from my brother, I wasn't involved in arms trade

1 sept. •

Liberal-democrats: Mircea Geoana needs to quit the Senate's leadership since he chose to run for presidency

1 sept. •

Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs: Romanian diplomats abroad will be paid in lei to reduce salary costs

1 sept. •

BCS Survey: Traian Basescu – 30.5%, Crin Antonescu – 20.1%, Mircea Geoana – 19.2%

1 sept. •

Tourism minister left the parliamentary investigation hearings for the second time without answering any question

1 sept. •

Final unique income scheme draft was discussed by the Government on Monday evening: Chief of the General Prosecutor's Office will earn more than that ministers and MPs. Romania's President has the biggest income paid by state

28 aug. •

Bucharest magistrates suspend most of the judicial activities starting on Monday. The Unique Income Scheme will cut 60% off their earnings, they claim

28 aug. •

Romanian President: Don't delude yourself with salaries boosted before elections, you lose the money to inflation in the coming months

28 aug. •

American Ambassador in Romania, Mark Gitenstein, begins his mandate

28 aug. •

Hungarian Party leader: Changing government after elections would be beneficial. We want to be part of the new government

28 aug. •

From our correspondent in Chisinau

Republic of Moldova: Liberal Mihai Ghimpu was elected the Parliament's speaker

28 aug. •

Republic of Moldova: The anti-communist opposition favours a partnership with Moscow and opposes joining NATO

28 aug. •

Romanian Finance minister: We will find a legal way for the unpaid 10 days holiday

28 aug. •

Deputy proposes fines or jail for electoral lies

26 aug. •

The final draft of the unique salary scheme: A consultant could earn a maximum of 5.10 minimum salaries and a specialist in public administration – 1.5 salaries

24 aug. •

PDL requests the juridical Commission to investigate members of the Udrea Commission

24 aug. •

Romanian social-democrat: There will be other anti-Basescu documents in the days to come, even from lib-dems

24 aug. •

Romanian Education minister: I'm profoundly disappointed to be used as political weapon by PSD and PD-L

24 aug. •

The first repercussions of the arms trade case involving the President's brother

24 aug. •

Lib-dem member on social-democrats: I think they should be kicked out of the Government

21 aug. •

Romanian PM says he liked job as mayor more

21 aug. •

Predident Basescu reacts about his brother's involvement in military-related company

21 aug. •

Congolese PSD member offers Romania's President a boat to sail for Africa after the elections

20 aug. •

Australian authorities verify in the smallest detail Romanian visa request because of Romanian and Bulgarian crime gangs

20 aug. •

Show at the investigation Commission for the minister of Tourism

Romanian minister of Tourism left Commission hearings after requesting members to be replaced

18 aug. •

Finance Ministry: First IMF instalment to be repaid by the Romanian Central Bank – 5 billion euros from its own sources

18 aug. •

Economy minister: Romania is like a sick man, who sometimes catches a cold. It lacks the other countries' strength to emerge from the economic-financial crisis

18 aug. •

PSD honorific leader: Leaving the governing coalition would be stupid

18 aug. •

Romanian liberal requested the Prosecutors' General Office office to investigate the illegal recording of a parliamentary commission

17 aug. •

PSD leader Mircea Geoana: the coalition decided to adopt 32 anti-crisis measures

12 aug. •

Romanian minister of Tourism will be heard by the parliamentary Commission

12 aug. •

Thousands of redundancies and new arrangements enforced by the ministries

12 aug. •

CSOP survey: Traian Basescu – 35%, Mircea Geoana – 21%, Crin Antonescu – 15%. Bucharest mayor could get 22% if he runs for PDS

12 aug. •

Work minister: State employees should take unpaid vacation willingly

12 aug. •

Unions suggest a shorter working week, so that pensions would not lose out

11 aug. •

Romanian Finance minister: 17.5 billion lei less for the state budget incomes by the end of 2009

11 aug. •

Romanian minister of Finance: All state employees will have ten days of unpaid holiday

10 aug. •

Liberal leader: The Government leased Romania's administration to the IMF

10 aug. •

Social-Democratic leader: Anti-crisis and economic stimulus measures are failing and need to be changed

10 aug. •

Romanian PM: The reinvested profit will not be taxed starting October 1. The fixed tax will be reduced from January 1, 2010

10 aug. •

The democratic coalition from the Republic of Moldova: We'll take out the visas for Romanians as soon as we'll be governing

10 aug. •

Four opposition parties in Moldova have formed the governing coalition – the "Alliance for European Integration"

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