Ciolos Government
INTERVIEW/Senate's Anca Dragu: I want to bring down physical, imaginary walls between Parliament and citizen
Discussions are being held with representatives of the civil society, included, regarding the issue of demolishing the walls around the Parliament Palace, Senate President Anca Dragu told an interview for AGERPRES. According to Anca Dragu, this is a larger 'opening up' project, which goes 'beyond the physicality of the wall's demolition'.
Minister Nasui: I believe state-owned companies need to be massively reformed
State-owned companies need to be massively reformed and only those people with whom the reform should be carried out, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Claudiu Nasui told on Thursday evening private TV broadcaster Antena 3. "I know dignitaries who were not present in any Board of Directors. Even I was a councilor and I was not present in any Board of Directors.
USR's Barna urges President Iohannis to think longer term
National leader of the Save Romania Union (USR) Dan Barna said on Tuesday that President Klaus Iohannis reconfirmed, during their talks at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace consultations, that he wants early elections, but after the November presidential poll, arguing that the right time for early elections is now, as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) is weak.
Chamber of Deputies to convene in extraordinary session next week
The Chamber of Deputies will meet in an extraordinary session next week, between August 26 and 30. "Considering the submission of the request for convening the Chamber of Deputies in an extraordinary session, between August 26 and 30, I decided to convene the meeting of the Permanent Bureau of the Chamber for Monday, 26 August, from 12.30, in order to establish the draft work program.
Former PM Grindeanu affirms his gov't adopted bill of compensatory remedy in form initiated by Raluca Pruna
Former Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu states in a Facebook post that the government he led adopted the bill on the compensatory remedy exactly in the form initiated by Raluca Pruna, Minister of Justice in the Ciolos government.
Protest with red paint at Justice Ministry headquarters
Members of the #Rezist movement organised on Monday a protest at the Justice Ministry, throwing red paint on the stairs of the institution as a reaction to the release from prison of some violent inmates, through the compensatory remedy law.
On the stairs of the entrance of the Justice Ministry several knifes were also thrown, but also photos of Minister Tudorel Toader.