National Permanent Bureau

PSD to submit two simple motions against Agriculture, Finance ministers

The interim chair of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marcel Ciolacu, stated on Tuesday that the MPs of the party he runs will submit two simple motions, one in the Senate, one in the Chamber of Deputies, against the Finance and the Agriculture ministers. "We decided to ask the Agriculture Minister to answer publicly to a few questions.

Prime Minister-designate Orban proposes the same ministers; hearings, voting in Parliament to take place Saturday

Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban proposes the same ministers in this new Cabinet, with the hearings in the specialised committees and the voting in Parliament scheduled on Saturday through a special procedure. According to the documents submitted to Parliament and published on the website of the Deputies' Chamber, the list of the Orban Government III is made up of the current ministers.

PNL declares total war on Government's Emergency Ordinance 114/2018, to launch campaign for its repeal

The National Liberal Party [PNL, opposition] declares total war on Government Emergency Ordinance 114/2018 and will launch a campaign aimed at urging the Romanians to communicate to the MPs of the PSD-ALDE-UDMR ruling coalition their wish for them to vote against this "criminal normative act that endangers the development of Romania," Liberal leader Ludovic Orban said on Monday.

President Iohannis signs decree appointing of Nicolae Hurduc as minister of research

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Friday a decree appointing Nicolae Hurduc as minister of research and innovation, according to the Presidential Administration.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Thursday that Professor Nicolae Hurduc was proposed as the minister of research.

PNL-PDL ACL to back up the same candidate for the presidential election

The Liberal Christian Alliance of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Liberal Party will have the following objective: backing up the same candidate for this November's presidential election while coming up with a shared electoral programme, according to the protocol of the electoral alliance between PNL and PDL waiting for the approval of the merger congress of the two