Lucian Sova

Social Democrats Daniel Suciu and Razvan Cuc on Friday were sworn in office as deputy prime minister and minister of regional development and public administration, and minister of transport, respectively, at a ceremony at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace. Attending on behalf of the Government were several ministers. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila did not attend, as she was in Madrid.

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Monday the decrees appointing Eugen Teodorovici acting Minister for Regional Development, and Rovana Plumb acting Minister of Transport, the Presidential Administration informs.

PSD (Social Democrat Party, major at rule, ed. n.) Secretary General Codrin Stefanescu said on Thursday at Realitatea private TV station that President Klaus Iohannis has signed the decrees for the vacancy of the two posts of ministers - Transport and Regional Development, but has not made any announcement regarding the Government's proposals for new ministers.

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Thursday the decree finding the vacancy of the Development and Transport Ministries portfolios.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Tuesday that Romania is ready to take over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and that she will convince European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and the members of the College of Commissioners of this.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila conveyed on Saturday a message of unity, on the occasion of participating in the events taking place in Focsani, dedicated to the National Day of Romania, where she was both applauded and booed.

Transport Minister Lucian Sova and Director General of the Constanta National Maritime Port Administration (CNAPM) Nicolae Dan Tivilichi signed a funding contract involving European funds worth almost 230 million lei for upgrading the Constanta port infrastructure, at the company's main offices on Friday.

The acquisition by Romania's national air carrier TAROM of five Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft is part of a wider contract that also provides for the commencement of procedures for the Technical Division of TAROM to become an official Boeing partner, the Transport Ministry said Monday in a press statement.

CFR Calatori national railway passenger corporation will not have enough cars this summer to meet the traveling need, especially to the seaside, given that from 1,200 cars in inventory, 400 were halted due to technical reasons, Transport Minister Lucian Sova told an interview for AGERPRES.

Prime minister Viorica Dancila on Thursday said during her visit to the Ulmi (southern Dambovita County, ed. n.) construction site where the Arctic company is building the largest home appliance factory in continental Europe, that together with the ministers in her Cabinet she is looking for solutions for Romania "to become a more attractive place for investments."