Paul Stanescu

Romania's Social Democrat-led government on Wednesday said that it was considering suing the European Commission before the European Court of Justice over a highly critical report on the country's justice affairs and rule of law released by Brussels on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu discussed on Monday the existing financing possibilities for the construction of three regional hospitals and identified solutions for building them, shows a Government's release issued for AGERPRES.

Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea denied on Friday, prior to the PSD's National Executive Committee (CExN) meeting, that he will propose the exclusion from the party of those who challenged him.

Deputy PM Paul Stanescu on Friday said that the signatories of the letter asking for the resignation of Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman Liviu Dragnea are dissatisfied with the latter's political management.

Deputy Prime Minister Paul Stanescu considers Private Pensions Pillar II must be optional and the Gov't must explain which are the advantages of this fund, if pensions are higher or lower following contributions to it.

Stanescu reaffirmed that there hasn't been any discussion in the Social Democratic Party (PSD) about suspending Pension Pillar II.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is the new PSD executive chair, the extraordinary Congress of PSD has decided on Saturday.

Marian Neacsu has been elected secretary general of the PSD.

The extraordinary Congress has validated vice-chairs by development regions:

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila convened on Tuesday at Victoria Palace the first Inter-ministerial Committee dedicated to the preparation of the Centennial, specifying that "unity should be the key word" this year.

The Supreme Court (ICCJ) on Monday denied a motion by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) to reopen criminal investigation in a court file that also implicates Deputy Prime Minister Paul Stanescu.