Simona Iacob
National Strategy for Romania's Durable Development 2030, launched
The Department for Durable Development within the Romanian Government's General Secretariat (SGG) launched on Monday the National Strategy for Romania's Durable Development 2030 which provides for, among other things, the setting up of an inter-departmental committee in the filed led by the prime minister.
PSD's Liviu Dragnea - appointment of new ministers: We are waiting for Court's decision, considered fundamental
Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, ed.n.) leader Liviu Dragnea stated on Monday that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) is fundamental with regard to the referral lodged by the Government in relation to the appointment of the new ministers of Regional Development and Public Administration and Transport.
President Iohannis, on International Anti-Corruption Day: Definite NO to corruption must become from slogan, way of being
President Klaus Iohannis conveyed on Sunday a message on International Anti-Corruption Day, saying "Romania will not be able to reach its true potential until we manage to defeat this scourge."
President Iohannis, on reshuffle: CCR cannot solve issue, not constitutional, but political
President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday that the referral made by the Government to the Constitutional Court (CCR) in the case of the appointment of the new Ministers of Transport and Regional Development cannot solve the problem, which is of a political not constitutional nature.
ProRomania's Ponta: Provisions of law on pension increase must take effect on 1 January
Pro Romania has tabled an amendment to the draft law on pensions, which states that all provisions on pension increases should take effect on January 1, 2019 and calls on the MPs who formed the "Anti Dragnea Alliance" to support him, according to a Friday post on Facebook by Victor Ponta, the leader of this party and former social-democrat prime minister.
UN's Fernand de Varennes: Good practice to recognise minority language as official if large minority
United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues Fernand de Varennes Thursday told a press conference in Targu Mures that if a national minority in a country is numerous enough it is good practice to recognise the language of that minority as an official language.
President Iohannis says political pact - not ideal form to implement vision of 'Educated Romania' project
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that a pact on the 'Educated Romania' project would not be the ideal form to implement the vision of this profoundly overhauling initiative, and that although he is aware that persuading the politicians about the project would require hundreds of consultation rounds, he is braced for that.
PM Dancila: I really believe we have no majority problem
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Wednesday night asserted that the Gov't has "no problem whatsoever" as concerns its parliamentary majority, maintaining that the Opposition should show "much more responsibility".
Productivity - key to resistance in Eurozone, basis of competitiveness (BNR's Daianu)
Productivity is the key to resistance in the Eurozone, the basis of competitiveness, but it must not be achieved through low wages because otherwise we are bound to remain a peripheral economy, Daniel Daianu, member of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Board of Administration stated on Wednesday at the debate titled "The Romanian economic model in the EU. Romania - 2040 Horizon."
PM Dancila: We will convince EC president, College of Commissioners Romania is ready to take over EU Council Presidency
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.