Ecaterina Andronescu
Second Romanian Minister Loses Job Over Teen Murder
Romanian Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu was fired on Friday for her incautious comment on TV about the murdered 15-year-old who was abducted while hitchhiking in the south of the country last week - when she appeared to suggest the murdered teen was partly responsible for her own death.
PM Dancila fires EduMin Andronescu, recommends interim replacement
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Friday announced having dismissed Ecaterina Andronescu from the position of Education Minister for the latter's "profoundly wrong" statements made recently on a television show. In a Facebook post, Dancila said she will recommend Culture Minister Valer-Daniel Breaz to take over as interim Education Minister.
Social-democrats to elect their president, executive president, secretary general at Saturday's extraordinary Congress
The social-democrats will meet on Saturday at an extraordinary congress at 11:00 hrs at the Palace Hall in Bucharest to elect their president, the executive president and the party's secretary general.
PSD National Executive Committee meeting on Friday to validate bids for party's leadership positions
The National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will meet on Friday to validate the bids for the party's leadership positions - chairman, executive chairman, and secretary general, but also to set the agenda for the extraordinary Congress due on Saturday, party sources said.
Team Romania wins six silver medals at European Union Science Olympiad
Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu welcomed the students that made up team Romania at the 17th edition of the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO ) hosted by the Portuguese town of Almada that won seven silver medals, at the airport on Sunday.
PM Dancila: Gov't stands at side of Romanians everywhere, helps them know their rights and obligations
The government stands at the side of the Romanians everywhere to help them know and understand their rights and obligations, Premier Viorica Dancila said on Tuesday at the launch of the 2019 edition of the national campaign "INFORMATION at home! SAFETY around the world!" "We are launching today the third edition of the 'INFORMATION at home!
#Romania2019.eu/EduMin Andronescu: We'll pay a special attention to promoting inclusion, excellency and mobility
Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu participated on Thursday in the Forum on the Future of Learning in Brussels, underscoring that the Romanian Presidency at the European Union Council will pay a special attention to promotion inclusion, excellency and mobility.
EduMin Andronescu: PSD's presidential candidate has all chances to get to 2nd round, even win
Considering the electoral pool of the Social Democrat Party (PSD, major at rule, ed. n.) a social-democratic candidate in the presidential election will have all the chances not only to get to the second round, but even win, on Wednesday night told the private TV broadcaster Antena3 the Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu.
New ministers swear in at Cotroceni Presidential Palace
The new ministers of Education, Defence, Labor and Social Justice, Economy, Culture and National Identity, Communications and Information Society, as well as that of Youth and Sports have been sworn in, on Tuesday, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in front of President Klaus Iohannis.
Social Democrat turned-maverick Senator Ecaterina Andronescu: PSD can give far better performing governments
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) can give far better performing governments, and this is listed as the second reason in the open letter where PSD Senator Ecaterina Andronescu calls for the resignation of the party's leadership, Andronescu told the Adevarul Live webcast on Monday.