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The Government will earmark 50 million lei for removing the effects of floods in the Gorj, Valcea, Arges, Olt, Teleorman and Prahova counties, Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Thursday.

Victor Ponta also added that, if necessary, funds will also be approved for Timis and Caras-Severin counties, after some assessments are carried out first.

Deputy Chair of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Olguta Vasilescu, the incumbent mayor of Craiova City, told a convention on Tuesday of the PSD National Council hosted by the Polyvalent Hall of Craiova that she wants people in this November's presidential election to vote for a Romanian able to bring about change, which is Victor Ponta, the PSD candidate.

Social Democrat Party (PSD) chairman, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, has stated, on Tuesday, at the PSD National Council in Craiova, that PSD will win the presidential elections in November 2014.

Chair of the Women's Organisation of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), major at rule, Rovana Plumb told a convention of the PSD National Council in Craiova on Tuesday that her party wants a strong country in Europe that is respected.

She said PSD's objective is a strong country that knows how to respect its citizens.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta told Antena 3 private broadcaster on Wednesday evening that President Traian Basescu can postpone the promulgation of the law for a cut in the social security contributions (CAS) until after January 1, 2015 if the president challenges the law with the Constitutional Court after a revote on it in Parliament.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Romania should cut the social security contributions (CAS) to create new taxable jobs, and now is the good time to do so.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday evening said the cut in social security contributions (CAS) will come into force on October 1, despite opposition from President Traian Basescu, adding that the measure could lead to an increase in jobs subjected to taxation.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said the plane crash in Ukraine is a terrible tragedy and the culprits will have to be found as soon as possible and punished.