Ioan Rus

Bucharest, May 26 /Agerpres/ - European Commissioner Corina Cretu, who runs in the elections to the European Parliament on the Pro Romania list, on Sunday stated, upon her exit from the polling station, that she voted while hoping for a new beginning. "I voted hoping in a new beginning. I am glad to be part of the Cluj-Napoca organisation.

Prime minister Victor Ponta has accepted on Thursday the resignation of Transports minister Ioan Rus.

Romania plans to build around 725 km of new highways and 1,809 km of express roads in the next 15 years, spending around 28.6 billion euro on expanding the country's poor road infrastructure, the Transport Ministry announced in its new "Master Plan".