Liberalism

The Social Democratic Party (SDS) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formalized their political alliance on Saturday.

It was "formed in order to win elections and modernize Serbia."

By Diomidis D. Spinellis*

We have often heard about governments? intentions to implement ?sweeping reforms.? If this intention is sincere, here?s one reform that would provide a huge boost to the operation of the state, society and our institutions ? and at no financial cost: staffing the higher echelons of the civil service in a transparent and meritocratic manner.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta published on Sunday on his personal blog the report of his governing; it shows 80 percent of the goals assumed in his original programme were reached.

Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES FLOW

?[He was the man who] exerted effective control over the fracturing state.

?[He had an] attraction to absolutism.

?[Under his rule he used] the secret police to silence dissent.

?[He had a] worsening paranoia about perceived threats to his personal power and his life.

The economic crisis resulted in a crisis of European Liberals, Senate Speaker Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said at international conference celebrating 25 years since the falling of communism at the Parliament Palace on Thursday.

About 20,000 people from several counties, according to the organizers, attended today an electoral rally in Constanta in support of candidate of the Liberal Christian Alliance (ACL) Klaus Iohannis.

From the lectern set up in the Lighthouse Square of Constanta, Iohannis said the way politics is done in Romania must fundamentally change.

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PNL (National Liberal Party) Chairman, Klaus Iohannis, the presidential endorsee of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) made of the National Liberal Party and the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL), expects tough attacks against him during the presidential campaign that started today, but he is still certain that, despite the attacks, he will end the campaign by keeping the majority

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will meet with a delegation of the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the Union (COELA) on Thursday, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release on Wednesday.

The European Commission on Monday announced the approval of 125 million euros in support measures for perishable fruits and vegetables following a Russian embargo on EU food and agricultural products.

The members of the Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) will hold their first congress on Aug. 1-2 at Parliament Palace to elect the leadership of the party.

The first day of the PLR Congress will be devoted to debates on resolutions to be presented within the event; on Saturday, the participants will elect the party chairman and other senior officials.