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Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Fifor was proposed by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila to take over the interim Interior Minister office, Social-Democrat sources told AGERPRES on Tuesday. Nicolae Moga announced on Tuesday that he resigned from the helm of the Interior Ministry.

The Prosecutors' Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) extended on Tuesday by another six months Calin Nistor's mandate as interim chief prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA). The decision was announced by Justice Minister Ana Birchall, at the end of the meeting.

The National Executive Committee (CExN) meeting of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) validated senator Nicolae Moga for the Interior Minister office, replacing Carmen Dan who announced her resignation, sources attending the meeting told AGERPRES.

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.

Parliament on Tuesday defeated a no-confidence motion called "The Dancila Government must be dismissed! No emergency ordinances, no passwords, no lines for voting." The motion received 200 yeses, 7 noes and 3 abstentions, short of 233 yeses needed to pass. "The no-confidence motion failed to garner the yes votes needed to pass," said Chamber of Deputies Speaker Marcel Ciolacu.

The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) issued on Tuesday a Code Yellow warning for significant quantities of precipitations in seven counties, valid from Tuesday, 18:00hrs, to Wednesday, 10:00hrs, as well as an accentuated atmospheric instability advisory for the rest of the country, valid on Tuesday, 15:00hrs, until Friday, 10:00hrs.

Four great retired Romanian athletes - Nadia Comaneci, Camelia Potec, Gabriela Szabo and Gheorghe Hagi - have agreed to be members on the board that will select the projects submitted for funding under the - Investing in Children , Investing in the Future' Growth Programme, initiated by the Romanian Government.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Wednesday that the Development and Investment Fund is now operational. It is designed to make sure the "fair and balanced" development of local communities throughout Romania. "Starting today, we provide funding for investment projects by transferring 300 million lei from the Ministry of Public Finance to the National Strategy and Forecast Board.

Senate President and Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Thursday that he would win if he ran for the presidential elections in November, but mentioned that a decision in this regard will be made together with the Social-Democrat partners after the elections to the European Parliament. "I will win if I run for the office.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila welcomed on Wednesday at the Victoria Palace Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic, who is paying an official visit to Romania. After the welcoming ceremony, the two Prime Ministers will have a tete-a-tete meeting, followed by talks in the plenary of the two delegations. At the end of the talks, joint press statements are scheduled to take place.