Senate of Romania
PSD to hold National Executive Committee Monday to discuss Government's situation
The social-democrats will gather on Monday, at the meeting of the National Executive Committee (CExN), to discuss the Government's situation and solutions for unlocking its activity, after President Klaus Iohannis refused to appoint the interim ministers, and also for the Presidency of the Senate.
Senate President to be elected Tuesday, as Monday senators busy with school year opening
The new President of the Senate will be elected next week on Tuesday, the Standing Bureau has decided, as on Monday the senators will be busy with attending the opening of the new school year.
Chamber of Deputies, Senate to resume regular session today
The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are starting today their second ordinary parliamentary session of the year. In the first meeting of each chamber, a new composition of their standing bureaus is elected, including their deputy chairs, secretaries, and treasurers.
ALDE decides to support Mircea Diaconu's presidential run
The Permanent Delegation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) has voted, on Monday, to exit the governing coalition and to support the candidacy of Mircea Diaconu in the presidential elections of November 10, the leader of the formation, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, announced, adding that he will resign the leadership of the Senate.
ALDE decides to leave government, endorse Mircea Diaconu in presidential elections
The standing delegation of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) on Monday voted to exit the coalition government and endorse Mircea Diaconu's candidacy in the presidential elections this November, ALDE leader Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced. He also announced he would resign from his office as Senate President.
Junior ruling party's standing delegation to vote for pulling out of gov't (sources)
The governing bodies of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), minor at rule, will decide today on whether or not to pull out of the government, with the ministers endorsed by the party to resign at the first government meeting, political sources say.
ALDE's Tariceanu: Me and my colleagues, we're not umbilically tied to governance
Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu believes that his party is not "umbilically tied to the governance," underscoring that he doesn't care about his Senate President office. "Despite the fact that I have the feeling of a political responsibility, me and my colleagues, we are not umbilically tied to the governance.
MAE: Geoana's appointment as NATO Deputy Secretary General, special moment for Romania's membership to Alliance
The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) hailed Mircea Geoana for his appointment as Deputy Secretary General of NATO and argues that this decision "represents a special moment for Romania's membership to the North Atlantic Alliance." "Taking over this high-responsibility position at allied level, the highest position held by Romania in the NATO hierarchy confirms the professional experience and qual
ALDE's Tariceanu does not rule out another electoral alliance for presidential elections
Senate President and Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE, minor at rule, ed.n.) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu does not rule out the possibility of forming another electoral alliance if the Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, ed.n.) and ALDE will not have a joint candidate in the presidential elections.
ALDE's Tariceanu: By Wednesday, at the latest, PSD-ALDE to bring proposals for revising Constitution
The PSD-ALDE (Social Democratic Party-Alliance of Liberals and Democrats) ruling coalition is going to come up with a series of proposals for revising the Constitution in the next interval, in response to the result of the vote given by the people at the [May 26 - editor's note] referendum, Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, the leader of ALDE, said after the meeting of the governing coa