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ALDE congress to convene in September for clearer ideological definition
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), minor at rule, will hold a doctrinaire convention of its congress this September for a clearer ideological definition, ALDE national leader Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Wednesday."In September, we will hold a doctrinaire convention for our clearer ideological definition, because we have found that there is a deficiency of doctrinal perception as far as we are concerned. We are the party of the middle class, we are ...
Jan - April 2019 wholesale turnover up 8.9 pct YoY
Thursday, June 20, 2019
As against the previous month, in April 2019 the wholesale turnover (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles), in nominal terms, decreased as gross series by 5.4% and increased as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality by 1.2%. As against the corresponding month of the previous year, the wholesale turnover (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles), ...
Eurostat: Romania sees biggest advance in construction works among EU member states
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Construction works in Romania recorded a 6.2pct increase in April 2019, compared with March 2019, the biggest advance among EU member states, according to the Eurostat data released on Wednesday.By comparison, in the Eurozone, construction works fell by 0.8pct from one month to the next, and construction works at the EU level declined by 0.6pct. Among the EU member states, construction works recorded the highest increases in Romania (6.2pct), Belgium (1.8pct) and ...
Turnover of services rendered to enterprises, up 15.7pct in first four months
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Compared to the previous month, in April 2019 the turnover of market services rendered mainly to enterprises, in nominal terms, decreased as gross series by 1.4% and increased as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality by 3.3%. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the turnover of market services rendered mainly to enterprises, in nominal terms, increased both ...
Eurostat: First estimates for 2018 - Wide variation of consumption per capita across EU Member States
Thursday, June 20, 2019
* GDP per capita ranged from 50% to 254% of EU average Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of material welfare of households. Based on first preliminary estimates for 2018, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 56% to 132% of the European Union (EU) average across the Member States. Ten Member States recorded AIC per capita above the EU average in 2018. The highest level ...
No-confidence motion rejected by the Parliament
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Parliament on Tuesday defeated a no-confidence motion, submitted by the National Liberal Party (PNL – opposition) and the Save Romania Union (USR - opposition), 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 ...
Marcel Ciolacu, president of Chamber of Deputies, requests government reshuffle or restructuring
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
President of Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu (Social Democratic Party - PSD, ruling party) declared on Tuesday, following the rejection of the no confidence motion, that Dancila's government should show more transparency. He added there should be a government reshuffle or restructuring. “The motion did not pass. From my point of view there was a unique chance for the opposition because not all deputies gathered for the vote. It was the ...
Iohannis-Barr meeting: Barr underscores Romania remaining ally respecting rule of law
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday welcomed to the Cotroceni Presidential Palace US Attorney General William Barr, with the latter underscoring the importance of Romania remaining a predictable, stable and accountable ally that promotes democratic values and the rule of law."The US official expressed great appreciation for the solidity of the strategic partnership with Romania, which is the most trusted ally of the US in the region, with bilateral relations that ...
MEETING OF THE INTERIM SECRETARY ADMINISTRATION FOR US INTERNAL SECURITY WITH THE ROMANIAN MINISTER OF THE HOME AFFAIRS
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
According to the statement sent by the Press Office of the U.S. Embassy-Bucharest, acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security David Pekoske met with Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs Carmen Dan at the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday, June 18. The Acting Deputy Secretary thanked Minister Dan for Romania’s continued commitment to the Strategic Partnership. Specifically, the two discussed how to further ...
EU - US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs taking place on Wednesday in Bucharest
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The EU - US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs will take place on Wednesday in Bucharest at the Palace of Parliament, in the context of Romania's holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.The Justice session, chaired by Minister Ana Birchall, will include debates on judicial cooperation in cyberspace and on the resilience of electoral systems, the Justice Ministry informs on its Facebook page.This is the second EU - US ...
Deputy Chief Prosecutor of SIIJ, Adina Florea: the judges' activity has come under noticeable pressure
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Magistrates' Investigation Section (SIIJ), Adina Florea, said on Tuesday that the judges' activity has come under noticeable pressure in recent years.Speaking on Tuesday at the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) during the interview for the position of head of the Magistrates' Investigation Section, Florea said, citing references from her activity, that she discussed with many people from various social backgrounds, including many ...
Darius Valcov, under judicial control by DIICOT after publishing the SRI- Prosecutor’s Office protocol on Facebook
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Anti-organised crime (DIICOT) prosecutors have placed former minister and PM’s ex-adviser Darius Valcov under judicial control for 60 days under the charge of disclosing a secret that is jeopardizing the national security after having released on Facebook a secret protocol concluded between the National Intelligence Service (SRI) and the Prosecutor’s Office upon the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The document was ranked as state ...
Valer Dorneanu – reelected as Constitutional Court chairman for 3-yer term
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Valer Dorneanu has been reelected on Tuesday, by secret ballot, as Constitutional ...
Suciu (BNR): Capacity of Romanian administration to react predictably is 30%; the rest are reactions to stressful situations
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The capacity of the Romanian administration to react predictably is 30% of the ruling time, while the rest of 70% represents the necessary of rapid reaction caused by crises, said Dan Suciu, the spokesperson for the Central Bank (BNR) at FoodIntelForum. “The capacity of the Romanian administration to react predictably or the time allocated for a predictive reaction is 30% of the ruling time. The rest of 70% represents the need for rapid ...
Romania needs success stories to catch the eye of investors
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Private equity is an alternative form of financing for companies that fills the gap between bank loans and listing on a stock exchange market. The investors also make sure that the company will perform after the funding and so are closely involved in the company’s management team, http://business-review.eu reads. Tapping funds from the private equity market cannot be done just by asking. It involves market ...
EximBank participates in setting up platform meant to support development of Balkan and Central European areas
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Romania's export-import bank, EximBank will participate in the development of an on-line platform allowing both the presentation of ample investment projects in the Balkan and Central European areas, as well as the identification of financing sources for them, as part of an initiative made by the Development Bank of Bulgaria (DBB), according to a bank press release. The project was launched at the International Economic Forum Paths for Partnerships, ...
TIFF attracted over 130,000 participants to the city of Cluj-Napoca
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
This year’s edition of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) attracted over 130,000 participants to the western Romania city of Cluj-Napoca. The festival also maintained last year’s ticket sales record, with 95,000 tickets sold, in addition to offering tens of free-access events. Among the films screened at the festival, Parking, the newest feature film of director and TIFF founder Tudor Giurgiu, was watched by ...
Censure motion against PSD's governement to be debated and voted on Tuesday
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, ed.n.) spokesperson Mihai Fifor said on Monday that the Social Democrats "have shown their support to the Government" and have voted for staying in government."I had the meeting of the parliamentary groups at the beginning of the week, and Viorica Dancita also participated. My fellow MPs gave a vote showing their support for the Government and voted for staying in government. It is a decision that my colleagues made ...
USR-PLUS: No attempt to divide will deter us
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
USR-PLUS Alliance [ opposition formed by USR - Save Romania Union, PLUS - Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party] leaders, Dan ...
USR lodges the draft law for the closing down of the Special Section for the investigation of magistrates, set up by PSD
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
USR - Save Romania Union ( opposition) lodges on Tuesday in the parliament a draft-law regarding the closing down of the Special Section for the investigation of magistrates, announced with RFI Romania the deputy Stelian Ion. The Special Section was noticed for the files made to the troublesome magistrates for Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule) as well as by the withdrawal of the appeals in the files of Viorel Hrebenciuc and Sebastian ...