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Romanian PM: Ruling Coalition To Discuss New Healthcare Bill On Monday

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said the ruling coalition on Monday will discuss developing a new bill on healthcare reform, which will not shut down or privatize the emergency services.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Agrees To Merge Local, Parliamentary Elections, Cut MP Numbers

Romania’s ruling coalition decided in a meeting Monday parliamentary and local elections will be merged in November 2012 and the number of lawmakers will be lowered to 388, Hunor Kelemen, leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Postpones Reorganization Plans On Lack Of Political Support From Hungarian Minority Party

Romania’s ruling coalition has decided to postpone plans on the country’s administrative reorganization as the Hungarian minority party UDMR, part of the coalition, rejected all the propositions put forth by the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, said UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor.

Romanian Ruling Coalition To Continue Talks On Country’s Reorganization Until Monday – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the ruling coalition will continue talks on the country’s administrative reorganization until the beginning of next week to take a decision on the matter.

Romanian President Says Police Layoff Bill Rejection Shows Weakness In Ruling Coalition

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public radio the Parliament’s failure to pass a bill laying off police officers shows weakness in the ruling coalition and comes at a bad time.

Romanian Govt Coalition May Discuss Replacing PM – Sources

Romania’s ruling coalition will hold a meeting Tuesday and might discuss whether to replace Emil Boc as prime minister following his reelection as head of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, people close to the matter said Monday.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Pledges To Ensure Economic Stability, Social Development

The Romanian ruling coalition pledged in a collaboration protocol signed Wednesday to implement measures to ensure the country’s economic stability and social development.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Signs Collaboration Protocol

The leaders of the Romanian ruling coalition parties signed a collaboration protocol Wednesday.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Wants Single Round Of Elections For Mayors

Members of Romania’s ruling coalition decided Monday the Government will back changes to the local election law to allow for mayors to be elected in a single round of elections, Culture Minister Kelemen Hunor told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Meets For Talks On Maternity Leave Propositions

Leaders of Romania's ruling coalition Thursday convened at the Government for debates on additional maternity leave propositions, after Labor Minister Ioan Botis suggested that maternity leave should be reduced from two years to one year.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Wants Education Reform Effective By Yearend

Romania’s ruling coalition has agreed the issue of the country’s education reform entering force should be fixed by the end of the year, otherwise the Hungarian minority party UDMR could leave the coalition, UDMR vice-president Laszlo Borbely said Monday.

Romania’s Govt Coalition Discusses Letter Of Intent To IMF

Leaders of Romania’s centrist coalition of democrat liberals and the Hungarian minority party met Wednesday morning at the Government’s headquarters to discuss the country’s letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund, which the Government will adopt later in the day.

Coalition Split Pressures Romanian Leu, Endangers IMF Targets – Analysts

The ruling coalition collapse will put pressure on the Romanian leu, while a minority government will endanger the targets established in the agreement with International Monetary Fund, restricting even more the central bank’s capacity to protect the currency, economic analysts said.

Romanian PM Assures EU Ambassadors Govt Will Keep Political Stability

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc assured ambassadors to Bucharest of European Union countries that the Government will maintain political stability despite the split in the ruling coalition prompted by the social democrats’ pullout, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

S&P May Cut Romania’s Rating If IMF Pledges Not Met

Standard&Poor's may downgrade its sovereign rating on Romania if political events will lead to misfires in fulfilling its commitments for fiscal and economic strengthening, as agreed with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, agency’s analyst Marko Mrsnik said Thursday.

Romanian PM Invites Coalition Partners To Talk On President’s Recommendations

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called for a meeting of the ruling coalition for 9 p.m. on Tuesday or for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, for talks on the nominations proposed by President Traian Basescu for the interior minister seat, said democrat liberal vice-president Adriean Videanu.

Romanian President Calls On Ruling Coalition Parties To Cool Off

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday both ruling coalition parties should “stick their feet in cold water”, adding he will make time for a meeting with them if they require it.

Romanian PM Wants Interior Min Replaced

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday he informed coalition partners social democrats about his intention to replace Interior Minister Dan Nica and asked them to nominate a replacement within 24 hours.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Decide To Continue Coalition With Social Democrats – Sources

Romanian democrat liberals decided in a meeting on Sunday evening to continue their collaboration with the social democrats in the ruling coalition, but asked Prime Minister Emil Boc to make a decision regarding their partners’ attitude.

Romanian President Says Center-Left Ruling Coalition Was Necessary Compromise

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening in a speech in Parliament that the country’s center-left ruling coalition, which resulted from parliamentary elections last year, was a necessary political compromise.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Reps To Discuss Unitary Pay Law Amendments At Govt HQ – Sources

The representatives of Romania’s ruling coalition will meet Saturday evening, at the Government headquarters, after 6 p.m., in order to discuss all amendments to the draft law regulating wages in the public sector, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition OKs 32 Anti-Crisis Measures To Be Enforced Sep 1

Mircea Geoana, head of the Romanian Social Democratic Party, announced Monday after the ruling coalition’s meeting that PSD and PDL agreed on 32 anti-crisis measures that would be enforced on September 1.

Romania’s Social Democratic Party Won’t Assume Responsibility For Laws On Education

Romania’s Social Democratic Party won’t assume responsibility for the set of laws on education, deeming that parliamentary debate is required, party spokesperson Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Taking Responsibility For Laws Tests Coalition’s Political Will – Romanian PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday told the members of the Cabinet that he wants the government to take responsibility for the laws on wages, pensions and education, and thus test the coalition's political will and the parliamentary support for carrying out these reforms.

Romanian PM Calls For Ready Documents For Agencies’ Reorganization

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday asked all ministries to prepare until the next government meeting all normative acts needed to restructure agencies, which will be first discussed in the coalition’s meeting on Monday, government sources told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian Social Democrats Say Country’s Ruling Coalition Must Not Be Replaced- Official

Romania’s social democrat leader Mircea Geoana on Monday said his party strongly believes the country’s ruling coalition formed of democrat liberals and social democrats must not be replaced.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ask Coalition Partners To Give Up Investigation On Tourism Min

The Romanian Democrat Liberal Party asked the Social Democratic Party in a “quite firm” manner to give up the parliamentary committee investigating tourism minister Elena Udrea and to “leave her alone”, sources attending the meeting of the coalition told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Social Democrats Say Ruling Coalition Won’t Split

Romanian social democrats and democrat liberals in the country’s ruling coalition on Monday stressed they would not break up their partnership, arguing this idea is a mere "political game."

Romanian PM Designates Team Of Ministers For Talks With IMF, EC

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday nominated the team mandated to have talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) on the topics related to state guarantees threshold, resources for investments, tax exemption for reinvested profit and the budget deficit.

Romanian Fin Min Notifies Coalition Upon Receiving EUR1.5B From EC

Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea notified the PSD-PDL ruling coalition that Monday Romania received the first tranche worth almost EUR1.5 billion from the European Commission loan, PDL vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said at the end of the coalition’s meeting.

Romanian Govt Coalition To Appoint Committee For Pres Elections Law

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) vice president Gheorghe Flutur said the Government coalition decided to create a committee, formed of Dan Nica, Viorel Hrebenciuc, Vasile Blaga and Mircea Toader, to develop, by the beginning of the Parliament session, a draft law on the presidential elections

Romania’s Ruling Coalition To Set Up Anti-Crisis Committee – Deputy PM

Romania’s deputy prime minister Dan Nica on Monday said the country’s ruling coalition decided to set up a committee, run by social democrat minister for SMEs, Constantin Nita, and democrat liberal economy minister, Adriean Videanu, which will closely analyze social democrats’ anti-crisis measures.

Romanian Min Deems Upcoming EC Report Null, Insignificant For Country’s Legal Sys

Romanian minister for the relation with Parliament, Victor Ponta, said Monday, before the meeting of the country's ruling coalition, that the European Commission’s upcoming report on Romania’s justice system is "null and void" and represents nothing for Romania's legal system.

Romanian Senate Chairman To Request Amendment Of Coalition Protocol On Supreme Defense Council

Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Monday that he will officially request the amendment of the ruling coalition Protocol, to eliminate the provision whereby the Senate Chairman is also the vice-president of the Supreme Defense Council (CSAT).

Romanian Government To Decide On Legal Codes Adoption Wednesday

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said Monday that the ruling coalition has asked the Government to decide on Wednesday when it is to take responsibility for adopting the legal Codes.

Romanian Social Democrat Head Set To “Rebuild” Ruling Coalition If Elected President

Romanian social democrat head Mircea Geoana said Tuesday evening at Realitatea TV that if he wins the presidential elections due this autumn, it will be necessary to “rebuild” the current ruling coalition and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will have to take the helm of the future government.

Mins At Odds With Govt Acts Should Resign – Democrat Liberal VP

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Theodor Stolojan said Monday after the party’s National Standing Office meeting that the members of the government coalition need to show solidarity in the decisions made, and those who feel otherwise can resign.

Romanian Criminal Code To Come Under Parliament Debate

Romanian ruling coalition leaders agreed on Monday to submit the Criminal and Criminal procedure Codes to debate in Parliament, without waiting for the Civil Code to be ready.

Romanian Pres Voices Out High Expectations From New Govt

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he assumed responsibility for the setting up of the current center-left ruling structure, but pointed out that the government would soon become a “clientele” majority unless it manages to reform Romania.

Romanian Social Democrats Eye Scrapping Coalition With Democrat Liberals- Sources

Romanian social-democrats said Theodor Stolojan’s decision to quit the cabinet and Emil Boc’s nomination for the premier office prove that the democrat liberals “tricked” them, stressing they are considering scrapping the protocol and regulation they signed with the democrat-liberals, social democrat sources said Monday.