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Romanian Democrat Liberal MPs Vote To Reshuffle Govt

Romanian democrat liberal lawmakers Wednesday evening voted for reshuffling the Government, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX, adding that 12 democrat liberal lawmakers abstained from voting.

Romania’s Ruling Party VP Says Differentiated Taxation Of High Pensions Not A Good Solution

Romania’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Ioan Oltean told a press conference Saturday that, as the Government rejected the opposition social democrats’ idea for differentiated taxation of high pensions, it means this clearly isn't a good solution.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want Senate’s Social Democrat Chairman Suspended

The leader of democrat liberal senators, Constantin Igas, said Wednesday democrat liberals will set off procedures to suspend the Senate’s social democrat Chairman Mircea Geoana for his refusal to hold a vote on independent lawmakers’ request to keep their positions in parliament standing committees.

Romania’s Parliament Rejects Setting Up Of Constitution Revision Committee

The Romanian Parliament’s standing offices rejected the proposition of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) regarding the setting up of a committee to revise the Constitution, liberal deputy Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Monday.

Romanian Governing Party To Push For Single-Chamber Parliament, Less MPs

The leader of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), Prime Minister Emil Boc, said Saturday that a single-chamber Parliament and the reduction in the number of MPs represent the top priority for the PDL.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Approved Minister List

The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) Friday evening approved the list of ministers proposed for the country’s future Government.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Approve Minister Proposition List

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party’s leadership Friday approved the list of democrat liberals proposed for ministers in the country’s future Government.

Romanian Liberal Leader Disclaims Resignation Rumor, Rejects Alliance With Democrats

Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, before the meeting of the party’s Central Standing Office, he will not resign from the headership of the party and liberals will not govern along democrat liberals, adding the prime minister position should not be offered, but gained.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Christian Democrats Signed Protocol To Back President For Reelection

Romanian Democrat Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic People’s Party signed Monday a protocol stating that the two parties will back President Traian Basescu for reelection.

Romanian PM-Designate To Present Govt Structure In Parliament Friday Or Monday

Romanian designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru will forward to the Parliament Friday or Monday morning the list with the structure of the new Government made up of 14 ministries led by technocratic ministers, democrat liberals told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania’s Designated PM Asks Social Democrats Nominees For Interior Min

Romania’s designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru said Monday at the end of talks with democrat liberals he plans to ask social democrats to make two or three propositions for the leadership of the Interior Ministry.

Romania’s President To Nominate Politician As PM If Parliament Rejects Technocrat Croitoru

Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday he will nominate a second prime minister “from the party with the largest number of lawmakers” if a Government led by Lucian Croitoru is not accepted in Parliament, and refrained from naming the party and the precise person.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Forward PM Proposition To President – Sources

Romanian democrat liberals forwarded a proposition for prime minister to President Traian Basescu, who is likely to make an announcement in this respect around noon, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want One Of Their Own As PM, Names Not Said

Romanian democrat liberals are to meet Tuesday evening with President Traian Basescu and propose a democrat liberal prime minister without making any nomination, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

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 Democrat Liberals, Justice Ministry Refuse To Sign Pact On Justice

Representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Justice and of the ruling coalition Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) announced Thursday, within a meeting organized at the initiative of several NGOs, that they will not sign a Pact on Justice.

Romanian Democtrat Liberals Urge Presidential Candidate Geoana To Quit Senate Chairman Position

Romania's Democratic Liberal Party said Tuesday social democrat leader Mircea Geoana should resign from the position of Senate chairman, as he is running for president, and not use public financial resources in his election campaign.

Romanian Social Democrats Should Be Ousted From Ruling Coalition – Democrat Liberal VP

The vice-president of Romania’s Democrat Liberal Party, Cezar Preda, on Sunday said the Social Democratic Party (PSD) should be ousted from the ruling, adding the social democrats are “tempted by power and money”.

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 Social Democrats Request Clear Limits In Govt-President Interaction

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Friday, after a meeting of party leaders, that “clear” stances should be taken regarding the interference of President Traian Basescu in the Government’s activity, adding the head of state is an element of “disturbance”.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Adamant On Keeping Current Govt Protocol

Romanian democrat liberal leaders Vasile Blaga and Gheorghe Flutur said Tuesday, before the Government coalition meeting, that the social democrat leader’s announcement, that he will leave the country's Defense Council, is “a campaign play” adding the coalition protocol will not be changed.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Protocol Could Break After EP Elections- Senator

Romanian social democrat senator Alexandru Mazare said Tuesday that several party branches in the country wish to break the protocol signed with ruling coalition partners democrat liberals and a decision in this respect will be made after EP elections.

Romanian Social Democrats Voice Out IMF Loan-Related Principles For A Solid Ruling

Ovidiu Dontu, vice-president of the Suceava branch of Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), said Friday that the social democrats considered seven conditions with respect to a potential IMF loan, which, if observed, will allow them to keep an open relation with their democrat liberal partners.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Leaders To Discuss ’09 Draft Budget On Jan 26

The democrat liberal and social democrat leaders of Romania’s center-left ruling coalition will meet on January 26 in the office of Senate’s speaker Mircea Geoana for talks on the 2009 state budget draft and other social protection measures the government plans to take in 2009.

Romanian PM Voices Out Govt Priorities

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday said the government’s priorities target the state budget, infrastructure, agriculture and the European Union funds, adding the ruling coalition also aims to get the European Commission to stop monitoring the country’s legal system.

Democrat Liberals Must Scrap MPs’ Pensions, Keep Electoral Promises- Romania PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, head of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), said Saturday, at the meeting of the party’s legislative groups, that his party initiated a draft law aiming to eliminate lawmakers’ pensions, adding they ought to keep their promise regardless of potential setback.

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.

Romanian Designated PM Says Negotiations Btw His Party, Liberals Are Over

Romanian democrat liberal vice-president Theodor Stolojan, whom President Traian Basescu recently appointed Prime Minister, on Friday dismissed rumors alleging the liberals and democrat liberals held political negotiations, stressing talks to include liberals in the future government are over.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Ponder Parliamentary Partnership With Liberals – Sources

Romanian liberals and the democrat-liberals have recently talked about a potential parliamentary collaboration and about supporting a potential minority government formed of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Hungarian minority party (UDMR), which might be created due to incongruities between the democrat liberals and the social democrats, liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Have Moral Right To Claim PM Position – Party President

Romanian democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Wednesday democrat liberals have the moral right to claim the prime minister position, but the decision belongs to President Traian Basescu.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Officially Propose Theodor Stolojan For PM

Emil Boc, leader of Romania's Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), officially announced Friday within the party’s national conference that Theodor Stolojan is the party’s proposition for the position of prime-minister in view of the parliamentary elections scheduled for end November.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Say Minister Liability Law Is Unconstitutional

The leader of the democrat liberal group within the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Cristian Radulescu said the his party notified the Constitutional Court regarding two legislative drafts, namely the amendments brought to the minister liability law and the law on dignitary wealth checking.

Romanian Social Democrat Avatars Hold Talks With PM, Democrat Liberals

The leader of the Bucharest branch of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marian Vanghelie, said party leaders Ion Iliescu and Adrian Nastase held a meeting Friday with prime minister Calin Tariceanu, adding that a meeting with the democrat liberals and one with the head of state would follow.

Romanian Democrat Liberals To Demand Car Tax Cancellation

Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) president Emil Boc, announced after the party’s National Standing Office meeting, the completion of simple motion that will be submitted at the beginning of next week in the Chamber of Deputies, called "Cancel the first registration tax."