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Romania’s President Unwilling To Postpone PM Designation

Romania's President Traian Basescu said Thursday evening, at the beginning of talks with democrat liberals regarding a new prime minister, he doesn't want to put off the forming of a new Government until after presidential elections due on November 22.

Romanian President Calls Parties For Talks On New Government

Romanian President Traian Basescu invited the political parties for consultations Thursday, at 05.00 p.m., according to ths president's spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Romanian Pres To Appoint New, “Responsible”, Prime Minister

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Romanian town Alexandria, at an electoral rally, that he will appoint a responsible prime minister, who would not cover the underhanded privatization dealings attempted by businesspeople and politicians.

Romanian Opposition Parties To Ask President To Designate Sibiu Mayor For PM

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, after Prime Minister-designate Lucian Croitoru lost a confidence vote in Parliament, President Traian Basescu will be asked to designate Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis as prime minister.

Romanian Social Democrats Demand Majority-Endorsed Prime Minister By Nov 14

The Romanian Social Democratic Party calls on President Traian Basescu to appoint a prime minister endorsed by the current Parliament majority by November 14, when the interim terms of eight ministers expire, party vice-president Victor Ponta told a news conference Friday.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Urges PM-Designate To Refuse Govt Leadership

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday social democrats, liberals, the Hungarian minority party and the group of national minorities asked designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru to refuse the position of prime minister and not enter a political game that is out of his league.

Romania’s President Could Dissolve Parliament If Reelected

Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio if Parliament rejects two Government propositions until presidential elections, the Constitution allows him to dissolve Parliament after his potential reelection as president, adding he would rather not do so.

Romania’s President Deems Ctrl Bk Governor As Ideal PM

Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio central bank governor Mugur Isarescu would have been the best option for prime minister, but the current economic crisis does not allow such a move.

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 Govt May Have Trouble Paying Salaries And Pensions In Nov, Dec – PM

The Romanian Government has no problem paying salaries and pensions at the moment, but may run into difficulties towards the end of November, should certain commitments taken before the IMF not be met, acting Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Designated PM Discusses Government Issues With Current PM

Romanian designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru told MEDIAFAX, after talking to active Prime Minister Emil Boc, that he reviewed the government’s current issues and will begin consultations with political parties Friday to form a new government.

Romanian President Nominates Ctrl Bk Governor’s Advisor As PM

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday nominated Lucian Croitoru, an advisor of the central bank Governor, as Prime Minister.

Romania Needs A PM With Economic Background – Pres

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that Romania currently needs a prime minister with economic experience, in connection with the banks and the international financial and economic institutions.

Romanian President Tells EU Ambassadors He Wants PM Familiar With IMF

Romanian President Traian Basescu, who is expected to nominate a new prime minister after the government collapsed Tuesday, told EU ambassadors Wednesday he is thinking of appointing someone who “speaks the IMF’s language”, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats Endorse Liberals’ Independent PM Nominee

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday evening that, in the meeting held with the liberals and Hungarian minority party UDMR, the decision was to support an independent prime minister, Klaus Johannis, and a government of technocrats.

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 Social Democrats Quit Govt If President Signs Interior Minister’s Dismissal

Romania’s social democrat Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica, called on President Traian Basescu and democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc to take back the act firing him, or social democrat ministers leave the government.

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 Social Democrats Give PM Ultimatum To Reinstate Sacked Interior Min

Romanian social democrats, part of the country’s ruling coalition, decided Monday they will continue to support sacked social democrat Interior Minister Dan Nica and gave democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc 24 hours to reinstate him, party spokesman Bogdan Niculescu Duvaz said.

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.

Romania’s Pension Sys Needs Sound, Though Painful Principles – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday at the presidential palace that the public pension system law promoted by the government will be based on sound, “although painful” principles.

Romanian PM Meets Pope Benedict XVI In First Day Of Official Visit To Italy

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and Pope Benedict XVI had a short meeting on Wednesday, part of his two-day official visit to Italy.

Romanian PM Rejects Amendment Hiking Wages For Public Servants Within Parliament

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Sunday rejected the lawmakers’ amendment to the unitary pay law, which stipulated an increase in wage quotients for several public servants within the Parliament, after the Government accepted it earlier Sunday for further debates, government sources said Sunday.

Romania’s Govt Spent 45% Of ’09 Invest Funds By End-Jun – PM

Romania’s Government has spent EUR4 billion for investment projects until the end of July, representing 45% of the total amount assigned for investments in 2009, while the local authorities have used only 15-17% of the funds, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romanian PM To Coordinate Mediation Committee On Education Laws

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday said he will coordinate a committee to come up with common solutions for the set of laws on education,that will bring face-to-face education minister Ecaterina Andronescu, head of the presidential commission for education Mircea Miclea and their experts.

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 Govt To Ensure Tax Exemption For Reinvested Profit – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Saturday said he tasked three democrat liberal ministers and three social democrat ministers to continue the talks with the IMF and the European Commission, adding the Government won’t hike VAT, will keep the flat tax and ensure the tax-free reinvested profit.

Romanian PM Wants Govt To Assume Responsibility For Laws On Wages, Pensions, Education

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday said on the public radio he wants the Government to assume responsibility for the unitary wage law in the budget sector, the law on pensions and on education, adding the Constitution doesn’t limit such initiatives.

Romania PM: President Traian Basescu To Represent Democrat Liberals In Presidential Elections

Romanian democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday on public radio that acting President Traian Basescu will represent the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) in the presidential race in autumn, adding he doesn’t wish to run for president of Romania.

Romanian PM Appoints Former Athlete Doina Melinte State Secretary

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday signed the decision appointing former athlete Doina Melinte to take over the state secretary seat within the Ministry of Youth and Sports after the resignation of ex-gymnastics coach Octavian Bellu.

Wages For Govt Agencies To Be Set By Govt At Decent Level – Romanian PM

The wages for some managers or drivers within the government agencies, which currently reach sums between 4,100 lei (EUR1=RON4.2138) and RON17,600, will be brought to a reasonable level, Prime Minister Emil Boc said, adding the agencies’ revenues will go to the budget.

Romanian Govt Promotes In ’09 Most Substantial EU-Funded Projects Session – PM

Romanian Prime Minister on Saturday said the government is promoting this year the most substantial projects session meant to absorb European funds in 2009 and 2010, when the projects are likely to be implemented.

Romanian PM Proposes 20% Wage Cut For Ministers In „Rational Spending” Bid

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday said he would propose all ministers to have their salaries cut by 20% from August until December, in a move to keep tighter grip on public spending, adding he will accept to have his salary cut.

Romania’s Importing 70% Of Agri-Food Products Deemed “Inconceivable”-PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday it is "inconceivable" that our country imports 70% of its agri-food products though it has a large agricultural and animal breeding capability compared with other countries.

Romanian PM Says Will Skip Vacation This Year To Work On Restarting Country’s Economy

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday he will not go on vacation this year, because he needs to get the country through a difficult year, adding he hopes his wife and two daughters would understand his decision.

Romanian PM Assures The Govt Won’t Be Reshuffled Anytime Soon

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday he does not plan to reshuffle the cabinet anytime soon and bureaucratic obstacles that kept ministers from applying the governing program have just been removed.

Romanian PM Upbeat On Govt’s Ability To Revive Ailing Economy

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday in northwestern city of Cluj-Napoca, at the launch of democrat liberal candidates for EP elections, that the government managed to curb the effects of the economic crisis, adding "Romania’s economy is likely to revive in the second and third quarters."

Romanian PM: Govt Strives To Protect The Freedom Of The Press

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday said the government would strive to wipe out any suspicions regarding its intention to bring the press to silence via the country’s revised Civil Code.

Employees Of Romania’s Disbanded PM Chancellery Get Layoff Notifications

Some 83 employees with the Romanian Prime Minister’s Chancellery, which was recently disbanded, received layoff notifications from the Government Secretariat General.

Romania Could Hold Presidential Elections Before Dec 15 –PM

Romania could hold presidential elections before Dec 15 this year, when the president’s five-year term expires, and the head of state can be invested by Parliament afterward, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Saturday.