social democrats

PM Tudose: We Will Take Final Decisions On Reshuffle Thursday, At The National Executive Committee

19:47, 10 Oct. 2017
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said Tuesday after his discussions with social democrat leader Liviu Dragnea that the social democrats will take final decision regarding government reshuffle at the party’s National Executive Committee on Thursday.

Romanian Liberals, Conservatives Approve Alliance With Social Democrats

14:02, 05 Feb. 2011
The leadership bodies of Romania’s opposition Liberal and Conservative parties on Saturday approved with a wide majority of votes the creation of an alliance with the Social Democratic Party.

T-Bills To Cover Romanian Public Sector Wage Cuts In 2010 – Bill

14:45, 27 Dec. 2010
The Romanian opposition Social Democratic Party will put forward a normative act whereby the state will issue three-year treasury bills to cover a 25% public sector salary cut applied between July 1 and December 31, 2010.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats Challenge Unitary Wage Law At Constitutional Court

14:40, 23 Dec. 2010
The Romanian Social Democratic Party on Thursday challenged the unitary wage law at the Constitutional Court, after the opposition’s no-confidence motion over the normative act was rejected in Parliament.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats To Challenge 2011 Wage Law At Constitutional Court

13:18, 20 Dec. 2010
The Romanian opposition Social Democratic Party will challenge the wage law for 2011 at the Constitutional Court if the opposition’s no-confidence motion over the normative act is rejected by lawmakers, party leader Victor Ponta said Monday.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats Won’t Attend Meeting With President Basescu – Party Leader

14:20, 10 Dec. 2010
Romanian Social Democratic Party leader Victor Ponta said Friday his party will not participate in consultations with President Traian Basescu on Monday at the presidential palace, adding Basescu can no longer be considered head of state, but merely the head of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party.

Opp Leader Says 2011 Draft Budget Prevents Romania From Meeting NATO Commitments

14:26, 29 Nov. 2010
Romanian opposition Social Democratic Party president Victor Ponta said Monday that Romania will not be able to meet its commitments as NATO member state if the draft state budget for 2011 is adopted in the form proposed by the Government.

Romanian Opp Lawmakers Boycott Lower Chamber Works Again

11:48, 16 Nov. 2010
Romanian opposition social democrats and liberal lawmakers Tuesday left Chamber of Deputies plenary meeting again, protesting against Speaker Roberta Anastase.

Romanian Opp Party Won’t File No-Conf Motion When Govt Pushes Educ Bill Through Parl

20:35, 25 Oct. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party won’t file a no-confidence motion against the Government, when it seeks the lawmakers’ confidence vote to pass the education bill, if the Government survives the opposition’s no-confidence motion on Wednesday, people close to the matter said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrats Set To Impeach President Basescu If He Passes Pension Bill

14:29, 23 Sept. 2010
Romanian social democrat head Victor Ponta told a press conference Thursday that social democrats will set off procedures to impeach Traian Basescu as president if he passes the country’s new pension bill.

Romanian Opposition Parties Team Up For New No-Confidence Motion Against Govt

15:27, 01 Sept. 2010
Romania’s opposition Liberal Party head Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, after a meeting with opposition social democrats, that the two parties will jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Government, during the Parliament session this fall.

Romanian Social Democrat Senators Won’t Vote On ANI Bill – Party Head

15:02, 23 Aug. 2010
Romanian social democrat senators will attend debates on the National Integrity Agency (ANI) bill, due to take place in the Senate on Tuesday, but will not vote on the bill, social democrat head Victor Ponta said Monday, after a meeting of the party’s National Standing Office.

Romanian Opp Liberals To Meet IMF Officials For Talks On Anti-Crisis Measures

16:23, 02 Aug. 2010
Romanian opposition liberals will meet Tuesday with International Monetary Fund representatives for talks on the country’s economic situation, liberal vice-president Varujan Vosganian said Monday.

Romanian Constitutional Court Dismisses Opposition Claim On Public Sector Wage Cuts

13:54, 07 Iul. 2010
Romania’s Constitutional Court Wednesday rejected the notification filed by opposition social democrats and liberals regarding the unconstitutionality of the austerity measure cutting state employees’ salaries by 25%.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats To Challenge Govt’s VAT Hike Decree With Ombudsman

14:34, 28 Iun. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party will challenge with the Ombudsman the Government’s emergency decree that hikes the value added tax (VAT) from 19% to 24%, Adrian Nastase, head of the party’s national council, said Monday.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats Might Try To Oust Govt Against During Current Parliament Session

14:59, 25 Iun. 2010
Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Friday that he considers submitting a second no-confidence motion against the Government during the current Parliament session, if there is no other way to “free” Romania from Prime Minister Emil Boc’s “scourge”.

Romania’s Opp May Submit Another No-Confidence Motion During Current Session – Party Leader

19:28, 15 Iun. 2010
Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Tuesday, after the no-confidence motion against the Government was rejected, that the opposition may submit a second motion in the current Parliament session, adding the party will do its utmost to fight against the Government’s austerity plan.

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

14:17, 12 Iun. 2010
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 Opp Social Democrats To Submit Single No-Confidence Motion Over Govt Austerity Plan

14:18, 07 Iun. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party head Victor Ponta on Monday said his party will submit a single no-confidence motion, not two motions as initially announced, against the two laws that make up the austerity plan for which the Government seeks a confidence vote in Parliament on Monday.

Romanian Social Democrats To Submit Motion On Agriculture In Lower Chamber On Monday

14:44, 13 Mai 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party will submit Monday in the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion on Agriculture, Victor Surdu, head of the party’s agriculture department, told a press conference Thursday.

Romania’s Main Opp Party Wants Higher Flat Tax On High Income, Higher VAT For Certain Products

21:14, 09 Mai 2010
Romanian opposition social democrat head Victor Ponta said Sunday, after a meeting with IMF experts, that the Social Democratic Party is in favor of increasing the flat tax for high-income social categories and increasing the value added tax for certain products.

Romanian Social Democrats Complete No-Confidence Motion Against Government

13:40, 06 Mai 2010
Romania’s opposition social democrats have completed a no-confidence motion against the country’s Government, which they will submit on May 17, social democrat senator Lia Olguta Vasilescu said Thursday.

Romanian Conservatives, Social Democrats To Submit Motion On Agriculture

17:10, 20 Apr. 2010
Romanian conservative leader Daniel Constantin on Tuesday said conservatives and social democrats, in opposition, will team up and submit next week with the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion on agriculture, calling for the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru.

Romanian Opposition Parties Set To File No-Confidence Motion Against Ruling Power

19:06, 19 Apr. 2010
Romanian opposition liberal and social democrat leaders Crin Antonescu and Victor Ponta, respectively, on Monday agreed on the need to submit a no-confidence motion against the country’s ruling power.

Romanian Social Democrats Support 10% Election Threshold Proposition Made By President Basescu

13:57, 13 Apr. 2010
Romania's opposition endorses President Traian Basescu’s proposition to implement a 10% threshold for Parliament representation, party spokesman Radu Moldovan told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrats, Far-Rightists Sign Collaboration Protocol For Bucharest Council

16:23, 11 Apr. 2010
Marian Vanghelie and Codrin Stefanescu, heads of the Bucharest branches of the opposition Social Democratic Party PSD and the far-right Greater Romania Party PRM, respectively, on Sunday signed a protocol targeting a political partnership in the Bucharest General Council.

Romanian Social Democrats To File Motion Against Transport Minister After Easter

17:02, 29 Mart. 2010
Ion Toma and Puiu Hasotti, leaders of social democrat and liberal senators, respectively, on Monday agreed that liberals’ simple motion on education will be submitted with the Senate Wednesday, while social democrats’ motion against Transport Minister Radu Berceanu will be submitted after Easter.

Romanian Opp Head: New Mgmt Of Public TV, Radio Cos Will Be Politically Controlled

16:09, 29 Mart. 2010
Romania’s opposition social democrat head Victor Ponta on Monday said the future management of the country’s public television TVR and radio company SRR will be politically controlled, adding that democrat liberals and Hungarians in the ruling coalition will get hold of TVR and SRR, respectively.

Romanian Social Democrats To Submit Motion Against Transport Minister Next Week

14:42, 22 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Social Democratic Party will submit with the Senate next week a simple motion against Transport Minister Radu Berceanu, social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrats Submit Motion Against Labor Min

18:00, 16 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) submitted Tuesday with the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion against Labor Minister Mihai Seitan, said social democrat deputy Valeriu Zgonea before debates in Parliament.

Romanian Social Democrat Lawmakers Challenged Law On Public Servants’ Statute

15:13, 04 Mart. 2010
Romanian social democrat senator Dan Sova said Thursday that social democrats in the Chamber of Deputies notified Wednesday the Constitutional Court that the law on the Statute of Public Servants the Chamber has recently adopted is unconstitutional.

Romanian Social Democrats To Challenge Law Allowing Political Appointees At Decentralized Services

15:50, 02 Mart. 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party will challenge the draft law on the Statute of Public Servants in the Constitutional Court, arguing the law allows political appointments at the helm of the country's decentralized state institutions, social democrat lawmaker Mircea Dusa said Tuesday.

Romanian Social Democrats Want More Elaborate Constitution Revision Process

16:01, 22 Feb. 2010
Romanian social democrat leader Victor Ponta said Monday his party wants a more elaborate process to revise the country’s Constitution, adding social democrats disagree with revising only those aspects of the fundamental law presented during the presidential election campaign in 2009.

Romania’s Opposition Social Democrats Dismiss Pension Law As Unconstitutional

18:31, 12 Feb. 2010
Romania’s Social Democratic Party said in a press release Friday the draft law reforming the country’s public pension system, approved by the Government Wednesday, is unconstitutional.

Romanian Social Democrats To Vote Against Draft 2010 State Budget

14:02, 11 Ian. 2010
The National Standing Office of Romania’s Social Democratic Party on Monday decided that social democrat lawmakers will vote against the draft state budget and the draft social security budget for 2010.

Romania’s President Asks Social Democrats To Consider Forming National Union Govt

09:38, 17 Dec. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu asked social democrats Wednesday, during consultations on the country’s future government, to analyze the proposition to form a national union government, adding he would like social democrat Marian Sarbu to be appointed labor minister in the new Cabinet.

Romanian Social Democrats Call For Parliament Inquiry Committee To Check Election

16:37, 14 Dec. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Monday party leaders decided to call for the creation of a Parliament inquiry committee to look into the organization of the presidential election runoff, which incumbent Traian Basescu won at a difference of less than one percentage point.

Romanian Social Democrats Submit Evidence To Back Their Election Rigging Claim

16:31, 09 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party sent to the Constitutional Court the evidence regarding alleged irregularities during presidential elections, people close to the matter said Wednesday.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau Rejects Social Democrats’ Vote Recount Claims

15:27, 09 Dec. 2009
The Central Electoral Bureau rejected as groundless Wednesday the request of the Romanian Social Democratic Party to recount votes in polling stations where alleged irregularities occurred during presidential election, adding social democrats didn't say extacly which polling stations were concerned.

Romanian Social Democrats, National Minorities Team Up For Presidential Runoff

19:55, 28 Nov. 2009
Romanian social democrat head Mircea Geoana and the leader of the group of national minorities in parliament, Varujan Pambuccian, on Saturday signed an agreement whereby national minorities will back Geoana in the presidential election runoff on December 6.