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Andrei Georgescu, head of the emergency room of the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, told MEDIAFAX Wednesday he accepted his appointment as Health Ministry deputy secretary of state to replace Raed Arafat who resigned Tuesday.

Romania’s Health Ministry state secretary Adrian Streinu-Cercel resigned his position Tuesday, less than a month after he was appointed.

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.

The reason which led to the resignation of Liviu Dragnea from the helm of Romania’s Interior Ministry was the refusal of Prime Minister Emil Boc to appoint the state secretary nominations he made within the ministry.

The journalistic approach in the documentary made by the Duchess of York is not balanced and objective, as it presents unreal facts, State Secretary with the Romanian Authority for Children’s Rights Protection Mariela Neagu said after visiting an orphanage included in the documentary broadcasted Thursday.

State secretary with the Romanian Economy and Finance Ministry, Alice Bitu, who supervised the attraction of European Union funds, including those for the SAPARD program, quit her position, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.