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Romanian President Sends Premier Second Invitation To Talks

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday evening renewed his invitation addressed to Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu for talks on appointing a new justice minister.

Romanian PM Asks President To Approve Nicolai’s Nomination ‘At Once’

Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Thursday asked President Traian Basescu to approve “at once” the nomination of Norica Nicolai as minister of justice.

Romanian President Says Will Not Accept A Justice Min Without Spotless Reputation

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday at the annual report meeting of the High Council of Magistrates that he will not accept a justice minister without a spotless moral and professional reputation.

PM Declines President’s Invitation To Talks On Justice Min Issue – Sources

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu decided to decline President Traian Basescu’s invitation for talks on the issue of the proposal for justice minister, considering the president has no constitutional prerogatives to reject his proposal, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

PM: President’s Reasons To Refuse Justice Min Proposal, Ungrounded – Sources

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told ministers in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that government legal advisers consider the reasons cited by President Traian Basescu on the proposal of liberal senator Norica Nicolai for justice minister are ungrounded, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM Declines To Comment On Transp Min Situation

Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Wednesday declined to comment on a car accident involving Transportation Minister Ludovic Orban, saying police should handle the case, government spokeswoman Camelia Spataru said.

Romanian PM Urges Lawmakers To Vote For 2008 State Budget

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu asked lawmakers to forget political feuds and voter-friendly actions and vote for the 2008 state budget, which he said is balanced and allows the country to continue developing.

Romanian PM Proposes One Third Of Car Tax Revenue For Environmental Projs

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu asked the ministers of finance and environment to come up with a system to allow the country’s controversial car tax to be collected as state budget revenue, with about one third of the money going into environmental projects.

Romanian PM Disappointed With Moldovan Attitude

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Friday he is disappointed with the attitude of Moldovan authorities, who expelled two Romanian diplomats and declared them personae non grata.

Romania Signed EU Reform Treaty In Lisbon

Romania’s President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu signed Thursday in Lisbon the European Union’s reform treaty, alongside leaders of all EU member states.

Romanian President, PM Fly To Lisbon On The Same Aircraft

Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu will fly to Lisbon Thursday on the same aircraft to sign the EU Reform Treaty, political sources said.

Romania’s Justice Minister Considers Resignation – Sources

Romania’s justice minister Tudor Chiuariu informed Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu this week that he considers submitting his resignation.

Romania PM Says Earlier Pension Hike Unacceptable -Sources

Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Thursday said the government is unable to satisfy the propositions put forth by social democrats to hike pensions as of November 1 instead of January 1, 2008 or to extend the period for pension recalculation, ministry sources said.

Romanian PM Says Democrats’ Protejes Block Bucharest Traffic

Traffic in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest is blocked by the “asphalt kings” protected by the president and his people, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday at the official opening of a road passage in the city’s northern area.

Minimum Wage Over RON500 Would Pose Economic Risks – PM

A minimum wage higher than the government’s proposed RON500 for 2008 would drive Romania’s economy into a “risk area”, overthrowing the country’s robust economic growth, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Romanian PM Says President Plans Velvet Dictatorship

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday that President Basescu’s decision to appeal to the Constitutional Court the law on uninominal voting for which the government took responsibility reflects the head of state’s plans for a “velvet dictatorship” in Romania.

Romania’s PM Blasts President Over Uninominal Voting System

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said President Traian Basescu refused to promulgate the law on the uninominal voting system, for which the government assumed responsibility in Parliament, as he only wants things to work out the way he likes, and stressed that the system he proposed is "an attempt to reinstate dictatorship in Romania."

Romanian PM, Transp Min Inaugurate Beltway South Country

Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, alongside Transportation Minister Ludovic Orban on Monday attended the inauguration ceremony of the Pitesti beltway, southern country.

Romania PM, Interior Min Agree Upon Measures To Increase Passengers Safety-Sources

Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, alongside Interior Minister Cristian David on Thursday agreed on several measures to increase passengers’ safety inside public transportation vehicles, following the stabbing of two pupils in a bus in Bucharest on Wednesday, ministry sources said.

PM Has A Hard Job As It Is – Ctrl Bker

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu will have a tough job in the upcoming election period, as he will be confronted with many demands that will have no favorable economic grounds, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tuesday.

Romania Could Notify EU On Italian Deportation Law

Romania could notify the European Commission on the recently approved Italian law allowing prefects to deport EU citizens on grounds of public safety, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

“I Don’t Have A Problem With The President, He Has A Problem With Me” – PM

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu declined to make any comments Thursday, when President Traian Basescu gave him as an example arguing the discrimination council uses double standards, saying he has no problem with the president, although the latter has a problem with him.

Pope Benedict Meets Romanian PM In Vatican – Sources

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday morning will meet Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, before the latter’s scheduled meeting with his Italian counterpart Romano Prodi, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM Asks Italian Authorities To Protect Romanians

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said he would ask the Italian Prime Minister and the Mayor of Rome to take action against xenophobe attitudes toward Romanians in Italy, adding he also discussed the matter with President Traian Basescu.

Romania PM Urges Measures To Clear Country’s Image

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said he asked ministers of interior, labor and justice to come up with proposals by Monday to “balance” the deportation of Romanians from Italy, adding the government needs to react to improve Romania’s’ image

Romanian PM Turns To International Law On Bystroye Canal Matter

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said he told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that the Bystroye canal matter needs to be solved through international law and community regulations, while a “what’s done is done” attitude is unacceptable.

FOCUS: Uninominalul Tăriceanu versus uninominalul Băsescu

Proiectul pentru care Executivul îşi va asuma răspunderea în Parlament propune tot un vot majoritar uninominal, ca şi preşedintele Traian Băsescu, numai că acesta va fi într-un singur tur de scrutin, nu în două şi va avea un sistem de compensare prin folosirea listelor naţionale de candidaţi.

Boc: Proiectul Guvernului privind uninominalul ar putea fi modificat

Liderul PD Emil Boc consideră că, dacă votul uninominal majoritar propus de şeful statului va fi aprobat la referendum, legea pentru care Guvernul îşi va asuma răspunderea trebuie modificată conform voinţei cetăţenilor sau va trebui adoptat un nou proiect de lege care să răspundă acestei voinţe.

FOCUS: Tăriceanu, încolţit de vicepreşedinţii PNL să remanieze Cabinetul

Liderul liberal, premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, este presat de "masa critică" a vicepreşedinţilor PNL să procedeze la o remaniere guvernamentală "cât mai rapid", în pofida faptului că, până după alegerile europarlamentare din 25 noiembrie, acesta refuză să aducă în discuţie acest subiect.

UPDATE: Ministrul Remeş a demisionat din funcţie

Ministrul Agriculturii, Decebal Traian Remeş, i-a înmânat premierului Călin Popescu Tăriceanu demisia sa din funcţie, cerere acceptată de şeful Guvernului, după ce postul naţional de televiziune a difuzat, miercuri seara, imagini din înregistrarea video a întâlnirii sale cu fostul ministru Ioan Avram Mureşan.

Update: Moţiunea de cenzură a fost respinsă, Guvernul rămâne în funcţie

Parlamentul a respins, miercuri, moţiunea de cenzură iniţiată de PSD, ceea ce înseamnă că Guvernul rămâne în funcţie.

Tăriceanu exprimă regrete pentru decesul Patriarhului Teoctist şi anunţă zi de doliu naţional

Premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu a exprimat, în numele Guvernului, profundul regret pentru imensa pierdere a Bisericii Ortodoxe Române şi a milioanelor de credincioşi creştini-ortodocşi, urmare a decesului Patriarhului Teoctist, şi a anunţat zi de doliu naţional pentru ziua funeralilor.

Tăriceanu i-a transmis lui Băsescu propunerea de numire a lui Winkler la conducerea MCTI

Premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu a transmis preşedintelui Traian Băsescu propunerea de numire a lui Iuliu Winkler în funcţia de ministru al Comunicaţiilor şi Tehnologiei Informaţiei, nominalizat pentru această funcţie de Consiliul Permanent al UDMR, au declarat agenţiei MEDIAFAX surse oficiale.