The final version of Romania's operational programme regional development, for which 8.25 billion euros are earmarked in the financial framework 2014-2020, will be submitted to the European Commission this month says Minister of Regional Development Liviu Dragnea. 'We have virtually closed negotiations with Directorate General Regio for operational programme regional development and the final version of the programme will be submitted to the European Commission today or tomorrow, no later than the weekend of May 9, 2015....more »

Romania has sound macroeconomic policies and the country's GDP has returned to the pre-crisis level, states Prime Minister Victor Ponta, citing a set of data from the most recent International Monetary Fund evaluation report. "Some of Romania's macroeconomic strengths (as per the most recent IMF evaluation): it has sound macroeconomic policies in place and the GDP has returned to the pre-crisis level. The healthy fiscal policy has reduced vulnerabilities and the baseline scenario of the evaluation team projects sustained growth that is seen reaching about 3 percent in the medium term," said the Prime Minister....more »

Eugen Orlando Teodorovici and Marius Nica took oath of office before President Klaus Iohannis during the investiture ceremony for their appointment as Ministers of Finance and European Funds, which was held at the Victoria Palace on March 30, 2015....more »

The Romanian Government has approved the Tax Code and new fiscal procedures draft which will be submitted to Senate for including them on the Permanent Bureau's agenda for the next week....more »

The national strategy on public procurement procedures will be completed by June, 2015, along with other four related bills, announced Eugen Teodorovici, the Minister of European Funds, according to Agerpres....more »

Romanian Minister of Finance, Darius Valcov, has resigned after the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) placed him under criminal prosecution for a charge of influence peddling related to the period during which he had served as mayor of Slatina city....more »

The Romanian Government approved on February 25, 2015 the General Transport Master Plan, which will be submitted to the EU Commission for fulfilment of ex ante conditionality, required to access structural funds....more »

The draft Tax Code and Fiscal Procedure will be discussed by the Government between March 18 and 25, 2015, in view of approving them, announced Prime Minister Victor Ponta....more »

As the Budget and Economic Committees have approved the renewal of the term of office for both the president and the vicepresident of the Competition Council – Bogdan Chiritoiu and Otilian Neagoe, respectively, the Romanian Parliament is going to send the related notification to President Klaus Iohannis for validation....more »

The Government and the representatives of the International Monetary Fund, and of the EU Commission have not reach an agreement in relation to the ongoing assessment mission, announced Prime Minister Victor Ponta....more »