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 »

A Mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Andrea Schaechter has begun the visit in Romania for the third assessment of the 2-billion euro stand-by agreement with talks with BNR representatives upon possible solutions to the Swiss franc currency crisis, according to Agerpres which quotes official sources....more »

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said, in the context of the upcoming visit of an IMF mission, that the Government aims to bring to an end the ongoing stand-by agreement and that a decision with respect to a possible new financing agreement will be taken this fall, reads Mediafax....more »

President Klaus Iohannis is paying a visit to Brussels between January 15 and 16, the first external visit since took office where will meet with representatives of EU and Euro-Atlantic institutions....more »

President Klaus Iohannis announced after the first talks with delegates of the parties represented in the Romanian Parliament that he received a positive response from their behalf to his initiative to conclude an agreement with the entire political spectrum with respect to national defense. ...more »

As the new legislative session starts on February 1, 2015, PNL will submit a censure motion against the Government led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta after presenting its own government programme, which will be made public no later than February 28, according to the liberals’ leader, Alina Gorghiu, reads Agerpres....more »

Alina Gorghiu has been elected as President of the old National Liberal Party announced the party's former leader, Klaus Iohannis....more »

The new ministers of Ponta's Cabinet took the oath in front of President Traian Basescu during the investiture ceremony held eventually at the Cotroceni Palace on December 17, 2014, as at first it was scheduled on the evening of the day before....more »

The fourth Ponta Cabinet has received the vote of confidence from Romania’s Parliament, after the Specialized Committees heard the new ministers nominated by Prime Minister Victor Ponta to replace the members leaving the Government. The Parliament passed the new Executive supported by the PSD-UNPR-PC alliance and PLR by 377 votes to 134, with 12 votes annulled....more »