Orban is the only minister from the previous Government, toppled in a no-confidence vote on April 27, nominated to serve as minister in the new Cabinet.
He told lawmakers Monday his main goal as minister is to help Romania reach an EU-fund absorption rate that will allow it to continue to receive financing and to contract as much as 90% of available EU financing by the end of this year.
Parliament committees are hearing minister nominees Monday morning and the Parliament is expected to hold a plenary meeting later in the day for a confidence vote on the new Cabinet. The committees’ endorsement of proposed ministers is consultative.