Ponta also said in the letter the date and hour of his address in Parliament will be decided within a joint meeting of the Senate and Lower House’s standing bureaus.
The prime minister, however, did not ask the Parliament to decide who should represent Romania at the European Council summit on June 28.
According to article 107, paragraph 1 of Romania’s Constitution, the prime minister presents in Parliament reports and declarations regarding the Government’s policy, which become a priority for legislative debates.
Ponta said Wednesday he will ask the Parliament in an open letter to decide on Romania’s mandate and representation at the European Council summit.
Ponta said earlier this week that President Traian Basescu has no competence in the economic policy field and his presence at the summit would be useless. According to Ponta, the European Council will discuss matters that concern the Government’s activity, and added that Romania must be represented by its prime minister.