Social Democrats Plan To Topple Ciolos Cabinet
Liviu Dragnea, head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said social democrats plan to file a no-confidence motion against the technocrat government run by Dacian Ciolos, ignoring the fact that PSD no longer relies on a parliamentary majority.
Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu, president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), are going to meet on Monday in order to look into the possibility of filing a no-confidence motion.
PSD and ALDE do not enough votes to be able to topple the Ciolos Cabinet. Thus, Dragnea and Tariceanu ought to negotiate with other parliamentary parties, except the National Liberal Party (PNL) which backs the Ciolos government. (Adevarul)
Former President Basescu Voices Out Stand On Romanian Justice System
Former president Traian Basescu criticized again the National Anticorruption Department (DNA), the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the Supreme Court (ICCJ) in a Facebook post.
Basescu said these institutions threw the „justice system back into the 1950s.”
According to Basescu, „starting 2015, instead of continuing the process for the consolidation of the justice system, ‘three public workers’ among the top powerful institutions, SRI, DNA and ICCJ, decided that people want to see a show and they offered a show indeed.
He added, however, that the three institutions refused to guarantee the fundamental right to defence for those accused by prosecutors, throwing the justice system back into the 1950s. (Puterea)
Tax Authority To Take New Antifraud Measures
The government will change the rules for establishing the tax on profit in order to counteract some companies’ operations to reduce their fiscal burden.
The government will intensify checkups at companies facing a fiscal risk associated with transfer prices and will extend countrywide the checkups against the black market.
The draft act which will include fiscal rules establishing the tax on profit, in order to counteract the actions aimed at reducing the fiscal burden, will be drawn up in the upcoming months. (Puterea)
August 13, National Mourning Day In Romania
August 13, the day when Queen Anne will be buried, has been declared a national mourning day in Romania.
On August 13, the central and local public administrations will fly the Romanian national flag at half-mast. The flag will be flown at half-mast at the headquarters of political parties, trade unions, employers’ associations, culture organisations and Romania’s diplomatic missions, as well as at the country’s border crossing points, airports, ports, train stations and bus terminals and on the ships and boats flying the Romanian flag.
On Thursday, August 11, and on Friday, August 12, the coffin will be laid at the Royal Palace in capital Bucharest.
Queen Anne of Romania, also known by her Romanian name Ana, died on August 1 at the Morges Hospital in Switzerland, at the age of 92. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Bucharest Subway Unions Threaten To Stage Warning Strike
Bucharest subway unionists are threatening to go on a two-hour warning strike on Wednesday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., which will be followed by a full-blown strike indefinitely.
Subway unions are displeased with wage hikes for 2016-2017. They were hoping to get wage raises of 3% to 5%, but the management offered only 1%.
The planned warning strike will significantly affect subway traffic and road traffic in capital Bucharest, unionists said in a statement. (Puterea)