Parliament Supports Reshuffled Ponta Cabinet
The Parliament backed Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s cabinet reshuffle on Monday, with 377 votes in favor and 134 against.
The technocrat finance and energy ministers lost their posts in the reshuffle, along with eight other members of the Cabinet.
The new government will be sworn in on Tuesday. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Tax Authority Extends Online Portal Throughout Romania
Individual taxpayers across the country may now check their tax records online, as the tax authority has extended its online portal that was initially launched only in Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county.
Outgoing Finance Minister Ioana Petrescu said she is content to have managed to implement this project, which should encourage interaction between taxpayers and authorities.
To access the portal, individual taxpayers must log in using digital certificates or username/password accounts alongside single-use authentication codes. (Jurnalul National)
Gerea: CE Hunedoara Is Almost Insolvent
CE Hunedoara is on the brink of insolvency and must be rendered more efficient, said Monday Andrei Gerea, nominated for minister of Energy and SMEs.
In a Parliament hearing for the minister position, Gerea said there are investors interested in the company’s privatization, but the coal and electricity producer is nearly insolvent.
Previously on Monday, outgoing energy minister Razvan Nicolescu told MEDIAFAX the Department for Energy has received a letter of interest from U.S. company Quintana Minerals Corporation, which required further information on CE Hunedoara, in view of privatization.
Nicolescu said the company needs urgent investments and better management. (Puterea)
Emergency Rescue Helicopter Crashes In SE Romania
An emergency rescue helicopter with four people on board crashed Monday afternoon in a lake in Constanta county.
All four crew members died.
The helicopter was returning to base after a rescue mission. (Jurnalul National)
Chief Heart Surgeon In Constanta Detained For Corruption
The head of the heart surgery unit at the Constanta County Emergency Hospital, Dr. Marius Militaru, was detained Monday by anticorruption prosecutors for receiving bribe.
He was caught red handed receiving RON3,000 for a heart surgery.
Anesthesiologists Dorin and Nicoleta Arhire, husband and wife, were also detained for bribe taking. (Adevarul)