PM Victor Ponta Dismissed Three Liberal Government Officials Monday
Victor Ponta on Monday dismissed two state secretaries and the head of the consumer protection authorities, all liberals or backed by the Liberal Party.
Ponta dismissed Education Ministry state secretary Stefania Duminica, accused of plagiarism, and Justice Ministry state secretary Ovidiu Putura, according to decisions published in Romania’s Official Journal Monday.
ALso Monday, Ponta dismissed the head of the national consumer protection authority Bogdan Cristian Nica and appointed vice-president Marius Alexandru as interim. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Ukraine Must Protect National Minorities To Stay On European Track
Ukraine must maintain protection of its citizens belonging to national minorities in order to remain on its European course, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
“In the context of the recent repeal, by the Ukrainian Parliament, on the 23rd of February 2013, of the “Law of Ukraine on the principles of the state language policy”, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its profound concern for a possible deterioration of the system protecting the rights of persons belonging to national minorities,” the ministry said in a statement. (Jurnalul National)
KPMG Says Continuing Payments Is Top Priority In Insurer Astra Case
KPMG Advisory, special administrator of Romania’s leading insurance company Astra, is analyzing the insurer’s situation and taking urgent steps to establish priorities.
The consultant said Monday one of the top priorities is continuing payments to clients and partners.
Last week, Romania’s Financial Supervision Authority (ASF) ordered financial recovery procedures and placed Astra under special administration. (Jurnalul National)
Ponta Proposes Enache Jiru To Replace Ghetea As CEC Bank President
Prime Minister and interim Finance Minister Victor Ponta has proposed state secretary Enache Jiru as chairman of CEC Bank, following the dismissal of Radu Ghetea.
Enache Jiru started his career at the central bank, where he worked in the international reserves department, and has had leading positions in public office and the private business sector starting 1998. He was the vice-president of CEC Bank in 2000-2001 and bank president between fall 2004 and spring 2005.
Jiru was Finance Ministry state secretary in 2001-2004 and starting July 2012, coordinating the state treasury department.
CEC Bank will have a dual management system consisting of a supervision board and a management board. (Romania Libera)
Businessman Nelu Iordache Seeks To Trade Prison For House Arrest
The defense of Romanian businessman Nelu Iordache, under arrest and on trial for misappropriation of public money, has requested that Iordache be placed under house arrest.
Iordache has been in prison for over a year on charges of misappropriating EU funding destined for the construction of a highway. (Evenimentul Zilei)