Dragnea: Chamber Of Deputies Will Pay For Trip To U.S. At Inauguration Of Donald Trump
Chamber of Deputies speaker Liviu Dragnea, said Monday that the trip to the U.S. at the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States would be paid by the Chamber of Deputies.
Dragnea added he does not understand why certain people are so upset about the visit, but refused to say whether the invitation was a personal one, saying that it was received from the organization committee of the event, through its vice-president.
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu and Liviu Dragnea received invitations to attend certain events related to Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.
The Presidential Administration said Monday that the Romanian ambassador to Washington, George Maior, would represent Romania at the inauguration ceremony, in accordance with the U.S. practices on presidential inauguration ceremonies.
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017. (mediafax.ro)
Budget Draft – Public Debt Service At RON10B, EU Funds At RON21B
Romanian Finance Minister, Viorel Stefan, stated that the budget draft stipulates a public debt service of RON10 billion and EU funds of RON21-22 billion.
“The budget draft stipulates a public debt service of RON10 billion. Interests are on a downward trend, for the moment, but we will see what happens after the U.S. decisions. Nevertheless, we have to move our loans on the internal market,” Stefan stated on Monday. (mediafax.ro)
Senate Rejects Emergency Ordinance On Hospital Managers
The emergency ordinance banning hospital managers to hold leadership positions in political parties, alongside other anti-nepotism measures which were adopted by the government in November 2016 at the initiative of former Health Minister Vlad Voiculescu, was rejected by the Senate.
The rejection report of the emergency ordinance was voted with 52 pros and 28 cons. The final vote on this draft law would be given by the Chamber of Deputies, as decisional body.
In November 2016, government changed the rules related to the hospital manager position, making “an important step in the fight against nepotism”. Thus, hospital managers were not allowed to hold leadership positions in political parties or management positions in companies, and hire their spouses or relatives up to the fourth degree in the medical unit. (mediafax.ro)
Trump Threatens German Carmakers With 35% Import Tax
The shares of German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen fell after U.S President-elect Donald Trump warned he would impose a border tax of 35% on vehicles imported to the U.S. market, according to Reuters.
Trump said, in an interview for Bild, that German carmakers should produce more cars in the U.S.
“If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” Trump said in remarks translated into German.
BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have invested heavily in Mexico, while Mercedes-Benz and BMW already have plants in the U.S., where they manufacture SUVs. (mediafax.ro)