Liviu Dragnea: List Of New Ministers To Be Presented Tuesday
The president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, said that he finalized the list of the ministers in the new Cabinet, which will be approved by the National Executive Committee on Tuesday.
Dragnea added that eight of the ministers would be women and that ALDE party would get four ministries.
PSD president said that they established new ministries, such as Tourism Ministry, SMEs Ministry, Ministry for Business Environment and Entrepreneurship, Waters Ministry, Forestry Ministry. (mediafax.ro)
Financial Expert: US Dollar Could Surpass Euro In First Months Of 2017
The US dollar could surpass the euro in the first months of 2017 but the Romanian leu might pay the price of a deficit wider than prudent levels in relation with the economic growth, said Claudiu Cazacu, X-Trade Brokers Romania chief analyst.
“Like 2016, 2017 promises to be an interesting year, full of surprises, which can mean that the initial estimations will, most likely, need to be revised.
Cazacu said that that first months of the year could be favorable for the US dollar in relation with the euro and, implicitly, with the Romanian leu. (mediafax.ro)
Politicians’ Statements At Celebration Of Ten Years From Romania’s Accession To EU
Romanian politicians such as Calin Popescu Tariceanu, Liviu Dragnea, Dacian Ciolos and Ion Iliescu, expressed their opinions regarding the changes in the Romanian society after the accession to the European Union.
Calin Popescu Tariceanu stated that the geopolitical isolation would be unacceptable for Romania, and that the EU accession was a historical success.
Liviu Dragnea said that Romania should not only be a contributor, but also a beneficiary of the advantages of EU accession.
PM Dacian Ciolos posted on his Facebook page that 10 years in the EU represented a decade of growth, development and consolidation of the democracy for Romania. (mediafax.ro)
Families Of Employees With Minimum Wage Could Not Maintain Decent Standard Of Living After 1989
After 1989, the families of employees with minimum wage plus child benefit could not maintain a decent standard of living, according to a study by the Research Institute for Quality of Life (ICCV).
ICCV study was based on the living standards of an average family in which parents got the minimum wage in the last 27 years and the child benefit for two children. The conclusions of the study were that those total incomes were not enough to cover all necessary expenses to maintain a decent standard of living. (mediafax.ro)
Sebastian Ghita: Kovesi Told Me How To Gather Evidence Against Vantu
Former MP Sebastian Ghita, stated, in a new video footage, that the file of Realitatea TV station was planned by anticorruption chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, who told him how to gather evidence against owner Sorin Ovidiu Vantu.
According to Ghita, Kovesi said Vantu was vulnerable at that time and would accept to get financing from Ghita and hand over Realitatea TV station, thus, he signed the management contract with Vantu and accepted to finance Realitatea TV. (mediafax.ro)