President Appoints Interim Transports And Development Ministers
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed on Monday the decrees appointing new interim transports and regional development ministers, in the context of a cabinet appointments dispute with PM Viorica Dancila over full-time ministers.
Following the decree, European Funds Minister Rovana Plumb will also serve as interim transports minister, while Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici will take the office of interim regional development minister.
This comes after the head of state rejected her previous proposals for the two offices.
“I have proposed the nomination of these interim ministers to ensure continuity in Government activity in all fields, including transports and regional development, key offices in ongoing important investment projects. However, it is vital in the current context to find definitive solutions regarding the appointment of full-time cabinet members for the two offices,” Dancila said in a Government statement released on Monday.
The head of state announced on Friday that he will reject proposals made by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila for new transports and development ministers, continuing the month-long uncertainty regarding the offices.
The president also said that he will publish an official reasoning for the decision.
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila proposed Lia Olguta Vasilescu for the regional development office and Mircea Draghici for the transports office in December, after President Iohannis refused her initial nominations for the two roles during a cabinet reshuffle.
The head of state was forced to sign the decrees vacating the offices following a Constitutional Court ruling regarding the situation on December 19. (evz.ro)
President Notifies Constitutional Court Of Law Regulating Public Order And Safety
President Klaus Iohannis on Monday sent to the Constitutional Court a notification of unconstitutionality on the Law amending and completing certain pieces of legislation in public order and safety.
In the unconstitutionality notification, Iohannis specified the law was adopted without requesting an opinion from the Supreme Council for National Defence.
The President also mentioned that measures for preventing and combating terrorism are among the main duties of the Romanian Police.
“The regulation as the main attribution of enforcing “measures to prevent and combat terrorism” by an authority of the central public administration, the Romanian Police, a demilitarized structure subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, qualifies this structure as a “state body with duties in national security.” Or, under these circumstances, the adoption of a piece of legislation targeting the organization and functioning of an institution with attributions in the field of national security, without the approval of the CSAT, violates the advisory competence and the role stipulated by Article 119 of the Constitution of this constitutional authority,” the President stated. (romanialibera.ro)
Dorinel Munteanu, No Longer Coach Of Concordia Chiajna
The Executive Board of CS Concordia Chiajna, alongside decision-makers within the technical department of the football club, unanimously voted in favour of terminating, by common agreement, the contracts of the technical staff made up of Dorinel Munteanu, Paul Somodean and Catalin Ciorman.
The decision comes after the meetings held on January 4,5,6 and 7, 2019, which pointed out the failure to achieve the objectives agreed upon at the beginning of the collaboration between the three aforementioned and CS Concordia Chiajna. The meetings also touched on measures aimed at reviving the team which will participate in the League I Betano National Championship.
Dorinel Munteanu took over as coach of Concordia Chiajna on September 18, 2018. (romanialibera.ro)