Liberals Call For Extraordinary Parliament Session On Correspondence Voting
Liberals call for an extraordinary Parliament session for the adoption of correspondence voting, Liberal Party co-president Alina Gorghiu said after a party meeting.
Gorghiu said Parliament should meet during recess to adopt correspondence voting otherwise it will not be applicable in the next election, in 2016, as the Constitution states the election law may not be changed within a year of elections. (Adevarul)
Ponta Says He Would Back Tariceanu For Prime Minster Should He Resign
Following his resignation as head of the Social Democratic Party and amid vocal demands that he step down as prime minister, Victor Ponta said he would back Calin Popescu Tariceanu as head of Cabinet if he were to step down.
Speaking about the situation within the party, Ponta said in an interview won Antena 3 he is no longer party president and the party will appoint an interim leader until the party congress, which is scheduled for 2017 under party by-laws but could be held before that time. (Puterea)
Tariceanu And Constantin Call On Head Of State To Promulgate Tax Code
Calin Popescu Tariceanu and Daniel Constantin, leaders o the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, urge President Klaus Iohannis to sign the Tax Code into law.
They said sending the bill back to Parliament for reexamination would send a negative signal to the business environment. (Adevarul)
Romania Imported 66,600 TOE Of Gas In January-May
Slowly but surely, Romania seems to be shaking off dependence on Russian gas and only imported 66,600 tons of oil equivalent (toe) of natural gas in January-May, 77.5% less than in the same period in 2014.
Domestic natural gas output stood at around 3.628 million toe in the first five months, down 0.2% on the year.
Romania holds the largest gas reserves in Central and Eastern Europe. (Puterea)
ECOFIN: EC-Romania Agreement Review Not Concluded Successfully
European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said Tuesday Romania’s recent review of its agreement with the EC was not concluded successfully.
“We discussed the situation in Romania as regards the Balance of Payments Program. It is regrettable that the review of Romania’s Balance of Payments program could not, once again, be concluded,” Dombrovskis said after a meeting of EU finance ministers.
It is very important that Romania continues to implement the needed reforms and that the country ensures sound fiscal policies, Dombrovskis said, adding the Commission stands ready to assist the Romanian authorities. (Romania Libera)