Romanian PM Victor Ponta Takes Over As Acting Transport Minister
Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday took over as acting Transport minister and said he hopes liberals will soon announce a nominee.
Former transport minister Relu Fenechiu was dismissed Friday after he was sentenced to five years in prison for accessory to abuse of office.
The Standing Bureau of the Liberal Party will meet Tuesday to nominate a new minister for the Transport portfolio. (Puterea)
Romanian PM, IMF Chief Meet In Bucharest
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday met with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, and the two spoke about the necessity to continue reforms and increase the country’s EU fund absorption rate, the Government said in a press release.
The IMF’s chief is visiting Bucharest on July 15-16, where she is expected to deliver a speech on Romania and Eastern Europe.
Lagarde will also meet with the representatives of the private sector and civil society. (Romania Libera)
Romanian Tourism Minister Wants Lump-Sum Tax To Apply Starting October 1
Romanian Minister-delegate for SMEs and Tourism wants the lump-sum tax to be applied starting October 1, 2013 so economic agents will have more time to get used to the new norms and fiscal procedures.
Romania must provide the legal framework in which economic agents will operate starting 2014, Grapini said. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanian Prosecutors Indict Six People In Kunsthal Museum Art Theft Case
Romanian organized crime prosecutors on Monday indicted Radu Dogaru, Eugen Darie, Alexandru Bitu, Olga Dogaru, Petre Condrat and Adrian Procop on charges of stealing several paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.
The damage is estimated at EUR18 million.
Seven valuable paintings were stolen in October from the Kunsthal Museum. The works include “Tête d’Arlequin” by Pablo Picasso, “La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune” by Henri Matisse, “Waterloo Bridge” and “Charing Cross Bridge” by Claude Monet, “Femme devant une fenêtre ouverte, dite la fiancée” by Paul Gauguin and “Autoportrait de Meyer de Haan” by Lucian Freud. (Evenimentul Zilei)