Misu Negritoiu Proposed To Head ASF
Misu Negritoiu, chairman of ING Bank Romania, was proposed as president of Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority ASF, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Wednesday.
Ponta said he had talks with central bank governor Mugur Isarescu, and agreed on an “depoliticized” management of ASF, adding that Negritoiu is to get the Parliament‘s vote on Tuesday.
Negritoiu is currently ING Bank Romania president. He served as minister for coordination, strategy and reform, between 1992 and 1993, and was elected deputy in 1996. (Adevarul)
Bank Installment Cut Scheme To Be Applied In July – PM
The scheme on halving bank installments for certain categories of persons will come into force in July, while the tax credit will be implemented in 2016, Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated.
“The installment cut for a two-year period will be applied starting with July 1, while the tax credit will be implemented in 2016, after two years, this is what the minister was trying to say, but it is hard to talk about complicated things in simple words. (…) I am the translator,” Ponta said.
Finance Minister Ioana Petrescu was quoted Tuesday by Adevarul newspaper as saying that the fiscal scheme on restructuring loans for population will suffer calculation changes compared with the version of Budget Minister Liviu Voinea, and will come into force in 2016. (Evenimentul Zilei)
ANI: Mircea Diaconu Can’t Run For European Parliament
Mircea Diaconu does not meet the legal conditions to run for the European Parliament, according to a notification sent Wednesday by the National Integrity Agency (ANI) to the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).
According to the notification, Mircea Diaconu cannot run for an eligible position such as the position of European Parliament member, as his senator mandate was also an eligible position, and was discontinued based on a final judge decision due to incompatibility. Thus, Diaconu was declared incompatible, so that he does not meet a basic condition to run for the European Parliament. (Romania Libera)
PNL Deputies Propose Amendments To Adoptions Law
Deputies of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Radu Timpau and Florica Chereches submitted Wednesday a legislative proposal on amending the law of adoptions.
Radu Timpau stated that the adoptions rate in Romania is extremely low because the legal procedures are too difficult. “Currently, there are approximately 60,000 institutionalized children (…) and only 1,400 families holding the certificate of family/person able to adopt,” Tampau said, adding that they should take steps to shorten the deadlines and improve adoption procedures. (Evenimentul Zilei)
SRI Head: I Would Like To Be Removed From Candidacy Scenarios
George Maior, head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), stated Wednesday that he would like to be eliminated from scenarios regarding various candidacies, as he’s got work to do as SRI head.
Maior said that SRI operates based on fundamental values such as independence, neutrality and professionalism, which also apply to the SRI head. He added that SRI represents a credible institution, from population’s point of view, able to securely provide information to the citizens of the country. (Puterea)