Marian Vanghelie, Dan Sova And Mircea Geoana Ousted From Social Democratic Party
Marian Vanghelie, Dan Sova And Mircea Geoana were ousted from the Social Democratic Party after a six-hour meeting of the party’s executive board.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said the party will hold national council and congress meetings in March, to elect new party leaders. He said the party won’t be electing new leaders because it lost the presidential election “but because this is the end of an election cycle”.
He did not say clearly whether he will run for a new term as party president. (Puterea)
UDMR Leaves Government
UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor announced Thursday the party will be leaving the government.
Sources from within the party said several party leaders called for the party to leave the Cabinet, especially after the second round of presidential elections, when a majority of ethnic Hungarians voted for Iohannis, not Ponta. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania To Extend Current Royalty System For One Year
Romania’s current royalty system for the exploitation of natural resources will be extended for another year, until January 1, 2016, Finance Minister Ioana Petrescu told Agerpres in an interview.
She said a new taxation system would be introduced as of January 2016, which has been drafted and discussed with the International Monetary Fund. (Adevarul)
Government Approves Memo On Consumer Price Monitoring System
The government approved a memorandum Wednesday on the creation of a system that would monitor consumer prices, which will be implemented next years, said Competition council president Bogdan Chirițoiu.
The project consists of an online platform that displays weekly the price of products that make up the daily consumer basket. The project aims to inform consumers and allow them to compare prices of different vendors, which in turn should lead to higher competition.
The pilot-project will be implemented in March-December 2015 and will be funded from the state budget. After the pilot period, the project is to be funded with EU funds. (Puterea)