Basescu Says PM Breached Cohabitation Pact
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Monday Prime Minister Victor Ponta seriously breached foreign policy, justice and rule of law provisions included in the agreement of institutional cooperation.
Basescu said he would start technical talks Tuesday to analyze the situation.
The head of state said that some of the pact’s provisions had become part of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), which is why he avoided denouncing it. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu To Run For President
Civic Force president Mihai Razvan Ungureanu told Mediafax Sunday he decided to run for president.
Ungureanu said his goal is to gather center-right parties under a single political flag.
“My mission is to convince center-right parties that this is an option they should consider and that it is worth trust and resource investment. (Puterea)
Five Romanians Suspected Of Luxury Watch Heist Detained In France
French police officers detained five Romanian citizens and identified ten people suspected of having robbed a jewelry store in Paris Friday, the Romanian Police Inspectorate told Mediafax.
According to the Police Inspectorate, the 15 suspects are Romanians.
The robbers stole 20 luxury watches estimated at about EUR1 million, according to the French media. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Over 1 Mln Unpaid Fines For Failing To Pay Road Toll Over Past Three Years – Minister
Romanian Minister-delegate for Infrastructure Projects Dan Sova said Monday over one million fines applied for not paying the road toll over the past three years are still unpaid.
The minister said he proposed fine collection to be transferred from national roads authority CNADNR to the Finance Ministry, so the matter would be regulated by the tax procedure Code.
The ministry has yet to give its approval, Sova added. (Puterea)