President Iohannis Meets With France’s Hollande Tuesday
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will receive France’s president Francois Hollande in Bucharest Tuesday for talks, the president’s spokesperson said.
The two heads of state will visit the research center in Magurele, near Bucharest and will sign agreements in he field of education and research.
France is Romania’s fourth largest trading partner and fifth largest investor. (Adevarul)
Vasile Blaga Calls On Liberal MP Candidates To Bring In Money
Liberal Party co-president Vasile Blaga said politicians running for parliament on behalf of the party must bring in money to the party to support the election campaign.
Blaga said individual contributions will be determined and election lists are set to be completed around September 25. He said Friday each local party organization will set its candidate lists for parliamentary elections, which will then be submitted for approval to the party’s central leaders. (Puterea)
Nicusor Dan Says USR Supports A Technocrat Government
The head of the Save Romania Union (USR), Nicusor Dan, said the party will support a technocrat government because political governments have failed, allowing corruption to flourish.
“The Liberal Party says the time of technocrats has gone, USR says it is only just beginning. Political governments have failed to make administration transparent, they have politicized public administration to the point of suffocation, corruption has flourished around them. The Ciolos Government is not perfect but has truly started reform in administration, has given sense to public consultation, has brought professionals at the head of and inside ministries. I have said that many of the Cabinet’s ministers and Prime Minister Ciolos himself fit the profile of USR members. Even if older parties don’t want them, many citizens still want a technocrat government and USR will support that government,” Dan said on Facebook. (Romania Libera)
Romania Trade Deficit Widens to EUR5.11B in January-July
Romania’s trade balance posted a deficit of EUR5.11 billion in January-July, EUR1.17 billion higher than in the same period last year.
Imports grew 5.8% in the first seven months, to EUR38.1 billion, while exports grew at a lower rate, of 2.9%, totaling EUR32.9 billion.
In July alone, imports declined 4.1% compared with July 2015, to EUR5.4 billion, while exports declined 4.6%, to EUR4.8 billion, resulting in a trade gap of EUR642.9 million. (Adevarul)
Transporters Determined To Hold Mass Protest On Sept 15
Transporters are determined to stick to their plan to hold a large protest on September 15 even though the government has published an emergency decree draft that solves some of their demands.
The decree would allow mandatory car insurance policies valid for as little as one month and the financial regulator ASF would be able to call on insurers to raise premiums only if the Government introduces a price control system.
Transporters have repeatedly called on the government to pass an emergency decree freezing tariffs on mandatory car insurance policies, citing market imbalances and lack of real competition. (Puterea)