ALDE Head Firmly Disagrees With Reshuffling Justice Minister
The chairman of Romanian ruling coalition party ALDE, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, said Wednesday in Parliament that he „highly” appreciates the activity of Justice minister Tudorel Toader whom, he thinks, must not reshuffled. Tariceanu said he thinks highly of Toader, adding he cannot remember the last time Romania had a justice minister brave enough to assume the responsibilities and prerogatives imposed by the law and the Constitution. (cotidianul.ro) Dragnea And Tariceanu Meet For Talks On Important Issues Liviu Dragnea, Lower Chamber Speaker and head of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), met Wednesday with Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Senate Chairman and head of ruling coalition party ALDE, according to parliamentary sources.The sources said Dragnea and Tariceanu supposedly talked about the latter’s visit to Brussels on Tuesday. Before this meeting, Tariceanu said that in Brussels, he had held talks with ALDE group in the European Parliament regarding the upcoming referendum to change the constitutional definition of the family and regarding gendarmes’ intervention at August 10 protests.
Tariceanu said Wednesday that ALDE will not campaign for any of the sides in the upcoming referendum and will recommend its voters to express their options according to their own conscience. (puterea.ro)
Three-Month Money Market Rate Inches Up To 3.15%The three-month money market interest rate used to calculate interests for consumer loans in lei rose to 3.15% on Wednesday, from 3.14% a year on Tuesday, central bank data show.
The three-month interest rate was 3.18% on September 5, fell to 3.15% on September 6 and kept declining on September 7, to 3.12%.
The six-month money market rate, which is used to calculate interests on leu-denominated mortgage loans, remained unchanged Wednesday, for the second consecutive day, at 3.38%, compared with 3.36% last Thursday.
The nine-month interbank rate, which is used to calculate interests on loans in lei attracted by commercial banks from other commercial banks for a nine-month period, on Wednesday stayed put at Tuesday’s level of 3.47%.
The twelve-month index remained unchanged Wednesday, at 3.52%. (romanialibera.ro)