Social/Politics
PM-Designate Victor Ponta Wants To Boost Wages And The Deficit Target Agreed With The IMF
Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta said, after the “informal” talk with the joint delegation of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the World Bank, that there are...
PM-Designate Victor Ponta To Present List Of Minister Nominees Tuesday Evening
Romanian Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta said Monday he will present the list of 20 minister nominees Tuesday evening.
Sorin Oprescu To Run For Re-Election As Bucharest Mayor
Sorin Oprescu will run for re-election as Bucharest general mayor, on behalf of the Social Liberal Union.
Prime Minister-Designate Victor Ponta Says Minister Nominees Will Be Announced May 1
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta on Saturday said he will present the list of minister nominees on May 1.
Victor Ponta Designated New Romanian PM
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday designated Victor Ponta, head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), as Prime Minister.
Erste: Romania To Continue IMF Agreement, As EU Fiscal Pact Leaves Few Options
Romania will continue the agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, because is has few alternatives in the context of the new European fiscal pact, Erste Group s...
Opposition USL Proposes Social Democrat Victor Ponta As PM – Party Leader
Romanian opposition Social Liberal Union informed President Traian Basescu Friday the union’s nomination for prime minister is social democrat Victor Ponta, said Liberal Party leader Crin An...
Boc: Democrat Liberals Won’t Designate Candidate For PM
Romanian democrat liberals told President Traian Basescu the party will not designate a candidate for the position of prime minister, Democratic Liberal Party leader Emil Boc said Friday.
Erste: Romania Better Off Without Technocrat Government In Long-Run
A government headed by Social-Democrat Victor Ponta could be a better alternative for Romania’s long-term political stability than a technocrat government, Austria’s Erste Group Bank AG (EBS...