Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta

President Erdogan to Romania-Turkey Business Forum: We expect Romanian investors to invest in Turkey and we invite Turks to invest in Romania

Nine O' ClockApril 2, 2015

by Nine O' ClockApril 2, 20150256

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday invited Romanian business people to make investments in Turkey, but also the Turkish business...

POLITICS

PSD’s BPN establishes the mandate of the delegation going to the Wednesday discussions in Cotroceni

Nine O' ClockJanuary 27, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 27, 20150230

Ponta: It is important to change the present electoral system The National Permanent Bureau (BPN) of PSD reunited on Monday to establish, among other...

POLITICS

PM Ponta invites political parties to discuss five major topics

Nine O' ClockJanuary 19, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 19, 20150221

PM Victor Ponta decided to send a letter to PNL leaders Vasile Blaga and Alina Gorghiu, inviting them to discuss five major topics, including the...

POLITICS

Ponta determined not to allow those who “crushed Romanians in 2010-2011 return to power”

Nine O' ClockJanuary 12, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 12, 20150190

The first meeting of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) National Standing Bureau (BPN) discussed the 2015 political agenda, essential projects like changing the Constitution,...

POLITICS

Political calculations and odds of success of a no-confidence motion

Nine O' ClockJanuary 12, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 12, 20150178

The fact that the liberals want to unseat the Ponta Government and come to power as soon as possible is a desideratum that has kept...

POLITICS

Lt. Gen. Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, the new Chief of Romanian Army’s General Staff swears in

January 7, 2015January 7, 2015

by January 7, 2015January 7, 20150582

President Klaus Iohannis attended on Tuesday the investiture ceremony of the new Chief of the Romanian Army’s General Staff, Lieutenant-General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca. Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, dubbed...

POLITICS

PM Ponta: Back to work after a few perfect days with the kids

Nine O' ClockJanuary 5, 2015January 5, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 5, 2015January 5, 20150213

Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Monday that he will hold his first institutional meeting of the year with Deputy Prime Minister for National Security...

POLITICS

President Iohannis rules out a long-term collaboration with a PSD government

Nine O' ClockDecember 24, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 24, 20140163

One day after his first official institutional meeting with Prime Minister Victor Ponta, President Klaus Iohannis ruled out a long –term collaboration with a Social...

USA

Ponta conveys message of support for Moldovan Prime Minister Leanca, expresses hope for continuity

Nine O' ClockDecember 22, 2014December 22, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 22, 2014December 22, 20140168

Support to Republic of Moldova on its European path must and can be enhanced in 2015 through continuity in the relation with the Chisinau Cabinet,...

POLITICS

The new ministers of the Ponta Cabinet were sworn in, Basescu attacks toughly two of them

Nine O' ClockDecember 17, 2014December 17, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 17, 2014December 17, 20140204

The new ministers of the Ponta Cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Cotroceni presidential Palace, in front of incumbent president, Traian Basescu. There...

USA

China-CEE Belgrade Summit: Romania reiterates interest to enhancing economic cooperation with China

Nine O' ClockDecember 17, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 17, 20140163

Romania’s delegation led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta, attending on Tuesday the China – Central and Eastern Europe Summit in Belgrade, brought to the fore...

USA

Romanian Prime Minister at the CEE-China Belgrade Summit

Nine O' ClockDecember 16, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 16, 20140140

Prime Minister Victor Ponta participates on Tuesday in Belgrade, Serbia in the third reunion at PMs level from Central and Eastern Europe and China, says...

POLITICS

Basescu, Macovei and Ponta hurt justice independence

December 12, 2014

by December 12, 20140237

President Traian Basescu, MEP Monica Macovei and Premier Victor Ponta have impaired the independence of the judiciary through their respective statements on the Microsoft and...

POLITICS

Ponta changes his mind about amending Criminal Code : Gov’t adopts emergency ordinance on judicial control

Nine O' ClockDecember 10, 2014December 10, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 10, 2014December 10, 20140211

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has changed his mind about amending the Criminal Code, the Constitutional Court (CCR) having declared the judicial control non-constitutional, as the...

POLITICS

Ponta presents new Government on Monday, UDMR backs it

December 10, 2014

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The new structure of Government will be presented on Sunday evening at the meeting of the PSD National Executive Committee (CExN) and of the parliamentary...

POLITICS

PM Ponta, U.S .Charge d’Affaires discuss avoiding legal system crisis: Justice Minister to submit changes of the Criminal Code in the Gov’t meeting of Wednesday

Nine O' ClockDecember 9, 2014December 9, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 9, 2014December 9, 20140168

Dean Thompson, the U.S .Charge d’Affaires to Romania (see photo) visited the Government on Tuesday morning, to discuss with PM Victor Ponta and Justice Minister...

BUSINESS

IMF and EC planning to sabotage Romania’s economic growth in 2015?

Nine O' ClockDecember 8, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 8, 20140233

* Business environment asked to express its point of view * Traian Basescu suggests IMF and EC knew and tolerated Romanian Government’s “fiscal adventures” *...

POLITICS

Ponta claims to resign if DNA files accusations for Diaspora voting

Nine O' ClockDecember 8, 2014

by Nine O' ClockDecember 8, 20140163

Invited to the show Q & A on TV station Antena 3 on Saturday evening, PM Victor Ponta discussed his relation with elected president Klaus...