Citu Cabinet

Timisoara, Sep 21 /Agerpres/ - The co-chairman of USR PLUS, the MEP Dacian Ciolos, declared on Tuesday in Timisoara, that Florin Citu can no longer be the prime minister of a government of which his party should be part, even if the liberal wins the PNL leadership, but that there are chances for the coalition to continue in the PNL - USR PLUS - UDMR formula, on the current parliamentary formula

The Save Romania Union - Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS) alliance in the ruling coalition says it is withdrawing its political endorsement of Prime Minister Florin Citu, whom it reproaches of "having thrown the country into political crisis." "USR PLUS has not agreed with and will never agree to public money robbery, in any form of government.

The reforms that the Citu Cabinet is making are necessary and in accordance with the governing program, the chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Ludovic Orban, said on Tuesday, after the PNL's leadership meeting. "There is a lot of information in the media which is not in accordance with reality, a lot of it.

The representatives of the Publisind Federation are protesting on Wednesday in front of the Presidential Administration against the salaries' and bonuses' freezing and not indexing pensions with the inflation value, as well as for a rise in the minimum wage, linked with the prices' hikes. "We are public workers and this should not be a stigma!

The 2021 state budget bill was sent to Parliament on Tuesday morning for debate and approval, according to an information from the Government. On Monday evening, the Citu Cabinet approved the 2021 state budget bill in its final form, with the approval of the Legislative Council.

Romania has managed, in a single year, the most brutal international demotion, from the 102th place in the world, to the 175th place for women's representation in Government, said on Thursday, INACO (Initiative for Competitiveness) in a press release sent to AGERPRES.

The co-chairman of the Alliance for Romanians Union (AUR), George Simion, said on Tuesday that he is participating in the consultations at Cotroceni Palace "from institutional condescension", adding that his formation will not be voting for the Florin Citu Government. "We are now participating out of institutional condescendence.

The last hearings by the specialist committees of Parliament of the ministers picked to be part of the Citu Government are scheduled for today.

Hearings of the ministers picked to be part of the Citu Government continue today by the specialist committees of Parliament.