Democratic Union of Romania
Senate President Dragu: Postponement of debate and vote on censure motion not constitutional
The President of the Senate, Anca Dragu (Save Romania Union - Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity; USR PLUS), believes the decision of the Joint Standing Bureaus to postpone the debate and vote on the censure motion until after the decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) is not founded on any article of the Constitution.
PSD: President Iohannis could end political crisis by requesting PM Citu to resign
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) considers that the quickest solution for ceasing the political and governmental crisis is for president Klaus Iohannis to exercise his constitutional role of mediator and to request the urgent resignation of Prime Minister Florin Citu.
PNL's Orban: Should Florin Citu is not PM anymore, USR PLUS might return to negotiations table
Should Florin Citu is not a Prime Minister anymore, it is possible that the USR PLUS (Save Romania Union - Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity alliance) returns to the negotiation table, because the only decent, reasonable coalition is the one made up of PNL (National Liberal Party), USR PLUS, UDMR (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania) and the national minorities (orther than Hungarian), L
PM Citu: Politics is not done on conditions and blackmail, we have no time for political games
Prime Minister Florin Citu on Wednesday said that the USR-PLUS (Save Romania Union - Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity) is blackmailing with the Special Section (SIIJ, Section for Investigation of Crimes in Justice) and stressed that "politics cannot be done on conditions and blackmail" and that there is no time for "political games", in the context of discussions on the Anghel Saligny Nat
PSD's Ciolacu: Snap elections, only solution, we do not govern with PNL or USR PLUS
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu affirms that snap elections are the only solution, because the current Parliament "no longer reflects the will of Romanians", adding that the Social Democrats would not form a government with the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Save Romania Union-Unity, Freedom and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS).
JusMin: Overall, coalition doesn't seem to really want Section for Justice Crimes' Investigation's disbanding
The Minister of Justice, Stelian Ion, announced that his proposal for the disbanding of the Section for the Investigation of Judicial Crimes (SIIJ), discussed in the meeting of the ruling coalition on Tuesday, was not accepted by the UDMR (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania), noting that overall, the coalition does not seem to want the disbanding of SIIJ.
PSD submits motion of censure to Parliament
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) MPs submitted on Wednesday a motion of censure against the Government led by Florin Citu. The motion is entitled "Failed Romania.
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Additional Act to Government Agreement: Coalition works on solidarity, collegiality principles
The Coalition operates on the principle of solidarity and collegiality, and the Prime Minister will revoke a minister after prior notification of the formation that proposed the minister, on the basis of arguments and after a debate in the coalition, is specified in the Additional Act to the Government Agreement concluded on Tuesday by the leaders of the PNL (National Liberal Party), USR PLUS (
PSD: President Iohannis must come out of lethargy, solve gov't major crisis
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) says that president Klaus Iohannis must come out of his "several weeks' lethargy" and "quickly" intervene publicly to solve the government's "major" crisis. "The PSD asks the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, to leave the lethargy in which he has been for several weeks and to intervene publicly to resolve the major political crisis in his Government.
MEP Winkler: As EU kickstarts economic recovery program, Romania has twice as high financial resources available
MEP Iuliu Winkler (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania, EPP), speaking today in the western city of Deva, said that in 2021 - 2022 Romania will be able to access double the financial resources available in the last two years, advising in this context an efficient management of these funds.