The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies meet today in a joint session to vote on a government put forth by Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca.The joint plenary sitting starts at 10:00hrs.Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca will unveil a governing agenda and a list of the members of his Cabinet. Debates will take place, followed by Parliament's vote of confidence on the agenda and the entire Cabinet list.According to the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure, Parliament shows its confidence in the government by a vote of the majority of the MPs and senators in a secret ballot.At least half plus one of the members of the two houses of Parliament must be in attendance.In order to clear the vote, the Ciuca Government needs 234 for votes. But the Ciuca Cabinet is endorsed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) and national minority MPs, all holding 321 seats among themselves, which ensures a comfortable majority.On Tuesday, Ciuca submitted to Parliament the list of ministers and a governing agenda. On Wednesday, the picks for the Ciuca Cabinet were heard by the specialists committees of Parliament, and all of them cleared the hearings. The opinion of the committees is consultative.In case of adoption, the decision of Parliament on extending its vote of confidence will be forwarded immediately to the head of state to proceed with the appointment of the government.After the government receives the vote of confidence from Parliament, the prime minister and the ministers will take the oath of office individually before the President of Romania.The government as a whole and each member will be considered in office from the date of taking the oath.
The Atlantic Council will honor Romanian president Klaus Iohannis with the Distinguished International Leadership Award for his remarkable career, exemplary leadership of Romania, and his transatlantic and European leadership role. The Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards are often referred to by media as “the Washington Oscars.” Among the honorees are a European head of state, […]
The colorful rapeseed fields in the southern part of Romania have been photographed by NASA from a satellite and featured in an accompanying article titled “Golden Fields in Romania.” The spectacular images were taken last month above the area where the Olt River intersects with the Danube. According to the article, NASA personnel were impressed […]
UiPath, an AI-based company founded by Romanian entrepreneurs and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, has recruited Raghu Malpani as Chief Technology Officer. Malpani, who was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft for the Microsoft 365 Application and Data Platform will report to the Director of Innovation and the Executive President of UiPath, […]
Production and new orders rise after nine straight months of decline Business confidence picks up, while hiring is back on the agenda Cost inflation eases and selling prices rise only fractionally An improvement in the health of the Romanian manufacturing sector was signalled for the first time in the survey's history, according to the latest […]
Raiffeisen Bank Romania continues its growth strategy in personal financial planning, up 50% in the first quarter of the year in the segment of investment plans, voluntary pensions and life insurance with a savings component. At the same time, it continued to support SMEs and accelerated investments to launch new functionalities in the mobile banking […]
Road crews have begun snow removal on Romania’s spectacular mountain road known as Transfăgărășan. Since there is less snow than in other years, the road could be opened much earlier than the usual date of July 1, according to authorities. Transfăgărășan, Romania’s second-highest road after Transalpina, is being cleared of snow so it can be […]
