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The government suspends granting leave for the military and police staff during the emergency

The police and military personnel are called from the leaves of absence, during the state of emergency. Early retirement for military and police personnel is postponed, and the posting of personnel in missions will be done without the employee's consent, the Government has decided.

Three Government employees, suspected of coronavirus

Three people working at the Romanian Government are suspected of coronavirus. Acting prime minister Ludovic Orban has announced on Monday that an epidemiological investigation is taking place at the Government.

PSD will vote against Cîţu Government

The Social-Democrats will ensure the quorum in the joint plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and will vote "against" the Cîţu Government's installment, sources from the PSD have declared for MEDIAFAX.

Ludovic Orban wants a quick calendar for Cîţu Cabinet vote

The acting prime minister Ludovic Orban has declared, before negotiations for a new parliamentary majority, that he wants a quick calendar for the Cîţu Government.

Consultations schedule at Cotroceni: Iohannis talks with the parties about the next prime minister

President Klaus Iohannis convened political parties for consultations on Wednesday. The PNL, PSD and USR delegations will be the first to discuss with the president about the appointment of a new prime minister.

Klaus Iohannis: Ludovic Orban has submitted his mandate this evening

Romania's president, Klaus Iohannis, has said, on Tuesday evening, that Ludovic Orban has submitted his mandate as prime minister.

Turcan: The Government withdrew the decrees on European funds for fear of the European Commission

Deputy prime minister Raluca Turcan has said the Government's decision to withdraw emergency decrees on European funds has been done in order not to leave the impression to the European Commission that they have faults.

Marcel Ciolacu: I have browsed the Government program that no one will vote for. Copy-paste from PSD

PSD's acting head Marcel Ciolacu on Monday has ironized the government's program of Ludovic Orban, saying that it "continues to be copy-paste from the PSD program". Ciolacu has branded Orban Cabinet 2 as "the government that no one will vote for".

Orban: The government will have the same composition. I am pleased with the work of each minister

Ludovic Orban has announced, at the PNL Executive Bureau meeting, the ministers' list of the new Government was approved and is the same composition as the old Cabinet, noting that he was satisfied with the activity to each minister.

Sources: The governance program and the list of ministers are to be submitted on Monday

Ludovic Orban will present on Monday, at the PNL meeting, the list of ministers and the government program, according to some liberal sources and the new Cabinet is to be similar to the old one. Later on Monday the list of ministers and the government program will be submitted to Parliament.

Orban announces he will send the government’s program and list of ministers to Parliament on Monday

Ludovic Orban has announced that he will send to Parliament on Monday the updated governance program and the list of ministerial proposals. Earlier, the liberals will have a meeting to approve the governing program.

Klaus Iohannis announces he is proposing Ludovic Orban again for the position of prime minister

President Klaus Iohannis has announced, on Thursday evening, that he will nominate Ludovic Orban again for the position of prime minister.

Orban: A Parliament dominated by retrograde forces decided to dismiss the Cabinet. I lost one battle

Ludovic Orban has said on Wednesday, after the no-confidence motion, that the Government "stands still" and that the parliamentarians who voted the censorship motion are dominated by "retrograde forces". He claims he is proud of what he has been able to achieve in three months of ruling.

Emergency decree for the organizing early parliamentary elections, adopted by the Government

The Government has adopted, on Tuesday evening, an emergency ordinance for organizing early parliamentary elections, providing, among other things, the possibility of voting in any section, regardless of the main residency, but also doubling the number of parliamentarians in diaspora.

The Government might adopt on Tuesday an emergency decree for early elections – sources

The Government might adopt an emergency decree for calling early elections, sources have said for MEDIAFAX. The Executive would make this decision because, in case of dismissal by a no-confidence vote, it could no longer issue an emergency decree, as it would have an interim status.

Ludovic Orban: PNL will not support any other government, even if the president designates me again

Ludovic Orban has said on Monday that the PNL members of Parliament will not vote for another Government, not even if president Klaus Iohannis would designate him again as prime minister.

Judge Gîrbovan: The Romanian Government Accepts Erroneous Recommendations from the European Institutions Due to Its Submissive Attitude

Judge Dana Gîrbovan stated on January 24, 2020, in an interview for MEDIAFAX, that, from the level of the Romanian Government and the Ministry of Justice, are accepted “obvious” erroneous recommendations from the European institutions regarding the Section for Investigating Crimes within Judiciary (SIIJ), which have negative consequences for the judicial system.

The confidence motion against the Orban Government will be read in Parliament on Monday

The leader of the PNL deputies Florin Roman announced following the meeting of the Permanent parliamentary Offices that the reading of the motion in Parliament will take place on Monday at 14.00. He said that the whole timetable was not established, a proof of the PSD's lack of seriousness.