state secretaries

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday he signed the decisions whereby 17 state secretaries and 2 undersecretaries of state are released from office.

Romania’s Government has decided to reduce to two the number of state secretaries in each ministry, except those of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Finance, which will have three secretaries of state, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romania’s Government will halve spending on phone bills, travels, fuels and office supplies in all its institutions and agencies, along a 20% spending cut on goods and services and a 25% cut in wages and staff numbers, people close to the talks told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc threatened to dismiss all secretaries of state who prove to lack expertise and do not counter opposition during debates in Parliament by properly upholding the projects included into the Government program.

Romania’s interior minister Gabriel Oprea said Monday, before the meeting of the National Standing Office of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), that he would inform his party fellows that the secretaries of state he appointed within the ministry are highly appreciated by the social democrat leaders.

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will keep the same structure and Liviu Harbuz, head of the Veterinarians College, and Catalin Rosculete, manager of the Caracal Research Development Station, will be appointed state secretaries, minister Ilie Sarbu told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romania’s new Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Tuesday that his first priority is naming state secretaries, as the institution needs a leading team.