An International Monetary Fund delegation and Romanian Government representatives are meeting on Monday in Bucharest at the Finance Ministry headquarters to discuss the 2010 budget. The IMF visit takes place despite the fact that IMF reps had previously announced that talks with Romanian authorities will resume after a new Government was designated. Additionally, the Finance ministry Gheorghe Pogea declared on Sunday that the Executive was trying to convince IMF representatives to grant Romania the third instalment in January.

IMF experts are in Bucharest on Monday to finalise the 2010 budget project, alongside European Commission representatives. Romania might request for certain deadlines to be postponed, "depending new data", the Romanian representative at the IMF Mihai Tanasescu told Romanian press agency NewsIn on Friday.

"This will be a short mission, of one, two or three days, meant to finalise the 2010 budget. There is a small difference between us (IMF), the Commission and authorities... The To moment needs to be concluded, so that regardless who will come to power, they will consider certain public policies. There is a very small difference regarding income exposure and we will work together on the last indexes", Mihai Tanasescu explains.

PD-L Theodor Stolojan vice-president explained that it was possible for Romania to request the IMF experts and the European Commission representatives in Bucharest a derogation from the Pensions' Law, which should have been approved by December 31, 2009. Romania might also ask to receive the third loan instalment in January.

"It is possible to receive the IMF and the EC instalments package in January. If we manage the issue of the 2010 budget project is good. The mission's report could be included in the first IMF board meeting from January and, theoretically, it would be possible to rece