Boc did well at the votes with "traitors" from PSD and PNL. Elsewhere in the news, Romania needs to send the European Commission data on a series of plants, showing it has respected the Accession Treaty. Last but not least, President Basescu told ministers swearing in he would not spare the current Cabinet of criticism just because his party owns the majority of the portfolios
Boc did well at the votes with "traitors" from PSD and PNL, Evenimentul Zilei reads. 36 social-democratic and liberal MPs disregarded their parties' decision of not supporting Boc IV Cabinet and voted in favour of investing the new Cabinet, formed by PDL, UDMR and independents. The government passed in the Parliament yesterday with 276 votes in favour and 135 against. The LibDems, UDMR, independents and minorities own 240 senatorial and deputy seats.
The necessary number of votes is 236. According to the newspaper, PDL "bought" its peace in several stages. First, they attracted the 24 independents under Gabriel Oprea's rule. Gabriel Oprea was given a ministerial role and the rest, money from the state budget for the colleges where that had been elected. Similar promises have been made for minorities and some PSD and PNL MPs. During PSD's early morning meeting, the party gave up boycotting the voting. PSD and PNL members guarded the ballots boxes and were marking their members who decided not to show their votes.
Romania needs to send a series of data about Mechel Târgoviste, Mechel Campia Turzii, ArcelorMittal Hunedoara and ArcelorMittal Galati plants to the European commission by January 20, 2010, Gandul reads, quoting Romanian press agency Mediafax. An Economy Ministry report indicates that Romania has respected the Accession Treaty engagements, namely not providing state aids after 2004 and closing all physically and morally drained production capacities in
