ROMANIA: Gov’t Reshuffling and Restructuring In Autumn at The Latest

PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu affirmed yesterday in Cluj-Napoca that a government reshuffling could take place in autumn concurrently with the splitting of some giant ministries. In this context, Tariceanu said that he is not satisfied with the managerial activity of the Health Minister, Mircea Cinteza.

After the meeting with the Cluj liberals, the premier said that UDMR president, Marko Bela, was right when he supported the need of “splitting the giant ministries such as the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Tourism.” “There are indeed such giant ministries which must be restructured. I shall analyse these issues and we shall report when this restructuring could take place,” the PM said. He hinted to the fact that the reshuffle will take place concurrently with the reorganisation of the ministries, that is in the autumn.

Although he did not make any assessment of the liberal ministers in view of the reshuffling, Tariceanu said that he is not happy with the managerial activity of Health Minister, Mircea Cinteza, but added that the health care issue is related to the system. Another definite victim of the reshuffle will be Integration Minister, Ene Dinga. According to some sources associated with the governmental coalition, the government reshuffle could take place in the forthcoming period. “A talk took place between the coalition leaders on this topic and an accord was reached to proceed to this reshuffle and not to the governmental restructuring,” the aforementioned sources have declared.

As a matter of fact, the coalition parties have intensified their internal activity lately, to prepare for the reshuffle. Two weeks ago, PD made such an assessment in which the democrat ministers presented their activity reports in the first six months since they have taken over their terms in office. UDMR also had yesterday such an assessment but did not propose any name for the reshuffle. UDMR Operational Council analysed the activity of its ministers, considering that the latter is good but that it can be improved in the field of the communication and the liaison with the media.

The minister delegate for Commerce, Iuliu Winkler, declared that in the event of an Executive reshuffle, the Union will maintain the support granted to its ministers and will back the granting of complete portfolios to the two delegate ministers. The agenda of UDMR Operational Council also included the assessment of the operation of the incumbent ruling Coalition and UDMR priorities in the autumn parliamentary session. A pre-assessment of the ministers will also take place today in PNL, during the meeting of the limited leadership, while the Conservative Party has not yet reported the intention to analyse the activity of its own ministers.
Source: Nine O'Clock

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