“Anghel Saligny”, reason for discord. The Prime Minister who criticizes Bolojan. A liberal mayor, willing to go out: “If three mayors gather, I will be the fourth”
Mario de Mezzo, the Liberal Mayor of Slatina, announced on Tuesday that he will protest in front of the government, along with other elected officials, if the projects started.
Mario de Mezzo, mayor of Slatina MEDIAFAX Municipality
Also, the Prime Minister of the Bolojan government who criticized the decision of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to block the projects within the “Anghel Saligny” program appeared.
Mayor Mario de Mezzo said that he will not be the organizer of a protest against Ilie Bolojan, his head on the party line, but that he will join if there will be such an action.
“I will protest because Bolojan did not consider Slatina so important as to invite me to discussions. If three mayors gather in Victoriei Square, I will be the fourth. I will not be the organizer of a protest against Bolojan, but I will join. Slatina chose me regardless of the political color to solve the problems of the municipality“, The mayor of Slatina, at Antena 3 CNN, told Slatina.
The mayor demands that the work started to be taken at the end.
“The work started to be completed. If we started the work, they must be completed. You have no way to preserve a broken street, which you have discovered. I found pits and ten meters, which I blocked. I cannot explain to the Slatina that the government has no money to finish five streets and that they have to stand with broken streets. I do not challenge Bolojan, I respect him as a prime minister, as a former mayor of Oradea and as a party leader. I have this public dissatisfaction with certain measures“He added.
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan explained that only 35% of Anghel Saligny projects would continue this year, and the authorities and builders were announced to put their work safely.
Thousands of sewerage projects, gases and roads will be stopped in 2025. Bolojan said the decision was made that the projects on roads, which are made at an 80%stage, and investments in water, channel and gas, which have passed over 40%, will continue.
Minister of the Bolojan government dissatisfied with blocking the projects of Anghel Saligny
Sorin Grindeanu, the interim leader of the PSD, was also dissatisfied with the cutting of the money from the Anghel Saligny program and had more criticism of the prime minister. The prime minister from the current government that criticizes Bolojan appeared now.
Ciprian Șerban, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure and the first vice-president of the PSD Neamț, showed his dissatisfaction, in a Facebook post, compared to the blocking of the projects in Anghel Saligny.
“As the first vice -president of the PSD Neamț Organization, I cannot help but show my dissatisfaction with blocking the projects in Anghel Saligny. There are many vital projects for local communities: water, sewers, gases. All these increase the quality of life in the rural area and represent an important factor for the return of Romanians at home. Let's not forget: we, PSD, have the largest number in coalition parliamentarians and our position must matter!”, The Minister of Transport said on Facebook.
He also announced that, at the level of the Ministry of Transport, he started to reduce expenses.
“The austerity measures proposed by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, in the name of reducing the deficit, tend to create a state of tension among the population, but also of the local public authorities. As Minister of Transport and Infrastructure we started steps to reduce the expenses of subordinate companies and institutions and this will be seen very quickly“He said.
