The first names confirmed by Eugen Tomac in the technocrat government. The 5 urgent problems of the country and the solutions for unlocking the PNRR
A possible technocratic government represents, in Eugen Tomac's opinion, a compromise solution after the failure of the parties to reach a political agreement. He presented the Prime Minister-designate with some of the proposed ministers for the cabinet he is trying to form.
Eugen Tomac, the designated prime minister, PHOTO INQUAM Photos Octav Ganea
Proposals for the future cabinet Eugen Tomac
Eugen Tomac presented, on Antena 3, part of the proposals for the future Cabinet, announcing that Sorin Costreie is the nomination for the Education portfolio, while the current Romanian ambassador to NATO, Dănuț Nicolaescu, would take over the Ministry of Defense.
The executive would have three deputy prime ministers, one of whom would be the Minister of Education, and the other two would coordinate the economic and digital fields.
For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tomac proposes Luca Niculescu, and for the Economy and Health portfolios, he claims that several options are under analysis.
Also, Teodor Dulceață is nominated for the Ministry of Environment, and Vladimir Ionaș accepted the proposal to lead the Ministry of Development.
In Agriculture, the designated prime minister indicated as a proposal the rector of the Academy of Economic Studies, Nicolae Istudor.
Asked about the option for a technocratic government instead of a political one, Tomac explained that it came amid the parties' failure to reach an agreement.
According to him, President Nicușor Dan tried, without success, to obtain a political consensus:
“Nicusor Dan, in the last 30 days, had many discussions with the parties and asked for a rational solution. He asked them not to miss the money from the PNRR and to keep our direction as a country.”
In the absence of an agreement between the parties, the head of state decided to go with the technocratic option, says Eugen Tomac.
“The fact that the parties failed to overcome their political agenda and find a necessary consensus to give Romania a government determined the president to trust me.“
The main 5 urgent problems of Romania
The designated prime minister also identified 5 problems that he considers urgent for Romanians:
“If we look at the polls, we see a worrying picture. Romanians are worried about the job prospects, they are dissatisfied with corruption and the health system, they have very high and justified demands in terms of education and they want much higher incomes, because we have a lot of regions of the country that are quite abandoned, to use a fancy term“.
priority
Economically, the prime minister-designate claims that the immediate priority is to maintain fiscal stability, excluding the increase of taxes and fees.
Tomac states that any adjustments must be made targeted and without affecting the economic balance: where there is room for correction:
“We are no longer allowed to increase taxes and fees. Where we can, they must be corrected, because there are areas where we can do this without suddenly affecting Romania's fiscal stability. The risk related to the country's rating is huge. We need a realistic budget, to stay within the established deficit target of 6.2%. Only by following the rules can we have more money in the budget, including for salaries and pensions. Otherwise, we risk reaching markets. We will be extremely careful to act with a lot of balance. We must stop the waste of public money. It will help the state to become more friendly with the private environment.”
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The PNRR stake and the promise to “work 7 days out of 7”
One of the main challenges for an eventual executive led by Eugen Tomac is the unblocking of European funds and the recovery of delays from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The prime minister-designate acknowledges the difficulties but says he is relying on a minimum cross-party consensus
“I'm realistic and I wouldn't dare to tell you that… but I believe that, through the commitment assumed by the parties not to lose the money from the PNRR, beyond the political games, we will find the necessary consensus to push things forward. We will work 7 days out of 7, until the last moment. I think we have a chance to save as much money as possible”. say Eugene Tomac.
What does it say about Romania's relationship with the Republic of Moldova
Prime Minister-designate Eugen Tomac says that Romania's relationship with the Republic of Moldova will represent a major priority in his eventual mandate, relying on legislative rapprochement, media cooperation and a common vision in education.
“I didn't want to enter politics; I was invited in 2008, at the age of 27, to run and I obtained almost 50% of the votes offered by the Romanian citizens to represent them in the Romanian Parliament. My connection with the Republic of Moldova became stronger and stronger“.
Measures for the Bucharest-Chisinau approach
Eugen Tomac proposes a series of measures to strengthen the relationship between the two states, especially in the media and education area. One of the initiatives aims to create a common legislative framework that allows media institutions mutual access to the two markets.
“We are initiating the dialogue with Chisinau for similar legislation, so that all media entities from Romania have access to the market in the Republic of Moldova and vice versa. Thus, we can naturally help the Republic of Moldova in combating the process of disinformation and Russification”, Tomac said.
The prime minister-designate advocates for a rapprochement in the education system as well, including by introducing a common school curriculum:
“I don't see why we shouldn't have a common curriculum. Romania and the Republic of Moldova are two independent states that respect each other, but the same people live on the territory of our states. We must build bridges as solid as possible for future generationse“.
