Liberal Dan Motreanu sworn in as Agriculture Minister on Friday, in an official ceremony at the presidential palace. Motreanu becomes a member of the Tariceanu cabinet at more than two weeks after the resignation of the former minister, Gheorghe Flutur.

During the ceremony, president Basescu demanded the new minister to take as an emergency the situation of the payment agencies, admitting that Motreanu “has a terrible mission”, given the current problems.

36 year old Motreanu is the Liberal Party’s secretary general and Bucharest deputy, and is also known for the strong support he offered to PM Tariceanu within the party.