Minister of Administration and Interior Gabriel Oprea of Romania

at the National Defense College, where he has been a Professor since 2001.

Plus, also for PSD, Gabriel Oprea was nominated as Interior minister and Ionut Bazac, also known as the Ferrari minister, as he is an importer of Ferrari and who became Health Minister due to a debt Mircea Geoana had to repay.

Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said the issuing of the new electronic passports is yet another step in Romania's efforts to join the so-called Schengen Area in 2011.