EU commissioner candidate Roxana Mînzatu cleared by Romanian lawmakers despite property controversy
<p>The Romanian Parliament committees for foreign policy and European affairs on November 5 gave a favourable opinion to <strong>Roxana Mînzatu</strong>, who was proposed for the position of European Commissioner from Romania. Mînzatu will also serve as a vice-president of the Commission.</p>

<p>The vote in Romania's Parliament was preceded by the publication of an investigative report showing Mînzatu purchased her house in Brasov for a mere EUR 17,000 and allegedly expanded it without an authorisation - particularly necessary as the building was registered in the historical patrimony.</p>

<p>Roxana Mînzatu, who is to hold the "People, skills and training" portfolio and occupy the position of executive vice-president of the European Commission, highlighted, after the hearings, that Romania is for the first time at the top of the leadership of the Community Executive, <a href="https://economedia.ro/roxana-minzatu-a-primit-aviz-favorabil-pentru-a-fi-comisar-european-in-comisiile-de-specialitate-ale-senatului-si-camerei-deputatilor.html?mc_cid=bd4b019d74&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Economedia.ro</a> reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Regarding the home, she said the building is a formerly nationalised building that she has always lived in and eventually managed to buy it. She pointed to her husband for more details.</p>

<p><a href="https://snoop.ro/comisarul-european-minzatu-casa-monument-istoric-nationalizata-cumparata-cu-17-000-euro-de-la-stat-si-extinsa-fara-autorizatie-de-constructie/?mc_cid=bd4b019d74&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Snoop.ro</a>, the publication that revealed Mînzatu's alleged property issues, also commented on her political and professional pedigree.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Aged 44, Roxana Mînzatu has a 24-year career as a member of the Social Democratic Party. She obtained her first party membership card during the time of Adrian Năstase and Ion Iliescu in 2000, at the age of 20.</p>

<p>Mînzatu graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, English department in 2002, and between 2003 and 2005, she completed her education with a master's degree in European Integration at Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University.</p>

<p>The first political position obtained with the help of the party was that of county councilor for Brașov, between 2004 – 2008, at the age of 24.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos/George Calin)</em></p>