Marcel Ciolacu, on the actions of the head of ANPC, Cristian Popescu Piedone: I think he is exaggerating. There is too much personal publicity

Marcel Ciolacu believes that ANPC president Cristian Popescu Piedone "exaggerates in certain areas" and makes too much personal publicity in the control actions he undertakes at various institutions or shopping centers.

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was present on Friday, April 4, 2025, in Timisoara, where he answered questions from journalists from the west of the country, regarding the raids carried out by Cristian Popescu Piedone, president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), including in the city on the Bega River. The article Ciolacu, ironic towards Piedone. The head of the ANPC can only be tempered by the relevant minister, Bogdan Iv…

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said that the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), Cristian Popescu Piedone, is exaggerating in certain areas in the control actions he coordinates. "I think there is too much advertising and it is somehow assimilated to personal advertising. However, it should remain in the job description," the head of the Executive added.

Cristian Popescu Piedone has turned the descents of the National Consumer Protection Authority (NPC) into shows on social networks, and in the chase for popularity, the controls are often studded with actions and heavy talk. Asked how he sees this, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said in Timisoara on Friday that Piedone is subordinate to Economy Minister Bogdan Ivan and that he is exaggerating. “I think he's exaggerating in some areas, but it's n…