basescu

France, Netherlands On Diplomatic Offensive Against Romania’s Schengen Accession – President

17:41, 15 Dec. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on public radio that France and the Netherlands are carrying out a diplomatic offensive to convince more countries that Romania should not be allowed to join the Schengen Area unless it solves problems in the justice sector.

Romanian President Says Law On High Council Of Magistrates Must Be Amended

16:10, 15 Dec. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu told Hotnews Wednesday that few Romanians blame the High Council of Magistrates (CSM) for the situation of the country’s justice system and prefer to hold politicians, the Government and the president responsible for problems in the sector.

Romanian President Supports Education Bill Adopted By Govt

18:53, 14 Dec. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he supports the education bill in the format adopted by the Government, and added he wants the act to be passed by the end of the year.

New IMF Agreement Will Protect Romania From Populism – President

12:43, 14 Dec. 2010
Romania needs a precautionary agreement with the IMF and the European Union to protect itself against its own politicians, against populism, which can grow at any moment, said President Traian Basescu in an interview with the Financial Times.

President Says Romania Isn’t Prepared To Accept Schengen Accession Delays

11:07, 14 Dec. 2010
Romania is not prepared to accept postponement of the date of accession in the Schengen area, President Traian Basescu told the Financial Times in an interview, which also touched on Romania’s role in the EU, its relations with Russia and the Republic of Moldova and the anti-missile shield.

Băsescu: România nu este pregătită să accepte amânarea aderării la spaţiul Schengen

10:43, 14 Dec. 2010
România nu este pregătită să accepte o amânare a datei de aderare la spaţiul Schengen, a declarat preşedintele român, Traian Băsescu, într-un interviu acordat Financial Times, în care vorbeşte, de asemenea despre rolul României în UE, relaţiile cu Rusia şi R.Moldova, precum şi scutul antirachetă.

Romanian President Basescu Extends New Invitation To Talks For Opp Parties

13:34, 13 Dec. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu invited opposition party leaders again to attend consultations with parliamentary parties at the presidential palace on Monday afternoon.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats Won’t Attend Meeting With President Basescu – Party Leader

14:20, 10 Dec. 2010
Romanian Social Democratic Party leader Victor Ponta said Friday his party will not participate in consultations with President Traian Basescu on Monday at the presidential palace, adding Basescu can no longer be considered head of state, but merely the head of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party.

La şase ani de mandat, zero sprijin din partea preşedintelui pentru capitalul românesc în străinătate, pentru investiţii sau export

08:26, 07 Dec. 2010
Aflat în vizită în India, pre­şedintele Franţei Nicolas Sarkozy a anun­ţat chiar ieri sem­narea de către com­pa­ni­ile franceze a unor contracte de export de 15 mld. dolari. Preşedintele Tra­ian Băsescu, care a împlinit ieri un an de când a câştigat un al doilea man­dat, are un bilanţ zero la acest capitol, potrivit Ziarului Financiar.

Romanian President Says Budget Doesn’t Allow Paying Child Rearing Benefits For 2 Yrs – Sources

13:14, 06 Dec. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu told coalition leaders in a meeting Monday the country’s budget resources don’t allow the keeping of child rearing benefits for the current period of two years and suggested parental leave should be shortened to one year, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Attends Coalition Meeting On State Budget, Parental Leave

10:39, 06 Dec. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu went to the Government’s headquarters Monday morning where ruling coalition members met to discuss the 2011 state budget and what to do about propositions to halve parental leave, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

President Traian Basescu Goes To Afghanistan To Meet With Romanian Troops

10:45, 30 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu, Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea and U.S. Ambassador to Romania Mark Gitenstein arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday to meet with the Romanian troops deployed in the area.

Editorial Cristian Tudor Popescu: Preşedinte-jucător, şarlatan-comentator

10:33, 26 Nov. 2010
"S -a greşit". Aceasta era formula rituală în şedinţa de partid când un mare ştab comunist făcea una prea de tot groasă, care nu mai putea fi muşamalizată. Nimeni din sală nu întreba cine a greşit, unde, când, cum, de ce, căci risca să i se demonstreze pe loc că el e cel care a greşit şi să tragă consecinţele. T. Băsescu e şi mai tare. El zice: "Românii sunt păcăliţi, înşelaţi" în chiar clipa în care el, Băsescu, înşală încă o dată populaţia. Este singurul şarlatan politic pe care îl cunosc capabil să şi comenteze în timp ce operează.

Romanian President Regrets Sending Pension Bill Back To Parliament For Reexamination

14:00, 25 Nov. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday he regrets he sent the country’s pension bill back to the Parliament for reexamination, as he gave lawmakers “the opportunity to play the fool and act irresponsibly”.

Romanian President Says Govt Entitled To Seek Conf Vote For Education Reform

12:30, 25 Nov. 2010
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday he believes the Government’s move to push its draft education bill through the parliament is justified, adding the act really modernizes the education system.

Băsescu: Fac un ultim apel la politicieni, la anul va fi prea târziu: Fiţi responsabili! Vezi aici ce a mai declarat preşedintele

11:08, 25 Nov. 2010
Preşedintele Traian Băsescu a declarat, joi, la BNR, că lansează un "mesaj de ultim apel" către politicieni, pentru că anul viitor "s-ar putea să fie prea târziu", un mesaj care are două cuvinte: "Fiţi responsabili!".

Romanian President Denies Any Quarrel With France’s Sarkozy

10:15, 23 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu denied Monday evening any tension between him and French President during the NATO summit in Lisbon over the weekend.

Poliţişti: Respingem afirmaţiile preşedintelui, să nu confunde limbajul de stradă cu cel oficial

12:52, 18 Nov. 2010
Poliţiştii afiliaţi la FSNPPC sunt indignaţi de afirmaţiile "umoristico-jignitoare" făcute, în urmă cu o zi, de preşedintele Traian Băsescu şi îi cer acestuia să nu confunde limbajul de stradă cu cel adecvat unui şef de stat, ei arătându-şi disponibilitatea pentru reluarea dialogului social.

Romanian President Says Govt Debt Growth Must Be Stopped

16:16, 17 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday called on Cabinet members to put a cap on government debt growth, saying Europe is still struggling with the crisis and some states are likely to enter a downward spiral because of state debt.

Romanian Public Sector Restructuring To Continue Into Next Year – President

17:11, 11 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that 26,000 public servants must be laid off by the end of the year and that the restructuring of the public sector will continue next year, through a qualitative approach.

Romanian President Supports Introduction Of Tax On Untilled Land

15:49, 11 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday he supports the introduction of a tax on untilled land, which should be set at least to the level of the subsidy per hectare of land granted in line with European Union regulations.

Romanian President Says Employers Make National Sport Out Of Dodging Laws

12:59, 11 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday dodging the law has become a national sport for the Romanian business environment, adding employers have a responsibility toward the state and must pay taxes and not encourage illegal labor.

Romanian President Asks Parliament To Reexamine Govt Ordinance On Bonuses

17:32, 10 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu sent the Parliament on Wednesday a request for the re-examination of the Government Ordinance on bonuses for public servants, arguing that they are discriminatory and in violation of the unitary wage system.

Romanian President Calls On Parties To Stop Political Battle To Solve National Interest Issues

16:46, 09 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Tuesday addressed the legislature and proposed parliamentary parties to freeze political disputes in the next period, in order to unblock the activity of the Parliament and solve national interest issues.

Romanian President, PM, Deputy PM Discuss Education Bill Issue

12:04, 04 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc and deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela are in talks Thursday following a Constitutional Court ruling acknowledging a legal conflict on constitutional grounds between the Executive and Parliament over the education bill.

Romanian President Says Many Nomadic Roma Steal To Live

16:59, 03 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that moving from place to place is a cultural objective of nomadic Roma and restricting this right would mean destroying one of their cultural pillars, while admitting that many "traditionally make a living from theft."

Romania Welcomes Russia’s Stance On Transnistrian Conflict

14:47, 03 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Ljubljana that he welcomes Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s recent standpoint on solving problems regarding Transnistria.

Romanian President Traian Basescu On Official Visit To Slovenia Wednesday

11:16, 03 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu arrived Wednesday in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for an official visit at the invitation of Slovenian President Danilo Turk.

Romanian President Basescu Sends Controversial Bills Back To Parliament

19:11, 02 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday sent the Parliament back two bills, one reducing the VAT on food, the other exempting low pensions from the income tax, requesting they be re-examined.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Says Won’t Sign Tax-Lowering Bills Into Laws

09:38, 02 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening on public television that he won’t sign into laws the bills lowering VAT on food and exempting small pensions from income tax.

Ce a negociat Băsescu cu FMI. Unde vor merge cei mai mulţi bani de la buget în 2011

08:30, 02 Nov. 2010
Într-un interviu la postul public de radio, prim-ministrul l-a lăudat pe Băsescu pentru prestaţia sa la întâlnirile cu experţii Fondului: "Preşedintele a fost de mare ajutor în cadrul discuţiilor pe care le-am avut şi în special în forma finală, astfel încât să se poată ajunge la o formă corectă a acordului nostru pe mai departe, preşedintele având un rol important în ceea ce priveşte forma finală a acordului, cu contribuţia preşedintelui realizându-se chiar lucruri importante în ceea ce înseamnă susţinerea investiţiilor pentru anul 2011".

Romanian President Says Govt Found New Ways To Reduce Budget Deficit

19:10, 31 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday evening at the beginning of talks with International Monetary Fund, European Commission and World Bank representatives that the Government found new means to reduce the country’s budget deficit.

Romanian President Proposes Economic Sanctions For Nonobservance Of SGP

18:29, 29 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu told a news conference in Brussels Friday that Romania considers economic sanctions are a more efficient measure against states failing to observe the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP).

Romanian President Traian Basescu Invites Parliamentary Parties For Talks Tuesday

16:12, 29 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu invited parliamentary parties for talks on Tuesday, November 2, and the issues to be discussed concern the conclusions of the 2010 fall meeting of the European Council, the future relations with the IMF and the country’s accession to the Schengen area.

Romanian President Pledges Not To Promulgate Two Controversial Bills

17:24, 28 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu promised International Monetary Fund officials he will not promulgate the bills reducing the value added tax on basic foods to 5% and lifting the income tax off pensions lower than 2,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2643), people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romania Supports NATO Antimissile System, Not Bilateral Defense Agreements – President

14:09, 28 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday during an official visit the NATO headquarters in Brussels that Romania will support the creation of a NATO antimissile defense system and not of bilateral antiballistic shield agreements, adding the latter case is not the “right solution”.

Romania To Lobby EU On Cutting Pension Costs From Budget

14:41, 26 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Tuesday said the country will lobby the European Council and MEPs to have the pension fund deficit excluded from the state budget deficit.

Romanian President Passes Law Speeding Up Trials

18:21, 25 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday passed the law on the “small reform” in the justice system, which implements a series of measures to speed up trials.

Traian Băsescu face o declaraţie de presă la ora 17.00

14:53, 25 Oct. 2010
Preşedintele Traian Băsescu va face, luni, la ora 17.00, la Cotroceni, o declaraţie de presă pe tema Legii privind privind unele măsuri pentru accelerarea soluţionării proceselor, cunoscută ca legea "micii reforme" în justiţie, a anunţat Administraţia prezidenţială.

IMF Mission Head, Romanian Pres Talk On VAT, Pension Tax Exempt

18:39, 22 Oct. 2010
Jeffrey Franks, head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Bucharest, Friday said Romania's president Traian Basescu may act to correct the situation resulted after parliament's decisions reducing VAT for basic foods and exempting low pensions from taxation.