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Romanian High Council Of Magistrates To Debate EC Justice Report In Sept

The Romanian High Council of Magistrates (CSM) specialized departments will analyze the EC justice report and, based on the analysis’ result, the institution will decide on the measures to be taken to remediate the problems emphasized by the EC, CSM president Florica Bejinaru said Thursday.

Romania Will Draw Up Report To Clarify Issues Regarding Its Accession Commitments – President

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that Romania will draw up a report to clarify aspects regarding the country’s accession commitments and send it to the European Union member states and the European Commission.

Romanian President Basescu To Request Special Parliament Session On Integrity Agency Bill

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he will request a special Parliament session in early August, mainly to discuss the law on the National Integrity Agency (ANI).

President: EC Statement That Romania Breaches Accession Commitments Unacceptable

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that the European Commission's claim that Romania breaches its accession commitments is “unacceptable,” adding Romania cannot take such an overstatement and calls for an “unbiased approach.”

Romanian President: Public Procurement Not Part Of MCV

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that he agrees with the European Commission’s statements regarding public procurements, but added that the issue should not have been included in the justice report as it has nothing to do with the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification (MCV).

Ponta: În ultimele zile liberalii ne înjură mai mult pe noi decât pe Băsescu şi pe Boc

Preşedintele PSD, Victor Ponta, a declarat, vineri, la Alba Iulia, că nu are niciun conflict cu liberalii, însă nu le înţelege atitudinea din ultimele zile şi faptul că "îi înjură" mai mult pe cei de la PSD decât pe Traian Băsescu şi pe Emil Boc.

Antonescu îl bănuieşte pe Ponta de blat cu Băsescu. Ponta îl trimite să se trateze la Hrebenciuc

Crin Antonescu suspectează un aranjament între Victor Ponta şi preşedintele Traian Băsescu. Cel puţin aşa le-a spus liderul PNL colegilor săi de partid la şedinţa Biroului Politic Central de marţi, informează cotidianul Gândul.

Romanian President Challenges Constitutionality Of Revised National Integrity Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu challenged with the Constitutional Court the revised version of the law regulating the activity of the country’s National Integrity Agency (ANI), the Presidency said in a press release Tuesday.

Romanian President Basescu Restates Support For Palestine-Israel Direct Negotiations

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday, after meeting with Palestinian National Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, that Romania encourages and strongly supports the resumption of direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel.

Geoană: Întâi trebuie izgonit Guvernul, până la Băsescu mai e distanţă

Preşedintele Senatului, Mircea Geoană, a precizat, duminică, referitor la declaraţiile liderului PNL Crin Antonescu despre suspendare şi anticipate, că întâi trebuie izgonită actuala guvernare şi că "până la Băsescu mai e distanţă".

Romanian Authorities Might Consider Taxing High Pensions Progressively – Environment Min

Romania’s Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely told MEDIAFAX Saturday that authorities might consider taxing high pensions progressively starting this fall, adding that decisions in this respect depend, to a great extent, on the country’s economic situation.

Romanian Pensions Must Be Taxed, VAT Reduced – President

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Saturday, during a visit to flood-hit areas in the northern part of the country, that the value added tax must be decreased to its previous level, adding pensions must be taxed.

Romanian Govt To Adopt Fund Granting Decision For Dam Construction In NE Romania – President

The Romanian Government will adopt during its next week’s meeting a decision to provide the funds needed to build a dam in Buruienesti, a water-covered village in the northeastern part of the country, President Traian Basescu said Saturday during a visit to the areas hit by floods.

Romania Willing To Offer Building Materials To Flood-Hit Moldova – President

Romania is willing to offer construction materials to the Republic of Moldova, as part of a EUR100 million non-reimbursable aid granted to the neighboring country by Romanian authorities, Romanian President Traian Basescu told Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu during a phone call.

President Basescu Expected To Arrive In Flood-Hit Neamt County, NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu is expected to arrive Saturday afternoon in northeastern county of Neamt, severely affected by widespread flooding.

Romanian Govt, President Agree To Restructure Public Bodies By September 1

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday that September 1 is the deadline agreed with President Traian Basescu by which the restructuration of state institutions must be completed.

Romanian President Rejects Law Extending Newborns’ Trousseau Until 2010

Romanian President Traian Basescu has asked the Parliament to re-examine the law approving a Government Ordinance, which says the state will provide the equivalent of trousseaus for newborns until the end of 2010, as that act was repealed through the Government’s austerity plan.

Romanian President Maintains Viewpoint On Orchestrated Media Campaigns

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on the public radio that he maintains his standpoint regarding media campaigns that denigrate state institutions, which were listed among threats to national security in the country’s National Defense Strategy.

Romanian President Promulgates Amended Law On Statute Of Public Servants

Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Tuesday the decree promulgating the amended Law on the Statute of public servants, after the Constitutional Court ruled in April that several of its articles were unconstitutional.

Romanian President Visits Flood-Hit NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu arrived Saturday afternoon in the heavily flood-hit village of Saucesti, in northeastern Bacau county, where he talked to the locals and promised them the village would have a dam to protect it from floods by the end of 2010.

Romanian President Promises Flood Relief, Says Education, Healthcare Cuts Required

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that victims of the recent floods will be provided with construction materials to rebuild their homes, paid for from the state budget, through “cuts in education and healthcare.”

Romanian President, Tourism Min Visit Flood-Hit NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu and Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea arrived Friday afternoon in Patrauti village, in the northeastern Romanian county of Suceava, seriously affected by recent floods.

Romanian President Promulgates Civil Procedure Code, Criminal Procedure Code

Romanian President Traian Basescu promulgated Wednesday the Civil Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

U.S. Ambassador Supports Romanian President’s Stance On Integrity Agency Bill

Romania’s recently adopted integrity agency bill will weaken the agency beyond what was required by the Constitutional Court decision, U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest Mark Gitenstein said Wednesday, adding that he supports President Traian Basescu’s stance on the matter.

Romanian President Promulgates Amended Austerity Laws

Romanian President Traian Basescu promulgated Tuesday the two austerity laws, which were forwarded to him after the Parliament eliminated the articles that stipulated pension cuts, recently declared unconstitutional by the country’s Constitutional Court.

Romania’s National Defense Strategy Lists Media Pressure Among Weaknesses

Romania’s National Defense Strategy, sent to the Parliament for debates and approval, states that Romania faces some weak points which affect the image of the country’s state institutions and hinder the enforcement of laws.

Romania’s President To Attend European Council’s June Summit, EPP Summit In Brussels

Romania’s President Traian Basescu will attend on Wednesday and Thursday the summit of the European People's Party and the European Council summer session in Brussels, the Presidency said in a press release Tuesday.

Voicu: Băsescu n-are nicio treabă cu programul Parlamentului, termenul dezbaterii moţiunii e corect

Purtătorul de cuvânt al PNL, Mihai Voicu, a declarat, joi, pentru MEDIAFAX, că preşedintele Traian Băsescu "nu are nicio treabă cu programul" de lucru al Parlamentului, precizând că termenul dezbaterii moţiunii de cenzură, marţi, este unul corect din punct de vedere regulamentar şi constituţional.

Romanian President Asks Parliament To Hurry Debate On No-Confidence Motion

Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the Parliament in a letter to move up the debate on the opposition’s motion of no-confidence, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase said Thursday.

Romanian President Donates Salary To Solidarity Fund

Romanian president Traian Basescu Wednesday morning donated his salary for May to a solidarity fund opened at the treasury of capital city Bucharest.

Romanian Opposition Urges President To Hold Referendum On Govt’s Austerity Plan

Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party on Monday sent an open letter to President Traian Basescu urging him to hold a referendum and see if Romanians agree with the Government’s austerity plan that cuts wages, pensions and jobless benefits.

Romanian PM Sabotaged By His Own Cabinet – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc, the finance minister and the labor minister met Sunday evening for talks with democrat liberal lawmakers on the austerity plan for which the Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament Monday.

Romanian President Urges Parliament To Adopt Civil, Criminal Procedural Codes By Summer Recess

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the Parliament in a letter Tuesday to adopt the country’s criminal and civil procedure codes before it takes its summer recess, the president’s office said in a press release Wednesday.

Iliescu: Băsescu s-a substituit Executivului; Guvernul nu suflă în front în faţa preşedintelui

Fostul preşedinte Ion Iliescu a declarat că actualul şef al statului s-a substituit Guvernului asumându-şi măsurile care urmează să fie luate de Executiv, subliniind că nu aceasta este procedura constituţională şi apreciind că Guvernul "nu suflă în front" în faţa preşedintelui.

Maria Băsescu, prezentă la Ziua Porţilor Deschise pentru Copii la Jandarmerie

Maria Băsescu, soţia preşedintelui României, a participat, sâmbătă dimineaţă, la manifestările organizate de Ziua Porţilor Deschise pentru Copii la Jandarmeria Română, alături de un grup de copii din judeţul Alba.

Romanian President Compels Transparency At Public Institutions’ Level, Issues Warnings

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening he asked Cabinet members to see that the salaries of employees within ministries, agencies and administrations are all made public, and warned that non-compliance translates into open conflict with him.

Băsescu: Insist ca scrisoarea către FMI să plece în termenii negociaţi. Vezi aici toate declaraţiile făcute de preşedinte

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu a declarat, marţi, că mandatul delegaţiei FMI la Bucureşti a inclus creşterea TVA de la 19 la 24%, a impozitării de la 16 la 20% şi reducerea salariilor publice cu 20%, menţionând că dacă şeful FMI, Strauss-Kahn, are dubii, îi poate transmite personal respectivul document.

PC: Băsescu şi Boc ar trebui să-şi dea demisia deoarece au fost făcuţi mincinoşi de FMI

Liderul PC Daniel Constantin consideră că preşedintele Traian Băsescu şi premierul Emil Boc ar trebui să-şi dea demisia, deoarece sunt "total decredibilizaţi internaţional", după ce au fost făcuţi mincinoşi de declaraţiile şeful FMI potrivit cărora Fondul nu a cerut tăierea pensiilor şi salariilor.

Romania Govt Might Have To Use Confidence Votes To Adopt Measures Agreed With IMF- President

President Traian Basescu on Thursday said the Romanian Government will probably have to require confidence votes in Parliament in order to adopt the measures agreed upon with the IMF experts, stressing there is little time left until the reunion of the IMF Board at the end of June.

Romanian President Says IMF Renegotiation Not On Govt’s To-Do List, But Highly Possible

Romanian President Traian Basescu told a press conference Thursday that the Government is not working on a renegotiation of the stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund, stressing, however, that the agreement could be renegotiated at any time.