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Romanian Govt Mandates PM To Sign Nabucco Accord On July 13

22:56, 12 Iul. 2009
The Romanian Government Sunday evening approved the memorandum which mandates Prime Minister Emil Boc to sign on behalf of Romania the intergovernmental accord on the Nabucco natural gas pipeline and the political declaration of the five states involved in the project in Ankara (Turkey) on Monday.

Middle East Should Drop Preconditions, Start Peace Talks – Romanian Pres

16:44, 12 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu met Sunday in Ramallah with Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, stating at the end of the meeting that the Middle East should move to peace talks and give up preconditions set for the beginning of talks.

Romanian Pres Supports Palestine, Israel As Separate States

13:50, 12 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Sunday, before his departure to Ramallah, that the peace process in the Middle East "can be continued now, given the political evolutions in the region,” and the goal needs to be "two states, Palestine and Israel, in peace and security."

Businessman Sorin Vantu Sues Romanian President For Slander

20:00, 09 Iul. 2009
Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vantu has sued President Traian Basescu over slanderous allegations during a television on private channel B1 TV, according to journalist Victor Ciutacu’s blog.

Romania Unable To Overpass Crisis On Its Own – Pres

19:20, 30 Iun. 2009
President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said Romania would not be able to exit the crisis by itself, but only along with other states, as the crisis is mainly generated by the low export capacity on affected markets.

Romanian Pres: Govt Must Proceed To CEC Bk Capitalization, Not Wait For EC

19:19, 30 Iun. 2009
Romanian Government must proceed to the capitalization of the state-owned lender CEC Bank and no longer wait for the opportunity decision of the European Commission’s bureaucrats, which is advancing too slowly, the country’s president Traian Basescu said Tuesday.

Doru Tulus Reinstated Head of Division Within Romania’s Anticorruption Dept

09:11, 30 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday signed the decree reinstating prosecutor Doru Tulus as head of Division II with the National Anticorruption Department (DNA), after the High Council of Magistrates (CSM) previously approved the proposal in this respect of justice minister Catalin Predoiu.

Scholarships Will Match The Number Of Requests From Moldova, Ukraine – Romanian President

12:53, 25 Iun. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday the Romanian state would be glad to receive as many scholarship requests as possible from Romanian speaking youths in Moldova and Ukraine, adding 70 youths from Transdniester will begin studying in Romania.

Romanians Depend Too Much On Social Welfare – President

16:13, 24 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that, in 2008, half of Romania’s population received social aid, which in his opinion is wasteful and is caused by “populist” political behavior.

Romanian President Sued For Slander

20:09, 22 Iun. 2009
Romanian Journalist Sorin Rosca Stanescu on Monday said he filed legal action against President Traian Basescu over slander.

Romanian President Voices Out Core Issues On EC Reunion Agenda

11:22, 18 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said the Romanian authorities would uphold, at works of the European Summer Council, the need for improved regulation and closer monitoring of the banking system.

President Basescu: EC Deems Romania’s Parl Hinders Probes, Interferes With Legal System

09:50, 17 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening on B1TV that the European Commission thinks Romania’s Parliament interferes with the country’s legal system whenever it hinders probes against one of its members.

Romanian President Pushes For Improved Regulation, Closer Monitoring Of Financial Institutions

12:26, 16 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said high interest rates charged by banks can seriously affect the country’s economy and eventually banks and voiced out the stringent need for improved regulation and closer monitoring of financial institutions.

Romanian President Plans To Discuss Economic Crisis Issue With Political Leaders -Sources

19:08, 14 Iun. 2009
Romania President Traian Basescu said Sunday he plans to discuss the economic crisis issue, in the upcoming period, not only with ministers, but also with political leaders, considering that economic solutions must be accepted in a general debate at society level, sources close to the matter said.

Romanian Pres Says Ctrl Bk Must Be Predictable And Gradually Reduce Its Reserves

14:57, 14 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday the central bank has reserves of nearly EUR12 billion and owns in lei the equivalent of EUR6 billion, which belong to commercial banks, adding the central bank must keep only 2% in its reserves to allow Romani’s accession to the Eurozone in 2014.

Romanian Pres Asks Ministers Not To Exceed Wage Fund, Dreads Neg Budget Revision Soon

14:07, 14 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked ministers, within the government meeting on Sunday, not to exceed the salary fund in order to avoid an "economic and social sideslip," stressing the government is likely to operate a new negative budget revision in August-September.

Basescu: Ctrl Bk’s Optimism On Econ Evolution Is Not Justified, Romania To Enter Recession

13:26, 14 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu told ministers, within the government meeting on Sunday, that the central bank’s optimism about the country’s economic evolution is not at all justified, adding Romania will see a decrease in gross domestic product in the second quarter too and enter recession.

Romanian President Welcomes Senate Chairman’s Intention To Leave Supreme Defense Council

16:11, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he welcomes Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana’s intention to leave the Supreme Defense Council, but considers it at odds with Geoana’s previous wish for the coalition protocol to stipulate his membership in the Council.

Romanian President Announced Iraq Withdrawal Without Consulting Supreme Def Council – Senate Chairman

18:21, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said President Traian Basescu announced Romania’s withdrawal from Iraq “on a specific date” without consulting with the Supreme Defense Council, and that the Parliament will begin an investigation.

Romanian Senate Chairman Geoana To Withdraw From Country’s Def Council

13:35, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate chairman and social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday he is withdrawing from the country’s Supreme Defense Council, or CSAT, saying he won’t admit president Traian Basescu to use the Army’s positive image for election purposes.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Visits Romanian Troops In Afghanistan

16:40, 06 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu visited on Saturday the military base in Qalat, Afghanistan, where he decorated the war flag of the 21st Battalion “Vanatori de Munte.”

Romanian Pres Says He Won’t Support Banks Until They Lower Interest Rates

16:18, 05 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he will no longer support banks unless they resume lending and lower their "outrageously" high interest rates.

Romanian President Pushes For A Modern Irrigation System As Of 2010

14:37, 05 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday in the region of Insula Mare a Brailei, southeastern Romania, that the country’s current "obsolete irrigation system must be displayed at the Romanian Agriculture Museum," adding Romania should use a modern system as of 2010.

Romanian Pres Not Happy With Banks’ Activity

11:28, 04 Iun. 2009
Romania’s president Traian Basescu said late Wednesday the banks’ reaction is not satisfactory and correct, adding he awaits “dynamism and courage” and also lower interest rates.

President Basescu: I Reconfirmed Romania’s Support For Two-State Solution, Israel And Palestine

09:52, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening, when he returned to Romania after a three-day official visit to Israel, that he reconfirmed Romania’s support for the peaceful two-state solution, Israel and Palestine, "living side by side in peace and security."

Romanian President To Meet Bankers On Wednesday – Sources

19:00, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu will meet on Wednesday with representatives of the central bank, of the Romanian Association of Banks and of major banks on the market, official sources told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian President Pushes For Investments In County’s Agric, Food, Tourism Sectors

11:30, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu met Tuesday in Jerusalem with a group of Israeli businesspeople and told them that one can make “successful investments” in Romania in the food industry, agriculture and tourism sectors, assuming they will not vanish away.

Romania Will Support Just, Sustainable Peace In Middle East – President

11:31, 01 Iun. 2009
Romania will support, both directly and in its position of EU member, a just and sustainable peace process in the Middle East that would guarantee the security of the state of Israel, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday in Jerusalem.

Middle East Peace Vital For Romania’s Security – Pres

17:20, 31 Mai 2009
Achieving peace in the Middle East is essential for Romania’s security, Romanian President Traian Basescu said ahead of his departure for Israel on Sunday.

Antonescu: Nu îl văd pe Băsescu spunându-i lui Videanu: „Dă-ţi, domnule, demisia”

16:31, 30 Mai 2009
Preşedintele PNL, Crin Antonescu, a declarat, sâmbătă, la Petroşani, că nu îl vede pe preşedintele Traian Băsescu să îi ceară demisia actualului ministru al Economiei, Adriean Videanu, obligat să plătească despăgubiri Primăriei Capitalei.

Romanian President: All Legal Bodies Must Uphold Legal Sys Reforms

12:08, 29 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday, within the event marking 100 years since the inception of the High Council of Magistrates, that the actual reform of the legal system can be achieved if all legal bodies join forces in this respect, not only through pressures from outside the system.

EU Must Accept Russia “As It Is” – Romanian President

11:39, 26 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday morning that the European Union must accept Russia “as it is,” while Romanians will remain “good Europeans” and “good neighbors,” while stressing the importance of guaranteeing independence and integrity for states in the region.

Romanian President Welcomes Prince Akishino Of Japan And Princess Kiko

11:45, 20 Mai 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu and his wife Maria on Wednesday welcomed Prince Akishino, second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, and his wife, Princess Kiko, at the presidential Cotroceni palace.

Iliescu: Presupusa candidatură a lui Boc – o făcătură

11:46, 18 Mai 2009
Preşedintele de onoare al PSD, Ion Iliescu, a declarat, luni, înaintea Biroului Permanent Naţional al partidului, că nu crede în informaţiile despre candidatura lui Emil Boc la prezidenţiale, el apreciind că Traian Băsescu nu va renunţa să candideze.

Romanian President’s Visit To France Targets Stronger Romanian-French Partnership

10:42, 18 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said his two-day official visit to France, on May 18 and May 19, aims to strengthen the strategic partnership between Romania and France.

Romanian President At A Loss To Run For New Term

09:35, 18 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday evening at Realitatea TV that he neither confirms nor denies his potential candidacy for a new term, stressing he had put up with "tons of humiliations" over the past four years and a half.

Romanian President Sees Justice System On The Right Path

09:35, 18 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday evening at Realitatea TV that prosecutors sent to court over 20 files targeting politicians, which proves things in the justice sector have taken a good turn.

Romanian Pres: Justice, Education, Healthcare- The Least Reformed Sectors

14:34, 16 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday, at the Congress of Romanian Students’ Union, that justice, education and healthcare are the least reformed sectors and cast the blame on political schemes and interests.

Romanian President Sees Potential Romanian-Moldovan Border Treaty „Useless”

12:53, 15 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday the signing of a border treaty between Romania and the Republic of Moldova is “useless”, stressing this is a prerequisite voiced out by the authorities in Chisinau for the agreement on small-scale border traffic between the two countries.

Romanian Social Democrat Head At Odds With President Over Adoption Of Legal Codes

13:40, 12 Mai 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) president, Mircea Geoana, said Tuesday that president Traian Basescu’s accusations alleging he plans to boycott the adoption of the country’s legal codes are absurd, adding Basescu plans to lay all the blame on the Parliament and the social democrats.