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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.

Romanian President Attends Democratic Liberal EP Candidates Inauguration

15:15, 09 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu will take part Saturday in the official announcement of the candidates of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) for office in the European Parliament.

Basescu: Public Servants Shouldn’t Make More Money Than The President

20:12, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday said he does not care about the salary cap in the public sector following the introduction of a single and unitary law in the field, but that public servants in “civilized countries” do not make more money than the president.

Romanian President: A 10% Jobless Rate Will Trigger Major Social Problems

09:32, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening on the national television that the country is bound to face major social problems if the unemployment rate touches nearly 10%.

Romanian Pres: Banks Deemed Willing To Partner Up With Govt, But Little Changes So Far

20:22, 05 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he asked local banks to partner up with the Government, to which the lenders responded positively but they came up with almost nothing so far.

IMF Releases First Tranche Of EUR12.95B Loan – Romanian Pres

19:56, 05 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said the International Monetary Fund released Tuesday the first tranche of the EUR12.95 billion loan, adding that ECOFIN approved the European Commission loan to Romania, worth of EUR5 billion.

Romanian President Urges Investors To Refrain From Mass Layoffs

19:54, 05 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu Tuesday called on company owners and investors to think “ten times” before operating massive layoffs and suggested a partnership with the government to cushion the effects of the economic crisis.

Economic Crisis Can Evolve Into Social Crisis – Romanian President

15:59, 05 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that the current economic crisis can evolve into a social crisis, the way it happened in some EU states.

Romania’s Pres Deems State Budget Has Difficulties In Covering Expenses

18:00, 04 Mai 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Monday the state budget has difficulties in covering all the expenses and the Finance Ministry frequently borrows money to finance the public spending.

Băsescu: Bugetul are dificultăţi să asigure cheltuielile, MF se împrumută adesea

17:21, 04 Mai 2009
Preşedintele Băsescu a declarat, luni, referitor la anunţul CE de declanşare a procedurii de deficit excesiv în cazul României, că bugetul de stat are dificultăţi în momentul de faţă să asigure cheltuielile la care s-a angajat şi că Ministerul de Finanţe se împrumută frecvent pentru a le acoperi.

Romanian President Admits To ‘Mistakenly’ Raising Teachers’ Pay

17:02, 04 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday said it was a mistake to promulgate the law hiking teachers’ salaries by 50% and assumed responsibility over the act, together with the political class.

Romanian Teachers’ Strike Must Not Affect Pupils – President

20:27, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Thursday, responding to a comment by education union leader Razvan Bobulescu, that he cares about the teachers’ strike and “first of all about the pupils who are mocked [through the strike] without being guilty.”

Romanian President Advances Three New Draft Laws In Education

15:58, 30 Apr. 2009
The Romanian commission in charge with drawing up the country’s strategy in education has completed three draft laws in the field, President Traian Basescu told unionists in a meeting Thursday.

Romania Has Not Convinced EU It Is Corruption-Free – President

14:47, 29 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Zagreb, Croatia, that Romania still has work to do to convince the European Union that it has eliminated high-level corruption, and that the state has not broken the rules of the use of EU funds.

Traian Basescu Is President Of Moldova, Says Washington Times

13:33, 27 Apr. 2009
American daily Washington Times wrote, in a statement published in its Monday online edition, that Romanian President Traian Basescu is the President of the Republic of Moldova.

Romanian President Pushes For Strong Promotion Of Danube Delta In 2009

12:38, 23 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, at the end of meeting with Prince Albert II of Monaco at the presidential Cotroceni Palace, that the Danube Delta has not been promoted that much so far, adding that the Tourism Ministry is bound to focus on this objective this year.

Romanian Pres Says He Proposed 3 Days For Debates On Legal Codes

20:16, 22 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu stated Wednesday he asked the “Stop the Codes!” NGO coalition to take three days for discussions with the two Parliament commissions working on the legal codes.

Romanian Pres Proposes 7-Day Stop In Parl Debates Over Legal Codes

19:38, 22 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday proposed the parliament suspended for seven days the debates on the new legal Codes so that the Coalition “Stop the Codes!” can file amendments to the acts.