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Romania Deems Imposing Sanctions On Russia Unnecessary – President

Romania will not ask that sanctions be imposed on the Russian Federation, and the European Union should negotiate with Russia to reach solutions complying with international law, Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday before leaving for the European Council debate on the Georgian conflict.

Băsescu: Georgia trebuie să găsească formule pentru negocieri directe cu Federaţia Rusă

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu a declarat, joi, la Tbilisi, după întrevederea cu omologul său georgian, Mihail Şaakashvili, că "Georgia trebuie să găsească formule să înceapă negocieri directe cu Federaţia Rusă".

Transdniestrian Conflict Mechanisms Pushed To The Limit – Romanian President

The conflict in Transdniester has all its mechanisms driven to the limit and is likely to break out, but currently lacks political conditions, Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday in Kiev after the meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

Romanian President Says South Ossetia Peace Forces ‘Inefficient’

Romanian President Traian Basescu Wednesday said European Union’s current peace mechanisms have proven ineffective for the conflict in Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Starts Diplomatic Tour

Romanian President Traian Basescu left for Kiev Wednesday morning where he begins his two-day diplomatic tour, which includes working visits in Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

Romanian President Calls For Consultations On EC Report In Justice Field

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday invited the MPs to consultations on the European Commission’s report in the justice field, scheduling the meeting on August 12.

Romanian President Donates Money To Rebuild Flood-Damaged Home

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday evening he would buy the materials necessary to rebuild an elderly lady’s home in Bacau county, southeastern Romania, with the money left in the bank account of last year’s referendum.

Romanian Govt Needs To Manage Reconstruction After Flooding – President

The Romanian Government must manage the efforts aimed at reconstructing the areas affected by the recent floods, president Traian Basescu said Monday during his visit in the county of Neamt, northeastern Romania.

Romanian President Urges Local Communities To Strive For Financing

The representatives of the local communities must strive to obtain funds and ensure incomes for both the local budget and the quality of education, Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday, in a meeting of the communal associations in Neptun, southeastern Romania.

Romania Admits ‘Partial Failure’ For Roma Situation In Italy

Romania admits “partial failure” regarding the situation of Roma minority in Italy, but it does not approve of all measures taken by the Italian authorities in their pursuit to tackle crime, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday.

Romanian President On Visit To Italy

Romanian President Traian Basescu left for Italy’s capital city of Rome Thursday on a one-day working visit at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Romanian Presidents Wishes Olympians Good Luck In Beijing

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Saturday attended the presentation ceremony of the Beijing-bound athletes, wishing them good luck for the Olympic Games starting August 8.

Romanian Pres Urges Lawmakers To Reexamine Controversial Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged lawmakers Friday to reexamine the law amending the normative act regarding the buildings seized during the communism regime.

Romanian President Urges Local Cos To Invest In Mediterranean States

Romanian companies are likely to resume business operations in the Mediterranean region under the EU’s watch, which will provide funds in this respect, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday at the Mediterranean Union Summit held in Paris, France.

Romanian Pres To Attend Mediterranean Union Summit In Paris

Romanian President Traian Basescu will leave for Paris, France on Sunday to attend the Mediterranean Union summit, as well as the festivities on France’s Day on July 14, the presidency said in a statement Saturday.

Romanian Pres Urges Govt, Parties To Refrain From Populist Counter Measures To Price Hikes

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday urged the government and the parties not to respond with populist measures to the recent price increases of food products and energy, the presidency said in a statement.

Romanian Pres Says There Will Be No Competition Btw EU’s Armed Forces, NATO

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday in Brussels, at the end of his meeting with NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, that there will be no competition between the EU’s armed forces and the NATO Alliance, stressing it is only a matter of military planning and deployment.

Romanian President Urges Parliament To Meet In Extraordinary Session

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the Parliament to meet in extraordinary session in the first ten days of July to reexamine the law on the Court of Accounts and to vote on prosecutors’ request to probe bribery allegations against former Cabinet members.

Romanian President Tells Journalist To Ask ‘Intelligent’ Questions

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday declined to answer a question addressed by a RFI (Radio France International) correspondent in Brussels, telling the journalist that her questions have to show “minimum intelligence.”

Romanian President Could Face New Impeachment – Senate Chairman

Romanian Senate chairman, social democrat Nicolae Vacaroiu, said Friday the head of state, Traian Basescu, "violates the Constitution ever more often and he might face impeachment again if he keeps it up".

Romanian President Reiterates His Impeachment In ’07 Was Coup D’etat

Romanian president Traian Basescu reiterated, in an interview for BBC, the idea that his impeachment in 2007 was a coup d’etat, adding this is a simple statement and not an obsession.

Romanian President To Be In Zurich For Romania-France Match

Romanian President Traian Basescu will watch Romania’s match against France from the grandstand of the stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, the country’s first match in the European Football Championship.

Romanian President Mulls New Territorial Division For The Country

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, at the meeting of the commission analyzing the Constitution, that the country’s territorial division is obsolete and should be changed.

Romania To See Massive Political Class Changes After Nov Elections – President

Local election results in Romania prove that reform of the political class has started and massive changes will take place at the legislative elections in November, Romanian president Traian Basescu told Deutsche Welle radio in an interview Monday.

Romanian Pres Recalls Ambassador To Warsaw

Romanian president Traian Basescu signed the decree recalling the Romanian Ambassador to Warsaw, Gabriel Constantin Bartas, after saying, in May, that Bartas did not inform him on the Crulic case, which is why he would demand his recall.

Romania Must Commit To 2014 Euro Adoption – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that Romania needs to commit to adopt the single European currency in 2014.

Romanian President Says Politicians Asked Him To Interfere With Justice

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday evening, in a talk show on Realitatea TV, that there were politicians who went to his home to ask him to intervene in their favor in the justice system.

Recursul lui Băsescu în cazul „ţiganca împuţită”, admis

Instanţa supremă a admis, joi, recursul preşedintelui Traian Băsescu în cazul "ţiganca împuţită", considerând însă că sintagma cu care s-a adresa şeful statului unui reporter TV este discriminatorie.

Romanian Supreme Court Admits President’s Appeal In Offended Journalist Case

The Supreme Court admitted Thursday president Traian Basescu’s appeal in the “stinking gypsy” case, but still considered the words, which Basescu addressed a TV reporter one year ago, are discriminatory.

Christian-Democrat VP Sues Romanian President Over Political Discrimination

Aurelian Pavelescu, vice-president of the National Christian-Democratic Peasants' Party (PNTCD), who runs for the Bucharest mayor seat, Monday said he would sue democrat liberal President Traian Basescu over political discrimination.

Reacţii ale politicienilor cu privire la declaraţiile lui Traian Băsescu

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu s-a întâlnit, duminică, la un restaurant din Capitală, cu liderii PDL, la ieşire declarând, printre altele, că se află "în spatele" lui Vasile Blaga şi că întotdeauna a fost în această postură.

Romanian Pres Says His Suspension Was Coup D’État

Romanian president Traian Basescu said on national radio station RRA that the honorary president of the social democrats, Ion Iliescu, is an "expert in coups d’état" and staged his suspension from office in April 2007, following negotiations with the prime minister.

Romanian President Urges Return Of Ambassador To Poland

Romanian President Traian Basescu a said Tuesday on the national radio station RRA that Romania’s ambassador to Poland never mentioned in monthly reports the case of the Romanian national who died in a Polish hospital.

Romanian Social Democrat Nastase Would Run Against President Basescu In 09

Romania’s former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase said Saturday he would accept to run against acting President Traian Basescu in the 2009 presidential elections unless the party comes up with a better candidate.

Romanian President Comments On Tourism Sector

Romania’s President Traian Basescu Thursday said in southeastern city of Mangalia, at the opening of the summer season, that the Romanian seaside should compete against the country’s mountain tourism, not Bulgaria’s seaside.

Romanian President Attends Opening Of Summer Season In SE City Of Mangalia

Romania’s President Traian Basescu Thursday attends the opening of the summer season in southeastern city of Mangalia, on the shores of the Black Sea.

Moldovan President Says Romania Behind Transdniester Conflict

The Romanian authorities convinced former Moldovan president Mircea Snegur to start a war with the breakaway region of Transdniester, Acting President Vladimir Voronin said in a television show, quoted by unimedia.md.

Băsescu: Fie ca marea Sărbătoare pascală să ne dăruiască lumina înţelegerii şi bucuria speranţei

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu adresează românilor, "din ţară şi de pretutindeni", "cele mai calde urări de pace, sănătate şi fericire, alături de cei dragi".

Romanian Pres Says Education Strategy Should Include Student Views

Romanian president Traian Basescu said he hopes the strategy for education, based on the national pact on education, would be completed before the beginning of school year 2008 - 2009.

Moscow Will Never Decide Who Joins NATO – Romanian President

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday during a debate that "Moscow will never decide who joins and who doesn’t join NATO".