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Romanian President Wants Urgent Layoff Of 20% Of Public Servants

15:17, 30 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said on public radio RRA the Government should hurry and lay off many public servants working for the state apparatus, suggesting that 20% of them are “useless”.

Romanian Pres Blasts Education Min, Unions Over Sluggish Reform

16:58, 23 Iul. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday that education minister Ecaterina Andronescu resorts to unacceptable compromise in the reform of education, prodded by electoral interests, while unions are the main element blocking the improvement of the education system.

Romanian President: No Safeguard Clause Or Restrictive Fin Measures – Important, But Not Enough

16:54, 23 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Romania has made progress in the justice sector and the fact that the EC didn’t trigger the safeguard clause or apply restrictive financial measures is important, but it is not enough.

Romanian President Says Country Won’t Need Tourism Ministry In A Few Years

16:02, 20 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday that Romania probably won’t need a Ministry of Tourism in a few years, when a government agency promoting Romania internationally will do.

Italian Co Building Bucharest-Brasov Hwy Should Use Local Reinforced Concrete – President

14:26, 10 Iul. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday told the Italian constructors who won the auction for the first segment of the highway linking capital city Bucharest to central Brasov to buy reinforced concrete produced in Romania, as the local steel industry is closing down over lack of demand.

Romanian Social Democrats Request Clear Limits In Govt-President Interaction

16:24, 19 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Friday, after a meeting of party leaders, that “clear” stances should be taken regarding the interference of President Traian Basescu in the Government’s activity, adding the head of state is an element of “disturbance”.

Romanian President Congratulates New Romanian MEPs

15:19, 11 Iun. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu congratulated Thursday the Romanian elected MEPs and thanked the Central Electoral Office for the manner in which the European Parliament elections were handled.

Romanian President Calls On Ruling Parties To Quit Disputes On EU Commissioner Nomination

16:16, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday called on political parties to quit arguing about who should nominate the country’s future European Commissioner, warning such disputes jeopardize the country’s chances to get an important portfolio.

Romanian Pres Cancels Trip To Moldovan Hosted SEECP Summit

23:42, 27 Mai 2009
The Romanian presidency announced Wednesday evening that president Traian Basescu’s attendance in the Summit for the Southeastern Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP), confirmed in march, is no longer of actuality, due to the events marking the post-electoral interval in Moldova.

Radu Ghetea To Be Re-Elected President Of Romanian Bk Assoc – Sources

20:42, 20 Mai 2009
Radu Ghetea will be re-elected Thursday as president of the Romanian Banking Association, or ARB, for the fourth consecutive mandate, as many bankers told MEDIAFAX a change in the association’s management is not opportune in times of crisis.

Romanian President Admits Disappointment Over Country’s Ruling Coalition

09:40, 19 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said late Monday during a meting with the Romanian community in Paris, France, that he disappointed himself too when he decided, in December 2008, to back an alliance between democrat liberals and social democrats.

Romania’s Economy Is Not In Recession, Despite 6.4% Decrease In 1Q GDP – Pres

15:25, 16 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday, at the Congress of Romanian Students’ Union, that Romania’s economy is not in recession, despite the 6.4% contraction of the gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2009, adding the economy actually saw an upward trend in April.

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 President Replies To Senate Head’s Open Letter

14:28, 12 Mai 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu sent a letter Tuesday to social democrat leader and Senate chairman Mircea Geoana regarding the debates on the legal codes.

Crin Antonescu Announced Official Liberal Candidate For Romanian Presidency

13:56, 09 Mai 2009
The Standing Delegation of the Romanian Liberal Party (PNL), assembled Saturday, appointed Party leader Crin Antonescu the Liberal candidate in the presidential elections this fall, with 175-3 votes.

Reform Is Needed In High School Curricula – Romanian Pres

19:49, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday on national radio station RRA, that the number of classes in high schools needs to be decreased, and this means many teachers will lose their jobs, "because a large percentage of teachers are of poor quality."

Romanian Liberals To Challenge Senate Head’s CSAT Vice Presidency

14:25, 05 Mai 2009
The Romanian National Liberal Party will challenge, at the Constitutional Court, Government Emergency Ordinance 224 allowing Senate president Mircea Geoana to become vice president of the High Council for National Defense, said liberal MP George Scutaru.

Romanian President Calls On Govt To Reflect More On Decentralization Decree

11:51, 25 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday that governing parties should “reflect more” on the emergency decree the government passed and which allows the swift replacement of heads of decentralized services.

Romanian President Calls For Reexamination Of Magistrates’ Statute

13:12, 24 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu sent the Parliament Friday a request for the reexamination of amendments to the law on the statute of judges and prosecutors, saying that the European Commission would file a negative report if magistrates are allowed to occupy positions without a contest.

Romanian President: We Must Not Abandon Those Who Speak Our Language

18:03, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday, in his address to Parliament, that we must not abandon those who speak our own language, stressing Romania has no intention whatsoever to lay claim to past territories or contest the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Is Party’s Best Presidential Candidate

10:46, 01 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrat Adrian Nastase said Tuesday that party president Mircea Geoana would make the party’s best candidate for the presidential elections, reckoning that if he is to win, he must leave no impression of a “deal” with Traian Basescu.

Romanian Pres Expects IMF Support For Reforms

18:26, 24 Mart. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday the stance of the International Monetary Fund IMF was by far more relaxed than his attitude in demanding the Government to make more aggresive reforms.

Romanian President To Find Solutions For Austrian Investors On Local Mkt

10:41, 23 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday morning that he is going on his official visit to Vienna determined to find solutions for Austrian investors on the Romanian market, to the best interest of both parties.

Elisabeta Lipa Takes Helm Of Romanian Rowing Federation

17:57, 14 Mart. 2009
Romania’s former Olympic and world champion Elisabeta Lipa was elected president of the Romanian Rowing Federation within the General Meeting on Saturday at the "Sydney 2000" Olympic Center in Izvorani, near capital city Bucharest.

Former Romanian PM Finds Running For President ‘Only Natural’

16:16, 12 Mart. 2009
Former Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said it is “only natural” that he should run for president, as he is the only one experienced in dealing directly with current president Traian Basescu.

Romanian President Confident Poland Will Solve Crulic Case

15:43, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday in Warsaw, after the meeting with Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski, that he is convinced Polish justice will solve the case involving Romanian citizen Claudiu Crulic’s death.

Romanian President To Discuss Econ Crisis, Energy Security In Warsaw

11:21, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday before leaving for Warsaw, Poland, that discussion topics with Poland will include the economic crisis, energy security and the common EU agriculture policy.

Romania Could Hold Presidential Elections Before Dec 15 –PM

08:49, 01 Mart. 2009
Romania could hold presidential elections before Dec 15 this year, when the president’s five-year term expires, and the head of state can be invested by Parliament afterward, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Saturday.

President Of Romania’s Lottery Dismissed

09:49, 17 Feb. 2009
Liliana Minca was dismissed from the positions of president and general manager of the Romanian Lottery, and Gheorghe Benea was designated by the Democratic Liberal Party to replace her, sources within the Finance Ministry told MEDIAFAX.

Romanians Subject To Discrimination By Magyar Auth In C Romania –President

09:52, 12 Feb. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu warned the government on Wednesday that there Romanians are often subject to discrimination in the counties of Harghita and Covasna, central Romania, where the mayors are Hungarians.

Romanian Pres Asks Govt To Settle Sterling’s Black Sea Exploitation Issue

19:46, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu asked Wednesday the Government to settle the issue regarding the blocks in the Black Sea that are exploited by Canada’s Sterling Resources.

Romanian Pres Wants Clean Secretaries Of State

19:27, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday, at the ceremony in which the interior minister was sworn in, that "there are controversial secretaries of state," adding two secretaries of sate are mentioned in debates on connections with the oil segment.

Romanian Pres Deplores Alleged Media Campaign Against Govt

19:25, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu accused mass-media company owners of trying to discredit the state’s authorities and asked the government counter this thesis through its actions.

Romanian Pres Signs Decrees Appointing Dan Nica Deputy Premier, Interior Min

15:34, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu Wednesday signed the decrees appointing Dan Nica interior minister and deputy prime minister.

Magyars Protest Against Romania’s Govt Policy In Chief Appointments – Mayor

18:09, 08 Feb. 2009
Antal Arpad, former deputy of the Magyar Democratic Union In Romania and mayor of Sfantu Gheorghe, said Sunday the Magyars’ protest in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, meant to express disapproval with the Government’s desire to split 50-50% the leadership positions in Covasna.

ICJ Ruling Does Romania Justice – President

14:30, 03 Feb. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary that the ruling of the International Court in The Hague does Romania justice in the maritime delimitation dispute with Ukraine, adding the ruling is a great success of the Romanian Foreign Ministry.

Romanian Press Passes Law On Nationalized Houses

20:24, 30 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu Friday passed the law on nationalized houses, initiated by former conservative leader Dan Voiculescu, after saying Monday evening he no longer has any means of going against the normative act.

Romanian Liberal VP Could Run For President In Fall

14:21, 30 Ian. 2009
Romanian National Liberal Party vice-president Crin Antonescu told MEDIAFAX Friday that he will run for the presidency of the party only if there is a congress called in March, adding that if the congress is postponed, he will not run for president of Romania either.

Romanian SSIF Broker Frowns On Securities Regulator Measures

11:49, 30 Ian. 2009
The decision of Romanian Securities Commission CNVM to temporary suspend the operations of local brokerage company SSIF Broker Cluj-Napoca (BRK.RO) and the company’s shares from trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange are deemed exaggerated and the reasons grounding the decision are “puerile,” the company’s president Petru Prunea said Friday.

Romanian President Wants State Budget Adopted Thursday – Union Leader

09:59, 29 Ian. 2009
Marius Petcu, head of National Confederation of Free Trade Unions in Romania - CNSLR Fratia said Wednesday that Romanian President Traian Basescu explicitly asked for the 2009 state budget to be adopted Thursday.