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Romanian Pres Asked PM To Dismiss Two Mins

18:53, 06 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu asked Prime Minister Calin Popescu tariceanu, in a letter dated November 29, to immediately dismiss justice minister Tudor Chiuariu and labor minister Paul Pacuraru, for whom there was a request for criminal investigation.

Romanian Pres Says Foreign Affairs Min Is Uneducated

16:27, 02 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said, in an interview aired Sunday on BBC, that Romanian foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu has a huge education deficit, scolding him for talking too much in the presence of the head of state.

Romanian Pres Takes Shot At PM On National Day

15:22, 01 Dec. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday, on the National Radio Station, that he hopes he will be able to say, among other things, on the December 1 Romanian National Day in 2008, that Romania has a competent Prime Minister, with whom he can collaborate.

Romanian Conservative Party Pres To Remain In Office Until January 20, ‘08

19:42, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian Conservative Party president Dan Voiculescu, announced in a press conference Thursday that he would call the party congress for January 20, 2008. New party leadership would be elected in the congress, while Voiculescu said he does not plan to run for the position of party president.

Romanian Liberals Will Not Attend Presidential Consultations

20:19, 26 Nov. 2007
The members of the Romanian National liberal Party decided, Monday evening, by vote, not to attend the consultations announced by the Romanian head of state on the topic of the uninominal voting system and the pact on education.

Romanian President Apologizes To Victims Of ‘87 Repressed Anti-Communist Riot

14:44, 15 Nov. 2007
Romania’s president Traian Basescu apologized Thursday in Brasov, central Romania, to the victims of the 1987 repressed anti-communist riot.

Romanian Pres Says Oligarchs Block Information

17:01, 11 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu complained, Sunday, in the northeastern city of Iasi, where he took part in a Liberal Democratic electoral gathering, that the oligarchs do not let him explain to Romanians why they should opt for the voting system he proposed in the November 25 referendum.

Romanian Chamber Speaker Sends Fourth Letter To Pres

15:43, 10 Nov. 2007
Romanian Chamber Speaker, liberal Bogdan Olteanu, sent a new letter to president Traian Basescu, asking him to cease delaying the promulgation of the law on the uninominal voting system, for which the Government assumed responsibility in Parliament.

Romania To Have New Center-Left Alliance After EP Elections-Liberal Democrat

17:33, 09 Nov. 2007
Romania’s social democrats, liberals and conservatives will join forces into a new coalition, the Center-Left Pole as of November 25, the date of the EP elections, executive president of the National Liberal Party, or PLD, Gheorghe Flutur said Friday.

Court Rejects President’s Challenge On Discrimination Ruling

16:59, 08 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu lost, Thursday, the trial against the National Council for the Fight Against Discrimination, or CNCD, since the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the presidnet’s challenge to the warning rendered by CNCD when Basescu offended a tv reporter.

Romanian Pres Sticks To Referendum/EP Elections Combo

15:07, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu sent to Parliament, for reexamination, the Referendum Law enacted with the amendment of social democrat MP Eugen Nicolicea, which mentioned the postponement of elections if a national referendum is called on the same day.

Romanian Pres Demands Fairness In Italian Policy On Immigrants

10:04, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said that the Italian and Romanian Governments have great responsibilities in the situation created regarding Romanians in Italy and he asked the Bucharest Executive to guarantee good cooperation with its Italian counterpart.

Romanian Pres Declares Stance On Romanian Immigrant Issue

19:06, 04 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu publicly condemned law violations and violent acts by Romanian citizens abroad, as well as acts of violence directed towards them.