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Romanian President Maintains Viewpoint On Orchestrated Media Campaigns

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on the public radio that he maintains his standpoint regarding media campaigns that denigrate state institutions, which were listed among threats to national security in the country’s National Defense Strategy.

Romanian President Promulgates Amended Law On Statute Of Public Servants

Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Tuesday the decree promulgating the amended Law on the Statute of public servants, after the Constitutional Court ruled in April that several of its articles were unconstitutional.

Romanian President Visits Flood-Hit NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu arrived Saturday afternoon in the heavily flood-hit village of Saucesti, in northeastern Bacau county, where he talked to the locals and promised them the village would have a dam to protect it from floods by the end of 2010.

Romanian President Promises Flood Relief, Says Education, Healthcare Cuts Required

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that victims of the recent floods will be provided with construction materials to rebuild their homes, paid for from the state budget, through “cuts in education and healthcare.”

Romanian President, Tourism Min Visit Flood-Hit NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu and Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea arrived Friday afternoon in Patrauti village, in the northeastern Romanian county of Suceava, seriously affected by recent floods.

Romanian President Promulgates Civil Procedure Code, Criminal Procedure Code

Romanian President Traian Basescu promulgated Wednesday the Civil Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

U.S. Ambassador Supports Romanian President’s Stance On Integrity Agency Bill

Romania’s recently adopted integrity agency bill will weaken the agency beyond what was required by the Constitutional Court decision, U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest Mark Gitenstein said Wednesday, adding that he supports President Traian Basescu’s stance on the matter.

Romanian President Promulgates Amended Austerity Laws

Romanian President Traian Basescu promulgated Tuesday the two austerity laws, which were forwarded to him after the Parliament eliminated the articles that stipulated pension cuts, recently declared unconstitutional by the country’s Constitutional Court.

Romania’s National Defense Strategy Lists Media Pressure Among Weaknesses

Romania’s National Defense Strategy, sent to the Parliament for debates and approval, states that Romania faces some weak points which affect the image of the country’s state institutions and hinder the enforcement of laws.

Romania’s President To Attend European Council’s June Summit, EPP Summit In Brussels

Romania’s President Traian Basescu will attend on Wednesday and Thursday the summit of the European People's Party and the European Council summer session in Brussels, the Presidency said in a press release Tuesday.

Voicu: Băsescu n-are nicio treabă cu programul Parlamentului, termenul dezbaterii moţiunii e corect

Purtătorul de cuvânt al PNL, Mihai Voicu, a declarat, joi, pentru MEDIAFAX, că preşedintele Traian Băsescu "nu are nicio treabă cu programul" de lucru al Parlamentului, precizând că termenul dezbaterii moţiunii de cenzură, marţi, este unul corect din punct de vedere regulamentar şi constituţional.

Romanian President Asks Parliament To Hurry Debate On No-Confidence Motion

Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the Parliament in a letter to move up the debate on the opposition’s motion of no-confidence, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase said Thursday.

Romanian President Donates Salary To Solidarity Fund

Romanian president Traian Basescu Wednesday morning donated his salary for May to a solidarity fund opened at the treasury of capital city Bucharest.

Romanian Opposition Urges President To Hold Referendum On Govt’s Austerity Plan

Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party on Monday sent an open letter to President Traian Basescu urging him to hold a referendum and see if Romanians agree with the Government’s austerity plan that cuts wages, pensions and jobless benefits.

Romanian PM Sabotaged By His Own Cabinet – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc, the finance minister and the labor minister met Sunday evening for talks with democrat liberal lawmakers on the austerity plan for which the Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament Monday.

Romanian President Urges Parliament To Adopt Civil, Criminal Procedural Codes By Summer Recess

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the Parliament in a letter Tuesday to adopt the country’s criminal and civil procedure codes before it takes its summer recess, the president’s office said in a press release Wednesday.

Iliescu: Băsescu s-a substituit Executivului; Guvernul nu suflă în front în faţa preşedintelui

Fostul preşedinte Ion Iliescu a declarat că actualul şef al statului s-a substituit Guvernului asumându-şi măsurile care urmează să fie luate de Executiv, subliniind că nu aceasta este procedura constituţională şi apreciind că Guvernul "nu suflă în front" în faţa preşedintelui.

Maria Băsescu, prezentă la Ziua Porţilor Deschise pentru Copii la Jandarmerie

Maria Băsescu, soţia preşedintelui României, a participat, sâmbătă dimineaţă, la manifestările organizate de Ziua Porţilor Deschise pentru Copii la Jandarmeria Română, alături de un grup de copii din judeţul Alba.

Romanian President Compels Transparency At Public Institutions’ Level, Issues Warnings

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening he asked Cabinet members to see that the salaries of employees within ministries, agencies and administrations are all made public, and warned that non-compliance translates into open conflict with him.

Băsescu: Insist ca scrisoarea către FMI să plece în termenii negociaţi. Vezi aici toate declaraţiile făcute de preşedinte

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu a declarat, marţi, că mandatul delegaţiei FMI la Bucureşti a inclus creşterea TVA de la 19 la 24%, a impozitării de la 16 la 20% şi reducerea salariilor publice cu 20%, menţionând că dacă şeful FMI, Strauss-Kahn, are dubii, îi poate transmite personal respectivul document.

PC: Băsescu şi Boc ar trebui să-şi dea demisia deoarece au fost făcuţi mincinoşi de FMI

Liderul PC Daniel Constantin consideră că preşedintele Traian Băsescu şi premierul Emil Boc ar trebui să-şi dea demisia, deoarece sunt "total decredibilizaţi internaţional", după ce au fost făcuţi mincinoşi de declaraţiile şeful FMI potrivit cărora Fondul nu a cerut tăierea pensiilor şi salariilor.

Romania Govt Might Have To Use Confidence Votes To Adopt Measures Agreed With IMF- President

President Traian Basescu on Thursday said the Romanian Government will probably have to require confidence votes in Parliament in order to adopt the measures agreed upon with the IMF experts, stressing there is little time left until the reunion of the IMF Board at the end of June.

Romanian President Says IMF Renegotiation Not On Govt’s To-Do List, But Highly Possible

Romanian President Traian Basescu told a press conference Thursday that the Government is not working on a renegotiation of the stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund, stressing, however, that the agreement could be renegotiated at any time.

Romanian President Set To Reject Integrity Agency Bill If It Strips Agency Of More Attributions

Romanian President Traian Basescu told a press conference Thursday that he will reject the bill regulating the country’s integrity agency if he notices that the new bill only strips the agency of more attributions.

Romanian President Hopes Public Spending Cuts Will “Minimally Affect” Child-Rearing Benefits

Romanian President Traian Basescu told a press conference Thursday that he hopes child-rearing benefits will be “minimally affected” by the recently announced spending cuts in the public sector.

Romania Not Faced With Greek Situation, Has Means To Avoid It – President

Romania is not in the same position as Greece, and the country has all the means necessary to avoid being faced with such a situation, nevertheless it should not be assumed that the current situation is “rosy”, President Traian Basescu told a press conference Thursday.

Romania Must Borrow Extra EUR5B, Apart From IMF Loan, To Meet New Budget Deficit Target

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday Romania should borrow extra EUR5 billion from the market, apart from the EUR3 billion to be disbursed by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union by the end of the year, in order to keep the deficit in the new cap agreed with the IMF.

Romania Is Better Off Than Certain Eurozone Countries – President

Romania is not among the most financially afflicted countries in Europe, said President Traian Basescu Monday, after a meeting with the parliamentary groups which endorse the current Cabinet.

Romanian Liberals Will Not Endorse President’s Austerity Plan In Parliament – Party Head

Romanian opposition liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Monday that his party will not endorse President Basescu’s austerity plan in Parliament and that if the President wants to combat corruption and bureaucracy, he and Prime Minister Emil Boc should resign.

Romania Forced To Contract New Loan In 2011 Unless It Cuts Wages, Pensions – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday that if public salaries and pensions are not reduced, Romania will have to contract a new loan in 2011, which would simply “pawn” the future of the country and of millions of Romanians.

Romanian Union Leaders Say Spending Cut Measures Will Be Applied Until Dec 31, 2010

Romania’s five union federation leaders said Sunday, after a meeting with President Traian Basescu, that recent measures meant to cut budget spending in the public sector will be applied until December 31, 2010.

Romanian Union Leaders Call For Talks With President, PM, Before Completion Of IMF Negotiations

Romania’s five union federation leaders said in an open letter Friday they want to have an emergency meeting with President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc before the agreement with the International Monetary Fund is finalized.

Romanian President Calls On Unions, Public Sector Employers To Decide Layoffs

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, after meetings with International Monetary Fund representatives, that unions and public sector institution heads must decide who will be laid off by the end of the year.

Wage Fund Reduction To Affect Both Central, Local Administration Sectors – Romanian President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday evening, after talks with the International Monetary Fund officials, the 25% decrease of the public sector salary fund will affect both the central and the local administration sectors.

The State Needs To Urgently Pay Its Debts To Local Cos – Romanian Pres

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that the payment of debts owed by the state to companies is essential in encouraging the resumption of economic growth.

Romanian President Calls For Quick Amendment Of Public Procurement Law

Romania’s public procurement law must be amended “quickly” so that procurement procedures become speedier and more transparent, President Traian Basescu said Thursday.

Romanian President Announces Pensions To Decrease By 15%, Public Sector Wage Fund By 25%

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, after talks with International Monetary Fund officials, pensions will decrease by 15% and salary funds in the public sector by 25%, which will also impact the minimum wage, adding subsidies will be drastically reduced.

Băsescu s-a întâlnit, din nou, cu delegaţia FMI şi face o declaraţie de presă, la ora 18.00

Preşedintele Traian Băsescu susţine o declaraţie de presă, la ora 18.00, la Palatul Cotroceni. Băsescu s-a întâlnit, joi, la Palatul Cotroceni, cu delegaţia FMI, după discuţia pe care a avut-o cu liderii partidelor şi formaţiunilor puterii, au declarat pentru MEDIAFAX, surse politice.

Romanian President Basescu To Meet China President Hu Jintao In July, In Beijing – Sources

Romanian President Traian Basescu will visit Beijing in late July and meet with Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Friday.

Băsescu vrea să adopte, lunar, 10.000 de basarabeni. De ce rămân studenţii basarabeni în România

Din ce în ce mai mulţi tineri basarabeni vin la studii în România. Pentru majoritatea, opţiunea naturală este de a se stabili definitiv la vest de Prut. Îi îndeamnă în primul rând, standardul de viaţă mai ridicat, informează Gândul.