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Romanian President Directs Majority Parties To Form Alliance

12:26, 21 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that the parties which have stated their majority in Parliament need to go to court to register an alliance and may then have discussions with the President, but not before the 2012 parliamentary elections.

US Vice-President To Meet With Romania’s President, PM Thursday In Bucharest

20:58, 19 Oct. 2009
The US vice-president Joe Biden will meet Thursday, during a visit to Bucharest, with Romania’s President Traian Basescu, acting Prime Minister Emil Boc, social democrat leader Mircea Geoana and liberal leader Crin Antonescu.

President Says Romanians Are Reluctant To Sensitive Data Storage

11:27, 19 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu on Monday said Romanians, and people in all former communist countries, are more reluctant to having sensitive data monitored and stored, unlike people in other democratic countries.

Antonescu: Geoană nu poate fi o „gazelă nevinovată” întrucât a participat la guvernare

19:15, 16 Oct. 2009
Liderul PNL Crin Antonescu a declarat, vineri la Iaşi, că Mircea Geoană nu se poate prezenta ca o "gazelă nevinovată", întrucât a participat timp de nouă luni la guvernare, alături de PDL, fiind responsabil de dezastrul economic din această perioadă.

Romania’s President Could Dissolve Parliament If Reelected

16:39, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio if Parliament rejects two Government propositions until presidential elections, the Constitution allows him to dissolve Parliament after his potential reelection as president, adding he would rather not do so.

Romania’s President Deems Ctrl Bk Governor As Ideal PM

14:30, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio central bank governor Mugur Isarescu would have been the best option for prime minister, but the current economic crisis does not allow such a move.

Romania’s President To Nominate Politician As PM If Parliament Rejects Technocrat Croitoru

11:08, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu said Friday he will nominate a second prime minister “from the party with the largest number of lawmakers” if a Government led by Lucian Croitoru is not accepted in Parliament, and refrained from naming the party and the precise person.

Romanian President Set To Sign Referendum Decree Despite Parliament’s Opposition

10:53, 16 Oct. 2009
Romania's acting President Traian Basescu said he would sign the decree on organizing a national referendum to downsize the country's Parliament to a single chamber and fewer lawmakers, despite the Parliament’s vote of disapproval.

Lucian Croitoru, un premier de vreme rea, mânat de încrederea în sine

19:12, 15 Oct. 2009
Nu ştiu ce resorturi l-a îndemnat în fapt pe Lucian Croitoru să facă o rupere de ritm într-o meritorie carieră aproape liniară şi să îşi asume situaţia ingrată de a încerca să formeze un guvern în împrejurări care îi sunt aproape total neprietenoase.

Parlamentul, nevoit să voteze un Cabinet, altfel echipa lui Boc nu pleacă înainte de alegeri

17:41, 15 Oct. 2009
Parlamentul este nevoit să valideze un Cabinet, în măsura în care, până la prezidenţiale, va ajunge în situaţia să o facă, dacă doreşte ca Guvernul Boc să plece până în 22 noiembrie, ipoteza dizolvării Legislativului fiind imposibilă în ultimele şase luni din mandatul şefului statului.

Romanian Liberal Leader Deems President’s PM Choice “Irresponsible”

16:40, 15 Oct. 2009
Romanian Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu said Thursday that President Traian Basescu’s decision to appoint Lucian Croitoru Prime Minister is “irresponsible” and will prolong the crisis.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader To Challenge President’s Decision For PM At Constitutional Court

15:15, 15 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Thursday, after President Traian Basescu appointed Lucian Croitoru as prime minister, the head of state will thus prolong and deepen the crisis, adding he might challenge the president’s decision at the Constitutional Court.

IMF Defers Review Mission To After New Govt Is Formed – Romanian President

15:05, 15 Oct. 2009
The International Monetary Fund has postponed a second review mission to Romania for after the new government is formed, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday.

Romanian President Nominates Ctrl Bk Governor’s Advisor As PM

14:20, 15 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday nominated Lucian Croitoru, an advisor of the central bank Governor, as Prime Minister.

Romania Needs A PM With Economic Background – Pres

20:42, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that Romania currently needs a prime minister with economic experience, in connection with the banks and the international financial and economic institutions.

Romanian President Asked Parties To Continue Talks On PM Nomination Until Tomorrow

20:33, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that he has asked the parties to continue discussions on nominating a new prime minister “until tomorrow around noon.”

Romanian Pres OKs Law Regulating Food Product Supplier, Vendor Relations

19:47, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed on Wednesday the decree promulgating the Law on the sale of food products.

Romanian President Tells EU Ambassadors He Wants PM Familiar With IMF

16:22, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu, who is expected to nominate a new prime minister after the government collapsed Tuesday, told EU ambassadors Wednesday he is thinking of appointing someone who “speaks the IMF’s language”, people at the meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Calls Parliament Parties For Talks Wednesday

15:04, 14 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu, who has to appoint a new prime minister after democrat liberal Emil Boc’s government lost a confidence vote in Parliament Tuesday, has invited parliamentary parties for a new round of talks Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Want One Of Their Own As PM, Names Not Said

21:03, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals are to meet Tuesday evening with President Traian Basescu and propose a democrat liberal prime minister without making any nomination, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Pres Invited Parties To Talks, Following Boc Cabinet Removal

17:59, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday, after Parliament adopted the censure motion removing the Boc Cabinet, that he has invited political the parties to talks, the first stage of which is to begin at 5 p.m. today and end some time in the evening.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Urges President To Appoint Govt With Parliament Support

16:46, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana called on President Traian Basescu Tuesday, after the Parliament voted to overthrow the government, to rise above political interests and swiftly appoint a government that has parliamentary support.

Romanian President Passes Law On Father’s, Mother’s Days

10:58, 13 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday passed the law instating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, which will be celebrated on the first and respectively second Sunday of May.

PES Asks Romanian President For Social Democrat Candidate In European Commissioner Negotiations

13:54, 10 Oct. 2009
The Party of European Socialists (PES) asks Romania’s President Traian Basescu to leave aside any political bias and act in the best interest of the country and of Europe by proposing a top social democrat for a European Commission portfolio.

EC Asks Romania For Different Candidates In European Commissioner Negotiations

21:08, 09 Oct. 2009
Romanian MEP social democrat Victor Bostinaru told MEDIAFAX Friday that European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso officially asked Romanian President Traian Basescu to propose another three people for an EC portfolio.

President Says Romania Assumes Its Past At Holocaust Memorial’s Inauguration

15:27, 08 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Thursday, during the inauguration of the holocaust’s victims Memorial, the country assumes its past and is determined to bring to light its real history.

Nica: Lansarea lui Oprescu îl afectează pe Băsescu

17:35, 05 Oct. 2009
Vicepreşedintele PSD Dan Nica a declarat, luni, că intrarea în cursa prezidenţială a lui Sorin Oprescu îl afectează cel mai mult pe Traian Băsescu, el admiţând că, potrivit unor estimări, edilul Capitalei lua, până acum o săptămână, mai multe voturi de la Mircea Geoană.

Romania Eyes Keeping Leu At RON4-RON5 Vs Euro – President

12:46, 05 Oct. 2009
President Traian Basescu told Monday the Economic Forum in Bucharest that Romania aims to keep the leu exchange rate between RON4 and RON5 against the euro, though the leu "has not been feeling well lately due to the sharp strengthening of the euro."

Romania Plans Harsh Measures To Discourage Challenges To Public Works Auctions

12:33, 05 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday Romania is working on harsh measures to discourage contractors from contesting public procurement auctions they don’t win and block public infrastructure works.

Romanian Govt Works On Solid Policies To Cushion Effects Of Economic Crisis – President

19:34, 04 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Government did not plan to "pull the country out of the economic crisis," as we all face a global crisis, but to develop solid policies meant to cushion its effects, by keeping the euro-leu exchange rate under control and financing the budget deficit, President Traian Basescu said Sunday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals To Launch President Traian Basescu’ Candidacy On Oct 17– Sources

16:53, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals are getting ready to officially launch acting President Traian Basescu's candidacy for a second term, most likely on October 17 at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Reassures Pensions Will Be Paid On Time

13:23, 04 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in Sannicolau Mare, in Romanian western county of Timis, that the state will meet its obligations to pensioners, stressing that "regardless of the harsh economic conditions, pensions will be paid on time.”

Romanian President Pushes For Investments In Country’s Irrigation Systems

17:30, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in western city of Timisoara, that Romania is able to feed 80 million people if it invests in the country’s irrigation systems and the development of rural area.

President Traian Basescu: Romania To Return To Economic Growth In 2Q 2010

17:14, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday, within a meeting with businesspeople in western city of Timisoara, that Romania might return to economic growth in the second quarter of 2010, according to the central bank’s evaluations and forecasts.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Announces Candidacy For Second Term

16:20, 03 Oct. 2009
Romania’s acting President Traian Basescu on Saturday announced his candidacy for a second term in Sannicolau Mare, in Romanian western county of Timis, where he met with farmers in the country’s western region.

Romanian President Blasts Local Authorities For Poor Management Of State Funds

15:49, 03 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Saturday said corruption is not the one eating up state funds in some sectors, but the bureaucracy in the respective sectors, and stressed most local authorities spend funds irresponsibly and then turn to the government for more money.

Romanian President Reinstates Kovesi As Prosecutor General

16:22, 02 Oct. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu Friday signed the decree reappointing Laura Codruta Kovesi as the country’s prosecutor general, for a three-year term, the president’s office said in a press release.

Interior Min Vows To Ensure Free, Fair Presidential Elections In Romania

12:41, 02 Oct. 2009
Romanian interim Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said Friday he will ensure the organization of “free and fair” presidential elections, stressing that he will noeither be President Traian Basescu’s campaign manager nor will he be part of the Democratic Liberal Party’s campaign staff.

Flutur va fi şeful campaniei electorale a PDL şi a lui Băsescu

12:28, 02 Oct. 2009
Vicepreşedintele PDL Gheorge Flutur va fi directorul campaniei electorale PDL pentru alegerile prezidenţiale şi al campaniei lui Traian Băsescu, a declarat, vineri, deputatul PDL de Suceava Ioan Bălan.

Romanian President Signs Decrees Appointing Interim Democrat Liberal Ministers

21:12, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Thursday the decrees appointing interim democrat liberal ministers at the headship of the ministries left vacant by the social democrats.