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said Thursday, at the meeting of the commission analyzing the Constitution, that the country’s territorial division is obsolete and should be changed.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

Romanian High Council Of Magistrates Rejects Pres Statement

The president of the Romanian High Council of the Magistrates, Lidia Barbulescu, said that president Traian Basescu’s statement, according to which "the judge who ruled on the - Bordei Park- case is corrupt," violates the presumption of innocence.

Romania To Sign Gas Deal Directly With Gazprom

Romanian president Traian Basescu said on television station B1 Tv that he will go to Russia, probably in autumn, and he will discuss a direct contract with Russian state owned gas company Gazprom, since Romania is currently importing gas through intermediaries.

Ethnic Roma Still Discriminated In Romania – President

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday in an address for the International Roma Day that despite recent progress, ethnic Roma are still subject to discrimination and intolerance in Romania in 2008.

Romanian President Urges Lawmakers To Reexamine Amendments To Pension Laws

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged lawmakers to reexamine the amendments to the laws on private and voluntary pensions, stressing the enforcement of the respective provisions might hinder the main attributions of the National Pensions House (CNPAS).

NATO’s W Balkans Decision Show It Is More Than A Military Alliance – Romanian President

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday during the Young Atlanticists’ Forum the decision taken at the NATO summit in Bucharest regarding the Western Balkans proves the Alliance’ capacity to act not just as military alliance, but also a political, visionary one.

Russia’s Putin Invites Romanian President To Moscow

Romanian president Traian Basescu thanked Russian president Vladimir Putin Friday for having attended the NATO summit in Bucharest, and Putin invited Basescu to Moscow.

Romanian Pres Thrilled NAC Document Refers To Black Sea Region

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday it is extremely important that the final document of the North Atlantic Council includes reference to the strategic importance of the Black Sea region and frozen conflicts in the area.

NATO Undertakes Creating Complementary Anti-Missile Shield

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday that NATO decided to undertake the creation of an anti-missile shield for states that are not protected by the American shield, to ensure the same level of security for all allied states.

Afghan President Expressed Deep Sympathies For Romanian Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

Afghan president Hamid Karzai asked Romanian president Traian Basescu Wednesday to send his deepest sympathies to the families of Romanian troops killed in Afghanistan.

Bush Vows To Work With Romania To Improve Visa Issue

U.S. president George W. Bush in a speech in Romania’s seaside resort of Neptun Wednesday said he discussed the issue of visas with Romanian President Traian Basescu and agreed to collaborate to improve the situation.

Romanian Pres Thanked Bush For Interest In Black Sea Region

Romanian president Traian Basescu thanked U.S. president George W. Bush for the attention granted to security in the Black Sea region and the fact that the United States trust Romania enough to let it command troops in Afghanistan.

Basescu, Bush Discussed Case Of Late Romanian Musician

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday he discussed with U.S. president George W. Bush about the case of Romanian late musician Teo Peter, adding Bush decided to find a reasonable solution in the matter as soon as possible.

Bush Thanks Romania For NATO Membership, Contribution In Iraq, Afghanistan

U.S. president George W. Bush in a speech in Romania’s seaside resort of Neptun Wednesday thanked Romania for its NATO membership and contributions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

George W. Bush Left For Constanta To Meet President Basescu

U.S. president George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush boarded Air Force One Wednesday and left for Romania’s southeastern region of Constanta, where the White house leader meets with Romanian president Traian Basescu at noon.

NATO Summit Amplitude Writes Romania Into History – President

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday in his speech in the opening of the Transatlantic Forum organized by The German Marshall Fund that the NATO event in Bucharest is the largest in the history of the Alliance and its proportions already offers Romania a page in history.

Romanian President Hopes NATO Welcomes Albania, Croatia, Macedonia

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday in the opening of the Transatlantic Forum organized by The German Marshall Fund that he has the moral duty to publicly state his hope that NATO will open the door in Bucharest for the three candidate states Albania, Croatia and Macedonia.