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Romanian President Pledges To Keep Govt Free Of Corruption

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday said that at the end of his mandate he would have succeeded in working with a corruption-free government, unlike the one that ended its mandate in 2004.

Romanian President Says Will Not Accept A Justice Min Without Spotless Reputation

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday at the annual report meeting of the High Council of Magistrates that he will not accept a justice minister without a spotless moral and professional reputation.

PM Declines President’s Invitation To Talks On Justice Min Issue – Sources

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu decided to decline President Traian Basescu’s invitation for talks on the issue of the proposal for justice minister, considering the president has no constitutional prerogatives to reject his proposal, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Asks Court To Declare Unconstitutional 2 Govt Ordinances

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday asked the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional two government ordinances that were approved without prior assent from the country’s defense council CSAT, the presidency said in a statement Wednesday .

PM: President’s Reasons To Refuse Justice Min Proposal, Ungrounded – Sources

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told ministers in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that government legal advisers consider the reasons cited by President Traian Basescu on the proposal of liberal senator Norica Nicolai for justice minister are ungrounded, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

President Basescu Wished Romanians Everywhere A Happy New Year

Romanian president Traian Basescu counted down the seconds into the new year together with people gathered in the square near the parliament and wished Romanians everywhere a happy new year.

Romania’s 2008 State Budget Law Sparks Clash Between Liberals, President

Deputy Alba Nicolae Popa, executive secretary of Romania’s National Liberal Party, or PNL, on Saturday said that liberal MPs plan to call for an extraordinary session in Parliament unless President Traian Basescu promulgates the 2008 state budget law and to require that the law be reexamined.

Union Leaders Met With President Basescu On State Budget Law Issue

Leaders of Romania’s four large union confederations met with President Traian Basescu on Friday, and asked him not to promulgate the 2008 state budget law the parliament approved last week

Tăriceanu aşteaptă ca Băsescu să îndeplinească „formalitatea” numirii Noricăi Nicolai la Justiţie

Premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu aşteaptă ca preşedintele Traian Băsescu să îndeplinească "formalitatea" semnării decretului de numire a Noricăi Nicolai în funcţia de ministru al Justiţiei, anunţând, luni, că, personal, a încheiat procedurile normale în astfel de situaţii.

Romanian President To Condemn Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact

Romanian president Traian Basescu announced Friday on the public radio station that he will condemn Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact to the Parliament, as he did with the communist regime.

Suporterii stelişti îi cer lui Băsescu să retrimită în Parlament legea lui Dragomir

Reprezentanţii suporterilor echipei Steaua au adresat, miercuri, o scrisoare deschisă preşedintelui Traian Băsescu, în care i-au solicitat retrimiterea în Parlament a Legii privind prevenirea şi combaterea violenţelor la competiţiile sportive, iniţaiată de deputatul Dumitru Dragomir, şeful LPF.

Romania’s President Reluctant To Moldova’s “Games”

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday at the public television that he finds it hard to understand the policy of the Communist Party in Chisinau, but stressed that the aggressive gestures displayed by the Moldovan President, Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister will not change Romania’s stand toward the Republic of Moldova.

Romanian President Says US Is A Very Important Partner

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening on the public television network TVR that he is one of the United States’ best friends as long as the US treats Romania as a partner.

Basescu Says EU Agrees To Send Mission In Kosovo, Delay Decision On Province Statute

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday European Union leaders agreed, at Romania’s proposal, to send a policing and security mission to Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo and postpone until January a decision regarding the status of the province.

Romania Signed EU Reform Treaty In Lisbon

Romania’s President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu signed Thursday in Lisbon the European Union’s reform treaty, alongside leaders of all EU member states.

Romanian Govt’s Uninominal Vote Sys Law Unconstitutional

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday found unconstitutional several articles of the law introducing the uninominal voting system, for which the government assumed responsibility in parliament.

Romanian President, PM Fly To Lisbon On The Same Aircraft

Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu will fly to Lisbon Thursday on the same aircraft to sign the EU Reform Treaty, political sources said.

Romania Allots EUR1M For Africans Studying In Romania In ‘08 – President

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Saturday at the end of the first working day of the EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon that Romania will grant financial assistance of EUR1 million in 2008 to African students studying of finishing PhDs in Romania.

Romanian Far-Right Party Pushes Dismissal Of President Basescu

Romania’s far-right Greater Romania Party, or PRM, will start proceedings next week to dismiss Romanian President Traian Basescu, whom they accuse of high treason, party secretary general Gheorghe Funar said Friday.

Romanian President Says Romanians Not Treated As Europeans – El Pais

Romanian President Traian Basescu told Spanish paper El Pais in an interview that Romanians are not treated as European citizens, and the feeling is the same for both Romanians working abroad and those who stayed in the country.

Romania Displays ‘Surplus Of Democracy’ In Public Procurement Law-President

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday criticized the legislation on public procurement, saying he feels there is “a surplus of democracy” as public auctions are suspended when one of the bidders file complaints.

Romania Is Not To Impose Free Traveling Restrictions To Own Citizens-President

Romanian authorities are not to limit Romanians’ right to free traveling across the European Union at the request of another EU member, as such restrictions can only be imposed by court orders, President Traian Basescu said in Madrid on Tuesday.

Romanian Left, Far-Right Parties Decline President’s Invitation, Hungarians Accept Out Of Politeness

Leader of the ethnic Hungarian party UDMR, Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Greater Romania Party (PRM) responded Tuesday to the invitation sent by President Traian Basescu to parliament parties for consultations on the results of the uninominal vote referendum.

Romanian President Invites Parliament Parties To Consultations Thursday

Romanian President Traian Basescu set a meeting for consultations with parliament parties and representatives of ethnic minorities for Thursday, 11.00 local time.

Romanian President Criticizes Govt For Lack Of Consulates In Spain

Romanian President Traian Basescu met Monday evening at Romania’s Embassy in Madrid with representatives of the Romanian community, and criticized the Romanian government for the low number of consulates in Spain.

Romanian President Calls Parties For Consultations Late This Wk Or Early Next Wk – Sources

Romanian President Traian Basescu will summon parliament parties for consultations most likely late this week or early next week, sources with the president’s office told MEDIAFAX on Monday.

Romanian Parties React To President’s Consultation Proposal

Representatives of Romanian parliament parties commented Friday on President Traian Basescu’s statements that he would call parties for consultations if seven million people vote in the referendum and six million vote in favor of his proposed system.

Romanian President To Consult Parliament Parties If Referendum Succeeds

Romania’s president Traian Basescu said Thursday evening on Realitatea TV that if seven million people vote in the referendum and six million vote in favor of his proposed system, he would call for consultations with parliament parties.

Romanian Interior Min Says President Uses Secret Services For Political Purposes

Romania’s interior minister Cristian David said Wednesday that there is bonding between Romania’s intelligence services and President Traian Basescu, who uses information from the services for his own political purposes.

Romanian PM Says President Plans Velvet Dictatorship

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday that President Basescu’s decision to appeal to the Constitutional Court the law on uninominal voting for which the government took responsibility reflects the head of state’s plans for a “velvet dictatorship” in Romania.

Romania’s President Takes Uninominal Voting Law Up With Constitutional Court

Romania’s President Traian Basescu appealed Wednesday with the Constitutional Court the law on the uninominal voting system for which the government assumed responsibility in Parliament.

Romania’s Pres Urges Lawmakers To Re-Examine Law On Criminal Procedure Code

Romania‘s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that he submitted to the lawmakers the request to re-examine the law approving Government emergency Ordinance 60/2006 amending the Criminal Procedure Code and other laws.

Romanian Pres: Amendments To Criminal Code Offer A Way Out To Probed Politicians

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said that, if promoted, the current version of the Criminal Procedure Code would have offered a way out to a series of politicians investigated in connection with criminal activities, as one of the provisions said probes could not last for more than six months.

Romania’s PM Blasts President Over Uninominal Voting System

Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said President Traian Basescu refused to promulgate the law on the uninominal voting system, for which the government assumed responsibility in Parliament, as he only wants things to work out the way he likes, and stressed that the system he proposed is "an attempt to reinstate dictatorship in Romania."

Romanian President Criticizes Govt Over Lack Of Action Against Energy Wise Guys

Romania’s President Traian Basescu criticized the government Tuesday for not having done anything against the “wise guys” in the energy sector, who are still paying $25/kilowatt and sell it for "$80-$90" to household and corporate consumers.

Romanian Pres Says Will Read Letters From Chamber Speaker After Referendum

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday said he did not have a chance yet to open the letters sent by Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu, adding he will read them after November 26.

President Traian Basescu Attends Ceremony In SE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu attended Saturday morning, in Constanta town, southeastern Romania, the event celebrating 135 years since the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy was founded.

Romanian President Establishes New Connection With People

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday in Romania’s southeastern city of Constanta, that "his hotline was the only solution to communicate with people," beside his website, and stressed that 11,500 calls were registered during one day.

Romanian President Says Country Should Be Ready To Lose Small Parties

Romania’s president Traian Basescu said Friday in an interview for the public radio station that the country must be ready to eliminate small political parties from parliament, as the current political situation proves a minority can blackmail the majority.

Romanian President Opens Hotline – Paper

Romania’s president Traian Basescu launched, as promised, communication media alternative to the press, and opened a hotline, daily "Gandul" reported.