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Romanian President: IMF Follow-Up Deal To Enable Continued Reforms

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday that the new deal with the International Monetary Fund is "precautionary" and its purpose is continuing reforms, with international financial assistance.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian President Pushes For Technocrat PM

Romanian President Traian Basescu told local democrat liberal leaders in a meeting Tuesday evening they need to convince lawmakers the country needs a technocrat for prime minster, sources at the meeting told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Magistrates Council Elects New President

Romanian judge Horatius Dumbrava on Friday was elected High Council of Magistrates (CSM) president with 15 votes in favor and three votes against.

Romanian President Accuses Opposition Of Pushing Romania Off Track

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on public radio the opposition’s goal is for the country to derail so that businessmen that are behind opposition leader can rebuild their fortunes affected by the crisis.

Romanian President Criticizes Country’s Justice System

Romanian President Traian Basescu suggested some of the members of the High Council of Magistrates who think they are above everyone else are responsible for “the harm done to Romania.”

Romanian President Denounces Roma Bill – Financial Times

Romanian President Traian Basescu said he will refuse to sign into law a bill renaming the country’s Roma minority internally as “gypsies”, the Financial Times reported online Monday.

Romanian President Optimistic About Country’s Economic Outlook

Romanian President Traian Basescu said on public television late Wednesday he is optimistic about the country’s economic outlook adding Romania has avoided derailments and is on its way to recovery.

Romanian President Hails Govt Decision On Child Rearing Benefits

Romanian President Traian Basescu said on public television late Wednesday the solution found by the Government for the issue of child rearing benefits and parental leave is good because it brings together all possible options.

Romanian President To Attend Govt Meeting On Wage Law, IMF Agreement, Schengen Accession

Romania’s President Traian Basescu has been invited to attend the Government meeting on Wednesday which will discuss the public sector wage law, the country’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund and Schengen accession.

Romanian President Upset That Education Reform Is Being Stalled

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public radio the Hungarian minority party is not the only one upset about the education bill, adding he too is upset the reform of the education system is being stalled.

Romanian President Says Govt Likely To Seek Conf Vote To Pass Public Wage Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu said he doesn’t think the country’s unitary pay law for the public sector will go through Parliament because it may get stuck there indefinitely and the Government will likely seek a confidence vote for its adoption.

Romanian President, PM To Discuss Fin Ministry Incentives Sunday

Romania’s President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc will meet Sunday to discuss the situation of bonuses at the Finance Ministry, following two days of protests among ministry and fiscal administration employees over unpaid incentives, Basescu told Pro TV in an interview Sunday.

Romanian Social Democrats Set To Impeach President Basescu If He Passes Pension Bill

Romanian social democrat head Victor Ponta told a press conference Thursday that social democrats will set off procedures to impeach Traian Basescu as president if he passes the country’s new pension bill.

Romanian President On Official Visit To Bulgaria

Romanian President Traian Basescu arrived Thursday in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where he is on official visit at the invitation of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.

Romanian President Defends Govt’s Austerity Policy, Says Further Action Needed

Romania cannot afford to pay wages for incompetent public servants and social aid to people claiming to be ill, when they just don’t want to work, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in a speech in Parliament.

Romania Should Reconsider Euro Adoption Calendar, President Says

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on public radio he thinks authorities should rethink the country’s euro adoption calendar, as the country has not yet resolved its structural deficits problem.

Romanian President Says Govt Has Progressed, Calls For Faster Pace In Reform

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on public radio he appreciates the Government’s progress and its austerity measures are the best political solution.

Romanian President Inspects Dam Works In Flood-Prone E Romania

Romania’s President Traian Basescu visited Tuesday the eastern village of Saucesti, which was heavily affected by floods earlier this summer, and urged constructors to finish works on the dam protecting the village by winter.

Romanian President Calls On Parliament To Reexamine Public-Private Partnership Law

Romania’s President Traian Basescu Friday sent to the Parliament a request to reexamine the law regulating the partnership between the public and the private sectors, saying that the Government emergency decree regarding public procurement contracts is more comprehensive than the law.

Romanian High Council Of Magistrates To Debate EC Justice Report In Sept

The Romanian High Council of Magistrates (CSM) specialized departments will analyze the EC justice report and, based on the analysis’ result, the institution will decide on the measures to be taken to remediate the problems emphasized by the EC, CSM president Florica Bejinaru said Thursday.

Romanian President Asks Govt To Push For Single Law Regulating Integrity Agency

Romanian President Traian Basescu urged the coalition government during the Cabinet meeting Wednesday to insist that Parliament adopts a single law regulating the National Integrity Agency, which is currently governed by rules stated in several laws.

Romanian President Heads Wednesday’s Govt Meeting

Romanian President Traian Basescu is heading the Government meeting Wednesday and people close to the matter have told MEDIAFAX one of the topics under discussion is the law on the National Integrity Agency.

Romania Will Draw Up Report To Clarify Issues Regarding Its Accession Commitments – President

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that Romania will draw up a report to clarify aspects regarding the country’s accession commitments and send it to the European Union member states and the European Commission.

President: EC Statement That Romania Breaches Accession Commitments Unacceptable

Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that the European Commission's claim that Romania breaches its accession commitments is “unacceptable,” adding Romania cannot take such an overstatement and calls for an “unbiased approach.”

Romanian President Challenges Constitutionality Of Revised National Integrity Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu challenged with the Constitutional Court the revised version of the law regulating the activity of the country’s National Integrity Agency (ANI), the Presidency said in a press release Tuesday.

President Basescu Expected To Arrive In Flood-Hit Neamt County, NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu is expected to arrive Saturday afternoon in northeastern county of Neamt, severely affected by widespread flooding.

Romanian Govt, President Agree To Restructure Public Bodies By September 1

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday that September 1 is the deadline agreed with President Traian Basescu by which the restructuration of state institutions must be completed.

President Says Romania Unable To Improve Things For Future Flood Prevention, Relief

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday said Romania has “no resources" to change things for the better and be ready to better cope with potential waves of floods in the future.

Romanian President Supervises Army Works On Temporary Bridge In NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu arrived Monday around noon in Dornesti, in the flood-hit northern Romanian Suceava county, to supervise works on a bridge over the local river built by the army.

Romanian President Returns To Flood-Hit NE Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu returned Sunday to the heavily flood-hit village of Saucesti, in northeastern Bacau county, which he previously visited Saturday.

Romanian President Calls For Reexamination Of Anticorruption Body Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the Parliament Wednesday to reexamine a recently adopted law regulating the country’s National Integrity Agency, whose powers have been weakened.

Romania To Cut All Pensions By 15%, Social Pensions Included – Tourism Min

All Romanian pensions will take a 15% cut, although exemptions for social pensions worth 350 lei (EUR1=RON4.1838) did come up during talks with Romania’s President Traian Basescu, the Minister of Regional Development and Tourism Elena Udrea told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Pensioners Picket Presidential Palace, Call On President To Resign Over Austerity Plan

Over 500 Romanian pensioners are picketing the presidential palace in Bucharest Wednesday and call on the president to resign over highly unpopular austerity measures he announced last week.

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.

Romanian President Says Benefits For Children, The Disabled Will Not Be Slashed

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Sunday, after talks with union federation leaders, that social benefits for children and people with disabilities will not be reduced, adding all other subsidies are further poised to “analysis, reduction or elimination.”

Romanian Unions Push For Differentiated Wage Cuts; President Opts For Linear Cuts

Romania’s five union federation leaders said Sunday, after a meeting with President Traian Basescu, that they called for differentiated salary cuts in the public sector, whereas the head of state opted for linear salary cuts.

Romanian President To Meet With Union Leaders Sunday

Romanian president Traian Basescu has invited the leaders of the country’s large union federations to talks at the presidential palace Sunday, after he announced drastic cuts in public sector wages and pensions.

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 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.