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Romanian President Replies To Senate Head’s Open Letter

14:28, 12 Mai 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu sent a letter Tuesday to social democrat leader and Senate chairman Mircea Geoana regarding the debates on the legal codes.

Crin Antonescu Announced Official Liberal Candidate For Romanian Presidency

13:56, 09 Mai 2009
The Standing Delegation of the Romanian Liberal Party (PNL), assembled Saturday, appointed Party leader Crin Antonescu the Liberal candidate in the presidential elections this fall, with 175-3 votes.

Reform Is Needed In High School Curricula – Romanian Pres

19:49, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday on national radio station RRA, that the number of classes in high schools needs to be decreased, and this means many teachers will lose their jobs, "because a large percentage of teachers are of poor quality."

Romanian Liberals To Challenge Senate Head’s CSAT Vice Presidency

14:25, 05 Mai 2009
The Romanian National Liberal Party will challenge, at the Constitutional Court, Government Emergency Ordinance 224 allowing Senate president Mircea Geoana to become vice president of the High Council for National Defense, said liberal MP George Scutaru.

Romanian President Calls On Govt To Reflect More On Decentralization Decree

11:51, 25 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Saturday that governing parties should “reflect more” on the emergency decree the government passed and which allows the swift replacement of heads of decentralized services.

Romanian President Calls For Reexamination Of Magistrates’ Statute

13:12, 24 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu sent the Parliament Friday a request for the reexamination of amendments to the law on the statute of judges and prosecutors, saying that the European Commission would file a negative report if magistrates are allowed to occupy positions without a contest.

Romanian President: We Must Not Abandon Those Who Speak Our Language

18:03, 14 Apr. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday, in his address to Parliament, that we must not abandon those who speak our own language, stressing Romania has no intention whatsoever to lay claim to past territories or contest the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova.

Romanian Social Democrat Leader Is Party’s Best Presidential Candidate

10:46, 01 Apr. 2009
Romanian social democrat Adrian Nastase said Tuesday that party president Mircea Geoana would make the party’s best candidate for the presidential elections, reckoning that if he is to win, he must leave no impression of a “deal” with Traian Basescu.

Romanian Pres Expects IMF Support For Reforms

18:26, 24 Mart. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday the stance of the International Monetary Fund IMF was by far more relaxed than his attitude in demanding the Government to make more aggresive reforms.

Romanian President To Find Solutions For Austrian Investors On Local Mkt

10:41, 23 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday morning that he is going on his official visit to Vienna determined to find solutions for Austrian investors on the Romanian market, to the best interest of both parties.

Elisabeta Lipa Takes Helm Of Romanian Rowing Federation

17:57, 14 Mart. 2009
Romania’s former Olympic and world champion Elisabeta Lipa was elected president of the Romanian Rowing Federation within the General Meeting on Saturday at the "Sydney 2000" Olympic Center in Izvorani, near capital city Bucharest.

Former Romanian PM Finds Running For President ‘Only Natural’

16:16, 12 Mart. 2009
Former Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said it is “only natural” that he should run for president, as he is the only one experienced in dealing directly with current president Traian Basescu.

Romanian President Confident Poland Will Solve Crulic Case

15:43, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday in Warsaw, after the meeting with Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski, that he is convinced Polish justice will solve the case involving Romanian citizen Claudiu Crulic’s death.

Romanian President To Discuss Econ Crisis, Energy Security In Warsaw

11:21, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday before leaving for Warsaw, Poland, that discussion topics with Poland will include the economic crisis, energy security and the common EU agriculture policy.

Romania Could Hold Presidential Elections Before Dec 15 –PM

08:49, 01 Mart. 2009
Romania could hold presidential elections before Dec 15 this year, when the president’s five-year term expires, and the head of state can be invested by Parliament afterward, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Saturday.

President Of Romania’s Lottery Dismissed

09:49, 17 Feb. 2009
Liliana Minca was dismissed from the positions of president and general manager of the Romanian Lottery, and Gheorghe Benea was designated by the Democratic Liberal Party to replace her, sources within the Finance Ministry told MEDIAFAX.

Romanians Subject To Discrimination By Magyar Auth In C Romania –President

09:52, 12 Feb. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu warned the government on Wednesday that there Romanians are often subject to discrimination in the counties of Harghita and Covasna, central Romania, where the mayors are Hungarians.

Romanian Pres Asks Govt To Settle Sterling’s Black Sea Exploitation Issue

19:46, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu asked Wednesday the Government to settle the issue regarding the blocks in the Black Sea that are exploited by Canada’s Sterling Resources.

Romanian Pres Wants Clean Secretaries Of State

19:27, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Wednesday, at the ceremony in which the interior minister was sworn in, that "there are controversial secretaries of state," adding two secretaries of sate are mentioned in debates on connections with the oil segment.

Romanian Pres Deplores Alleged Media Campaign Against Govt

19:25, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu accused mass-media company owners of trying to discredit the state’s authorities and asked the government counter this thesis through its actions.

Romanian Pres Signs Decrees Appointing Dan Nica Deputy Premier, Interior Min

15:34, 11 Feb. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu Wednesday signed the decrees appointing Dan Nica interior minister and deputy prime minister.

Magyars Protest Against Romania’s Govt Policy In Chief Appointments – Mayor

18:09, 08 Feb. 2009
Antal Arpad, former deputy of the Magyar Democratic Union In Romania and mayor of Sfantu Gheorghe, said Sunday the Magyars’ protest in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, meant to express disapproval with the Government’s desire to split 50-50% the leadership positions in Covasna.

ICJ Ruling Does Romania Justice – President

14:30, 03 Feb. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary that the ruling of the International Court in The Hague does Romania justice in the maritime delimitation dispute with Ukraine, adding the ruling is a great success of the Romanian Foreign Ministry.

Romanian Press Passes Law On Nationalized Houses

20:24, 30 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu Friday passed the law on nationalized houses, initiated by former conservative leader Dan Voiculescu, after saying Monday evening he no longer has any means of going against the normative act.

Romanian Liberal VP Could Run For President In Fall

14:21, 30 Ian. 2009
Romanian National Liberal Party vice-president Crin Antonescu told MEDIAFAX Friday that he will run for the presidency of the party only if there is a congress called in March, adding that if the congress is postponed, he will not run for president of Romania either.

Romanian SSIF Broker Frowns On Securities Regulator Measures

11:49, 30 Ian. 2009
The decision of Romanian Securities Commission CNVM to temporary suspend the operations of local brokerage company SSIF Broker Cluj-Napoca (BRK.RO) and the company’s shares from trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange are deemed exaggerated and the reasons grounding the decision are “puerile,” the company’s president Petru Prunea said Friday.

Romanian President Wants State Budget Adopted Thursday – Union Leader

09:59, 29 Ian. 2009
Marius Petcu, head of National Confederation of Free Trade Unions in Romania - CNSLR Fratia said Wednesday that Romanian President Traian Basescu explicitly asked for the 2009 state budget to be adopted Thursday.

Unionists Ask Romanian Pres Not To Interfere In Negotiations With Govt

20:57, 28 Ian. 2009
Union leaders asked Romanian President Traian Basescu to no longer interfere in the negotiations between the Government and the social partners, head of the unions CNSLR Fratia and BNS said at the end of the meeting on Wednesday.

Romanian Govt’s Grace Period Ends With Presentation Of Budget – President

10:18, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said late Monday on public television that the grace period he grants the center-left coalition government ends with the presentation of the 2009 state budget draft.

Romanian President To Pass Law On Nationalized Houses On Friday

10:10, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening on the national television station he will pass on Friday the law on nationalized houses, as he no longer has any means of going against the normative act, and added the Government must closely follow the corrections it can make.

Romanian President’s Second Mandate Depends On Coalition Govt Results

09:52, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu publicly admitted he had told democrat liberal leaders a month ago that unless the Government has results and curb the effects of the economic crisis on Romanians, he will not run for a new term as president.

Romanian Social Democrat Nastase Reserved On Running For President In 2009

12:52, 26 Ian. 2009
The head of the Social Democratic Party’s national council, Adrian Nastase, said Monday he is currently reserved in plans to run for president later this year, as the party “has a secondary position in a government and ruling alliance coordinated and controlled by [President] Traian Basescu".

Romanians Celebrate 150 Years Since Union Of Romanian Principalities

16:00, 24 Ian. 2009
Romania’s northeastern city of Iasi hosted Saturday morning the ceremony celebrating 150 years since the de facto Union of Wallachia and Moldavia into the Principality of Romania on January 24, 1859 under union leader Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

I Hope Econ Crisis Won’t Affect Justice – Romanian President

11:00, 08 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday he hopes the justice system won’t have to suffer from the economic crisis, adding judges will have to find solutions to the moral crisis, if such a crisis exists.

Romanian Pres, PM Discuss Gas Crisis

20:54, 07 Ian. 2009
Romania can overcome the gas crisis is the outer temperature does not drop below minus 15 degrees Celsius or if there are no malfunctions in the system, said Romanian prime minister Emil Boc, confirming that he has talked with president Traian Basescu regarding the cease of gas imports.

Romanian Suspect Linked To Chad President’s Son Murder Remains Under Arrest

18:12, 29 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Supreme Court on Monday decided that Marin Cioroianu, former member of the Foreign Legion accused of being involved in the murder of the Chad President’s eldest son, is to remain under arrest until his extradition to French custody.

People Throw Coins At Former Romanian Pres During Commemoration Of Revolution Heroes

13:52, 21 Dec. 2008
Romania’s former president Ion Iliescu encountered hostility on Sunday during the commemoration of the heroes of the 1989 Revolution, as people started to throw coins at the former head of state.

Romanian President To Attend Meeting On New Cabinet Nominees

10:50, 17 Dec. 2008
The takeover of the next Government’s ministries by members of the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberal Party might take place at the presidential Cotroceni Palace and might be attended by the president and by three people from the two political partners.

Romanian Pres Was Wrong To Appoint Stolojan PM, “The Man Is Ill” – Nastase

13:07, 15 Dec. 2008
Head of the National Council of Romania’s Social Democratic Party, Adrian Nastase, said the decision of President Traian Basescu to appoint Teodor Stolojan for the prime minister office was not a good decision, as “the man is ill”.

Romania To Have New Govt By Dec 22 – President

19:27, 12 Dec. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu told journalists Friday the country will have a new Government by December 22, after the hearings of the ministers of the new Cabinet by the special parliamentary committees on December 20 and 21.