Friday, September 07, 2007
Surgery ahead for President Basescu
The President of Romania Traian Basescu is to undergo a thyroide gland surgery. Presidency spokesman Valeriu Turcan announces by press release that a team of doctors is going to proceed to the surgery in the Military Hospital, Bucharest, the following days.
The surgery will not disturb the President's schedule, as it is an ordinary one the Presidents has asked to undergo. There is also mentioned that Presidency Administration is going to inform both press and public opinion regularly, every time news comes up.
A.I.
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
PD to be investigated for false signatures
-- Deputy Nati Meir is to go to the National Anti-Corruption Department next Tuesday and provide details about the signature list drawn by the PD (Democrat Party) to prove support for a bill against the government.
It is to be reminded that just a few days before the parliamentary term was over, the PD, with support from the PLD (Liberal-Democrat Party), initiated a bill to overthrow the Tariceanu Cabinet. As there weren't enough adepts, the Democrats asked some independent MPs for support signatures in exchange to certain advantages. One such deputy is Nati Meir. A few days later he complained about the Democrats' double language, accusing them of bribe. More exactly, he was asking that the Prosecutor's Officer should investigate on Democrat leaders Emil Boc and Adriean Videanu for bribe. He commented: "When I signed for the bill, they proposed I should head the list of the PD branch in Tulcea for next elections. But Emil Boc took it back after a fortnight".
Presently the independent deputy announced in the Chamber of Deputies that he was leaving the PD parliamentary group. There were more MPs who claimed on the PD list there were false support signatures.
Liliana Ionescu
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
It is to be reminded that just a few days before the parliamentary term was over, the PD, with support from the PLD (Liberal-Democrat Party), initiated a bill to overthrow the Tariceanu Cabinet. As there weren't enough adepts, the Democrats asked some independent MPs for support signatures in exchange to certain advantages. One such deputy is Nati Meir. A few days later he complained about the Democrats' double language, accusing them of bribe. More exactly, he was asking that the Prosecutor's Officer should investigate on Democrat leaders Emil Boc and Adriean Videanu for bribe. He commented: "When I signed for the bill, they proposed I should head the list of the PD branch in Tulcea for next elections. But Emil Boc took it back after a fortnight".
Presently the independent deputy announced in the Chamber of Deputies that he was leaving the PD parliamentary group. There were more MPs who claimed on the PD list there were false support signatures.
Liliana Ionescu
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
CNSAS fails to check on high clergy by September 12
Because of the quorum missing in yesterday's meeting of the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archive), a decision was impossible to reach and therefore there was neither any verdict on some high clergymen's past. Only 6 of the 11 members of the CNSAS board were present. They others didn't attend for family reasons or because they hadn't been announced about the meeting. The CNSAS has thus failed to express clear verdicts on all the Holy Synod members by September 12, when a new Patriarch is to be elected. (...)
Dinescu points to interference
Mircea Dinescu looked disappointed after the meeting and he mentioned pressure from politicians and from the Romanian Patriarchy as well. "We can't reach decisions because some are more influenced by the phone calls they get from politicians and from Patriarchy", he commented.
According to this CNSAS member, there is no chance that one decision on a high clergyman should be reached by September 12. Still he added decisions on such records would be made later on.
The CNSAS members are to meet next Tuesday, but no decision will be reached so that it won't influence the election of the future Patriarch. The CNSAS is to check on the elected Patriarch's past in order to do away with any doubts about his personality.
Cristian Andrei
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
Dinescu points to interference
Mircea Dinescu looked disappointed after the meeting and he mentioned pressure from politicians and from the Romanian Patriarchy as well. "We can't reach decisions because some are more influenced by the phone calls they get from politicians and from Patriarchy", he commented.According to this CNSAS member, there is no chance that one decision on a high clergyman should be reached by September 12. Still he added decisions on such records would be made later on.
The CNSAS members are to meet next Tuesday, but no decision will be reached so that it won't influence the election of the future Patriarch. The CNSAS is to check on the elected Patriarch's past in order to do away with any doubts about his personality.
Cristian Andrei
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
Senator Dan Voiculescu resigns
-- Senator Dan Voiculescu, a president of the PC (Conservative Party), resigned yesterday, claiming it was because of his "powerlessness to keep his promises to the electorate".
In yesterday's press conference the PC leader mentioned he wouldn't exist the stage of politics and he also added he would continue to head the Romanian Conservatives. He argued that he would be more dedicated to his party and to the preparations for the election of MEPs in Romania. He claimed his resignation had nothing to do with the National Anti Corruption Department's criminal cases against him or to the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archive) decision, according to which he had been a collaborator of the political police under the Communist regime.
He argued it would be "dishonest" of him to continue his activity as a MP, after failing to promote initiatives on the making of a solidarity fund for the Romanian retired and on support for the tenants of houses confiscated by the Communists. He pleaded as follows: "Please believe me that, after my short career as a MP, the praising for me would be scarce".
He announced he was resigning right after meeting with the Social-Democrats' leader Mircea Geoana yesterday morning. The Social-Democrats promised to support three of the four projects the Conservatives are promoting: the cut on the value added tax for basic food products, support for the tenants of houses confiscated under the Communist regime and the 0 tax on reinvested profit. (...)
Raluca Papadopol
Ziua Vineri 7 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
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