Metropolitan Chatedral – Iasi – This Cathedral was builded in two etapes (first between 1833-1839, the second respectively between 1880-1888). Is famous for the annual pilgrimage at the holly bones of Christian Saint Parascheva.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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Metropolitan Chatedral – Iasi – This Cathedral was builded in two etapes (first between 1833-1839, the second respectively between 1880-1888). Is famous for the annual pilgrimage at the holly bones of Christian Saint Parascheva.
Putin-Basescu scenario
The Russian President's announcement that he might become a PM after the presidential elections in March 2008 has bewildered the whole world. The tough man in Kremlin will go on ruling the Russian Federation as PM by placing an obedient President. An idea such as Romania's slide towards totalitarianism of the Russian kind has recently been analyzed in Bucharest. Sorin Rosca Stanescu mentioned a hypothesis such as President Basescu turning into a PM. The ex Romanian President Emil Constantinescu and Doina Cornea have also accused the Romanian President of authoritarian tendencies resembling those of Vladimir Putin.
ZIUA prediction on Basescu-Putin
In his editorial published in September 15 and titled 'The deadly shift', Sorin Rosca Stanescu opined that Traian Basescu would give up presidency to become a PM and thus attain his goals. He was arguing as follows: "Traian Basescu has got a solution that may turn into a lethal weapon for his political adversary, given the approaching elections. It consists in a surprising shift in the President-government relations. Traian Basescu can practically announce that he is no longer joining the electoral confrontation for the 2009 presidential elections because of striking back to the leadership over a coalition made up of the PD (Democrat Party) and the PLD (Liberal Democrat Party) and aspiring to the PM job, whereas presidency would go to Theodor Stolojan. Not only that such a solution would really confuse the other parties, but it would also be lethal to them due to the final score. This may provide comfortable majority to the present presidential coalition and reliable political support to the future government. Not last, it may be Traian Basescu's chance to get himself reloaded for his second mandate as President, in 2014". There was also the idea that Theodor Stolojan might reach Cotroceni Palace: "Given these, the solution considered in the Cotroceni political lab, the second great shift between Traian Basescu and Theodor Stolojan, is not only spectacular and surprising, but also realistic. It is a play typical of Traian Basescu. If he gets to head the PD again, Traian Basescu will manage to restore discipline in his party, do away with the rebels and those who drew criminal cases for themselves and be a firm ruler, persuading the party into rejecting the idea of sharing work and success with the PLD. The pride of the PLD would be satisfied with a candidate to Presidency in the person of Theodor Stolojan".
Constantinescu's accusation: Basescu is Putin's clone
In September 16 the ex Romanian President Emil Constantinescu claimed in an interview to Mediafax Agency that the Basescu regime was a parody of the Putin regime, as the Romanian President was controlled by the secret services wishing to coordinate Romania economically and politically. (...)
Doina Cornea: Basescu causes separation
In her interview to ZIUA in September 22, Doina Cornea commented: "In my opinion, Basescu is a politician who, by his moves, makes us all feel insecure. His attitude has even managed to separate the Magyars. He dismembered everything on his way, starting with the National Christian-Democrat Party, my party, when he dismembered the Ciorbea government. When he was a minister of transport, he used to say Romania didn't need highways and this is how a lot of time was wasted. Now it is him who criticizes the government for not building enough highways, as if they could be built in one single day. How come he dares criticize the government for this ? It is only the intriguers and immoral people who use such means. I am sorry I have to say such things".
L.P., A.M.L. & G.D.
Ziua tuesday 2 october 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
ZIUA prediction on Basescu-Putin
In his editorial published in September 15 and titled 'The deadly shift', Sorin Rosca Stanescu opined that Traian Basescu would give up presidency to become a PM and thus attain his goals. He was arguing as follows: "Traian Basescu has got a solution that may turn into a lethal weapon for his political adversary, given the approaching elections. It consists in a surprising shift in the President-government relations. Traian Basescu can practically announce that he is no longer joining the electoral confrontation for the 2009 presidential elections because of striking back to the leadership over a coalition made up of the PD (Democrat Party) and the PLD (Liberal Democrat Party) and aspiring to the PM job, whereas presidency would go to Theodor Stolojan. Not only that such a solution would really confuse the other parties, but it would also be lethal to them due to the final score. This may provide comfortable majority to the present presidential coalition and reliable political support to the future government. Not last, it may be Traian Basescu's chance to get himself reloaded for his second mandate as President, in 2014". There was also the idea that Theodor Stolojan might reach Cotroceni Palace: "Given these, the solution considered in the Cotroceni political lab, the second great shift between Traian Basescu and Theodor Stolojan, is not only spectacular and surprising, but also realistic. It is a play typical of Traian Basescu. If he gets to head the PD again, Traian Basescu will manage to restore discipline in his party, do away with the rebels and those who drew criminal cases for themselves and be a firm ruler, persuading the party into rejecting the idea of sharing work and success with the PLD. The pride of the PLD would be satisfied with a candidate to Presidency in the person of Theodor Stolojan".
Constantinescu's accusation: Basescu is Putin's clone
In September 16 the ex Romanian President Emil Constantinescu claimed in an interview to Mediafax Agency that the Basescu regime was a parody of the Putin regime, as the Romanian President was controlled by the secret services wishing to coordinate Romania economically and politically. (...)
Doina Cornea: Basescu causes separation
In her interview to ZIUA in September 22, Doina Cornea commented: "In my opinion, Basescu is a politician who, by his moves, makes us all feel insecure. His attitude has even managed to separate the Magyars. He dismembered everything on his way, starting with the National Christian-Democrat Party, my party, when he dismembered the Ciorbea government. When he was a minister of transport, he used to say Romania didn't need highways and this is how a lot of time was wasted. Now it is him who criticizes the government for not building enough highways, as if they could be built in one single day. How come he dares criticize the government for this ? It is only the intriguers and immoral people who use such means. I am sorry I have to say such things".
L.P., A.M.L. & G.D.
Ziua tuesday 2 october 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
Misinformation
The documents proving the SRI (Romanian Secret Service) did political police action were falsified. Yesterday it was the same Mugur Ciuvica, a head of the Group for Political Investigations, who produced the 'authentic' documents, bearing the signature of the SRI chief accompanied by the direction that they should be provided to the Romanian President.
According to Mugur Ciuvica, it was the SRI chief 
Radu Timofte who consented and the documents were sent to President Traian Basescu. Sergiu Medar, formerly a chief of the National Security Department and also a presidency adviser, knows nothing about these reports.
And there is also the fact that, apart from the two documents, Mugur Ciuvica fetched another two: one on "intention of the Social-Democrat Party to replace Victor Ponta as secretary of the Chamber of Deputies" and the other one, dated October 21, 2005, regarding "certain intentions of the National Liberal Party". The documents were also meant for the Inspectorate for Constitution Protection and Economic Security in the SRI, a department that "identifies and evaluates local and regional risks with possible influences or determinations on Romania's national security".
The SRI postponed the presentation of the report to the parliamentary committee. Ion Stan, a member of the latter committee and formerly a head of it, claims it is about misinformation plotted by foreign secret services. As for Mugur Ciuvica, he claims he has produced the authentic documents because the SRI didn't admit the their authenticity and President Basescu didn't take distance from political police action. (...)
Radu Stroe, head of the parliamentary committee of control over the SRI: "I'm dreaded !"
"Reading the materials from the Group for Political Investigations, I am seized with dread, if these things are real. I thought it was an accident, but I see things are getting complicated. The new information unveiled casts a different light on the whole case. And a mere report from the SRI can no longer be enough for the committee. I am waiting to see the documents from the Group for Political Investigations. Yesterday they called the committee to say they wanted to hand us the authentic materials".
Social-Democrat deputy Victor Ponta: "Not a serious thing"
"This is not a serious thing, since the great news on replacing me was in the press. I don't know if the SRI or someone else monitors the press. That famous information on myself being sacked as a secretary was in the whole press then, there was nothing secret. In my opinion, this is just a continuation of the battle between the National Liberal Party and the SRI and I can't understand while I am involved in it". (...)
Doru Dragomir, Razvan Gheorghe & Marius Batca
Ziua tuesday 2 october 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
According to Mugur Ciuvica, it was the SRI chief 
Radu Timofte who consented and the documents were sent to President Traian Basescu. Sergiu Medar, formerly a chief of the National Security Department and also a presidency adviser, knows nothing about these reports.And there is also the fact that, apart from the two documents, Mugur Ciuvica fetched another two: one on "intention of the Social-Democrat Party to replace Victor Ponta as secretary of the Chamber of Deputies" and the other one, dated October 21, 2005, regarding "certain intentions of the National Liberal Party". The documents were also meant for the Inspectorate for Constitution Protection and Economic Security in the SRI, a department that "identifies and evaluates local and regional risks with possible influences or determinations on Romania's national security".
The SRI postponed the presentation of the report to the parliamentary committee. Ion Stan, a member of the latter committee and formerly a head of it, claims it is about misinformation plotted by foreign secret services. As for Mugur Ciuvica, he claims he has produced the authentic documents because the SRI didn't admit the their authenticity and President Basescu didn't take distance from political police action. (...)
Radu Stroe, head of the parliamentary committee of control over the SRI: "I'm dreaded !"
"Reading the materials from the Group for Political Investigations, I am seized with dread, if these things are real. I thought it was an accident, but I see things are getting complicated. The new information unveiled casts a different light on the whole case. And a mere report from the SRI can no longer be enough for the committee. I am waiting to see the documents from the Group for Political Investigations. Yesterday they called the committee to say they wanted to hand us the authentic materials".
Social-Democrat deputy Victor Ponta: "Not a serious thing"
"This is not a serious thing, since the great news on replacing me was in the press. I don't know if the SRI or someone else monitors the press. That famous information on myself being sacked as a secretary was in the whole press then, there was nothing secret. In my opinion, this is just a continuation of the battle between the National Liberal Party and the SRI and I can't understand while I am involved in it". (...)
Doru Dragomir, Razvan Gheorghe & Marius Batca
Ziua tuesday 2 october 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
Mircea Geoana bit Cotroceni bait
The PSD (Social-Democrat Party) wants a national union government, but there have been no talks with the PD (Democrat Party). The PSD president 
Mircea Geoana said it yesterday while talking to some retired Romanians in Bragadiru.
He claimed that, in case the bill against the government passed, there were three possibilities available: a left government, a right government or a multi-party one. He claimed he hadn't talked to the Democrats about it a day before when the new Patriarch had been enthroned.
He didn't even deny a possibility such as future government headed by the same PM, that is Liberal Calin-Popescu Tariceanu, but he argued that the present government was not an option. He commented he wasn't sure about a PSD-PD government to emerge and he neither denied the idea of a national union government to be grounded on this nucleus. He explained: "I can't picture a PSD-PD government. But if the PSD and the PD provide parliamentary support to a government made of members from more parties, this is a different thing".
Ion Iliescu: "A fanciful idea"
Ion Iliescu, an honorary president of the party, described Traian Basescu's idea about a national union government as "a fanciful, unrealistic idea lacking grounds".
Marko Bela, a leader of the Democrat Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), is against the idea too, claiming such a solution is needed only at times of crisis, which is not the case in today's Romania. He commented: "A national union government is needed at times of crisis when, regardless of the doctrine, one must give a hand and settle the crisis".
Roxana Andronic & Razvan Gheorghe
Ziua tuesday 2 octombrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
Mircea Geoana said it yesterday while talking to some retired Romanians in Bragadiru.He claimed that, in case the bill against the government passed, there were three possibilities available: a left government, a right government or a multi-party one. He claimed he hadn't talked to the Democrats about it a day before when the new Patriarch had been enthroned.
He didn't even deny a possibility such as future government headed by the same PM, that is Liberal Calin-Popescu Tariceanu, but he argued that the present government was not an option. He commented he wasn't sure about a PSD-PD government to emerge and he neither denied the idea of a national union government to be grounded on this nucleus. He explained: "I can't picture a PSD-PD government. But if the PSD and the PD provide parliamentary support to a government made of members from more parties, this is a different thing".
Ion Iliescu: "A fanciful idea"
Ion Iliescu, an honorary president of the party, described Traian Basescu's idea about a national union government as "a fanciful, unrealistic idea lacking grounds".Marko Bela, a leader of the Democrat Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), is against the idea too, claiming such a solution is needed only at times of crisis, which is not the case in today's Romania. He commented: "A national union government is needed at times of crisis when, regardless of the doctrine, one must give a hand and settle the crisis".
Roxana Andronic & Razvan Gheorghe
Ziua tuesday 2 octombrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
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