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EDITORIAL

Two ballots in two polling stations – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -
“The fact that, at the President's request, the referendum on the uninominal vote is scheduled to take place the very day the election of MEPs is due is disadvantageous to all those involved in these processes: politicians, administration, ordinary people. This simultaneity of two important issues brings no advantage to anyone. It doesn't even favor the "Basescu & Co.", as the latter's only concern is to get direct democracy replace representative democracy”.

POLITICS

President Basescu attends PSD reunion – Cristian Andrei & Adrian Ilie – Ziua – read here -
“The President of Romania Traian Basescu did something that stunned the PSD (Social-Democrat Party) yesterday: he attended the party's reunion and launch of candidates to run in the elections on MEPs, although the Presidency spokesman had announced he wouldn't attend because of a busy schedule. A few days before President Basescu had attended the launch of candidates from the PD (Democrat Party). As for the Liberal Democrat Party, he had just promised support for the campaign“.

LATEST

Romania supports Nabucco – Anca Hriban – Ziua – read here -
“Yesterday the President of Romania Traian Basescu told Jozias van Aartsen, the European Commission's coordinator for the Nabucco oil pipeline, that Romania was willing to support this project”.

Romania as target – George Damian – Ziua – read here -
“The US President has warned Europe is in urgent needs of a US missile shield to protect its allies, including Bulgaria and Romania, against possible attacks from Iran. In the speech he delivered in the US National Defense University, Bush said by 2015 Teheran was likely to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile able to reach the US and Europe. The US official also mentioned in Washington that such a device could be used for attacks against the US allies within the NATO such as Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and possibly Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. The US intends to place elements of the anti-missile shield in Europe for protection against attacks by Iran and North Korea. Russia is dismissing the US project, taking the latter for a threat against its security (...)”.

Ford gives Romania 6 months to limber EU – Florian Bichir – Ziua – read here -
“During the press conference he held yesterday when ending his mandate, Sebastian Vladescu, a state secretary in the Romanian Ministry of Finance, said Ford wanted to start work in Automobile Craiova next spring and therefore the company needed the European Commission's consent by March-April 2008, which Sebastian Vladescu, also a president of the privatization company, described as deadline”.