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EDITORIAL

The dunces – Sorin Rosca Stanescu – Ziua – read here -
“New ghost is haunting the media and striking back to the whole society: the rich journalist. The pretext of it is Bogdan Chirieac, a so-called case. They claim a journalist is not a journalist anymore if he is wealthy. It is now Bogdan Chirieac's turn to be pointed to and ritually sacrificed in the public square for something as dreadful as making a fortune. How can one be a journalist, if one isn't poor ? How can one get, apart from wages, money by capitalizing shares in the media field ? How can one be equal to the scholars, the great actors or sportsmen, to all those who have substantial gains due to their authorship rights ? Another dramatic dilemma fetched by the same ghost sounds like this: how can one be a rich journalist and also gain by doing business that has got nothing to do with the press ? And the fourth foolish thing has reached the market on the same occasion: Is a businessman who has got contracts with state companies honest ? I will be explaining the reasons for my belief that the makers of this ghost haunting the media and the Romanian society are dunces”.

POLITICS

SRI versus SIE – Andrei Ghiciusca – Ziua – read here -
“Romania is arresting international attention once again due to new scandal. Yesterday's electronic edition of Italian daily Il Secolo XIX published a piece of news claiming Romania houses an Al-Queda training camp. According to the publication, Italian investigators intercepted a conversation between two terrorist suspects, mentioning such Al-Queda training camps in Romania, where those who aspire to become Jihad fighters are taught how to make and use explosive devices“.

Italians asked for flexibility – Adrian Ilie – Ziua – read here -
“Sorin Frunzaverde, a vice president of the PD (Democrat Party), met yesterday with Daniel Mancini, Italy's ambassador in Bucharest. It was one of the Italian diplomacy's attempts to do away with Romanian politicians' fears for the status of Romanians in Italy”.

Italy on Foreign Ministry's black list – A.L.M. – Ziua – read here -
“The Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has put Italy on the list of states for which there are travel warnings. Italy is thus joining countries like Bulgaria, Costa Rice, Iran and Mexico”.

Romanian PM: Cioroianu will continue as minister – Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -
“The Romanian PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced yesterday that he had talked to the foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu last Monday, without demanding him to resign and even without approaching such an issue. When asked if he was to do some more talking with the foreign minister on his latest statements, the PM reminded that minister Cioroianu had apologized for his words. He mentioned the subject was closed as far as he was concerned, adding the minister was to settle serious difficulties, mainly the situation of the Romanians in Italy”.

LATEST

Isarescu: Structural reforms must progress – Gabi Moroianu – Ziua – read here -
“Economy policies need consolidation, even if there comes a long electoral period, so that we can avoid s correction from the market, given the international volatility and the growing foreign misbalance. Mugur Isarescu, a governor of the BNR (National Bank of Romania), said yesterday during budget and finance parliamentary committees' debate on the 2008 budget project”.