Friday, December 14, 2007
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EDITORIAL
Iuppiter Tonans – Zoe Petre – Ziua – read here -
“I am trying to understand why I am so furious at Mr. Basescu's attack against Mr. Cristian Parvulescu and his family. It is not the first of the kind: Mr. President has often insinuated something fishy about the relatives or friends of his enemies, some complicity he feels tempted to denounce. Part of the same cheap telenovela repertoire is the story with "I trusted him/her, but he/she disappointed me", which we have often heard in relation to Mr. President's terms with the prime minister or with his advisers whom he sacked. I am keeping under control my eagerness to see it truly face the dissatisfaction of the PD (Democrat Party). But the Parvulescu episode still seems to have gone too far...”.POLITICS
Justice minister's resignation is irrelevant to European Commission – Anca Hriban & Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -“Brussels sources reckon Bucharest attention is getting away from the most important objective, that is the fight against corruption, as perceived by the EU eye. There is also the fact that not only EU officials have expressed dissatisfaction in Brussels, but also the now angry officials of member states who have emphasized the need for a fight against Romanian corruption“.
Warnings from Brussels – D.E. – Ziua – read here -
“Romania should take greater efforts to consolidate its administrative capacity, improve macro-economic stability and proceed to a significant cut on excessive bureaucracy so that a better business environment would emerge. This is part of a recent report by the European Commission cited by Rompres. Romania will also have to modernize the labor market in order to catch up and meet the EU standards”.
'Chishinau affair', intelligence challenge for Romania – D.E. – Ziua – read here -“The expulsion of the two Romanian diplomats uncovers the flaws of Romania's intelligence services. The two Romanian diplomats now undesirable in the Moldovan Republic reached Romania yesterday afternoon, accompanied by several representatives of the Romanian Embassy in the Moldovan Republic”.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
* DAILY NEWS *
EDITORIAL
Three years of blah, blah... – Sorin Rosca Stanescu – Ziua – read here -
“The conclusions on Traian Basescu's 3-year reign look bad. Not even himself could make a positive account. Did he do this, no matter how disguised did he make his presidency look like, he could only mention his failing projects, which he would blame on the others. The words that describe these 3 years of reign best are the ones in the title. Three years of blah, blah...”.POLITICS
Constitutional Court: government's uninominal vote law is unconstitutional – Anca Hriban, Ovidiu Banches & Adrian Ilie – Ziua – read here -“The Constitutional Court announced yesterday that 3 norms in the uninominal vote law the Romanian government had taken responsibility for in the Parliament were unconstitutional. It is to be reminded that the Constitutional Court expressed view at the Romanian President's request“.
Government promises to obey current real estate prices – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -“Over 500 villas belonging to the RAAPPS (Self-governing Department for Administration of the State Heritage and Protocol) are going to be sold in the coming months. State official promise few of them are to be sold by direct negotiations. If there is no auction held, according to the controversial norms Romanian deputies passed recently, the government promises transparency instead, claiming authorities will take care that the villas should not be underpriced. Those state officials who live in such rented villas at present may not buy the houses by direct negotiations”.
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US pattern: crash and get away with it – Andrei Ghiciusca – Ziua – read here -“A Romanian woman is now in a Bucharest hospital because the Tico she was driving got under the wheels of a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by a representative of the United States Secret Service. It happened last Monday night on Aviatorilor Avenue in central Bucharest. According to the US Embassy to Romania, the author of the car crash is a representative of the United States Secret Service for fiscal fraud and cyber criminality”.
Moldovan Republic wages diplomatic war – Victor Roncea – Ziua – read here -“Chishinau authorities announced yesterday the opening of diplomatic war straight by expelling 2 Romanian diplomats: Vasile Nanea, a cultural councilor for the diplomatic mission, and Laurentiu Pinte, a main secretary. The information has been provided by the ZIUA sources in Chishinau. Given the international practices in force, Romania may take similar measures, which Voronin's Communist may wish”.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
* DAILY NEWS *
EDITORIAL
They are coming to terms – Razvan Savaliuc – Ziua – read here -
“You wouldn't believe it! Last week we were warning that the DNA (National Anti-Corruption Department) started inquiry on the fraud committed in the examination of candidates for positions in the CSM (Superior Council of Magistracy) mostly in order to get even with the CSM and prevent any future attempt to sanction the abuses and incompetence of the DNA. It is the only possible explanation to why the DNA prosecutors announced the press about bribe of 15,000 Euro, still without taking fast action to catch the suspects red-handed, retain them and later on release warrants”.POLITICS
Mircea Geoana wants to buy RAAPPS villa – R.P. & R.I.P. – Ziua – read here -“Romanian deputies decided yesterday that the renters of houses belonging to the RAAPPS (Self-governing Department for Administration of the State Heritage and Protocol) might buy the houses by direct negotiations, without needing an auction. What the deputies did was actually dismiss the Romanian President's request to revise the law in order to do away with suspicion about corruption. The majority of MPs from the PSD (Social-Democrat Party), the PNL (National Liberal Party), the PRM ("Greater Romania" Party) and the UDMR (Democrat Union of Magyars in Romania) voted for a normative document to favor those party colleagues living in RAAPPS properties“.
PNL and PSD wanted to cut on President's budget – R.P. – Ziua – read here -“The members of the PNL (National Liberal Party) and the PSD (Social-Democrat Party) in the Parliament's budget committee tried yesterday to harm the budget for Presidency by voting for a cut of 85 million ROL for 2008”.
Troubled waters in PNL – Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -“Under the coordination of Ludovic Orban and Crin Antonescu, the "radical" leaders of the PNL (National Liberal Party) will be trying to push things to get senator Norica Nicolai appointed a Romanian Justice minister in the first meeting of the Liberals' Central Political Committee, PNL sources say. It is to be mentioned that neither PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu nor Bogdan Olteanu, a speaker for the Chamber of Deputies, wants the senator to take over the Ministry of Justice”.
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Berlusconi's piovra – M.G. – Ziua – read here -“By blackmail and political pressure, the Italian group Finmeccanica, behind which there is Italy's ex PM, sneaked in several strategic activities in Romania”.
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