December First - Romania National Day

Romanian National Flag

Romania's Seal
ROMANIA's National Anthem - listening here -

PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu (harrased) by President-player Traian Basescu

Nicolae Vacaroiu - Chairman of Senate

Bogdan Olteanu - Chairman of Deputies Chamber

Romanian Establishment (In exercise)


Adrian Cioroianu - Foreign Affairs Minister

Cristian David - Internal Affairs & Administrative Reform Minister

Theodor Melescanu - National Defence Minister

Tudor Chiuariu - Justice Minister

Varujan Vosganian - Economy & Finances Minister

Paul Pacuraru - Labour, Family & Equality of Chances Minister

Ludovic Orban - Transportations Minister

Laszlo Borbely - Developement, Public Works & Habitation Minister

Iuliu Winkler - Communications & IT Minister

Dacian Ciolos - Agriculture & Rural Developement Minister

Attila Korodi - Environement & Durable Developement Minister

Cristian Adomnitei - Education, Research & Youth Minister

Adrian Iorgulescu - Culture & Religious Cults Minister

Ovidiu Silaghy - Small & Medium Enterprises Minister

Mihai Voicu - Accredited Minister for the Relations with the Parliament

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EDITORIAL

Diversion – Sorin Rosca Stanescu – Ziua – read here -
“The information we are getting is hallucinating. As days go by, the Investigation Department of our daily is discovering new elements proving the existence of real conspiracy in Cotroceni Palace. It is an electoral conspiracy, a project on an ample, illegal operation meant to alter the political life and falsify the true will of the electorate, of the people on behalf of whom Traian Basescu claims he speaks. And we are just beginning to unveil information unprecedented in the history of our recent democracy. For the time being, we know for sure about manipulation by public opinion polls and we know approximately about a possibility such as fraud by means of the wretched soft equipment belonging to the Net Consulting company, greedy for gains coming from public money, but with no auction”.

POLITICS

Romanian President counts on PSD – Adrian Ilie – Ziua – read here -
“The representatives of only 3 parties - the PD (Democrat Party), the PLD (Liberal-Democrat Party) and the UDMR (Democrat Union of Magyars in Romania) - went to Cotroceni Palace yesterday to talk to the President of Romania Traian Basescu. The latter is trying to achieve a PD-PLD-PSD (Social-Democrat Party) majority for the Parliament in order to pass the uninominal vote system in two rounds. He announced the future PM to be appointed would be someone willing to proceed to a reform of the education system as elaborated in the National Education Pact. As far as the absence of the other parties is concerned, President Basescu proved irritated at it“.

Social-Democrats want to rule – Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -
“Mircea Geoana's PSD (Social-Democrat Party) is longing to reach the government and take over ministries such as Justice, Interior Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Education, parliamentary sources said yesterday”.

Political detainees' anger – Luciana Pop – Ziua – read here -
“The fighters against communism are demanding the President of Romania Traian Basescu to take action and withdraw the Tismaneanu Report on the crimes of communism in Romania from the market, because the editors of the document cut on the number of communism victims from 2 millions to 350,000”.

Prosecutor fixed by Basescu – Silviu Alupei – Ziua – read here -
“The prosecutor who tried to handle the case against the Net Consulting, accused of election fraud due to the criminal complaint written by the Romanian President in 2004, was also a head of the Special Inquiry Department in the Prosecutor's Office. But she was given the sack”.

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Arch of Triumph military parade – D.D. – Ziua – read here -
“Tomorrow's military parade is meant to celebrate the National Day of Romania. The event is to take place in between 11:00-12:30 a.m. in the Arch of Triumph area and it is the first military parade by professionals only”.

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EDITORIAL

The negative vote – Cristian Unteanu – Ziua – read here -
“The persisting clues on the negative vote was the dimension prevailing in this double, misfortunate electoral campaign. According to the messages released by all parties, there was one single reason why to vote: to sack the enemies ! Enemies in power or in the opposition, it mattered very little. The poor electors were persuaded into thinking that last Sunday's election, like all the previous ones, was not the outcome of processes normal in a consolidated democracy, but on the contrary”.

POLITICS

Romanian President vexes Italian press – Anca Hriban – Ziua – read here -
“The President of Romania Traian Basescu claimed in his interview to the El Pais daily in Spain that Romanians weren't treated like European citizens, which the Romanians both abroad and in the country could feel. While in Madrid, he thanked God that Spain "hasn't got to act like Italy", which has vexed the Italian press reporting yesterday on his statement“.

Blackmail – D.I. – Ziua – read here -
“Bruno Stefan, a head of the BCS (Sociological Research Office), claims there is pressure coming from a cartel of pollsters serving Cotroceni Palace”.

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EU deadline for Romania – F.B. – Ziua – read here -
“The European Commission is dissatisfied with the negotiations on the car matriculation fee with Romania. Therefore the institution decided to pass on to the second infringement stage. It is to be noticed that the first matriculation car is of a deeply fiscal nature, as settled in the Fiscal Code. So far it has supplied the budget with about 240 million Euro and Romanian officials wouldn't give up the money that easy. On the other hand, Brussels officials have started the infringement procedure also to make sure that the 112 European emergency number works”.

Bird flu strikes back in Danube Delta – Bogdan Galca – Ziua – read here -
“The bird flu is here again. The virus is confirmed to exist in a household in the locality of Murighiol, the district of Tulcea. The Animal Health and Diagnosis Institute has confirmed the virus is of the H5N1 type”.