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RADOR: News from Romania, 97-12-31

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From: RADOR Press Agency <http://indis.ici.ro/romania/news/rador.html>

December 31, 1997


CONTENTS

  • [01] Worries and Approvals
  • [02] No Need to Worry about a Government Crisis
  • [03] General Staff Generals Dismissed
  • [04] The Privatisation Process in Romania to Be Sped Up
  • [05] Currency Rates
  • [06] Weather in Romania

  • [01] Worries and Approvals

    On Tuesday it was 50 years since King Michael the Ist abdicated. On December 30th, 1947, forced by the communists, King Michael signed the act of abdication, by which he and his successors renounced any state prerogatives. A few days later, he left Romania, living in exile for almost half a century. After the fall of communism, in 1989, the new Romanian authorities allowed the former sovereign to visit Romania only once. Then he was welcomed with enthusiasm by thousands of Romanians, although according to the polls monarchists account for barely 8-10 per cent. After the change-over of power in 1996 in Romania the former sovereign received back his Romanian citizenship and now he can visit his country whenever he wants. He is in Bucharest now and he expresses his wish to settle here with his family. The first reactions after this announcement came from the President of the National Liberal Party in the ruling coalition who believes that the right of Michael to live in Romania cannot be contested. For the President of the Romania's alternative Party, the former sovereign's settling in Romania is a step towards normality. The main opposition party - the Party of Social Democracy - has expressed its concern over what it considered to be a politicising of the actions and stands of the former sovereign. This party considers that King Michael's settling in Romania will have consequences difficult to foresee in terms of internal political stability. RRI-RADOR, December 31

    [02] No Need to Worry about a Government Crisis

    Four Romanian Trade Union Confederations threatrened to block road and railway traffic if the resignation of the Transports Minister Traian Basescu was final. Basescu had previously asked the trade unionists to refrain from any protest that should be prejudicial from the population. Petre Roman, the leader of the Democratic Party of which Traian Basescu is member, told a press conference that what the resigning Transports Minister had said in an interview published by the daily EVENIMENTUL ZILEI was true. Petre Roman also said that Basescu's decision to talk about the weak poinmts of the Government shouldn't have been a reason for Prime-Minister Victor Ciorbea to ask for the Transports Minister's resignation. In spite of all that, the Democratic Party's leader said that in his opinion the incident could not cause an iminent crisis in the government coalition. In the next few days the Democratic Party is to announce Traian Basescu's successor. Commenting on the Prime-Minister's decision to ask for Basescu's resignation, Ion Diaconescu, the leader of the Christian Democratic National Peasant Party - the main government coalition party - said that the Prime-Minister's demand was fully justified. Ion Diaconescu added that the interdiction of public criticism against the prime-minister and the governing partners was the main condition for a good functioning of the coalition. RRI-RADOR, December 31

    [03] General Staff Generals Dismissed

    The Romanian Defence Minister Victor Babiuc fired several senior officers from the Romanian Army's General Staff whom he believed being responsible for his failing to visit the Romanian troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Victor Babiuc also demanded explanations from the the Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army General Constantin Degeratu. The order issued by the Minister also lays dowen that the accreditation of the Romanian military attache in Croatia should be extended for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Romanian Defence Minister was not allowed to to land in Sarajevo last Saturday when he wanted to spend the third day of Christmas with the Romanian soldiers in Bosnia. SFOR officials said certain formalities hadn't been fulfilled. RRI-RADOR, December 31

    [04] The Privatisation Process in Romania to Be Sped Up

    The privatisation process in Romania will be sped up and several big companies will be sold by auction and this is expected to attract foreign investors - Prime-Minister Victor Ciorbea said to REUTERS. Starting on February `98 - Mr. Ciorbea added - the State Ownership Fund is expected to sign 80 deals with foreign banks in a search for strategic investors for the big state owned companies. RRI-RADOR, December 31

    [05] Currency Rates

    1 USD = 8015 Lei 1 DM = 4471 Lei 1 CHF = 5511 Lei 1 FRF = 1336 Lei 1 GBP = 13,338 Lei 1 XEU = 8845 Lei. RADOR, December 31

    [06] Weather in Romania

    High temperatures for this period of the year are expected, as well as rains in the South of the country and poor snow in the North and in the mountains. The maximum temperatures will range between 4 and 10 centigrades, the minimum between -5 and 4 centigrades. RADOR, December 31


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