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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-03-17

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

March 17, 1998


CONTENTS

  • [01] Banking law promulgated
  • [02] House of Deputies: draft laws passed
  • [03] Government officials met trade union and employers' delegates
  • [04] PNTCD reiterates its support for Prime Minister Ciorbea
  • [05] PNTCD leadership criticises the newly created PNR
  • [06] PUNR deputies protest
  • [07] A German MP on a visit to Cotroceni Palace
  • [08] Andrei Plesu - Panaiotis Rumeliotis meeting
  • [09] "Strong Resolve '98" training exercise
  • [10] Romanian-Moldovan conference
  • [11] Future French Speaking Week in Bucharest

  • [01] Banking law promulgated

    The Romanian President Emil Constantinescu has promulgated the banking law yesterday at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest. The law refers to banking institutions, commercial companies legally established and Romanian branches of foreign banking institutions legally created. A communique issued by the Press Office of the Romanian Presidency says that, compared with the former Law 33/1991, the current law provides more details allowing the approximatiSn of Romanian legislation to European standards in the field. The new law includes clear regulations concerning terminology and basic conditions for authorising the newly established banking institutions as well as cases when the authorisation is rejected or withdrawn. RADOR, March 17

    [02] House of Deputies: draft laws passed

    Romanian deputies have adopted yesterday the report by a mediation commision concerning the draft law to approve the Emergency Ordinance (OG) 73/1997 on insuring and crediting the autumn and winter emergency supplies for remote areas in the Danube Delta. Deputies have also adopted the mediation commission report concerning the draft law to approve OG 43 on the legal status of national routes. Other adopted documents include the mediation commission reports concerning the draft law to approve OG 34/1997 on completing and amending VAT regulations and the mediation commission report concerning the draft law on the Romanian National Bank (BNR) status. Debates haSe started around the Emergency Ordinance amending accise duties for oil products. RADOR, March 17

    [03] Government officials met trade union and employers' delegates

    Yesterday at Victoria Palace, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ciorbea met the leaders of the four major trade union federations to discuss the draft Budget for this year. After the meeting, the prime minister said the trade unionists' demands have been taken into account: financial resources of 1, 500 billion lei were found to increse the budget for some ministries. The new funds include 500 billion lei for agriculture and 400 billion lei for health. The Budget also include 2,800 billion lei for reform, 500 billion lei for the closing up of mines and 200 billion lei for the EXIMBANK capital. Draft Budget could be adopted during the Cabinet meeting today. CSDR trade union leader Radu Colceag said that the draft Budget was generally unchanged, but some amendments were made however due to trade unions' pressure aimed at persuSding the Government to find additional solutions for increased spendings in some ministries. Quoted by the same source, CNSRL Fratia (Brotherhood) trade union leader Pavel Todoran said he was displeased with the existing draft Budget and he pleaded for more meetings with Government officials in order to find solutions preventing a new drop in the standard of living. In his turn, Romanian Labour Minister Alexandru Athanasiu has informed that the raise in the salaries would represent 60% of the consumer prices while other categories of public workers could get additional money representing 90% of the consumer prices. RADOR, March 17

    [04] PNTCD reiterates its support for Prime Minister Ciorbea

    The leader of the governing Christian-Democrat National Peasant Party (PNTCD) says tha Government activity proves a growing efficiency. At a press conference on Monday, Ion Diaconescu said his party and the Democratic Convention in Romania (CDR) were reiterating their support for Prime Minister Sictor Ciorbea who was not to be replaced. He said the parties wishing to change the Cabinet should try to reach their goal through Parliament. Referring to the versions some PNTCD members have announced, Ion Diaconescu has stressed that such versions did not concern the PNTCD, but they could be taken into account only if the Government were to resign. On the other hand, the PNTCD leader has urged the Government to start solving the existing problems and present the draft Budget to Parliament as soon as possible. Mr Diaconescu has expressed his belief that the Budget would be adopted, but he expressed doubts that this would happen in time, according to law. He even said the Budget was supposed to be adopted by April 7 or 10. In the end, the PNTCD leader said he would ask the prime minister to present the Budget on Tuesday. RADOR, March 17

    [05] PNTCD leadership criticises the newly created PNR

    The PNTCD leadership has criticised the newly created Romanian National Party (PNR). At a pSess conference on Monday, PNTCD Vicepresident Ion Ratiu said the decision to set up the PNR was actually a diversion against PNTCD. Ion Ratiu said the former Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) chief harmed the PNTCD spiritual identity and therefore he would personally take the case to court and solve the situation which, as he put it, "was an attempt to usurp the PNTCD identity". The Transylvanian party of PNR has merged with the PP (Peasant Party) in the former Romanian Kingdom creating the PNT (National Peasant Party) - one of the two major Romanian parties before WW II. RADOR, March 17

    [06] PUNR deputies protest

    PUNR deputies have left the House session on Monday wishing to express their protest against the manner the Romanian Television (TVR) has presented the recent PUNR National Council meeting in Brasov. According to the same source, PUNR MPs have announced that they were not supposed to attend any other parliament session or political dialogue with the governing coalitioS until the DEI board (TVR Department of Information Programmes) was not being dismissed and a new Administration Council designated. RADOR, March 17

    [07] A German MP on a visit to Cotroceni Palace

    Romanian President Emil Constantinescu met Mr Klaus Franke yesterday, the president of the German-Romanian friendship group in Bundestag. According to the same source, the meeting focused on ways of improving cooperation between the governments and parliaments in the two countries. RADOR, March 17

    [08] Andrei Plesu - Panaiotis Rumeliotis meeting

    Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Plesu met Panaiotis Rumeliotis on Monday, coordinator of the stability and good neighbourhood process in South-East Europe. Previously a French initiative adopted in 1995 when the peace agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina was signed, the project - known as the Royaumont Process - was then adopted by the EU. According to the same source, the agreement is promoting projects aimed at consolidating good neighbouhooS relations and ensuring stability in the region while observing the implementation of the peace agreement in former Yugoslavia. Mr Rumeliotis said that Romania, as one of the EU Applicant States, has to play a major role in the process. At the same time, he stressed he invited the Romanian Government to get more involved and have a more efficient contribution to the process. RADOR, March 17

    [09] "Strong Resolve '98" training exercise

    NATO "Strong Resolve '98" training exercise has started in Norway, Portugal and Spain on Monday. After more than a week of preparations, shooting and parachute sessions, escort and fact finding missions, 50,000 troops from NATO and PfP countries are involved in the biggest military exercise NATO has ever coordinated in Europe. The exercise is simulating a peace-keeping operation during a civil war in a non-existent country. Romanian troops are expected to participate in peace-keeping operations, air raids, escort and ambush exercises. After cooperatingSwith their Portugese and German collegues, the programme now includes joint exercises with Hungarian troops. RADOR, March 17

    [10] Romanian-Moldovan conference

    A symposium on "Romanian-Moldovan Cooperation in Developing Scientific Technology and the Process of European Integration" was hosted by the Romanian Academy in Bucharest under the auspices of President Emil Constantinescu, the Centre for European Integratioan Studies, UNESCO, and the Romanian Association of Terminology TERMIROM. The conference focused on scientific and technical terminology issues concerning a future Romanian- Moldovan data base for the INTERNET. Gerlado Cavalcanti, Secretary General of the Latin Union, has announced a scientific and techical terminology prize for the Romanian version. Participants included diplomats, Foreign Ministry (MAE) officials, etc. Admitting the importance of the project, Sorin Dimitriu, the President of the State Ownership Fund (FPS) said the Romanian Academy was to benefit from thS FPS financial support. RADOR, March 17

    [11] Future French Speaking Week in Bucharest

    MAE Deputy Director Andrei Magheru, Executive Secretary of the National Consultative Council for French Speaking has been in Paris recently to attend the general assembly of "The Friends of Maurice Beaumont" Association. In a statement to the Romanian Radio, Mr Magheru said his visit was aimed at starting preparations for the 12-th session of the Ministerial Conference of the French speaking countries in early December. Participants are expected to include foreign ministers of the 52 French Speaking Member States. He recalled that March 20 is the International Day of the French Speaking Countries, and the National Consultative Council, headed by Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Plesu, has decided to transform the day into a French-Speaking Week. Events were expected to open with a session hosted by MAE and participants would include Romanian and foreign diplomats of the French speaking countriesSto Bucharest along with members in the National Consultative Council. Other events could include conferences, concerts, book exhibitions coordinated by the Romanian-French Cultural and Scientific Cooperation League, the same source reports. RADOR, March 17


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