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RADOR: News from Romania, 97-02-12
February 12, 1997
CONTENTS
[01] Draft Law Complementing the Law of Foreign Investments;
[02] Opinion Poll;
[03] Norway Denies a Statement by its Defense Minister;
[04] Romanian Intelligence Chief in Moscow;
[05] Weather in Romania;
[06] Currency Rates.
[01] Draft Law Complementing the Law of Foreign Investments
Romanian Senate approved on Tuesday the draft law complementing the current
foreign investments law. Draft law entitles foreign capital or partly
foreign capital trading companies incorporated as Romania legal entities to
acquire ownership rights on land, necessary for conducting their
activities. Reperesentatives of the parliamentary majority indicated that
the draft law could bring Romanian legislation in tune with European one.
Under The Europe Agreement with Romania, this country must give companies
from EU member states equal treatment with Romanian companies.RRI-RADOR,
February 12
[02] Opinion Poll
The Center of Urban and Regional Sociology of Romania upon the initiative
of Manfred Woerner Foundation has recently conducted an opinion poll among
Bucharesters in connection with the country's integration into NATO. 90% of
respondats confirmed Romania's wish to join the North-Atlantic Alliance in
the firs wave. Bucharesters are aware of the need for foreign support to
the admission into the alliance; 50% of respondants consider that France
should lend us substantial support, while 26% believe the USA will have a
decisive role on the issue - it has been announced at a press conference of
Manfred Woerner Foundation. More than 88% believe that non-accession to
NATO may have negative consequences in economy and may lead to Romania's
international isolation.RRI-RADOR, February 12
[03] Norway denies a statement by its defense minister
The government in Oslo has not take any decision yet on the expansion of
NATO to the East and Norwegian defense minister, Joergen Kosmo has not
stood against Romania's accession to NATO either - the embassy of Norway to
Bucharest has declared. ITAR-TASS news agency had quoted Kosmo as saying
"Romania and the three Baltic states could not join NATO because they do
not meet all the requirements of accession to this organization". Norwegian
embassy in Romania made public the denial on Monday.RRI-RADOR, February
12
[04] Romanian Intelligence chief in Moscow
Director of Romanian Intelligence Service Virgil Magureanu and his Russinan
counterpart, Nikolai Kovaliov, have signed an inter-department accord of
cooperatrion in Moscow. During their meeting the two have also discussed
relations of cooperation between the two instituitons in fighting terrorism
and organized crime. In another development, the US Federal Bureau of
Invewstigation (FBI) intends to open a permanent office in Romania, in
1998. The Security adviser of Romania's president said this would help
aovercome difficulties emerging in fighting organized crime and financial
frauds.RRI-RADOR, February 12
[05] Weather in Romania
Weather in Romania will be warm, with temperatures between 2 and 10
centigrades. Some clouds could appear in the North of the country where
rain is possible. In Bucharest, weather will be sunny. Temeratures will
range fron -2 centigrades in the morning till 10 centigrades at noon.RADOR,
February 12
[06] Currency rates
1 USD = 6,464 lei; 1 DEM = 3,906 lei; 1 CHF = 4,897 lei; 1 FFR = 1,157 lei;
1 GBS = 10,556 lei; 1 ECU = 7,581 lei.RADOR, February 12
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