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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-04-18The Press Agency of the Romanian Radio (RADOR Society) Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: RADOR Press Agency <http://indis.ici.ro/romania/news/rador.html>April 18, 2000CONTENTS
[01] Targets of the structural pre-adherence policyCommission for European integration of the Parliament of Romania organized a press conference on Monday in which presented were the main objectives and targets of the Programme INSTRUMENT OF A STRUCTURAL POLICY OF PRE- ADHERENCE, announces RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. Starting this year the programme is financing projects regarding infrastructure of environment and transportation in the ten countries running for accession to the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe. According to the secretary coordinator for Romania of the strategy for pre-adherence, Simone Mordue, the main objectives this year are modernizing highway linking Bucharest to Constanta, on the Black Sea Coast of Romania, as well as the railroad linking the two cities mentioned before. Next year the programme is aimed at the modernization of infrastructure in the area Craiova - Calafat where the second bridge over the Danube is to be built, the laying out of highways on the fourth corridor which is connecting Romania and Hungary and in as far as environment is concerned we are talking about projects regarding the treatment of residual water as well as water supply of the main seven cities of Romania plus a pilot project for the administration of solid waste and residue. RADOR[02] The meeting INSTITUTIONAL REFORM FOR CHILDREN FACING PROBLEMS AND THE ENSURANCE OF FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 2000The Committee for European integration of the Parliament of Romania organizes a meeting of the representatives of state institutions having responsibilities in the domain of child protection on the theme INSTITUTIONAL REFORM FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FACING PROBLEMS AND THE ENSURANCE OF FUNDS NECESSARY FOR THE YEAR 2000. The National Agency for Child Protection will take over homes and kindergartens that are now under the administration of some other institutions. The Chairman of the National Agency, Vlad Romano, said the institution which he manages will promote improving of legislation regarding control of funds transmits RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. The conclusion of the chairman of the Committee for European integration Mariana Stoica was that the Agency which was created in 1999 did not yet really started real activity and this was the reason why contracts were not concluded yet. RADOR[03] Highlights of the Press conference of PNTCD - Christian Democratic National Peasants PartyVicepresident of PNTCD Vasile Lupu is asking the minister of forests and environmental protection to assume responsibility for the protection of the private property of forests. At the press conference of PNTCD Vasile Lupu underlined in a quote taken also by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI that if Romica Tomescu who is minister of environmental protection does not do this then he, Vasile Lupu, demands his resignation or will ask the Prime Minister to dismiss him. The PNTCD leader said that although the bill for the retrocession of forests has been signed into law and is operating ROMSILVA continues to sign contracts which allow for the clearing of forests. Referring to this subject, the President of PNTCD, Ion Diaconescu said that there are differences between the two which will be smoothed out at the next session of the National Leadership Bureau. RADOR[04] PDSR no longer seeks alliance with ApR says Ion Iliescu, President of the Party for Social Democracy of RomaniaThe President of that Party Ion Iliescu said that PDSR no longer seeks alliance with ApR and simply refutes the critical statement of Teodor Melescanu, President of ApR. Mr.Iliescu said that Mr. Melescanu was himself a Cabinet minister in the Vacaroiu Government and is hence solidary with the others in answering for the respective interval. Mr. Iliescu added that Mr. Melescanu showed lack of respect and had two faces being a false person who lacks dignity. RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI also mentions that on Saturday, at the National Council of ApR - Alliance for Romania political party - President of the party Teodor Melescanu said coming back of PDSR at the helm of the state would be a set-back and the difficulties of today are rooted in the mistakes and shortcomings of the PDSR regime. Mr. Iliescu said that the statement of Mr. Melescanu did nothing else but build up barriers in the way of communication between the two parties in the post electoral period of time. RADOR[05] PNL - National Liberal Party - presented its candidates to the offices of mayors of the capital city districtsAt the National Theater of Bucharest presented were the candidates of the National Liberal Party for the offices of mayors of the six districts of the capital city of Romania. The runners are: Adrian Oghina, Ionel Vida, Sorin Paliga, Ion Oprisan, Ion Iofciu and Petre Ionita. The electoral song of PNL was also launched on the same occasion. It is entitled I AM FREE and it is interpreted by Dida Dragan, Ducu Bertzi and Victor Socaciu. RADOR[06] Statement of the President of FPS - State Ownership Fund - Radu SarbuFPS privatized this year more than 500 companies said the President of the State Ownership Fund Radu Sarbu quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. He added that, if this tempo is maintained, FPS will privatize all the 2000 companies left in its patrimony by the end of the year. The main problem now is the steel rolled goods combinat works SIDEX of Galati which is practically bankrupt and which no longer should get any subsidy from the state as this hypothetical situation would in its turn make Romania face a very tough perspective. RADOR[07] Romania had last February the biggest export volume after 1990Exports of this country went up to 837 million USD last February informs the National Statistics Commission quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. Taken together the total value of Romanian exports is worth 1.53 billion USD in the first two months of the year. RADOR[08] Prospects regarding trade in the Balkans and in the Black Sea AreaThe participants in the one day conference of the Black Sea Bank for Trade and Development said prospects are encouraging for the countries in the area in the conditions in which the economies of these countries are getting better and better. More than 350 people attended the conference among whom Cabinet ministers of the countries in the area, bank governors and academics. The Bank has its seat in Thessaloniki and it was set up in 1998 by 11 countries of the Black Sea area, namely: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and the Ukraine. RADOR[09] Foreign assistance to RomaniaThree countries have answered the call of Romania for assistance in the wake of the floods and namely the Republic of Moldova, Belgium and Denmark. The Republic of Moldova offered Romania sugar, canned meat and fish, 20 tents and other objects needed by the victimns. The Danish Agency for the management of crises offered 2000 blankets and 2000 portable kitchens. RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI which broadcasts this story also reports that Belgium is sending a portable platform with equipment for water purification operated by three engineers which reaches county Arad very soon. RADOR[10] Modernization of infrastructure in the year 2000Continuing the series of regional meetings Minister of planning Noica is in Baia Mare municipality where he meets with prefects of counties in the northern area of Romania for issues linked to the programme of modernizing communal roads and access ways, water supply of villages, building of dwellings, cutting down of danger of future tremors, blocks of flats which are planned to be built this year. RADOR[11] Activity of the Home Ministry in the year 2000Actions for finding out aliens who are illegals in Romania are being intensified in this country alongside the seminar organized at Constanta on the theme CONTROL,MONITORING AND CHECK IN IN AIRPORTS,STATIONS AND HARBORS organized by the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The Director General of Archives will negociate in China the conclusion of the accord of cooperation between the two ministries in this domain. RADOR[12] Balansheet of the army actions for cuting down the aftermath of the floodsAccording to the press bureau of the National Defense Ministry of Romania actions have continued all over the area which was hit by floods. According to documents of the Ministry of National Defense until now participating in these actions have been 2,000 military, 128 trucks and automobiles, 76 pieces of engineering equipment, 33 armored personnel carriers, 20 boats, a 130 Hercules, 10 helicopters. Money wise all the work done until now is worth 208 million lei. RADOR[13] Book about BasarabiaBookshop MIHAIL SADOVEANU of the city of Bucharest hosted the launching of the book BASARABIA AND THE GREAT UNION a book written by Captain Andronache with a preface by professor Adrian Nastase who is vicepresident of the Social Democracy Party of Romania, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports. In his opinion, the book is a realistic image of a former region of Romania which has become a self reliant country. RADOR <P>[14] Spring meeting of the parliamentary delegations of the Central European initiativeBudapest, Hungary, is hosting the Spring meeting of the delegations of the Central European Initiative with the participation of 16 countries in Central and Eastern European area among which there is also the delegation of Romania led by Victor Barbarosie. The meeting has debated in the main the Pact of Stability of South Eastern Europe, concretely the aspects of the process of democratization on our continent and human rights. RADOR[15] CALENDARVisit to Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova, of the Chairman of the Romanian Senate, Mircea Ionescu Quintus. Today on the agenda there is the meeting with the president of the Republic of Moldova, Petru Lucinschi and a meeting with the foreign minister of the host country Nicolae Tabacaru.Special Cabinet meeting in the morning. Visit to Romania of the defense minister of the Netherlands Frank de Grave and meeting with secretaryh of state with Foreign Ministry Mihai Razvan Ungureanu. Visit to Romania of the Head of the Head of the Chiefs of Staff of the Greek Army, lieutenant general Konstantinos Panagiotakis. Visit to Romania of the director for cults of Bulgaria, Lubomir Mladenov. The delegation of Romania to the International Monetary Fund will have in Washington at the State Department talks as part of the Strategic Partnership Romania - United States and the economic component part of the partnership. The United States Embassy makes a donation to the Cluj University Babes Bolyai consisting of computers and PCs. Cultural Attache Kevin Ellis is making this donation to the Collection of American Studies. Press Conference on the occasion of 1o years since the creation of the Romanian Cultural Foundation tonight at the seat of the Foundation at no. 38 Aleea Alexandru. 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