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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-08-12The Press Agency of the Romanian Radio (RADOR Society) Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: RADOR Press Agency <http://indis.ici.ro/romania/news/rador.html>August 12, 1998CONTENTS
[01] Economic and privatization commissions consider inadequate to conclude contract with Bell HelicoptersMinister of Finance Daniel Daianu heard on Tuesday at Senate by economic and privatization commissions has kept his point of view concerning contract with American society Bell Helicopters. Nicolae Vacaroiu president of Commission for privatization and Viorel Catarama president of Economic Commission have declared they support position of minister of finance and consider unseasonable concluding contract with Bell Helicopters. RADOR, August 12[02] Debates in Senate's Agriculture CommissionAgriculture Commission of Senate gathered on Tuesday for debating serious problems of Romanian agriculture. President of commission Trita Fanita has criticized way in which Ministry of Agriculture and Food(MAA) has rendered profitable wheat and barley of this year harvest noticing Romanian wheat by cause of lack of subsidies became 50 dollars more expensive than wheat produced in Hungary and Bulgaria. At the same time Trita Fanita has accused MAA leadership for it did not know to prevent serious effects of drought after which were registered damages of about 3,000 billion lei. That is why president of senatorial commission Trita Fanita has requested conjointly dismissal of MAA leadership and has announced Commission members prepare a package of proposals which is to be handed over to Government and which stipulates mainly taking again of subsidizing agriculture. RADOR, August 12[03] Press conference of PDSRThe Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR) requests immediately gathering of Parliamentary Commission for SRI (The Romanian Intelligence Service) in order to analyse captain Constantin Alexa's statement done for press. PDSR senator Doru Ioan Taracila specified in Tuesday press conference it would be analysed implications of Francisc Baranyi's case as well as necessary steps for threatenings addressed to Romania's security to be solved by proper bodies. PDSR also requests presentation of content of secret agreements between UDMR (The Democrat Union of hungarians in Romania) and present power. PDSR leaders have also presented a letter addressed to Prime-Minister in which it is requested renunciation to enclaving country by building up a state university in Hungarian language. Referring to Agrostar trade-union's actions PDSR leadership sustains they are justified taking into account power's lack of interest towards situation of agriculture, absence of protection measures for farmers and fact that meteorological prognostications although announcing drought were not taken into consideration. RADOR, August 12[04] Working conflict at Suceava branch of Uranium Company BucharestOn Tuesday a working conflict burst at Suceava branch belonging to Uranium Company Bucharest. For two hours between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. employees interrupted their work requesting increase of gratuity granted on the occasion of Miner's Day which had been fixed at only 200,000 lei, assurance of financing mining works till the end of the eyar and arrival of a commission from Government Control Body which to analyse financial situation of the branch and importance of uranium in national plan. Constantin Nita trade-union leader from mining sector Crucea has declared this working conflict remains open till solving the three demands. RADOR, August 12[05] Doctors without salariesDoctors from trade-union MEDISAN from Ambulance Service of Bucharest city protest and wish to call society's attention to an unprecedented fact in Romania: postponing payment of salaries in their medical unit. Moment is much more serious because it is developing on a background of abuses in salary politics of some state institutions: Parliament, Presidency, Government, FPS (State Ownership Fund) it is noticed in a statement. Employees from Bucharest hospitals received on Monday and Tuesday their left salaries - Ministry of Finance sustains quoted by BBC - but in territory problem was not solved yet. Budget of health assurances has immense deficits and Ministry of Finance affirms it could execute by force big debtors. RADOR, August 12[06] It was built up Inter-ministerial Committee "Eclipse '99"At Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy took place on Tuesday a press conference during which were given details concerning strategy of promotion tourism in connection with total sun eclipse from August 11 1999. In opinion of minister of tourism Sorin Frunzaverde total eclipse represents for Romania a chance of re-launching both tourism and economy even at a macro level and what it is more important re-launching of Romania's image in international environment. RADOR, August 12[07] First Romanian made liquid gas tankThe delivery papers for the first Romanian made ship for liquid gas transporrt were signed in the port of Constanta on Monday. The "Danube Gas" is entirely made and equiped in the Turnu Severin ship yard for a German company. The shipyard is due to make other two ships of this kind for the same company. RADOR, August 12[08] Trying to repair draughts damageThe public utility for land improvement said in a press conference on Tuesday that they had great possibilitites to do irrigations but that the fartmers did not request such services. There are contracts for irrigating over 1 mil ha. but they irrigated only 292 thousand ha. Those that want these services can apply to the territorial administrations public utility and if they cannot pay the 30% advance they can pay the whole price after the crops are sold. Abotu the lack of irrigation devices on 1.7 mil. ha. the representatives of the public utility criticized the Finance Ministry for refusing to sign the guarantee for an import of irrigation devices from the US. This import was due to be paid in farming products on a five year period. The credit by the US Exim Bank has a 0.5 interest and if signing the contract is delayed the credit might be lost, with serious effects on the cultures already affected by draughts - the representatives of the public utility said. RADOR, August 12The Press Agency of the Romanian Radio (RADOR Society) Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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