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RADOR: News from Romania, 99-04-15

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

April 14, 1999

Political events The judicial Committee of the Romanian Senate voted in favour of annuling immunity of senator Corneliu Vadim Tudor six to two and one abstention yesterday thus answering a new request of Justice Minister Valeriu Stoica. The request is based on seven penal briefs concerning senator Tudor. This is to be debated by the plenum of the Senate alongside the report of the Committee drawn after yesterday's session at a date to be established by the Permanent Bureau of the Senate.Senator Tudor was absent from the proceedings yesterday informs RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI quoted by RADOR. The session of the Agriculture Committee also yesterday resumed debates on the draft law concerning restoration of land and forests, a law innitiated by Senator Vasile Lupu, a member of the CDNPP.Debates yesterday highlighted dissatisfaction of the opposition whose amendments to the law had been rejecteed.The Party for Social Democracy of Romania had proposed that this new law should not abolish property documents according to Law l8/l99l if it provides for restoration within the surfaces of land or forests once owned. Rejection of amendments came as a result of stand taken by Senator Vasile Lupu who said that once accepted these amendments might further favours already granted by implementation of the afore mentioned law, says RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI, quoted by RADOR Prime minister Radu Vasile met with leaders of the big trade union centrals also yesterday. At the end of the meeting the leader of the Alfa cartel, Mr. Bogdan Hossu was quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI declaring that although talks with the Government that lasted for two weeks ended in solutions for resolving demands of the Trade Unions the Government has not taken action in this sense. As a follow up the leaders of the Trade Union federations told the Premier that transports will see general warning strike between o7.oo -o9.oo next Monday; the general warning strike will continue in other branches of the economy for another two hours on the same day. According to RADOR the Prime Minister resumes megociations with the trade unions next Tuesday in an attempt to find solutions to issues still diverging. The Press Conference of the Party for Social Democracy of Romania yesterday. Party leaders are of the opinion that the recent meeting at Cotroceni was the stage of two fundamentally opposed attitudes to overcome crisis.According to RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI the president of the party, Mr.Ion Iliescu said that the government anti crisis programme is aimed at overcoming apex of foreign debt pay back deadline this year while his party estimates that Romania is faced by a crisis of politics and machinery generating the economic growth.Mr. Iliescu added that a compromise solution might be found by the harmonization of short term targets with a more ample peogramme of stopping decline and comeback to economic growth. <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY> According to an opinion poll conducted by the Center of Urban and Regional Sociology, the Party for Social Democrcy of Romania and Ion Iliescu come first with the voters if parliamentary and presidential elections were held now, says RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.The Romanian Convention for Democracy and President Emil Constantinescu come second at a difference of six and eight per cent respectively.The Alliance for Romania President Teodor Melescanu came equal with the President of Romania in the poll. Former miners' leaders that led rampage actions of the former were heard by military prosecutors who yesterday ended judicial inquiries regarding the violent confrontation at Stoenesti.They are accused of association to committing offences, siding with perpetrators of crimes and public order assault.Trial before the Court of Law begins after military prosecutors formulate all accusaations against former miner's leaders. The Supreme Court postpones trial of Deputy Gabriel Bivolaru until l2 May. The Supreme Court of Justice, Penal Section postponed trial of Mr. Gabriel Bivolaru as he had no attorney present and for lack of legal proceedings. Mr. Bivolaru is tried for funds embezzlement to the detriment of the Romanian Bank for Delopment to the value of 298 thousand million lei. <HR SIZE=4> International relations

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  • [01] Visit to Romania of major general Henry Kievenaar,United States Defense Department Europe and NATO director Prime minister Radu Vasile yesterday received major general Henry Kievenaar, United States Defense Department Europe and NATO director; during the talk they approached issues related to the restructuring and modernization of the Romanian Army, for ensuring operation compatibility with the NATO forces. The guest was quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI appreciating the joint Romanian-British project as fitting modern army and not demanding any additional budget. The Romanian prime minister said the Romanian army must become more competitive, according to RADOR.
  • [02] Petre Roman meets Henry Kievenaar The President of the Romanian Senate Petre Roman met yesterday afternoon with major general Henry Kievenaar now visiting our country.The President of the Senate was quoted by Radio Romania Actualitati saying that during the talk they approached restructure of the Romanian army so that it is campatible with NATO standards: this programme envisages the passing by the Parliament of Romania of a multiannual budget, most probably for a five year period, able to ensure army stability and an operational capacity of at least 8o per cent in keeping with NATO standards.
  • [03] The President of the Chamber of Deputies met with NATO delegation at the seat of the Romanian Parliament. The President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, Ion Diaconescu met yesterday afternoon at the seat of the Parliament with the NATO delegation led by major general Henry Kievenaar.Also present were US ambassador to Romania, James Rosapepe and state secretary with the Defense Ministry of Romania Ioan Mircea Plingu.RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI also recalls that previously the NATO delegation was received by premier Radu Vasile.
  • [04] The French foreign minister, Hubert Vedrine visits Bucharest The French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine who arrived at Bucharest zesterday afternoon was received by President Emil Constantinescu last night at the Cotroceni Palace. Also present were, on the Romanian side, foreign minister Andrei Plesu,the minister for European integration, Alexandru Herlea and presidential counsellor Zoe Petre,RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports.
  • [05] Talks between the Romanian and the French foreign minister The first part of the talks between the two foreign ministers was devoted to bilateral ties. Andrei Plesu said relations between Bucharest and Paris cannot be altered by circumstances and added that France was the first foreign investor in Romania. Hubert Vedrine told his Romanian opposite number that with a view to the EU Helsinki conference next December France intends to speed up tempo of assistance to Romania. The second part of the talks was devoted to the crisis in Kosovo. Both foreign ministers reached the conclusion that their stands were very similar, identical or complementary, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports quoted by RADOR.
  • [06] Prime minister Radu Vasile and foreign minister Andrei Plesu get la Legion d'Honeur. Wednesday evening at the Embassy of France the French foreign minister presented la Legionn d'Honeur with the rank of grand chevalier to prime minister Radu Vasile.Romania's foreign minister Andrei Plesu received the same outstanding decoration with the rank of commander. Both Romanian officials were very highly praised by the host in the name of France, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports.
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