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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-03-16
March 16, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] A Group of Moldovan Experts Has Consultations in Bucharest
[02] The Czech President Will Visit Romania
[03] Statement Made by Emil Constantinescu Following the Talks with the
Members of the National College for the Study of the Security Archives
[04] The State Budget - Analysed by the Specialized Parliamentary
Commissions
[05] Calendar of the Actions Provided for in the Mid-Term Development
Strategy
[06] Prime Minister Mugur Isarescu Met the Leaders of the Main Trade Unions
Federations
[07] PSAL I Program PSAL Approaches Its End
[08] FPS Sold "Letea" Bacau
MAIN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVENTS OF THE DAY
[01] A Group of Moldovan Experts Has Consultations in Bucharest
The Foreign Affairs Commission of the Moldovan Parliament approved on
Wednesday the draft regarding the double citizenship forwarded by president
Petru Lucinschi. The draft harmonizes Moldovan laws with the European
Convention on citizenship, which provides for double citizenship in case of
mixed marriages and of children born or adopted by couples with double
citizenship. RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI mentions though that the draft does
not solve the issue of Moldovan citizens applying for Romanian citizenship
on the ground that their parents or grandparents were born at a time when
the Republic of Moldova was part of Romania. A group of Moldovan experts
arrived on Wednesday in Bucharest to have consultations with the Romanian
officials regarding the intention of the Moldovan authorities to sign an
agreement recognizing the Romanian citizenship for the almost 300,000
Moldovans who were granted it. RADOR
[02] The Czech President Will Visit Romania
President Vaclav Havel's spokesman announced on Wednesday that the head of
the Czech Republic had to postpone his visit to Romania, scheduled for next
week. President Havel was hospitalized on Wednesday morning, suffering of
bronchites. The presidential spokesman told RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI the
Czech president would visit Romania, at a soonest possible date. RADOR
[03] Statement Made by Emil Constantinescu Following the Talks with the
Members of the National College for the Study of the Security Archives
The National Council for the Study of the Security Archives has to become a
moral authority and the main obstacle against fake - said president Emil
Constantinescu at the end of the talks with the members of this College.
The head of state, quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI, appealed to the
Government, Parliament and local authorities to assure the buildings, money
and people necessary, according to the provisions of the law. The College
chairman, Mihau Onisoru, said the main task of the institution was to
assure correct parliamentary and presidential elections. The president and
the College members agreed to meet next week the heads of the institutions
implicated in national security that had archives which could be used by
the College. RADOR
[04] The State Budget - Analysed by the Specialized Parliamentary
Commissions
The specialized Parliamentary commissions started the debates on the state
budget, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports. The head of the Budget
Department in the Health Ministry told the Health Commissions the money
allocated to this ministry were smaller than those allocated last year,
which meant no investments could be made and a great number of people would
become unemployed. The industry and commerce minister told the Economic
Commissions the budget provided only half of the money requested. The
Education Commissions suggested further 150 billion lei to be allocated to
the National Education Ministry, 50 billion taken from the special
telecommunications service and 100 billion from the Justice Ministry. The
interior minister asked the Defense, Public Order and National Security
Commissions to increase the Interior Ministry's budget by 4,100 billion
lei. In his turn, the defense minister asked for an increse of his
ministry's budget by 1,128 billion lei. RADOR
[05] Calendar of the Actions Provided for in the Mid-Term Development
Strategy
On Wednesday, the co-chairmen and the vice-chairman of the Commission in
charge with drawing up the strategy met representatives of the trade unions,
employers' association, researchers from the Romanian Academy, ex- prime
minister Theodor Stolojan and a group of independent experts. Considering
the peculiarities of Romanian economy and the impact of joining the
European common market, a calendar of the economic actions was agreed with
the political parties in power and in oposition. This calendar should be
strictly observed in the next four years, irrespective of the party or
parties that would come to power, mentions a communique quoted by RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. RADOR
[06] Prime Minister Mugur Isarescu Met the Leaders of the Main Trade Unions
Federations
Prime minister Mugur Isarescu met on Wednesday the leaders of the four main
trade unions confederations, namely CNSRL-Fratia, BNS, Cartel Alfa and
CSDR. According to RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI, the future of public services
was tackled. The trade unions consider the restructuring of the public
services supplying electrivity, gas and water, and the railroad transport
should bear in mind their efficiency, and not privatization at all costs.
BNS leader Dumitru Costin said single tariffs should be applied all over
the country for the same consummers and competition would help develop
these services. The trade unions are in favour of the state monopoly over
these services, and suggested the necessary financial resources could be
obtained either by selling shares on the market, or by issuing bonds.
RADOR
[07] PSAL I Program PSAL Approaches Its End
Traian Basescu, chief negotiator with the World Bank and FPS president Radu
Sarbu signed the contracts for the privatization, restructuration or
closing of another 15 companies in which the state is the main share-
holder, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs. Traian Basescu said, after the
last two companies would be privatized on Friday, the objectives of the
Program PSAL I were achieved, and the program PSAL II could officially
start on April 3, 2000. RADOR
[08] FPS Sold "Letea" Bacau
The State Property Fund and Sama Investment from Cyprus signed a contract
by which the former sold and the latter bought 79.8% of the shares in
"Letea" Bacau. The total value of the transaction is of 11 million dollars,
including the future investments. The buyer would assure the home market
with newspaper paper, and with other products for which "Letea" has the
monopoly, and promissed not to adopt a restructuring program that would
lead to collective dismissals. RADOR
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