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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-02-08
February 8, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] Visit of President Emil Constantinescu to the United Kingdom
[02] The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Teoctist celebrated his
85-th birthday anniversary
[03] Restructure and reorganization of the Cabinet of Romania
[04] All candidates to the National College for the Study of the archives
of former Securitate were passed by the Committee
[05] Delegation of the International Monetary Fund visits county Calarasi
[06] General strike of teachers of pre-university education of Romania
[01] Visit of President Emil Constantinescu to the United Kingdom
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs that President Emil Constantinescu was
the guest of the Royal Institute for International Relations and spoke
about the conception of Romania on the expansion of the European Union and
of NATO and about the determination of our country to avoid obstacles that
until now hindered the rapid unfolding of the reform process in Romania.
Previously the President had met Geoffrey Hoon, secretary of defense, FCO
secretary Robin Cook and the minister for international development Mrs.
Claire Short. The British department for international development will
give Romania in the next three years eighteen million Sterling pounds for
projects with a view to improving public administration regional
development and social protection. British foreign secretary Robin Cook
said at the meeting with President Emil Constantinescu that the United
Kingdom was ready to grant Romania assistance in the economic domain
following the successful military worktogether and reaffirmed the support
of Great Britain for Romania's accession to the European Union. At the same
time the British FCO secretary said he would try to increase the interest
of British investors in Romania. RADOR
[02] The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Teoctist celebrated his
85-th birthday anniversary
The Patriarchal Palace of Bucharest hosted the ceremony of the celebration
of 85 years of the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Teoctist. In
the speech delivered on this occasion the President - Director General of
the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, Andrei Dimitriu, recalled the
main achievements of our Father Patriarch along his entire life. At the
same time Mr. Andrei Dimitriu specified that there are ten years since the
first broadcast of the mass covered live by RADIO ROMANIA. The Romanian
Radio Broadcasting Corporation awarded Patriarch Teoctist on his birthday
anniversary the Hommage paying plaquette and the Medal of gilded silver as
a token of homage, of deep appreciation and profound love. At the same time
the presidency of Romania transmitted its homage paying message. Present at
the ceremony was also Vladimir, Metropolitan of Chisinau, Republic of
Moldova, who is under the Patriarchy of Moscow, Russia. Vladimir's presence
at the ceremony is seen as a most important event for the relations between
the Churches of Romania and of Russia, says RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
RADOR
[03] Restructure and reorganization of the Cabinet of Romania
The Executive Bureau of the Cabinet analyzes the restructure of the Cabinet
by the reshaping of the Departments, according to RADIO ROMANIA
ACTUALITATI. The department of communications will soon be set up by the
merging of the present departments of public information, of the
spokesperson and that of relations with Romanians living abroad. The
personnel will be cut by half. At the same time the number of people
working for Government agencies will also be reduced by half. RADOR
[04] All candidates to the National College for the Study of the archives
of former Securitate were passed by the Committee
The legal matters committees of both chambers of Parliament passed all
candidates to the National College for the study of the archives of former
Securitate including the candidate of PNTCD, Patapievici, who had been
rejected at first by both Committees, informs RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
RADOR
[05] Delegation of the International Monetary Fund visits county Calarasi
County Calarasi is visited by a delegation of the International Monetary
Fund which finances the pilot project of agricultural practices which are
not detrimental to the environment to be implemented in that county on a
surface of 60,000 hectares. The project costs five million USD a sum which
is given by the International Monetary Fund as a nonrefundable loan.
RADOR
[06] General strike of teachers of pre-university education of Romania
Teachers of pre-university education all over Romania continue their
general strike which was actually resumed after a one week long vacation of
the school students. All documents were forwarded with the Town Hall and
the Police Department of the City of Bucharest with a view to the march of
protest which the Education Trade Unions will organize on Thursday, 10
February, starting 11:00 at Piata Revolutiei and Piata Victoriei, reports
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. RADOR
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