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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-03-19

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

March 19, 1998


CONTENTS

  • [01] Pros and cons on rejecting Emergency Ordinance 22
  • [02] George Pruteanu was excluded from the PNTCD
  • [03] President Emil Constantinescu met PDSR leaders
  • [04] Chief economic commissioner in the Senate criticises the draft Budget
  • [05] PUNR will vote against the Budget
  • [06] ApR is preparing for early elections
  • [07] PDSR about minorities' regime in Hungary
  • [08] Protests of Sailor Trade Union Federation
  • [09] US deputy secretary of state on a visit to Bucharest
  • [10] Additional troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • [11] The head of Romanian diplomacy about the future basic treaty with Russia

  • [01] Pros and cons on rejecting Emergency Ordinance 22

    As the Romanian Senate has rejected yesterday the Emergency Ordinance 22, there were a series of statements on the matter. Among other things, Prime Minister Victor Ciorbea said: "It is more than wrong because, as you already know, the ordinance brought major amendments to articles concerning the responsibilities the local authorities hadS At the same time, the ordinance plays a major role in decentralising the state administration. Therefore, the vote yesterday by the Democratic Party (PD) along with the Greater Romania Party (PRM) has actually unvailed its option. Its obssesive desire has produced antinational results which were definitely against Romania's integration into the European and Euro- Atlantic structures". Reviewing recent events, the President of the governing Christian Democrat National Peasant Party (PNTCD), Ion Diaconescu, said: "We are waiting for the law rejecting the ordinance, and then it will be our turn to reject that law. The ordinance will be subject to debates in the Senate and the House of Deputies, and arbitration between both Houses. We shall discuss it in the plenum, and then we'll see"... At a press conference yesterday, the leader of the governing Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), Marko Bela, spoke about the implications the vote would bring to the rights of theSHungarian minority in Romania. He said that the "vote was implicitly against Europe". PD leader Petre Roman has wished to stress that "legally, the ordinance was rejected by the Senate, and the Senate then passed a rejection law, but this law should be rejected or adopted by the House of Deputies, and this is a fact". RADOR, March 19

    [02] George Pruteanu was excluded from the PNTCD

    On Wednesday, the PNTCD Coordination Council (BCCC) has decided to exclude Senator George Pruteanu from the party. Explaining the decision, PNTCD leader Ion Diaconescu said George Pruteanu did not obey the party discipline. "We appreciate Mr Pruteanu as a man, but his attitude is embarrassing for us, and we are sorry we had to make that decision", Mr Diaconescu added. RADOR, March 19

    [03] President Emil Constantinescu met PDSR leaders

    Political resposibilities for the crisis throughout the country were the main topics during an emergency meeting on Tuesday between the Romanian Presidency and the opposiSion Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR). The PDSR leaders have pleaded for an emergency meeting with all political parties in Parliament to focus on the economic and social situation in the country and discuss the eventuality of early elections. The PDSR president believes that tha main problems are caused by a wrong economic programme, and a new prime minister would be only a superficial and unsatisfactory solution. In his opinion, the early elections should be seriously taken into account. The Romanian Presidency has welcomed the PDSR initiatives concerning the amendments to the electioral law and the law concerning the referendum as stipulated by Consitution. RADOR, March 19

    [04] Chief economic commissioner in the Senate criticises the draft Budget

    The chief commissioner of the Economic Commission in the Romanian Senate, Viorel Catarama, said the Government draft Budget had a strong touch of social protection and it was compromising for the ruling Democratic Convention iS Romania (CDR). Mr Catarama criticised the Government because the Budget did not include the reform programme and continued its policy of indexed and compensated salaries. RADOR, March 19

    [05] PUNR will vote against the Budget

    At a press conference on Wednesday, the leadership of the opposition Romanians' National Unity Party (PUNR) has announced that PUNR was not expected to vote for the Budget put forward by the Government. PUNR Secretary General Vasile Dobrescu explained the decision stressing that only two of the party's 18 conditions were taken into account. Mr Dobrescu informed that PUNR President Valeriu Tabara will accept the invitation issued by the Romanian president. The PUNR leader is to announce the date and the delegation in a letter to the president. RADOR, March 19

    [06] ApR is preparing for early elections

    The Alliance for Romania party (ApR) is preparing for early elections though it is convinced that such an event could deepen the crisis. For the time being, ApR Sicepresident Iosif Boda has rejected suggestions of an ApR - PDSR - USD - PUNR coalition though he admitted that such an agreement could be possible only after early elections, if results were supposed to allow a majority in Parliament. On the other hand, he said that the Budget could be passed through secret vote, but the political crisis would remain. The ApR MPs are not expected to vote for the Budget unless their objections are answered. ApR Vicepresident Marian Enache indicated that, under the pressure of early elections, ApR had contacts with the PUNR, PSDR (ed.n. governing Romanian Social-Democrat Party), PS (ed.n. opposition Socialist Party) and other parties outside Parliament, but there were two criteria to meet for a virtual coalition: the date for elections and understanding within the parties. RADOR, March 19

    [07] PDSR about minorities' regime in Hungary

    PDSR has expressed its surprise and disappointment concerning the refusal of the Hungarian MPs to allow the nationalSminority representation in parliament. According to PDSR, Hungary did not follow Romania's example since 1990, now stipulated by Constitution. In a communique PDSR says the repeated refusal of MPs in Budapest to provide a similar treatment for the minorities in Hungary proves intolerance and unvailes a dangerous vision, inacceptable in the end of the 20-th century. PDSR believes that such an attitude could be a lesson for UNDMR which did not miss any opportunity to accuse Romania of promoting minority discrimination. RADOR, March 19

    [08] Protests of Sailor Trade Union Federation

    On Wednesday, the Sailor Trade Union Federation in Romania has initiated a protest rally in the Revolution Plaza of Bucharest. According to trade union leader Florentin Marin, the protests were caused by the dismissal of more than 150 sailors and unpaid salaries and foreign allowances for more than two years. Around 1 PM, the protesters have marched to the Victoria Palace where they presented the GovernmentSwith their written demands. In case their demands are not answered, the protesters will start picketing the Government building on Thursday (March 19) and then initiate further protests. RADOR, March 19

    [09] US deputy secretary of state on a visit to Bucharest

    "The American Administration does not believe that a moratorium on NATO expansion is necessary", US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said after meeting Romanian President Emil Constantinescu in Bucharest. He expressed his belief that the US Senate would reiterate the open doors principle, and said he was optimistic about Romania's chances of NATO integration. President Constantinescu said the talks were useful and focused on the Romanian-American Strategic Partnership as stipulated in the recent US action programme for South-East Europe and the South-East European cooperation initiative. Mr Talbott said Romania adopted a very constructive position towards the crisis in Kosovo, and added he was to discuss the issue aSong with other concrete aspects of the Romanian- American Partnership during his talks with Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Plesu today (March 19). RADOR, March 19

    [10] Additional troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Following the request of Romanian President Emil Constantinescu, the defence commissioners in the Senate and the House of Deputies have approved yesterday (March 18) additional forces of 100 troops to enforce the international strategic armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR). The number of Romanian troops in Bosnia will raise from 300 to 400. The vicepresident of the commission, PDSR Senator Radu Timofte informed that the additional troops were not actually expected to leave the country as some of the previous 300 were still in the garrison of Craiova. The 400 troops are to be used only in difficult cases, if more forces were requested. RADOR, March 19

    [11] The head of Romanian diplomacy about the future basic treaty with Russia

    Before the Foreign Policy CommissionS in Parliament, Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Plesu has explained on Wednesday that the future basic treaty with Russia was not expected to include articles concerning the Ribbentrop-Moltov Pact. As far as the Romanian treasury is concerned, Mr Plesu said the only demand was the setting up of a joint commission to detect where could it go. RADOR, March 19


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