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RADOR: News from Romania, 99-05-11
May 11, 1999
POLITICS
The President of Romania Emil Constantinescu awarded the Order STAR OF
ROMANIA
On Monday at the Cotroceni Palace the President of Romania Emil
Constantinescu awarded higher ranks of the Order STAR OF ROMANIA to five
generals in the retreat, older Kinghts of this Order,RADIO ROMANIA
ACTUALITATI transmits. In his address the Head of the Romanian State said
the action would continue and by this the Romanian State wishes to show
that the merits of its citizens are really observed and that morals,
honesty, spirit of sacrifice and devotion are valued and they are an
example to the entire Romanian community. The Order STAR OF ROMANIA which
was incepted on 10 May 1877 was abolished by the communist regime and then
reinstated on 22 April 1999. The Knights of this Order do not receive any
material advantage and their number does not excede 360 said State
Counsellor Floricel Marinescu mentioned by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
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CONTENTS
[01] Debates of the Senate
On Monday Senate passed the draft Law on the approval of the emergency
ordinance 52 of 1998 for completing Ordinance of the Government 9 of 1997
on measures of protection of employees whose labour contracts were
terminated due to collective dismissals as follow up of programmes of
restructure, privatization or liquidation of assets as stipulated by Law
108 of 1997. On Monday morning also passed was the draft Law for the
completion of Law 68 of 1994 regarding the inception of COMMEMORATIVE CROSS
OF WORLD WAR TWO 1941 - 1945. Senate resumes plenary debates on Tuesday
morning starting 09.00.The second part of the plenary session is devoted to
debating the request of the Romanian Minister of Justice for abolishing
parliamentary immunity of Senator Corneliu Vadim Tudor. RADOR
[02] Debates of the Chamber of Deputies
MP-ies adopted the draft Law for passing Government Ordinance 66 of 1998
for financing State Higher Education Institutes. According to this Law the
revenues of the Institutes are made up of sums coming from Budget for both
basic and complementary financing, building of investment funds, funds for
scholarships and social protection of the students as well as the
Institutes'own resources.Also passed were ordinances regulating alteration
of didactic norms in pre-university education and an ordinance for granting
bank credits to students attending state education institutes.As part of
the same session also passed were four reports of mediation commissions as
well as two draft laws for the ratification of international agreements,
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs. RADOR
[03] Prime Minister Radu Vasile stands before Parliament for vote of
confidence connected to the draft Law on speeding up economic reform
Prime Minister Radu Vasile will stand before Parliament on Wednesday to
assume Government responsibility on the draft Law regarding speeding up
economic reform.On Monday at the seat of the Government he said the draft
Law has amendments to and completes the other Laws that have implications
in the process of economic reform. These are Ordinance 88 for 1997 on the
privatization of commercial companies that has aroused criticism of
businessmen, Government Ordinance 51 of 1997 regarding leasing, Law 31 of
1990 regarding procedure of judicial reorganization and of bankrupcy,Law 94
of 1992 on the structure and work of the Accounts Court as well as the
judicial regime of real estate guarantees, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI
informs its listeners. RADOR
[04] PNTCD-Christian Democratic National Peasants Party - supports raising
electoral ceiling to 5%
PNTCD has supported ever since 1996 and further supports raising of
electoral ceiling to 5%.At the Monday press conference, interim general
secretary of the PNTCD Virgil Petrescu said adding that the issue of the
system applied in redistribution of percentage either at county or national
level will be debated by the Parliamentary groups of the Party. Mr.
Petrescu who is mentioned by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI also said county
redistribution would favour PNTCD at the future elections. We must assess
the ensemble of the coalition compared to that of the opposition and then
talk with our partners some more, underlined the PNTCD leader. RADOR
[05] UFD leader accuse both PNTCD and PDSR
The UFD leader accuses both PNTCD and PDSR of having forced the draft law
on amending electoral Law for debates in Parliament before the law on
access to files of the former Securitate. It is by this decision that the
two largest parties have postponed the "Ticu Law " debate for a future
legislature added the co-president of UFD mentioned by RADIO ROMANIA
ACTUALITATI. RADOR
[06] PDSR-Party for Social Democracy of Romania- Parliamentary group to
forward Government motion of censorship
According to MEDIAFAX that quotes Adrian Nastase, vice president of PDSR,
that party's Parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies decided on
Monday to forward motion of censorship against the Government after the
latter will assume responsibility in Parliament for the Law on speeding up
economic reform.Mr. Nastase added that Tuesday a decision will be made by
the Party on the motion of censorship. RADOR
SOCIAL NEWS
[07] Press Conference of the CNS Cartel Alfa
Bogdan Hossu leader of the Trade Union Federation CARTEL ALFA said as part
of a short press conference that took place at the seat of the Government
that some trade union proposals were included in the new draft Law for
speeding up privatization and some others, among which protection of
employees or control of pre-privatization, were eliminated from the draft
of the Law on privatization, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports. RADOR
[08] Meeting of the leaders of the main four Trade Union Federations with
the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Radu Berceanu
The main topic approached at the talks on Monday among the leaders of the
main four Trade Union Federations of this country and Minister of Industry
and Commerce Radu Berceanu was the ceiling of power consumption social
conpensation which the Trade Unions want to be of 100 Kw and the Minister
of Industry and Commerce freezes at 50. RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI mentions
Bogdan Hossu of Cartel Alfa who demands budget compensation while Mr.
Berceanu insists on CONEL tariffs systems. As the sides reached no
understanding talks will be resumed at the seat of the Government today at
18.00.
On Monday at the Victoria Palace the Trade Union leaders also discussed
with minister of transports Traian Basescu the new tariffs for railroad
transports and for subway transportation. Trade Union leaders are of the
opinion that increase of prices should not take into account inflation as
suggested by the minister of transports. The Trade Union leaders have also
been dissatisfied at the way finance minister Decebal Traian Remes tackles
taxes and duties. RADOR
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bremen in Germany hosts the debates of the Ministerial Council of the
European Union with the participation of foreign and defense ministers of
28 countries that belong under one form or another to the European Union.
Romania which is an associate partner is represented by foreign minister
Andrei Plesu and defense minister Victor Babiuc. The debates of the council
will unfold as part of separate meetings,under focus of attention being the
particularly important impact of the crisis of Kosovo over the countries in
the region as well as some specific actions of development within the
European Union.RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs its listeners that Germany
will take over as Chairman of the organization. RADOR
[09] Business Club European Union - Romania was inaugurated at the World
Trade Center of Bucharest
The key problem for Romania's integration in the European Union is meeting
the economic criteria said Fokion Fotiadis, head of the delegation of the
European Commission to Romania, as mentioned by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
The European Union - Romania business Club was inaugurated at the World
Trade Center as part of the efforts to harmonise laws of Romania with those
in EU members and for promoting commercial relations in our countries.
Alongside Mr. Fokion Fotiadis also present were minister of European
integration Alexandru Herlea and the president of the World Trade Center of
Bucharest, Mr. Liviu Hagea who have underlined in their speeches the
importance of this action for encouraging bilateral relations between
business circles of Romania and of the European Union as well as for the
working out and the implementation of some joint policies of relaying
information in the field of commerce to the domestic and international
markets. RADOR
[10] Delegation of Commission for Human Rights of the Romanian Parliament
arrives in Hungary
A delegation of the Commission for Human Rights of the Parliament of
Romania arrives in Hungary for a four day official visit.The delegation was
received by Magda Kovacs Kosa, chairman of the commission for human rights,
problems of national minorities and religious issues of the Parliament of
Hungary.Before the meeting Mrs. Magda Kovacs Kosa mentioned by DUNA TV of
Budapest said they would talk with the delegation of Romania the recent law
on discrimination and retrocession of church assets. On Tuesday the
Romanian delegation has talks with Katalin Goncol, Parliamentary
Commissioner for rights of the citizens, with Jenoi Kaltenbach,
Parliamentary Commissioner for the rights of national minorities and ethnic
groups and with Doncev Toso, president of the Office for national
minorities and ethnic groups. RADOR
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