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RADOR: News from Romania, 99-12-01
1 December, 1999
CONTENTS
[01] Meeting of the defense ministers of South Eastern European countries
[02] Festive session of the Romanian Parliament on the occasion of the
National Holiday of the country
[03] The Senate finalized passing by articles of the bill on public pension
system
[01] Meeting of the defense ministers of South Eastern European countries
Conclusion in Bucharest of the defense ministers of South Eastern European
countries conference which was attended by US Secretary of Defense William
Cohen. Mr. Cohen addressed the conference and said that by the stand
adopted during the Kosovo conflict Romania demonstrated it could contribute
to ensuring peace and stability on the continent. He added the United
States wished to work together with Romania and that NATO decided to
proceed to a new assesment of the candidates in 2002. William Cohen also
said that Romania still had more to do on the path of integration,
mentioning the market economy, civilian control of the army and further
proofs that Romania was a supplier of security. Regional cooperation is a
way to ensure stability in the area and a useful exercise in the process of
adherance training said in his spech President Emil Constantinescu. Mr.
Constantinescu added that integration into European and Euro - Atlantic
structures was an absolute must of Romania and that our country offered
solid political and economic guarantes for integration, says RADIO ROMANIA
ACTUALITATI. RADOR
[02] Festive session of the Romanian Parliament on the occasion of the
National Holiday of the country
The two Chambers of the Romanian Parliament were gathered in solemn session
on Tuesday on the occasion of the national holiday of Romania, a sssion
which was broadcast live by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. Representatives of
the ruling coalition made an appeal to national solidarity for the
achievement of the fundamental goals of the Romanian state. A
representative of the Magyar Democratic Union of Romania said that
documents signed at Alba Iulia were not observed as Magyars of Romania
could not frely use their own mother tongue in all circumstances. In their
turn parliamentarians of the opposition said one of the main problems of
Romanian society today is represented by the relation which has been
created between the citizen and the state. RADOR
[03] The Senate finalized passing by articles of the bill on public pension
system
The Senate finalized on Tuesday the adoption article by article of the bill
regarding public pension system as well as other rights of social ensurance
system while the final vote will be cast next week. In 13 year span of time
pension age is increased from 57 to 60 for women and from 62 to 65 for men.
Th new bill is also aimed at rebalancing pensions and early retirement in
the case of the persons that have enough funds in the ensurance system says
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. RADOR
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