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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-02-03
February 3, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] The President of Romania met with the Prime Minister
[02] Prime Minister Isarescu presented the strategy for Romania's
development on a medium term
[03] Press Conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Petre Roman
[04] Romania wishes to conclude partnership with Bulgaria
[05] Follow-ups of the strike of Hungarian railroad men
[01] The President of Romania met with the Prime Minister
The President of Romania received Prime Minister Isarescu for the
preparation of today's cabinet meeting. Spokesman of the presidency Rasvan
Popescu was quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI mentioning that the
President and the Prime Minister discussed the medium term strategy up to
the year 2004 and the budget for the current year. Other issues of European
interest and also pertaining to Romania's accession to the European Union
were also discussed. RADOR
[02] Prime Minister Isarescu presented the strategy for Romania's
development on a medium term
As part of an address which was broadcast by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI last
night Prime Minister Isarescu said the programme for Romania's medium term
development is a premise for Romania's accession to the European Union.
Among other things the Prime Minister said the following: "Among the
exigencies which we learn is also that inflation could not bring about any
economic increase. Medium term strategy asks for a consistent effort to
rapidly cut down inflation from 27 per cent gradually so that starting with
the year 2003 we could compute inflation rates in one digit figures.We will
have to give up activity of some of our industrial sectors while we upgrade
and develop activity in some others. Most decisive will be both the market
as well as the decisions of the government depending of exigencies of
European integration and resources which we have". The Prime Minister was
quoted by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI with the following:" We will no longer
accept a budget deficit bigger than three per cent of the Gross Industrial
Product which is also the highest ceiling which the European Union accepts.
The present strategy is also a solid basis for a continuous line of ruling
action which should not suffer alterations due to electoral dynamics or
possible future reshuffles and changes of cabinet". RADOR
[03] Press Conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Petre Roman
State Minister, minister of foreign affairs Petre Roman had a press
conference on Wednesday devoted to his visits to the United States and
France, to his future visit to Portugal as well as regarding the agenda of
the European Union, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs. In as far as his
Washington visit was concerned Petre Roman said both the Romanian Prime
Minister and he himself will be very busy with the increase of the activity
of United States businesses in Romania. With regard to his French
intercourse in Paris with high officials of the host country Mr. Roman said
that a team of experts of that country will offer assistance to Romania
with a view to successfully cover the first stage of the negociations for
accession to the European Union. In two days' time Mr. Roman leaves for
Portugal for talks with the foreign minister of that country, Mr. Jaime
Gama, as Portugal is holding chairmanship of the European Union for this
semester. RADOR
[04] Romania wishes to conclude partnership with Bulgaria
As part of the same press conference Petre Roman said Romania wishes to
conclude partnership with Bulgaria with a view to expand Euroatlantic
integration. The Romanian foreign minister said he knew information system
at the Bulgarian borders is more advanced that the Romanian ones and he
added that the Government in Bucharest is working on a system for generally
improving security and information of the Romanian borders. No visa will be
necessary for the citizens of the Republic of Moldova while the regime of
frontiers will be examined in the context of the obligations which Romania
assumes in the European context, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI informs. RADOR
[05] Follow-ups of the strike of Hungarian railroad men
70 goods carriages with the destination Belgium, Sweden, France and Hungary
are stationed at Episcopia Bihorului, Romania. Correspondents of RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reported that trains to Hungary no longer roll to that
country. RADOR
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