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EXCLUSIVE Baroness Ashtons suitability for EUs Foreign minister role challenged
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 18:49
Political sources from London supplied HotNews.ro with an electronic letter sent to the European Commission President Manuel Barroso, where British MEP Gerard Batten challenges the suitability of Baroness Ashton for the EU Foreign minister role. In his letter, Batten presses to have British Baroness Catherine Ashton's past investigated for alleged Soviet connections during her time as Treasurer for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the beginning of the '80. MEP Gerard Batten confirmed having sent the letter to Barroso for HotNews.ro correspondent in London.
EP Socialist group leader: Geoanas election would be in Romanias and EUs interest
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 12:54
Having Mircea Geoana elected Romania's president would be both in Romania's and the EU interest, leader of the socialist group from the European Parliament Martin Schulz declared on Tuesday during a press conference.
SAR report: Is the Romanian Health going in coma? Measures delayed, it probably will
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:31
The quality of medical services is much below the European standards, patients decry the maltreatment in hospitals and the need to pay informally for services which, theoretically, are supposed to be free. The budget allocated for the Romanian Health department for 2009 dropped almost 20% against the last year's sum. These are all conclusions of the Romanian Academic Society report launched on November 24: "Is the Romanian Health going in coma?".
Final results for Romanias overseas polls: Trian Basescu leads, followed by Antonescu and Basescu
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:55
Traian Basescu got the biggest number of votes from the Romanians overseas: 52,904. Crin Antonescu ranked 2nd, with 16,449, while Mircea Geoana came third, with 11,717 votes, a Romanian Foreign Affairs ministry indicates.
The Union of Banking Mediators cuts red tape in Romania
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:36
Several days ago, the Romanian Union of Banking Mediators (UMBR) cut the red tape. According to information HotNews.ro has received, the Union aims to "resolved certain issues raised by the banking mediators' representatives, like completing the law for mediation with specific measures for the activity of banking mediators, UMBR's relationship with BNR, ARB and IRB regarding the mediation of the arising conflicts".
Russian Ambassador in Bucharest: Too much fuss about Mircea Geoanas visit to Moscow
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 09:25
The Russian ambassador in Bucharest Alexander Churilin declared on Tuesday that too much fuss was made on Mircea Geoana's secret visit to Moscow, Romanian news agency Agerpress reads. "Mr. Geoana is a Romanian politician who visited not only Moscow, but other world main cities as well, and I can't see the point for discussions", Alexander Churilin stated.
Romanian hacker Unu returns, exposing vulnerabilities on Symantec website
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 09:10
The Romanian hacker calling himself Unu, the same one who attacked anti-virus producers Kaspersky and Symantec websites in February, returns to the foreground. He took advantage of several vulnerabilities and accessed personal client data after an "SQL Injection" attack, securecomputing.net.au informs. Symantec reps confirmed the attack, but claim that confidential data have not been put at risk and the vulnerability will disappear.
Deutche Welle: In few ex-communist countries the ex-dictatorship period elite survived so well like in Romania. The best examples: Traian Basescu and Mircea Geoana
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 08:44
In few ex-communist countries from South-East Europe the ex-dictatorship period elite survived so well like in Romania. The best example: the two candidates that will compete against each other on December 6, in the second presidential round, both suspects of having collaborated with the Securitate before 1989, Deutsche Welle reads. The German journalists add that this would not be a singular example. They claim that in Romania ex-Securitate officers are not limiting themselves to currently work for the secret services, but they are everywhere: in politics, economy and press, while debates on the issue are few and way too shy.
PNL decided unanimously to support Mircea Geoana in the second round. UDMR aims for a tight collaboration with liberals
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 07:48
The Liberal Party (PNL) Central Political Office members decided unanimously on Tuesday to support PSD's presidential candidate Mircea Geoana in the second round at the polls, Crin Antonescu, liberal leader announced. "Noting the political, economic and moral crisis brought by Traian Basescu and his Government, PNL decided to create a majority to back Klaus Johannis for premiership", Antonescu declared.
Traian Basescu: There should be at least three debates with Mircea Geoana - on foreign politics, security and the vision for Romania
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 07:19
President Traian Basescu declared on Tuesday that the vote in favour of the referendum renders him with optimism because it shows that Romanians want the reform of the state and of the political class. But he accuses politicians for "not understanding anything" from the vote cast by the people. He said he did not intend to negotiate with politicians in any way for the second round at the polls, stating that "votes are not for transactions". He noted that he did not see Iliescu and Vanghelie (PSD) letting the "Johannis" concession stand for to long, mentioning that his option for the head of the Government was a political one, but one that hid "no interests behind".
Swine flu causes second death in Romania
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 06:25
A woman aged 58, hospitalised after raising suspicions of flu infection, died in a hospital from Botosani, according to medical sources from the North-Eastern Romanian county, quoted by news TV channels.
National referendum: 77.78% prefer a single-chamber Parliament. 88.84% want a lower number of MPs
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 06:08
The attendance for the polls on the Romanian national referendum for a single-chamber Parliament and the reduction in the number of MPs recorded 50.91% of Romania's population, after centralising 99.92% of the votes, according to the official partial results released by the Romanian Central Electoral Office (BEC) at 10 AM today. 77.78% of the voters are in favour of a Parliament with one chamber, while 88.84% of the population voting wishes to reduce the number of MPs.
Traian Basescu - 32.42%, Mircea Geoana - 31.17%, Crin Antonescu - 20.02%
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 03:17
After counting 99.92% of the votes, Traian Basescu leads with 32.42% of the votes, followed by Mircea Geoana - 31.17%, while Crin Antonescu has 20.02%. These partial results of the presidential elections have been made available by the Romanian Central Electoral Office (BEC). The voting recorded 54.32% attendance.
Pharmacists protest on a two-day Japanese strike
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 02:16
Pharmacists in Romania will go on a two-day Japanese strike, namely on Tuesday and Wednesday, to draw attention on the "dying state of the pharmaceutical system" and to appeal to the Government to find urgent solutions to stops pharmacies from going bankrupt.
What the newspapers say: November 24, 2009
Romanian News - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 01:52
The first Romanian to become European commissioner says Romania risks remaining at the outskirts of the EU despite having the seventh largest population. Elsewhere in the news, an unemployed from Romania finds work in approximately ten months. Find out the rest of the unemployment statistics in the EU. Last but not least, many Romanian liberal mayors choose to disregard their leader's decision of supporting social-democratic presidential runner-up for the second round polls.
President Traian Basescu: Antonescu cannot deal with the Social Democrats / An alliance between the Liberals and the Social Democrats will throw Romania 20 years back
Romanian News - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 15:18
An alliance between Liberal Crin Antonescu and the Social Democrats risks taking the country back 20 years when the Social Democrats were doing whatever they wanted with institutions, President Basescu accused in a press conference. He added that Antonescu found a refuge in the Social Democrats.
Central Electoral Office: Traian Basescu - 32.43%, Mircea Geoana 31.16%, Crin Antonescu 20.02%
Romanian News - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:20
Traian Basescu obtained 32.43% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 31.16% and Crin Antonescu 20.02% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 8PM, after counting 99.81% of the votes. The turnout was 54.32%.
OSCE report: incumbent President Basescu in a negative light on Realitatea and Intact media outlets
Romanian News - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 12:26
Romania's National Public Television, TVR 1 covered the electoral campaign in a balanced manner, but its news programs did not cover elections so much. Realitatea TV, owned by media mogul Vantu, presented incumbent President Basescu on a negative light while his main opponent, PSD Mircea Geoana appeared in a positive light. Basescu's presence in the media was overwhelming, but from a negative perspective at Antena 1 news television and in national newspapers like Jurnalul National, Cotidianul and Gandul, a preliminary OSCE report reads, released on Monday.
Central Electoral Office: Traian Basescu - 32.52%, Mircea Geoana 30.77%, Crin Antonescu 20.13%
Romanian News - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:33
Traian Basescu obtained 32.52% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 30.77% and Crin Antonescu 20.13% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 5PM, after counting 96.55% of the votes. The turnout was 54.15%.
OSCE: Romanian elections respected, in general, international standards
Romanian News - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 07:55
The OSCE mission to observe the Romanian November 22 elections considers that the electoral process respected, in general, international standards. However, there were some problems in the special voting sections, OSCE chief of mission Vadim Jdanovici said. The interim report of the mission criticizes the modification of the electoral law a little before the elections.