[Romania-News] The Spirit of Romania
Nu fabulospirit, doar spirit. O calatorie virtuala: http://www.spirit.ro/cpg/index.php http://www.spirit.ro/cpg/index.php Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] A call to mainstream the rights of children
Articolul de mai jos vorbeste despre eforturile UE in directia stabilirii unei strategii comune in domeniul drepturilor copilului. De notat ca modelul romanesc de protectie a copilului este evidentiat in articol: ...even in EU Member States Bulgaria and Romania, children are twice as likely as adults to be victims of poverty. Halal model... :-( Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) New Europe - The European Weekly http://www.neurope.eu/view_news.php?id=72931 A call to mainstream the rights of children 21 April 2007 - Issue : 726 European lawmakers said April 17 that EU policy-makers must acknowledge children as individuals, heed their concerns, and protect their rights. This was the main conclusion of a public hearing held at the European Parliament to help shape an EU strategy on the rights of the child. Violence in all its forms, including bullying, child abuse, and sexual abuse, is what worries children most, said the experts, parliament's news service reported. The meeting was co-organised by the Civil Liberties' Committee and seven other committees to help prepare Parliament's response to the Commission communication Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child. Representatives of EU institutions, international organisations and NGOs shared their views with MEPs. The need to mainstream consideration of children's needs in EU policies was stressed by Civil Liberties Committee Chairman Jean-Marie Cavada of France. It is important to take stock of the children's rights situation in the European Union, to take account of children's rights systematically in our policies, in our strategies and in our programmes, he said. Cavada welcomed the Commission communication as a first step in the right direction, but noted that, unfortunately, There is no specific legal basis that allows the European Union to act directly in this field. Civil Liberties Committee rapporteur Roberta Angelilli of Italy said she hoped that the strategy being developed would not merely be a strategy against, but instead would be a positive strategy, which will affirm the fundamental positive rights of children and young people. Children may now systematically be considered as a self-standing concern in European Union budgets, policies, laws and programmes, said Marta Santos Pais, Director of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. Santos Pais reminded the audience that in spite of the progress made, the lives of millions of children continue to be marked by poverty, adding that even in EU Member States Bulgaria and Romania, children are twice as likely as adults to be victims of poverty. The EU needs a global strategy to tackle all problems related to children, acknowledged Commission Vice-President Franco Frattini, who announced that the first European Forum on children's rights, co-organised by the Commission and the Council Presidency, will be held on 4 June in Berlin. Their main concern is violence, in all its manifestations: bullying, child abuse, and sexual abuse, said Clare Feinstein of the international NGO Save The Children, reporting on replies to an online consultation of 7-17 year-olds, that used a child-friendly version of the Commission paper. Other concerns included discrimination and social exclusion, the effects of alcohol and drugs and child poverty. Young people are aware that they can help adults to understand issues important to children and had even asked to be directly involved in decision making, said Feinstein, suggesting that this could be done through a child rights specialist unit set up to assist EU lawmakers on permanent basis. Young people have far too little influence on the decision making process. We are still lacking understanding their problems, the Culture Committee's shadow rapporteur, Lissy Groner of Germany said. Maja Eriksson, a member of the former Network of Experts on Fundamental rights, said that very few victims of child pornography and sexual abuse are given access to justice. She also pointed out that corporal punishment in the family is not prohibited by law in some Member States, such as Spain and Luxembourg. Copyright C The Media Company S.A. 2006
[Romania-News] Scrisoare deschisa a unui judecator la Curtea Constitutionala
puteam sustine acel aviz? Este imposibil ca avizul sa exprime propria mea convingere juridica, libera si sincera? - Cunoasteti, nu am nici o indoiala, rolul Curtii Constitutionale in constitutionalizarea vietii publice, altfel spus, in functionarea statului de drept. Declaratiile dumneavoastra discrediteaza cu totul nemeritat institutia. Pentru ca istoria nu s-a terminat, veti mai ajunge la guvernare, este foarte posibil ca dumneavoastra personal sa fiti ales intr-o zi Presedinte al Romaniei: aveti nevoie, are tara nevoie de o Curte Constitutionala astfel discreditata? Si, in final, o declaratie. In lunga mea activitate de magistrat am aplicat legea fara partinire, indiferent de regimurile politice in care mi-a fost dat sa exist, nesantajat vreodata si neinfluentat. Este posibil sa fi gresit uneori dar au fost, daca si cand au fost, greselile mele, nu ale altora. Cu stima, Nicolae Cochinescu, judecator la Curtea Constitutionala http://www.juressa.net/ C 2004-2007 Juressa.NET Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Bringing EU closer to citizens or only to politicians?
http://www.newropeans-magazine.org/index.php?option=com_content http://www.newropeans-magazine.org/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewi d=5616Itemid=121 task=viewid=5616Itemid=121 Elections for the European Parliament: Bringing EU closer to citizens or only to politicians? Written by Todor Arpad Monday, 23 April 2007 On 13 May 2007 Romania will elect its members for the European Parliament - One of the most important political opportunities related to Romania's accession to European Union is the task of organising the elections for choosing Romania's future European Parliament representatives. This would not only allow Romania to have legitimate representatives in the European Parliament, but the electoral campaign could also be a great possibility to trigger some important debates about the meaning, obligations and possibilities of Romanians as European citizens. Nevertheless, a serious debate on the topic is also dependent on the type of electoral system employed. In this stance, and as a part of its effort to foster the reform of the Romanian electoral laws, Asociatia Pro Democratia (APD) has proposed a system of organising elections with constituencies represented by the eight development regions and with the possibility for preferential vote. This proposal was backed by the argument that most of the large European countries hold elections at the regional level, and that such a system would increase the quality of the debate, allowing the electorate to have a better view on both the candidates and the problems they would confront as members of the European Parliament. Instead, the Romanian political class has again opted for the procedure that would imply the least effort to obtain the citizens' vote. Although initially there were signs that some of the proposals forwarded by APD would be implemented, in the end, most of the parliamentary parties opted for the most effortless option available, a national constituency with a blocked list of candidates. Thus, instead of bringing EU closer to citizens, the first elections for the European Parliament will focus on several opinion leaders that will concentrate on the internal political debate. Todor Arpad Asociatia Pro Democratia, Romania Copyright 2000 - 2005 Miro International Pty Ltd. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] EU, Russia discuss Transdniester solution
EU, RUSSIA DISCUSS TRANSDNIESTER SOLUTION. The EU's special representative to Moldova, Kalman Mizsei, on April 21 met with Russian officials in Moscow about Transdniester, amid speculation that Moldova is set to reach a controversial settlement with the breakaway region. The Moldovan news agency Basa, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Mizsei discussed the possibility of a resumption of talks in the old 5+2 format, under which EU and U.S. observers were allowed to attend five-party talks between officials from Moldova, Transdniester, and mediators from Russia, Ukraine, and the OSCE. Talks were suspended in February when Transdniestrian representatives refused to return, after a yearlong gap, to the negotiating table. Mizsei arrived in Moscow after earlier talks on Transdniester with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and officials in Ukraine. The fresh flurry of diplomatic activity follows a report by the Jamestown Foundation on April 13 that Moldova's government is preparing to sign a document that will recognize Transdniester, guarantee the coexistence of a separate administration and assembly for the region, dissolve the Moldovan parliament and hold new elections with seats for representatives from Transdniester, guarantee Transdniester the position of deputy in each ministry, guarantee Moldova's permanent neutrality, and tacitly accept the continuing existence of Tiraspol's army and security services. In previous bilateral talks, Chisinau reportedly offered neutrality, substantial autonomy for Transdniester, and the legalization of Russian assets in Transdniester's economy, but refused to accept a federal state, a distinct role for Tiraspol in government, or the continued presence of Russian troops in Transdniester. Russia has failed to meet promises made in 1993 and 1999 to withdraw its troops. When he was elected in April 2001, President Vladimir Voronin was seen as a pro-Russian politician, but, since scotching a Russian plan, the Kozak Memorandum, for Transdniester in November 2003, he has followed a pro-Western course. The emergence of details of the plan, albeit unconfirmed, has prompted a reemergence of the old image of Voronin, with the Jurnal de Chisinau writing on April 20 that Voronin is a stray Russian mole in Chisinau who, after he had been removed from Putin's lap for not signing the Kozak Memorandum, is desperately trying again to be in the good graces of the Kremlin. AG Copyright (c) 2007 RFE/RL, Inc. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Cine conduce Romania in acte si cine din umbra
Un articol foarte interesant. Merita citite si comentariile de pe site. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.hotnews.ro/articol_70463-Cine-conduce-Romania-in-acte-si-cine-din -umbra.htm Cine conduce Romania in acte si cine din umbra De vineri seara, cel mai important om din Romania este, in acte, Nicolae Vacaroiu, urmat de colegul sau de partid, Doru Ioan Taracila. Pe urmatoarele doua locuri sunt liberalii Bogdan Olteanu si Calin Popescu Tariceanu. Cei patru nu sunt insa lasati de capul lor. Istoria ultimilor ani si modul in care s-au desfasurat lucrurile in 2007 arata ca in spatele lor sunt alte patru personaje, a caror importanta este cel putin la fel de mare. Ion Iliescu, Viorel Hrebenciuc, Dan Voiculescu si Dinu Patriciu tin, de fapt, in mana, fraiele tarii. Fara ambitii politice fatise, dar cu o forta de influenta imensa, pe masura averilor, alti doi magnati vegheaza ca oamenii politici sa nu se abata de la traiectoria din ultimii 18 ani: Sorin Ovidiu Vantu si Ion Tiriac. CONDUCATORII DIN ACTE Nicolae Vacaroiu Actualul pesedinte interimar al Romaniei a fost primul premier de dupa '89 care a reusit sa reziste patru ani in functie, in perioada 1992-1996. In perioada comunista a fost angajat al Comitetului de Stat al Planificarii, institutie pe care a si condus-o din 1987. Imediat dupa revolutie, a devenit adjunct in cadrul Ministerului Economiei Nationale, iar 1991 il prinde in functia de secretar de stat in cadrul Ministerului de Finante. A fost cercetat in dosarul Jimbolia privind incalcarea embargolui la petrol impus de ONU Iugoslaviei. Dosarul a fost ulterior inchis, Vacaroiu beneficiind la acea data de imunitate parlamentara. A condus Banca de Investitii si Dezvoltare, banca falimentata ce a constituit subiectul unui dosar in care a fost cercetat si Sorin Ovidiu Vantu. A fost si vicepresedinte al BCR in anii 1996-1997. Este senator din 1996, iar din anul 2000 conduce Senatul Romaniei. Doru Ioan Taracila Noul sef al Senatului este unul dintre cei mai vechi adepti ai presedintelui Ion Iliescu. Familia sa are o avere estimata de revista Capital la 16-18 milioane de dolari, iar influenta sa este bine cunoscuta in judetul Calarasi, al carui reprezentant este in Senat. Este decanul Baroului Calarasi, detine 30.000 de hectare de teren arabil si, potrivit declaratiei de interese, are actiuni si parti sociale la sase firme despre care presa a relatat ca au beneficiat de contracte banoase cu statul si au o cifra totala de afaceri de peste 50 de milioane de dolari. A intrat intr-un con de umbra in 2004, din cauza rezultatelor slabe obtinute pe plan local la alegeri. A fost acuzat ca, pe perioada guvernarii PSD, a controlat impartirea pe criterii de prietenie a banilor alocati judetului Calarasi. Este senator din 1990 si a fost ministru de interne in perioada 1994-1996, in guvernul Vacaroiu. Bogdan Olteanu Tanarul presedinte al Camerei Deputatilor este membru PNL din 1991. Tatal sau a fost director general la Tehnofina SA din Bucuresti, iar bunica, Ghizela Vass, a fost o cunoscuta activista din perioada comunista. Inscrisa in PCR din 1933, Vass a devenit in 1945 membru al CC al PCR, fiind pensionata in 1982. Olteanu a crescut intr-o casa aflata pe renumita strada Zambaccian, pe care familia sa a trebuit sa o paraseasca abia ini 2004, dupa ce fostii proprietari au redobandit-o. Nasul sau de cununie este Calin Popescu Tariceanu, in subordinea caruia a avut si prima slujba in guvern, fiindu-i consilier in 1997, cand acesta era ministru al Industriilor. A fost presedinte al organizatiei de tineret a PNL in perioada 1998-2000, a fost ales deputat de Bucuresti in 2004 si numit ministru delegat pentru relatia cu Parlamentul. A devenit presedinte al Camerei Deputatilor in 2006 si cu voturile PRM, dupa ce Adrian Nastase a demisionat din functie. Calin Popescu Tariceanu Primul ministru si-a inceput cariera de dupa 1989 infiintand primul post de radio privat din Romania, Radio Contact. Se numara printre primii membri ai PNL, dar a parasit partidul in vara lui 1990, impreuna cu Horia Rusu, Dinu Patriciu si Raymond Luca, formand Partidul National Liberal - Aripa Tanara. Mama sa a fost casatorita cu Dan Amedeo Lazarescu, vechi liberal, care a recunoscut ca a colaborat cu Securitatea. A revenit in PNL in 1993, prin absorbtia PL'93, si a fost ministru al Indutriei si Comertului in perioada 1996-1997. Este la al patrulea mandat de deputat si a fost numit prim ministru prin prisma faptului ca devenit presedinte al PNL dupa retragerea lui Theodor Stolojan. In vara lui 2005 a declarat ca demisioneaza, dar s-a razgandit, declansand conflictul politic cu presedintele Traian Basescu. A scos PD de la guvernare in martie 2007 si a militat in interiorul partidului pentru sustinerea suspendarii sefului
[Romania-News] Video: Gala premiilor UNITER
Un clip video aici: http://www.realitatea.net/playlive2.php?file=/media/video/video_001_00057177 _1177392177_00.flv Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Premiiler UNITER pe 2006, decernate la Sibiu
http://www.realitatea.net/?domeniu=26stire=57177 http://www.realitatea.net/?domeniu=26stire=57177# NewsIn: Premiiler UNITER pe 2006, decernate la Sibiu Marti 24 aprilie 2007, 06:01 La Sibiu, a avut loc, luni seara, Gala Premiilor Uniunii Teatrale din Romania. Ajunsa la a XV-a editie, Gala UNITER a stabilit superlativele teatrului romanesc pe anul trecut. Spectacolul Elizaveta Bam de la Teatrul Bulandra din Bucuresti a castigat Premiul pentru cea mai buna piesa a anului 2006. Radu Afrim a castigat premiul pentru cel mai bun regizor, pentru piesa joi.megaJoy de Katalin Thuroczy de la Teatrul Odeon, iar Rodica Mandache a fost premiata pentru rolul secundar Adel din acelasi spectacol. Alte doua premii importante au fost adjudecate de piesa Purificare de Sarah Kane, de la Teatrul National din Cluj-Napoca, pentru cea mai buna actrita in rol principal, Andreea Bibiri, si Premiul pentru debut, distinctie acordata actorului Cristian Grosu, pentru rolul Graham. Cel mai bun actor in 2006 a fost Marius Stanescu premiat pentru rolul Hamlet, iar Valeria Seciu a primit Premiul pentru intreaga activitate. Sursa: NewsIn Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Biserica Antiohia in pericol
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cerere urgenta de rugaciune!!! -- Prayer Alert! Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:14 AM - English version follows! Cerere urgenta de rugaciune!!! Biserica Antiohia din Bucuresti, de pe Str. Episcop Radu, Nr. 53-55, Sector 2, se afla in pericol iminent de a pierde proprietatea (terenul). Primarul general al Bucurestiului a trimis o citatie bisericii conform careia proprietatea trebuie predata detinatorului magazinului DIVERTA pana la sfarsitul saptmanii viitoare. Acesta a castigat procesul la primarie prin minciuni, afirmand ca nu exista nici o cladire pe proprietatea pretinsa. In ultimii saptesprezece ani am construit doua cladiri pe aceasta proprietate - o cladire cu doua etaje pentru biserica si o alta cladire cu cinci etaje pentru Institutul Teologic Timotheus. Amandoua cladirile au fost construite avand toate actele legale si aprobarile aferente inclusiv aprobarile originale obtinute de la Primaria Capitalei. Acesta este un abuz groaznic si de neconceput pe care il face Primaria Capitalei si ii rugam pe toti crestinii sa ni se alature in protejarea lucrarii lui Dumnezeu din Bucuresti. Puteti sa faceti acest lucru prin urmatoarele: 1. RUGATI-VA ca Primarul sa se rasgandeasca si sa opreasca acest abuz. 2. SPUNETI tuturor prietenilor dvs. despre acest razboi spiritual si rugati-i sa se roage impreuna cu noi ca Dumnezeu sa ne ajute in demersurile noastre de a opri acest abuz inainte ca slujirile crestine de pe proprietatea aceasta sa fie distruse. 3. Daca sunteti in zona aceasta, VENITI Vineri, 4 mai 2007, la ora 11:00 dimineata sa cream impreuna un scut uman impotriva celor care doresc sa ne ia proprietatea. Vineri ei planuiesc sa vina si sa aplice sigilii pe usile proprietatii noastre. Va multumim pentru ca faceti parte din slujirea crestina in felul acesta! Elisei Rusu Biserica Insitutul Biblic Timotheus english --- Prayer Alert! The Antioch Church in Bucharest, 53-55 Episcop Radu in Sector 2 is in eminent danger of losing its property. The General Mayor of Bucharest has sent a ruling to the church that the property must be turned over to the owner of DIVERTA by the end of the week. The owner won the trial at the Mayor's office by lying, stating that there are no buildings on the property. In the last seventeen years, we have built two buildings on the property - one a two story building for the church and the other a five story building for the Timotheus Bible Institute. Both buildings were built with all the legal approvals including the original approvals from the Mayor's office. This is an unspeakable and outrageous abuse by the General Mayor of Bucharest, and we ask all Christians to join us in protecting God's work in Bucharest. You can do this by taking the following actions: 1. PRAY that the Mayor will change his mind and stop this abuse. 2. TELL all your friends about this spiritual warfare and ask them to pray with us that the Lord will help us stop this abuse before the ministries on the property will be disrupted. 3. If you are in the area, COME on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 11:00 AM and create with us a human shield against the people who will come to take the property from us. On Friday they plan to come and seal the doors to the property. Thank you for being part of our ministry in this way, as well. Elisei Rusu The Church Thimotheus Bible Institute Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Germany: no decision made on Eastern European workers
http://www.jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=32422 Germany says no decision made on Eastern European workers Monday 30 April 2007 12:55 The German government has not taken a decision on opening the country's labour market to workers from the Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in 2004, a Labour Ministry spokeswoman said Monday. The spokeswoman denied a report in Der Spiegel news magazine that a decision had been taken to extend a bar on workers from countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary from 2009 to 2011. The next decision on the issue was due only in 2009 and would depend on the state of the German labour market at the time, she said. Germany has long been a magnet for workers from Eastern Europe, particularly in sectors such as agriculture and construction. Many are reported to work illegally. Britain, Ireland and Sweden were the only countries to open their doors immediately in May 2004 to the Eastern Europeans. Some other older EU have eased restrictions since. Workers from Bulgaria and Romania, which joined at the beginning of this year, are also barred from working in most of the older member states. dpa rpm mga C JURNALO Limited 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Guvernul organizeaza defectuos referendumul pentru romanii din strainatate
http://www.hotnews.ro/articol_71284-PLD-acuza-Guvernul-ca-organizeaza-defect uos-referendumul-pentru-romanii-din-strainatate.htm PLD acuza Guvernul ca organizeaza defectuos referendumul pentru romanii din strainatate Conducerea Partidului Liberal democrat se declara nemultumita de modalitatea in care decurg pregatirile pentru organizarea referendumului din 19 mai, pentru romanii din stranatate. Gheorghe Flutur vicepresedintele PLD si seful de campanie al partidului sustine ca a primit mai multe sesizari de cetatenii romani din Italia Spania si Olanda. Romanii din stranatate suna disperati la ambasade si nu li se spune unde se organizeaza sectiile de votare, ceea ce e nedrept si e nedemocratic a afirmat Gheorghe Flutur. Liderul PLD a calificat atitudinea gvernului drept una nedreapta si anti democratica. Chiar si asa PLD spera sa ca mai mult de 60% din voturile exprimate sa fie in favoarea lui Traian Basescu Gheorghe Flutur a fost - pesemne - intr-o dispozitie mai euforica la Cluj, intrucat a tinut sa faca si urmatoarea declaratie: Razboiul dintre daci si romani l-a castigat Traian. Si cand spun ca istoria se repeta, spun ca acum suspenDACII din aceasta coalitie se bat cu romanii si va castiga tot Traian. http://www.hotnews.ro/arhiva_avt/3842.mp3 Declaratie Flutur (suspendaci vs. Traian, mp3) http://www.hotnews.ro/ HotNews.ro, Codrin Taut, 30 apr 2007 Comentarii: 2. comentariu balan sevastiana (1 mai 2007 0:21) http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif dorim sa votam dar nici acum nu stim unde pentru ca in CANADA nu stie nimeni nimic, iar cei ce nu stiu engleza [ca doar santem in vizita],,nici nu au cum sa afle daca in ziarul comunitatii romanilor din Canada ,nu este nimic anuntat. nu== NU vom mai spune nimanui cu cine vom vota fiindca unii se supara de adevar, si credem ca deaceia nu santem informati unde sa votam bs 111 http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif 3. Brno Gogu Paleogogu (1 mai 2007 0:21) http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif sa se infiinteze o sectie de votare si in brno, sint cel putin 500 romani http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif 4. Consulate of Romania Los Angeles Lucian (1 mai 2007 0:30) http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif pe site ul consulatului roman din Los Angeles (http://www.consulateromania.net/), sunt deja postate sectiile de votare din statele arondate acestui consulat. Oricum, pot spune ca dupa alegerile din 2004, acest consulat chiar este in slujba romanilor din aceasta zona. Dupa schimbarea consulului general de la Los Angeles, acest consulat chiar a devenit in slujba romanilor din diaspora. Nu stiu din ce partid o fi facand parte D-l Catalin Ghenea (consul general), dar oricine ar fi intrebat despre serviciile consulatului, poate aduce doar cuvinte de lauda. Deci cel putin romanii din acest colt de lume, putem spune ca avem parte de un tratament adecvat si constitutional chiar daca majoritatea celor de aici suntem pro-Basescu. http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif 5. referendum miriv (1 mai 2007 5:09) http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif Vrem sa se organizeze si IN S.U.A. sectiI de votare. Vrem libertatea de a ne exprima votul! http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif 6. In Canada Lorenzo (1 mai 2007 5:43) http://www.hotnews.ro/images/nothing.gif Vom vota la Montreal, Toronto si Ottawa. In Moncton se afla Consulat Onorific, nu stiu daca se voteaza acolo. Pentru detalii contactati la urmatoarele numere de telefon: The Embassy of Romania in Canada 655 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6A3. Phone 1: (613) 789-3709 Phone 2: (613) 789-5345 Phone 3: (613) 789-4038 Fax: (613) 789-4365 Honorary Consulate of Romania in Moncton 309 Jean-Darois Street Dieppe, New Brunswick, E1A 6B2 Phone : (506) 859-0304 Fax: (506) 857-4234 Ne puteti contacta de asemenea prin internet: Web: http://romanianconsulate.ca Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oficialitati romane in Moncton: Mr. Mircea Roman, (m) Consul Onorific General Consulate of Romania in Toronto 111 Peter Street, Suite 530 Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1 Phone 1: (416) 585-5802 Phone 2: (416) 585-9177 Fax: (416) 585-4798. Ne puteti contacta de asemenea prin internet: Web: www.romaniacanada.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oficialitati romane in Toronto: Dl. Nicanor Dumitru Teculescu, (m) Consul General General Consulate of Romania in Montreal St. Urbain Street, Suite M01-04 Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 1Y6 Phone 1: (514) 876-1792 Phone 2: (514) 876-1793 Fax: (514) 876-1797 Ne puteti contacta de asemenea prin internet: Web: www.roembassy.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Officialitati romane in Montreal: Dr. Magda Michaela Botez, Consul General BAFTA MULTA SI NE VEDEM LA VOT Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) nothing.gif
[Romania-News] Post-communist EU countries hire lobbyists to get rid of US visas
Cinci mii de dolari pe luna pare extrem de putin, aproape neserios de putin. Dar un search pe Google ne arata ca Dutko Worldwide e destul de mare, cu un venit total din lobbying de 21,4 milioane de dolari numai in 2006. Conform Center for Responsive Politics, printre clienti se numara grupuri si companii renumite (precum Abbott Laboratories, Amazon.com, ATT, FedEx, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Roche, Schering, Sharp Electronics, Target, Wal-Mart), scoli si universitati (Harvard Univ, Montana State Univ, New York Univ, University of California, Univ of Maryland), autoritati de stat si locale (the cities of New Orleans, LA and Fort Lauderdale, FL, Los Angeles County, state of North Dakota, state of Utah), organizatii internationale (United Nations ILO) etc. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=32407 http://www.jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=32407 Post-communist EU countries hire lobbyists to get rid of US visas Monday 30 April 2007 11:42 Seven formerly-communist members of European Union hired a lobbying firm to help them push legislation through the US Congress that would waive visas for their citizens, Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Opletalova confirmed Monday. The issue of visas for our countries is not a priority for US lawmakers, Opletalova said. The firm should be a prolonged arm of our embassies whose strength would not have been sufficient. In a tender, first reported Monday by the Hospodarske noviny daily, the countries chose Dutko Worldwide, a lobbying firm whose Prague branch was formerly headed by former Czech ambassador to the US and current Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Alexandr Vondra. That did not play any role, Opletalova said. What played a role were the contacts the firm has in the US Congress. Each country - the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Romania - is to pay 5,000 dollars a month for Dutko services as long as is necessary, Opletalova said. While the Bush administration has supported the Eastern Europan visa-lifting drive, any change lies in the hands of the Democratic Congress. The US House of Representatives is to decide within weeks on an amendment that would most likely allow some Eastern Europeans visa- free travel, but would also toughen the security rules for the 27 countries whose citizens do not need visas to enter the US. The US Senate already passed the amendment. Old EU member states, except for Greece, are among the 27 states included in the so-called visa-waiver programme. Some of them, including Germany, have lobbied against the legislation because of the proposed tougher security measures. Their effort has been seen as a threat by the Czechs, who, alongside with other formerly communist members of the European Union, have been lobbying the Congress to lift the visas. The Czech and US officials have been careful not to describe the effort to waive visas for America's Eastern European allies as a bargain for the deployment of the US missile shield facilities in Central Europe. But their hopeful messages on the issue have frequently appeared in the Czech press and are seen as a part of the US radar debate. Recently, a high-level US Homeland Security Department official told Hospodarske noviny that the administration plans to push visa- free travel for Eastern Europeans through the legislature by the end of the year. dpa kz fs C JURNALO Limited 2007
[Romania-News] PARASCHIVESCU: Romaneaua
Marius Tuca i-a spus acestei tari Romaneaua, iar Andrei Oisteanu a vorbit despre tara Mesterului Manele. http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=302828 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Romanii din Spania vor mai multe sectii de votare
http://rador.srr.ro/stiri.shtml?categorie=%27eu%27%20and%20lang=%27ro%27#908 69 Asociatiile romanilor din Spania incearca sa obtina o suplimentare a numarului de sectii de votare Romanii din Spania vor putea sa voteze la referendumul privind suspendarea presedintelui Traian Basescu doar la misiunile diplomatice din trei mai orase. Asociatiile romanilor din Spania au incercat pana acum fara succes sa obtina o suplimentare a numarului de sectii de votare. Reporter: O parte din liderii asociatiilor romanesti din Spania sunt nemultumiti de faptul ca romanii de aici nu vor putea vota decat in misiunile diplomatice din Madrid, Barcelona si Sevilla, ceea ce presupune deplasarea pe distante foarte mari. Ei spun ca nici macar la Consulatul de la Valencia nu vor putea sa voteze, deoarece este un consulat onorific si acuza autoritatile de la Bucuresti ca nu sunt interesate ca romanii din afara granitelor sa voteze in numar mare. Pe de alta parte, Ambasada Romaniei la Madrid a cerut aprobare pentru organizarea de sectii de votare in localitatile unde exista comunitati numeroase de romani. Initial, aceasta propunere a fost inaintata in vederea alegerilor pentru Parlamentul European, insa acestea au fost amanate. Organizarea de sectii de votare suplimentare presupune o modificare a Legii alegerilor parlamentare din 2004, care limiteaza exprimarea votului doar in misiunile diplomatice. Intr-o declaratie acordata postului RRA, presedintele Federatiei Asociatiilor din Levante si Catalonia, Daniel Ionita, a precizat ca, impreuna cu alti lideri de asociatii intentioneaza sa trimita o scrisoare catre Parlamentul de la Bucuresti, Curtea Constitutionala si catre Parlamentul European pentru a cere sprijin in vederea organizarii mai multor sectii de votare in Spania pentru referendumul din 19 mai. Annamaria Bistriceanu - RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI 01-05-2007 18:51 (C) Rador Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Romanians in New York prepare pro-Basescu demonstrations
http://english.hotnews.ro/Romanians-in-New-York-prepare-pro-Basescu-demonstr ations-articol_44856.htm From our New York correspondent Romanians in New York prepare pro-Basescu demonstrations Romanian-American citizens are expected to attend a demonstration in support of Romania's suspended President Traian Basescu before Romania's Consulate in the US city in the following days. Several web pages used as discussion forums by the Romanian community in New York suggest the demonstration is expected to bring together dozens of protesters. Demonstration organizers say they expect Romanians living in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at the first such manifestation from a series that will continue until May 19, when a referendum will take place in Romania on the dismissal of popular President Traian Basescu. Basescu was suspended by the Parliament in April over charges that he broke the letter of the Constitution on several accounts, despite a Constitutional Court consultative decision that he did not do so. The Romanian community in the United States will have the opportunity to attend the May 19 referendum at 20 locations across the US, including Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit and Las Vegas. Some half a million Romanians live in the United States according to official data. Unofficial data place the number at about a million. http://www.hotnews.ro/ HotNews.ro, Adrian Novac, New York, May 1, 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Corruption 'a norm' in Romania
http://www.euractiv.com/fr/elargissement/corruption-norm-in-romania/article- 163475 Corruption 'a norm' in Romania Publié: mercredi 2 mai 2007 Sir, Concerning http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/transparency-international-leader-co rruption-romania/article-137945 Transparency International's leader on corruption in Romania, Brussels' efforts seem to have had little effect upon the corrupt environment in Romania. The population take corruption for granted - a norm. After living five years in Afghanistan, I had the impression that I had lived through the epitome of corruption. But, that was before coming to Romania. From personal experience I have learned, for example, when one requires hospital treatment it is necessary to have deep pockets. Doctors will not look at you if you do not offer a few bank notes in advance. And, if overnight stays are necessary, the nursing staff will do nothing without another few notes. The mother of a friend of mine died in a hospital where no treatment was offered for her excessively high blood pressure and severe nose-bleeds, other than to stuffing her nose with old cloth to avoid contaminating the bed! Justice is another area of serious corruption. I have personal experience of this as, when I went to see lawyers concerning a penal action that I wished to take out against a Romanian citizen for fraud, I was staggered when informed that a certain amount of money had to be set aside for bribing the authorities to do their job correctly. In this case, some $4,000. In brief, nothing can be done at any level in Romania without deep pockets and a generous distribution of cash. Corruption is rife at all levels of society and the higher it is within the society the more corrupt it becomes! Is this what Europe wants from allowing Romania into its club? M.Gilman Bucharest, Romania © EurActiv.com Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] 37th edition of Sibiu Jazz Festival starts tomorrow
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=cultureid=200705 03-504416 categorie=cultureid=20070503-504416 37th edition of Sibiu Jazz Festival starts tomorrow The famous artists Dean Bowman, Didier Lockwood or Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform in the Great Square. published in issue 3924 page 12 at 2007-05-04 Sibiu - Starting from Saturday May 5th and lasting seven days, the 37th edition of the Sibiu Jazz Festival will welcome guests to the 2007 European Capital of Culture. The event will display solid line-ups which include emblematic names on the jazz musical stage. The concerts, as well as the Sibiu Jazz Festival contest, will take place in the multifunctional pavilion and in the city's Great Square. Performing in the festival will be world-renowned artists, each with musical careers spanning several decades, such as Didier Lockwood, Dee Dee Bridgewater (photo) and Herbie Kopf. Didier Lockwood is one of France's most beloved musicians, holder of the Knight of Arts and Letters distinction. In a more than 30-year-long eventful career, the artist released 30 albums, both in Europe and the US. American singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, who will perform in the J'ai Deux Amours concert, made her debut in New York, in 1970. J'ai Deux Amours is a personal project, including exclusively French compositions. For more than 30 years, the name Herbie Kopf describes not only a first-rate bass singer, but also a prolific composer, with a long list of collaborations. Dean Bowman is one of the most important American contemporary singers. He recorded compositions ranging from rock to jazz and classical music. With studies in traditional Afro-American music and gospel music, Bowman perfected his repertoire in his latest album, which includes jazz, rock and Negro spirituals. Another American guest of the Sibiu Jazz Festival is Chico Freeman, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who is constantly discovering new ways of embracing the heritage and tradition of jazz music. He will be accompanied by his Afro-Cuban band, Guataca, made up of young professionals. Also attending the festival will be the Vienna Art Orchestra - the most esteemed international jazz orchestra in Europe. Since its international debut in 1981, the orchestra has attended various events in over 50 countries, including the US and Japan, as well as Asia or Africa. Well over one hundred of these performances took place as part of international jazz festivals. Among other bands giving concerts in the Sibiu Jazz Festival will be Archie Shepp's Born Free Band (USA), Marius Popp String Project (Romania), Enrico Rava Quintet (Italia), Largo feat. Gast Waltzing (Luxemburg) and Zbigniew Namyslowski Quintet (Poland). by George Grigoriu mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Transylvanian Politics
. Basescu's case is not terminal, but it depends on how you're looking at it. After all, they've now suspended the president and by law the people have to decide whether to approve the suspension in a referendum on May 19th. As long as the majority of the widely popular president's electorate votes for him, he can go back to serving out his duties. Parliament though may have other plans. Perhaps, Parliament is still smarting at his success from entering the EU, fighting corruption, or releasing those secret police papers forcing some of their buddies to resign--whatever their real motives-- they've decided to change the law so that they no longer need the public's majority to agree with them and can suspend him again no matter the outcome. It's a real cliffhanger. Here's the rub - The EU doesn't exactly like having a newly admitted country go through political turmoil. It's bad for business. If a majority of voters don't vote for Basescu, or if Parliament decides to suspend him again, they may pull troops out of Iraq. As for Maria Stroescu, her story is the saddest part of all this. She just wanted a shot at happiness-like millions of other Romanians do--all the while 300 members of Parliament have thrown a country of 22 million into turmoil and this is what makes it more than an Eastern European B movie, it's what makes it a tragedy. www.ourstories.us A. E. Santi speaks three languages, yet, prefers to swear in a fourth and knows how to say thank you in over 10 others. After finishing his BA in English, he hitched a ride to Romania on the Peace Corps train. While serving as a volunteer, he took care of street children, raised money for Outward Bound, taught English in a local school and learned how to make tortillas from scratch. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University in fiction. He is the recipient of plenty of accolades in his career so far, including a prestigious international translation grant. His work has been published in the Hartford Courant, The Ithaca Journal, Cubista Magazine and The Plum Ruby Review, to name a few. His short story collection is entitled The Time We Had and he is hard at work on a novel. He is the founder of Our Stories, and the editor of the website. He has masthead credits for over a dozen newspapers, newsletters and other publications. Before he founded Our Stories he served on the boards of Phoebe and So to Speak. Copyright C OpEdNews, 2002-2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Circuitul (care este)
De pe fluxul Z-News: Marian Vanghelie: Tribunele de la Parlament sunt ilegale, intai le demolez si apoi vedem cine are dreptate. 09 mai 2007 ora 18:52:33 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] MEGAconcert ROCK - 19 mai - INTRAREA LIBERA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRlIBZkvk1Y Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Romania to turn Ukrainian Bastroe canal issue into European affair
http://english.people.com.cn/200705/08/eng20070508_372774.html Romania to turn Ukrainian Bastroe canal issue into European affair: FM http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/romania.html Romania will not let the Bastroe canal issue be a bilateral one between Bucharest and Kiev, but will turn it into a European affair, Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu said at a press conference on Monday. He stressed that the Danube Delta is under the protection of international laws assumed by all European states. Cioroianu said that Romania did its best to solve the issue on diplomatic channels, but found no understanding from the Ukrainian side. We cannot make them understand that the finalization of the project will irreversibly affect an unique geographic area. They tell us that the canal has an economic importance and we are offered some economic gains. We must resort to European methods, said the Romanian chief diplomat. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/ukraine.html Ukraine officially announced that the canal will be opened to navigation next week, marking thus the end of works. The Bastroe Canal is a project proposed by Ukraine in the Danube Delta. The Kiev authorities officially inaugurated the project in 2004, with the intent to provide a deep-water route from the Danube to the Black Sea under Ukrainian control, in order to reduce their ship transit costs. International ecologists have raised significant concerns about damage to the Danube Delta ecosystem. Copyright by People's Daily Online Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] An absolute shower
http://www.vivid.ro/index.php/issue/86/page/In%20the%20Labyrinth/tstamp/1178 036013 An absolute shower By Vivid writer: http://www.vivid.ro/writers.php/writer/Paul-Andre%20Baran/wrid/23/issue/86 Paul-Andre Baran Posted: 01/05/2007 [...] Take the case of Bucharest - with an already apathetic mayor and local council, not much has been accomplished during the past three years. The historic centre is still a shambolic disgrace, with the first form of anything like an infrastructure improvement project only just getting underway. Though hotly contested by residents and experts alike, most who challenge the city's claim that the Basarab overpass will reduce gridlock, work on the overpass began in the last week of March. Mayor Videanu has ignored the resounding public outcry for zoning laws that better protect historic buildings and provide for a minimum level of constraint in real estate development. Even in Piata Universitatea, the ill effects of uncontrolled business has reared itself in the form of unaesthetic neon clad casinos blinding passersby, even those wearing a pair of fake Gucci sunglasses. Presently, the Democratic Party hold 20 of the 54 city council seats and with the coalition split this inevitably means that it will be increasingly difficult to effect progress on the streets of Bucharest. What about the roughly 8,000 households needed to shelter those families who will be evicted this year due to property restitutions? Since Mr Videanu entered office, there are more than 300,000 cars in Bucharest. So where are the road improvements, and the long-awaited car parks? The answer is there aren't any, and Mr Videanu is squarely to blame. [...] C http://www.seahorse-design.com/ Seahorse Design 2006 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Sleeping Rough in the Queen's Gardens
joined the EU, their citizens enjoy freedom of movement. By restricting their work eligibility, EU member states aim to dissuade them from coming for work. Instead, they keep them from working legally. In London, where I live and work, a huge gap is seen between the rhetoric of immigration and the market reality. When we needed an electrician, we chose between a British contractor and a self-employed Polish one. The former would have charged us £65 per hour and up to £85 per hour in the evening. The latter offered to do the job for £50 in the first hour and £15 for every subsequent hour. The choice is obvious. The Polish guy fixed the lights. It's capitalism at work, and it reveals questions that those who oppose the free movement of labour inside the EU should dare to ask. One question is why the Polish guy is cheaper than the British one, but another is what stops the British one from competing. Protectionists can create havens for producers at consumers' expense, with consumers paying for producers' freedom from competition, but market pressures do not cease. To wish they might is a fool's errand. And yet this is what some opponents of labour migration preach. Frequently they have used the argument that a surge in foreign workers will bring a surge in crime. Not necessarily, British officials acknowledge. But it certainly shall if work is criminalised, if only because Britons will want their children minded, gardens tended and plumbing fixed and cheaply. What the EU's labour migration debate really reveals is its own dysfunctional attitude regarding its stated goal and crowning achievement, the single market. So far only goods can travel freely in the EU. People can, too, with no questions asked, but not if they work on the way. In the journal Economic Affairs, W. S. Siebert, professor of labour economics at the Birmingham University Business School pins the blame on the EU's French-style civil code, which boosts working conditions, wages and collective bargaining power while cutting economic opportunity for outsider groups. Indeed the labour migration debate is just one element in a much broader picture. The EU must face the inconvenient truth that its commitment to an outdated social model weakens its bid for economic power, globally. Globalisation is shaking its dear dreams about social happiness in a prosperous society. In such charged atmosphere, we must hope that the relative poverty of new EU citizens will not be used to feed the fear of open borders. A genuine and open dialogue, beyond fear and beyond prejudices, would serve us better. Adina Postelnicu is a Romanian freelance journalist based in London. Balkan Insight is BIRN's online publication. Copyright BIRN 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] White night at museums on Friday night
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=cultureid=200705 10-504449 categorie=cultureid=20070510-504449 White night at museums on Friday night published in issue 3929 page 16 at 2007-05-11 Romanian museums will stay open on Friday night, allowing visitors free access, told a press conference on Tuesday Mircea Angelescu, Director of the National Cultural Patrimony Directorate, within the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. Normally, all museums in Romania will be open tonight and entrance will be free of charge, declared Angelescu. According to him, the Museums white night is connected to Europe Day, celebrated on Wednesday. In Cluj, the County Council was very responsive and granted free entrance on May 9 too (.) We are trying to use culture as propaganda for the concept of Europe, he added. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) chose the theme The museums and the universal patrimony for the International Day of the Museums 2007, which will be celebrated on Friday, May 18, in the museums from the whole world. The 23,000 individual and institutional members of ICOM, residents in 145 countries, are encouraged to participate actively, through various events, namely music, dance, theater, the opening of the storehouses, and also, the free access to the museums, sometimes even at night. by Nine oClock mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] King Mihai I wants new Constitution for Romania
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=politicsid=20070 510-507747 categorie=politicsid=20070510-507747 King Mihai I wants new Constitution for Romania published in issue 3929 page 4 at 2007-05-11 King Mihai received yesterday the award Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship, on the day of the anniversary of 80 years since he was sworn in as Sovereign of Romania. During monarchy, May 10 was the national day of Romania. Romania needs to carve an European Constitution that would give a clear, unequivocal and complementary role to the institutions of the state, said yesterday His Majesty King Mihai, in a political message read at the anniversary of the Royalty Day. All that pushes aside from this will have the only effect to weaken the country and to attract more and more contestations. Through this historical will, it is possible to carry out the economic and social reconstruction of the country, added His Majesty at the ceremony from Elizabeta Palace when he was handed over the award. Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is granted every year to a public personality that contributed to understanding and international cooperation. Among the laureates of this award are Vaclav Havel, Lord Robertson, Madeleine Albright, maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy, and the director Milos Forman. by Nine oClock mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Ceausescu's Disneyland
dream town. The demolition should be understood as an essential part of his project. It could even be said that the destruction of buildings, the erasure of historical memory was more important than the construction of the new centre. The 'wound' Ceausescu made in the 'living flesh of the city', as Romanian's tend to characterize the project, has a special symbolic meaning. It could be said that Ceausescu's intention was to erase history, but in this effort he produced the trauma that now invokes the memory of the lost past. Thus people today recall the 'happy' past, the social security of socialism, in order to escape the memory of the trauma. This trauma includes not only Ceausescu's violence and destruction, it also touches on the passivity that allowed this annihilation to happen. Here again we encounter the 'crime' of people being too afraid to oppose the regime and the unconscious feeling of guilt that accompanies this non-action. Ceausescu's creationism tried to undo the old signifying chain in order to establish a totally new symbolic organization. By razing the historical monuments, Ceausescu aimed to wipe out Romanian national identity, the fantasy structure of the nation that is forged around historic old buildings and churches, and then to establish his own version of this identity. How does the present Romanian regime perceive the palace? In a brochure written for visitors, the palace is first described as 'a 'giant' built during the 'golden age' of the dictatorial regime and born in the mind of a man for whom the nation of 'reasonable sizes' did not exist'. The palace is presented as the second-largest building in the world (after the Pentagon), but the most prominent because it is the most disputed. This controversy almost resulted in its annihilation, but: 'Realizing its enormous value, in fact a Romanian inheritance in danger to be destroyed and robbed, people began to look the building with less hostility and named it the 'People's House'.' The rest of the text reads like Ceausescu's promotion material, with its descriptions of the glory of the palace and what the people sacrificed for its completion. Thus, we are reminded that this is 'not a palace from Aladdin's stories, but a real one, showing the true wealth of Romania: stone, marble and wood from the Romanian mountains and forests. ... Today, the monumental building stands for the most precious symbol of democracy in Romania, that is the Parliament, serving the high and noble aim we have all aspired for: equal and complete representation of the Romanian people.' By presenting the palace as a national symbol, the current political elite has specifically incorporated this traumatic palace into its political discourse. The symbolic power of the building, supposedly made only from Romanian materials, is strenghtened by the fact that it was produced through the enormous hardships of the Romanian people. However, it is essential to appreciate how the palace has become an actual realization of Ceausescu's original intention. As a parliament, the People's House is made to stand for the 'complete representation of the Romanian people.' This all-encompasing construction could be understood as a final stage of Ceausescu's vision, which tried to give form to an ideal total society. Thus, when today's regime claims that it completely represents the people, Ceausescu's dream of totality is, in some way, realized. However, Ceausescu is not the only megalomaniac who tried to change reality to fit his ideal. Surprisingly, many past and present architects tried to do the same, but were limited in their endeavour by lack of power and resources. Even in the most admired American contemporary architectural inventions - the shopping malls and Disneyland - one can find points of comparison with Ceausescu's project. [... http://www.archis.org/plain/object.php?object=932year=num= ] http://www.archis.org/ Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] O rana deschisa in inima Bucurestiului
Casa Popoului: something that looks and feels like an open wound in the heart of Bucharest [...] a flaccid expression of communist absolute power, an empty interdiction directed towards the city, isolated from the life outside and folded upon itself in a megalomaniac entanglement of decoration, abuse and meaningless glorification. [...] It certainly belongs to a universal architectural freak show as one of the twisted wonders of late modernism. [...] The actualization of terminal megalomania, the product of a troubled mind which cannot decide whether to follow an inferiority complex or a superiority impulse. [...] Not just an edifice but also a colossal accretion of historical inadequacies and local paradoxes, of complexes, maladjustments and discontinuities, as well as a symptom of what is awfully wrong with past and contemporary politics. [...] a nightmarish Lego [...] imperial isolation [...] obscene violence [...] an entire area ravaged by communist urbanism. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.museumofconflict.eu/singletext.php?id=9 Under destruction #1 The noise of Politics Christoph Büchel and Gianni Motti by Mihnea Mircan The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, October November 2004 Published in Vector Magazine, Iasi, 2005 [...] Between 2000 and 2004, the Romanian government had launched a policy of cultural initiatives, viewed by some as incoherent, detached from cultural necessity and designed solely for electoral benefit. Among those large-scale projects, creating a museum of contemporary art attracted a considerable amount of public attention. The inauguration of the museum answered a question discussed sporadically yet always with a sense of historical urgency by successive cultural administrators. Should Romania have a museum of contemporary art?, they repeatedly wondered, while the usual arguments of historical delay and disconnectedness from the international scene were deployed. If the necessity of such an institution elicited consensus, various impediments arose along the way, primarily concerning location. The question of whether to build a space or convert an existing one proved a sturdy obstacle for years. The latter-day cultural benefactors decided that the museum should be located in the Palace of the Parliament, in an uncompleted wing that was scheduled to turn into a white cube roughly around the time of parliamentary and presidential elections. Needless to say that this offer did not include an alternative option. The initiative of the museum was thus not only conditioned but also contaminated by the political context. The museum was entrusted with two major tasks at the same time: to produce a viable program of contemporary art and to turn the Palace of Parliament into a plausible location for such an endeavour. I shall refer from here onwards to the building by its former name, more cynical but also more adequate in describing something that looks and feels like an open wound in the heart of Bucharest: the House of the People. The House of the People must rank high in some top 20 of difficult buildings to look at, come to historical terms with and digest culturally. It is a flaccid expression of communist absolute power, an empty interdiction directed towards the city, isolated from the life outside and folded upon itself in a megalomaniac entanglement of decoration, abuse and meaningless glorification. It, and the adjoining Civic Centre, gridlocked a sizeable portion of the city. I must confess I havent checked whether it still is the second largest building in the world, yet it certainly belongs to a universal architectural freak show as one of the twisted wonders of late modernism. The House treats the theme of political power in a style which is equally indebted to Baroque, Classicism and commedia dell'arte, looking like the background for some gigantic farce with scantily defined characters. In post-revolutionary years, it was the object of a significant perceptual shift: immediately after 89, the House was shortly opened to the public and Romanians enacted a strange political pilgrimage through its opulent marble halls. The healing potential of the act found its counterpart in the fact that many from the visiting crowds left very positive remarks in the guest book, expressing their admiration for the achievement. The uprooting of tradition effected by communist propaganda and architecture was thus welcoming back its offspring, a generation ready to concur to the loss of measure and ideas of national superiority. Then the House was closed to the public and taken into possession by the new powers, not in the least worried about ancestry. The displacement seemed unproblematic: taking over the symbol of power was a natural and rightful
[Romania-News] I do not want to see Romania giving up its commitments
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=politicsid=20070 510-507748 categorie=politicsid=20070510-507748 I do not want to see Romania giving up its commitments warns Daniel Fried, Assistant to the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice published in issue 3929 page 5 at 2007-05-11 Bucharest - Daniel Fried (photo), Assistant to the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was in Romania. He transmitted to the leaders from Bucharest to settle the political crisis, to not forget its commitments in Iraq and to give up the variant of involving Moscow in the political games from Romania, reads Evenimentul zilei referring to an extensive interview given by the American official to the newspaper after his meetings with the impeached President Traian Basescu, PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu and the leader of the Opposition Mircea Geoana. Fried sees the atmosphere from Romania as very confuse and tense. US want a strong and active Romania, that would look towards the horizon instead of using up its energies. Secretary of State Rice estimates that we must be confident in the democracy from Romania. This is another aspect of the message that I have brought, stated Daniel Fried in the quoted interview. He cautions that further to the extension of the crisis it is not necessarily the Romanian-American relations that will have to suffer, but the interest of Romania. Daniel Fried says in that the domestic political crisis should not be attributed to the Russians, the Romanians did it by themselves. We discussed about the Russians (with the Romanian officials - editor's note) and we believe that the Romanians and the Americans should not consider them opponents. We want a powerful, not a weak Russia, but powerful in the terms of the 21st century. Concerning the energy dependence of Romania, Daniel Fried says that Bucharest alone must decide over its own energy policy - one more reason for which it is necessary to have a stable and capable Government. The US Assistant Secretary of State shows that the Government must assure a favourable climate for investments, it is necessary to have a functional Government. We also want to see Romania as an active presence in the world. You are NATO members, and NATO is active in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, he said. In his view, issues such as the pull out of the Romanian troops from Iraq should not be discussed in the middle of a political crisis. Hopefully, you will not make major and long term decisions in the domain of national security, is the message of Daniel Fried who adds: I do not want to see Romania giving up the its commitments, the same as you would not like to see America renouncing its commitments, including those of defending Romania. Concerning the US bases from Romania, Daniel Fried is very satisfied: It works very well, our people are delighted and there are no complaints. The Assistant Secretary of State shows that US want to discuss with Romania about the anti-missile shield, how it can be part of this system, and even to approach the issue in Russia-NATO Council. We must be transparent with the Russians and offer them a partnership, declares Fried, who denies categorically, on another hand, that the bases from Romania could be used for an attack against Iran. VISA Waiver programme The Foreign Affairs Minister Adrian Cioroianu discussed with Fried on Wednesday about the interest of Romania to be included in the Visa Waiver programme, informs MAE, quoted by Mediafax. Several issues of interest of the bilateral relations, and at regional level, were approached during the discussions, the interest to attract American investments to the Romanian economy was expressed, reads a MAE press release. The two also discussed about the interest of Romania to be included in the Visa Waiver programme and to continue the collaboration in the global campaign against terrorism. Cioroianu stressed the determination of the Romanian party to assure the success of the next NATO summit, due in Bucharest, in April 2008. The Visa Waiver programme, run by the US authorities, allows the citizens from certain countries to travel to the US for tourism or business purposes, for a period of maximum 90 days, without a visa. by Nine oClock mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] RIP, by Order of Vladimir Putin
E vorba de o statuie ecvestra gigantica pe care o vede oricine calatoreste cu masina pe E-85 inspre Focsani. Statuia se afla cocotata pe un deal la intrarea in comuna Dumbraveni (nu Dubroven, cum zice stirea agentiei ITAR-TASS). Nu e urata, dar tot timpul m-am intrebat ce cauta statuia unui general rus acolo. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11508136PageNum=0 http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11508136PageNum=0 Monument to Suvorov profaned in Romania 08.05.2007, 13.48 BUCHAREST, May 8 (Itar-Tass) - Some unidentified vandals have profaned the monument to the great Russian military commander Alexander Suvorov in the Dubroven Commune, which is near Romanian city of Focsani (north-eastern Romania). They scribbled with red paint on its pedestal: Besarabia is Romanian land. Vice-Mayor of the Dubroven Commune Valentin Talvar told Itar-Tass that there were no such outrageous cases since 1959, when the Suvorov monument was unveiled. The Romanian Ministry of Culture and Cults, whose duty is to take care of the monument, is taking steps to repair the damages. General-En-Chef Alexander Suvorov, who commanded a 7,000-strong Russo-Austrian corps, defeated and put to flight a Turkish army of 100,000 officers and men, commanded by Vizier Yusuf Pasha, during the 1787-1791 Russo-Turkish war. The general was decorated with the highest award of the Russian Empire, the St.George Order (First Class), and given the honourable title of Count Remniksky for his victories at Focsani and on the banks of the Remnik River. The Emperor of Austria had bestowed on him the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire. The initial monument to Suvorov and to the Russian soldiers, who had liberated Romania from the Turkish yoke, was built at Dubroven in 1913, but it had to be dismantled and evacuated to Russia during the First World War. Its exact copy was installed on the same place in 1959. It is worth noting that the commune itself was called Suvorov for a very long period of time. C ITAR-TASS http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1IdPublication=4NrIssue =217NrSection=1NrArticle=18720 http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1IdPublication=4NrIssue= 217NrSection=1NrArticle=18720 TRANSITIONS ONLINE: Russia: Rest in Peace, by Order of Vladimir Putin 10 May 2007 A recent report says Moscow is hoping that a new corps of grave guards at its embassies will thwart attempts to tamper with Soviet war memorials. [The Estonian government's decision to move a memorial to Soviet war dead from the Tallinn city center to a military cemetery sparked rioting in the Estonian capital in late April and confrontations at the Estonian Embassy in Moscow in early May. Since then, some Russian media have looked nervously at other non-Russian cities that have Soviet war memorials. One recent TV report has President Vladimir Putin authorizing new teams of workers for certain embassies to safeguard Soviet war graves.-TOL] Text of report by Russian Centre TV on 7 May [Presenter] It emerged on Monday [7 May] that a draft decree to protect Soviet war graves abroad has been prepared in the [Russian] president's administration. According to the decree, a [Russian] representative office will be opened in a number a countries with the aim of preserving [Soviet] soldiers' graves and memorials. There are 14 such countries, one of which is Poland, which today confirmed its intention to pass a law to remove monuments dating from the socialist era. [Correspondent] The Polish government is hasty in its denials. Draft legislation has already been issued from the Ministry of Culture to the [Polish] Sejm allowing the demolition of monuments dating from the socialist era. But what is meant here is not Soviet war memorials, but stone sculptures of Communist dictators. Today on one of Poland's radio stations, the Culture Minister announced on air: We do not wish to dismantle memorials which were erected in memory of the Red Army and thereby show disrespect to Russian soldiers. In other words the Poles are indirectly condemning the Estonian example. But the facts prevent us from believing Warsaw's good intentions: in Krakow the memorial to Marshal Konev disappeared a long time ago. It was dismantled, and now all that is left of it is the pedestal. New perceptions arose as the times changed: Konev was then declared an occupant, and there is no guarantee that the Poles will not follow in the footsteps of the Estonians in rewriting history. [Passage omitted: earlier reported statement from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.] [Correspondent] Events over the past 20 years seem to indicate that some Europeans have a short memory. The city authorities of the Bulgarian town
[Romania-News] 19 mai - ce indica deocamdata sondajele online
http://www.referendum2007.ro/index.php http://www.referendum2007.ro/index.php Sunteti de acord cu demiterea presedintelui Romaniei, Traian Basescu? Total voturi: 711 Nu: 63,6% Da: 36,4% http://www.radioromania.com/index.php http://www.radioromania.com/index.php Ce parere ai despre Presedintele Romaniei? Total voturi: 429 Vei vota pentru intoarcerea lui Basescu la Cotroceni? DA 359 (84%) NU 70 (16%) Se va intoarce Basescu la Cotroceni? DA 386 (90%) NU 43 (10%) Crezi ca Basescu va reusi sa elimine coruptia din Romania? DA 227 (53%) NU 202 (47%) A facut bine Basescu ca nu a demisionat? DA 355 (83%) NU 72 (17%) Ce parere ai despre Parlamentul Romaniei? Total voturi: 269 A facut bine Parlamentul ca l-a suspendat pe Basescu? DA 35 (13%) NU 234 (87%) Crezi ca Parlamentul il va re-suspenda pe Basescu in cazul in care va fi confirmat prin referendum? DA 111 (41%) NU 158 (59%) Crezi ca Parlamentul este controlat de grupuri de interese economice? DA 243 (90%) NU 26 (10%) Sustii alegeri anticipate pentru schimbarea Parlamentului? DA 239 (89%) NU 30 (11%) Ce parere ai despre Guvernul Romaniei? Total voturi: 207 Crezi ca Guvernul Romaniei a avut succes in lupta impotriva coruptiei? DA 33 (16%) NU 174 (84%) Crezi ca Guvernul Romaniei a avut succes in cresterea nivelului de trai al populatiei? DA 66 (32%) NU 141 (68%) Crezi ca Guvernul Romaniei este controlat de grupuri de interese economice? DA 186 (90%) NU 21 (10%) Crezi ca Guvernul Romaniei este competent sa rezolve problemele tarii? DA 34 (16%) NU 172 (83%) Cine crezi ca este autorul integrarii in UE? Total voturi: 216 Cine crezi ca o sa fie recunoscut in cartile de istorie a Romaniei drept autorul integrarii Romaniei in Europa? Traian Basescu 183 (85%) Calin Popescu Tariceanu 22 (10%) Adrian Nastase 8 (4%) Ion Iliescu 3 (1%) http://www.22mai.ro/xix/ http://www.22mai.ro/xix/ Vei vota in 19 mai 2007? Total voturi: 41 DA 32 (78%) NU 9 (22%) Esti de acord cu demiterea lui Traian Basescu? Total voturi: 45 DA 14 (31%) NU 31 (69%) Doresti demiterea parlamentului Romaniei pentru scandalul ultimilor luni? Total voturi: 32 DA 29 (91%) NU 3 (9%) Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Palma unui ambasador
http://www.libertatea.ro/index.php?section=articole http://www.libertatea.ro/index.php?section=articolescreen=stirenewsletter =1sid=178783 screen=stirenewsletter=1sid=178783 Palma unui ambasador Bucurestiul e cea mai poluata capitala europeana. E deja sufocat. Ne asteapta o vara torida, iar primenirea aerului e ca si inexistenta, datorita autoritatilor - edililor, in primul rand - care de 17 ani incoace au asistat neputincioase si chiar au determinat reducerea criminala a spatiilor verzi. Padurile apropiate, inclusiv Baneasa, parcurile, livezile, scuarurile au fost hacuite, facand loc vilelor si plombelor dintre blocuri. De la 11 mp spatii verzi/locuitor, in 1989, abia daca mai sunt vreo 3 mp. Primarii perindati prin bd. Elisabeta n-au pus piciorul in prag, chiar si invocand utilitatea publica si despagubind corect proprietarii in cazul revendicarilor. Dimpotriva. Nu face exceptie nici actualul edil-sef Adriean Videanu, ocupat mai mult cu politica decat cu administrarea orasului. Pentru o tichie de margaritar - cursa automobilistica din jurul Parlamentului - nu numai ca s-a dat peste cap tot traficul rutier, dar s-a ajuns si la taierea pomilor dintr-o zona si asa asfixiata. Apropo, prin Serbia o asemenea cursa a fost blocata pentru ca deranja... caii de la un hipodrom. Cu putin timp in urma, alti pomi, abia crescuti, fusesera smulsi din parcul Izvor, spre a face loc altui moft, o demonstratie militara cu parasute si TAB-uri. Coincidenta sau nu, dar, cam in acelasi timp, ambasadorul Marii Britanii a vizitat, impreuna cu sotia, Gradina Botanica. Au plantat acolo niste pomi, aluzie inmanusata diplomatic pentru un primar in stare sa priceapa. Nu de mult, Jonathan Scheele, fostul sef al Delegatiei Comisiei UE, ii atragea atentia aceluiasi edil ca Bucurestiul e departe de a arata ca o capitala europeana. Mai mult nici nu putea sa faca. Doar nu era sa ia drujba din mana primarului. Articol semnat de Petru Calapodescu (C) Libertatea Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Corruption sparks protests in Romania
http://euronews.net/index.php?page=info http://euronews.net/index.php?page=infoarticle=421883lng=1 article=421883lng=1 Corruption sparks protests in Romania 30,000 Romanians have rallied in support of President Traian Basescu, a week before a referendum on whether he should be impeached. The crowd in Craiova dressed in orange, symbolising the Orange Revolution which brought Basescu to power in December 2004. Basescu's suspension in April on charges of abuse of power has sparked concern in the European Union about the future of justice reforms and the fight against corruption in the country. Many Romanians believe his return to power may be the only way to curb widespread corruption. A counter-demonstration was organised by the opposition Social Democratic Party in Pitesti. The SDP was one of a number of parties that accused Basescu of corruption and involvement in secret police activity. The protest attracted 5,000 people to the city of Pitesti. They want to see Basescu impeached. This looks unlikely however as polls show support for the President at around 65 per cent. (C) EuroNews Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] New wave directors drive Romanian film renaissance
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[Romania-News] Romanian politics mired in abuse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6653681.stm Romanian politics mired in abuse By Petru Clej BBC Romanian Service Insults are flying as never before in an electoral campaign in Romania. Oligarch!, drunkard!, throw them overboard! - these are just a few of the phrases relentlessly assaulting the public ear, day in, day out. The campaign for the 19 May referendum on whether to dismiss President Traian Basescu has reached a frenzy, each side outbidding the other in aggressive language. Opinion polls, few and far between and not very reliable, point to a comfortable victory for the president, by a margin of two to one. If mass rallies are any indication, then Mr Basescu wins hands down. On Sunday, about 50,000 people turned out in the north-eastern city of Iasi. The president's supporters outnumbered his foes by about three to one. In other cities - Craiova and Bucharest - it was the same story at the weekend. Campaign abroad Nor is the campaign limited to Romania. Rallies have been held in support of Mr Basescu by Romanian diaspora in Paris, London, Madrid, Montreal, Chisinau and other cities. By far the largest rally was held in Castellon, a Spanish town by the Mediterranean, where 10,000 Romanians turned out for Mr Basescu. Romanians make up about a quarter of Castellon's population of 150,000, which prompted the Romanian foreign ministry to open a polling station in the town. About 800,000 Romanians live and work in Spain and interest in the referendum is strong. Mr Basescu was suspended by parliament on 19 April for grave infringements of the constitution, although the constitutional court, which was called upon to issue a non-binding opinion, said there had been no major infringements. The MPs' vote, 322 in favour of suspension and 108 against, seems to defy the popular mood. Anti-presidential politicians accuse the president of totalitarian tendencies and subverting the government and parliament. In fact, for Mr Basescu's supporters 322 has become like the number of the devil. The youth wing of the Democratic Party (PD), which supports Mr Basescu, has installed 322 spikes in a Bucharest park. They recall a medieval method of executing political foes devised by Vlad the Impaler, a Romanian 15th-Century prince, who remains prominent in the popular psyche. Violent language This symbolic execution drew the ire of the European Socialists - no doubt alerted by the anti-Basescu Social Democratic Party (PSD), which labelled it an attack on parliament. Mr Basescu has in turn received support from the European People's Party (EPP), the largest in the European Parliament, of which the PD is a member. Mr Basescu has called on the public to throw the 322 overboard!, labelled the leaders of the anti-presidential coalition oligarchs - without producing much evidence - and hinted that Russia might have been involved in his suspension, allegedly for his pro-Western foreign policy. The PSD leader, Mircea Geoana, called Mr Basescu a drunkard and head of the mafia. Most of the media have abandoned any pretence of impartiality, often amplifying the violence of the message. The general tone of the debate prompted King Michael, the former head of state until 1947, to show his exasperation and warn that the current crisis could endanger Romania's position abroad. Indeed, since EU accession on 1 January, Romanian politicians have spent much time bickering. The European Union has shown increasing impatience, but for the moment this does not seem to register in Romania. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/6653681.stm Published: 2007/05/14 17:19:51 GMT C BBC MMVII Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Voteaza pe 19 mai!
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[Romania-News] IHT: Basescu, confident of victory in impeachment referendum
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/16/europe/EU-POL-Romania-President-In terview.php AP Interview: Romania's president vows to press ahead with political and justice reforms The Associated Press Published: May 16, 2007 BUCHAREST, Romania: Romania's suspended president said Wednesday he was confident of victory in an impeachment referendum this week and vowed to continue reforms to stop political corruption. Romanians will choose in the referendum between my option, to build a modern state, and the lawmakers' option, to leave things as they are, Traian Basescu said in an interview with the Associated Press at his campaign's headquarters in downtown Bucharest. Polls show over 70 percent of Romanians intend to back Basescu, a former commercial ship captain and Bucharest mayor who is known for his outspoken style. The referendum is to be held on Saturday. Parliament, which is dominated by parties opposing the president, suspended him last month on allegations that he violated the constitution by usurping the role of the prime minister and criticizing the courts. The Constitutional Court had ruled that the president did not break the law, but its ruling was nonbinding and allowed parliament to make its own decision. It was a political decision - I'd say it was a sort of coup, he said, adding that the lawmakers abused their power by suspending him. The president can't be held responsible by parliament, he can only be responsible in front of the Romanian people, which elected him, Basescu said. He said five political parties, ideologically opposed to each other, united to suspend him because they wanted to stop anti-corruption measures, and political reform. Basescu has been at odds with lawmakers, whom he accused of drafting laws for special interests, and with Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, a former ally with whom he clashed after accusing him of tolerating corruption in the Cabinet. His first confrontation with parliament came last year, when he presented a report by a panel of experts condemning the crimes of the former Communist regime. It declared the regime as illegal and illegitimate as it was imposed on Romania by Soviet tanks and it ended with the fall of (former communist dictator Nicolae) Ceausescu when Romanian tanks were on the streets, Basescu said. He added that some leading lawmakers, including former president Ion Iliescu and nationalist leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor, were named in the report as having been part of the Communist regime. Basescu also irked lawmakers last year by ordering the secret services to declassify over 1.5 million files belonging to the Communist-era secret police, the Securitate, an action which led to several politicians being exposed as former collaborators. The president, who himself faced allegations of collaboration but whose own Securitate file was not found, said however that the main reason for his conflict with lawmakers was his determination to shield prosecutors and judges from traditional interference from politicians. He said magistrates have now tasted what independence feels like, leading to investigations against eight lawmakers and three Cabinet ministers. Iliescu, who was president during most of its transition from communism, is also investigated for his role in organizing a violent march by miners onto the capital in 1990, where they beat anti-communist protesters, leaving at least six people dead and 500 injured. The fact that it became impossible to influence the justice system was the major link which united the five parties against me, said Basescu, who added that he refused to negotiate with them. It would have meant to negotiate the hopes of the Romanian people, he said. After Basescu's suspension, the European Union and foreign ambassadors have put pressure on authorities to not replace chief prosecutors, he said. New Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu who replaced the reformist Monica Macovei came under strong criticism from magistrates when he tried to sack a prosecutor in charge of several high-profile investigations. I am now convinced by the magistrates' reaction that the anti-corruption fight will continue without sparing anyone, Basescu said. Especially after my return. Copyright C 2007 the International Herald Tribune Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Mineriada, un act civic
http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=305102 Mineriada, un act civic Invitat la emisiunea Tu decizi de la Realitatea TV, Ion Iliescu a facut o afirmatie soc: in 1990, minerii au savarsit un act civic. http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=305102 [Citeste] Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Gabriel Resources project in doubt
http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/tradingdesk/archive/2007/05 /16/gabriel-resources-project-in-doubt-as-political-changes-in-romain.aspx Gabriel Resources project in doubt as political changes in Romania could help or hurt Political reshuffling in any country can have an impact on a wide range of industries, but recent changes in Romania could hamper the work of one Canadian-based miner there. Gabriel Resources Ltd. ( http://stockgroup.canada.com/sn_overview.asp?symbol=T.GBU GBU/TSX), which has been waiting for environmental approval for its 80% owned Rosia Montana gold project, appears to have suffered a set back as Romanias newly appointed cabinet now has a fresh Minister of Environment and Sunstainable Development. Attila Korodi has criticized Gabriels Rosia Montana project in the past, according to Dundee Securities analyst Paul Burchell, who added that the new minister reportedly called it a priority to investors, but not to Romania. The project also faces opposition from non-governmental organizations and other environmental groups. While the country is not expected to go to the polls until 2008, Mr. Burchell thinks the growing turmoil could lead to an earlier election call. This could result in a delay for Gabriels attempt to get project permits and politicians could even take on the issue of mining in their campaigns, he added. However, an election could lead to a new cabinet and accompanying environment minister, which could be just what Gabriel needs, Mr. Burchell said in a note to clients. He has lowered his rating on Gabriel shares to market underperform from neutral and his price target moves down 80¢ to $4. Jonathan Ratner mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] © 2007 CanWest Interactive Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] The Economist: Michael of Romania
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9184448 The Economist Europe.view Michael of Romania May 17th 2007 From Economist.com Romantic, royal and retiring UNTIL the collapse of communism, being an exiled monarch was merely thankless. Since then it has been cruelly disappointing. In Albania, Georgia, Hungary, Montenegro, Russia and Serbia the monarchist cause has at best crashed and burned-or more often failed to ignite at all, leaving royal pretenders (or pretend royals) stranded on the eurotrash heap of history. In Bulgaria, Simeon Saxcoburggotski (or ex-King Simeon II) was briefly a popular prime minister. But now he languishes in an uncomfortable coalition with the ex-communists, heirs to the party that exiled him and murdered his followers. The classiest act, however, is Michael of Romania: dignified, modest and sharpwitted; ambitious for his country, but not for himself. He is one of only three surviving heads of state from 1945 (the others are ex-King Simeon, who was only seven when the war ended, and Mohammed Zahir Shah, once King of Afghanistan and now, aged 92, back home as Father of the Nation). Michael makes no claims to his throne; in return, Romania's current rulers treat him with the courtesies due to a former head of state. Bursting with questions, your columnist hurried to a London hotel for a few moments of monarchical nostalgia. But what does one call a king without a country? For a representative of a republican newspaper, Your Majesty seemed too deferential. Sire was clearly over the top. Sir seemed too downbeat. Mr Hohenzollern [the royal family's surname] would be insulting. In a language such as German, where spoken as well as written salutations matter, the problem would have been insuperable. But English is flexible: you proved just fine. The real problem, though, was not addressing Michael correctly, but understanding him. A speech impediment turns his idiomatic American into a diffident mumble. His wife Anne, by contrast, speaks with crystalline precision. An exiled Greek princess, she honed her English as a sales assistant at Macy's in New York. AFP AFP http://www.economist.com/images/columns/2007w20/KingMichael.jpg The first question-and one that still rages in discussions in Romania-is about the Soviet takeover. In August 1944 the then king staged a coup against the pro-Nazi Antonescu regime and switched sides to the Allies, signing a speedy armistice with the Soviet Union. After two years of uneasy coexistence, he was forced to abdicate. Looking back, was there any card he could have played differently? No, is the firm answer. It wasn't just the Soviet Union. America and Britain forced us to include communists in the coup against Antonescu. At the time there were only a few hundred in the whole of Romania. As in other eastern European countries, the Red Army's presence made communists sprout like mushrooms. Soon it was too late. Only Ernest Bevin [British foreign secretary after 1945] was honest, says Michael, flatly. He said 'Britain is not in a position to help'. In short: when something happens like it did with us, suddenly nobody knows you no more. So palace coups gave way to earning a living: initially by market-gardening in England, with some chickens on the side-Rhode Island Reds and Sussex, notes his wife, enthusiastically. Most royals don't get the chance to keep chickens. Unlike Baltic and Ukrainian exile leaders, Michael wisely shunned cold-war attempts to stoke armed resistance in his captive homeland. In the 1950s the Americans wanted to use me to train a whole bunch of people and parachute them in. I said 'no-what's the point?'. That is a sad theme for eastern Europe, and perhaps an ominously contemporary one: almost as bad as having the Kremlin as your implacable enemy is having the West, absent-minded and unreliable, as your friend. Copyright http://www.economist.com/help/copy_general.cfm C The Economist http://www.economist.com/help/DisplayHelp.cfm?folder=663377 Newspaper Limited 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) KingMichael.jpg
[Romania-News] EUObserver: Romania, banana republic standards
http://euobserver.com/9/24084 [Comment] Without the law there would be no European Union 18.05.2007 - 09:22 CET | By Peter Sain ley Berry EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - Go to any introductory lecture on the European Union and you will hear phrases such as 'unique experiment,' 'international co-operation,' 'rule of law.' [...] Member states even agreed to give 'European' law precedence over their own; there wouldn't be any point in having common laws if nations could pick and choose which they obeyed. [...] More serious is the case of Romania, which joined the Union only a few months ago on the solemn undertaking that widespread and irreversible reforms to root out crime and corruption were well on their way. Various pledges were made and accepted in good faith and the country, with Bulgaria, was admitted at the earliest opportunity in 2007. Once inside the Union, the Romanian Parliament has turned its back on reform, dismissed its anti-corruption prosecutors, thrown out its respected and efficient Justice Minister - Monica Macovei - and voted massively to impeach its pro-EU President. The country seems set to return to its old ways, even postponing its elections for the 35 seats in the European Parliament in case this should prove troublesome. Banana republic standards Many people argued that Romania and Bulgaria should not have acceded in 2007 but instead should have been forced to wait a year until the process of reform was complete. I argued this case myself. I could never understand why it was necessary to admit as full members countries described recently by The Times as 'weakened by systemic corruption, organised crime, fragile judiciaries and oligarchic control of press and broadcast media.' The Commission, I seem to remember, argued that if the two countries were not admitted in 2007 then the pace of reform would slow. Well, it has slowed now and we have within the bosom of the European Union a country whose respect for the very principle of law is in some doubt. All is not lost of course. The suspended President - Traian Basescu - may well win his forthcoming impeachment referendum, though the authorities are not making life easy for him. If he does he has promised to take action to weaken the party bosses. For its part the European Commission cannot simply wring its hands and hope that all will come right. Romania has broken the pledges it made. That cannot be without consequence and while there is no doubt that we all want to see Romania, growing and prospering as part of the European family, this has to be as a state with European rather than banana republic standards. The wider point is that we are in no position to deplore Romania's fall from grace if other member states also show themselves willing to renege on agreements and understandings when it suits them. Law can only work by consent. Respecting agreements, however uncomfortable, makes us all stronger. Ultimately we are our own policemen. It is not only Romania that must learn this. If we don't European Government will be reduced to the impotent position of Saint-Exupéry's King, who regaled on an impressive throne but without any other accoutrements of power, is reduced to ordering Le Petit Prince, sometimes to obey him and sometimes not to do so. Not exactly a recipe for success and progress. The author is editor of EuropaWorld © 2007 EUobserver Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Ei, ce sa-i faci? Asa e Romania...
http://www.juridice.ro/stiri/28580/ce-spune-un-olandez-despre-romani.html 18.05.2007 Ce spune un olandez despre romani Olandezul May Schmets (60 de ani), stabilit la Ortisoara (jud. Timis) de 13 ani a deschis la el acasa un fel de birou unde oamenii vin sa ceara sfaturi pentru diverse probleme. May Schmets: Am spus intotdeauna ca la mine acasa e la fel ca in Olanda, mancarea e la fel, ma uit la televizor la fel, ma duc la wc la fel, dar toate astea la mine in casa. Daca ies in strada, acolo este diferit. Eu am fost in toate tarile din Europa si nu am auzit niciunde spunandu-se, daca nu merge ceva, Ce sa faci, asa e Franta sau Asa e Spania. Numai in Romania oamenii zic: Asa e Romania. Ma si enervez. Ce e Romania? O bucata de pamant? Tu esti Romania, tu faci Romania sa fie asa. Eu am mare respect pentru romani ca au facut Revolutia, dar nu am respect pentru ca nu au terminat-o. Trebuie sa aiba curaj, sa schimbe lucrurile. E normal, gandim-discutam-facem, dar aici este gandim-discutam, gandim-discutam, dar nu mai facem. http://www.juressa.net/ C 2004-2007 Juressa.NET Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Circuit FIA GT3... fabulospiritual
Circuitul stradal, pardon, maidanez: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20scn_animal-pe-pista No comment. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Tupeu de presedinte
http://www.antena1.ro/ Pe vremuri a fost mai, animalule!. Mai de curand am auzit mai, gaozarule!. Acum s-a trecut la o etapa net superioara: Mai, tiganca imputita! Agentia de Monitorizare a Presei (AMP) condamna gestul incalificabil al presedintelui Traian Basescu de a confisca telefonul mobil al unei jurnaliste: http://www.mma.ro/Comunicate%20de%20presa/gest_condamnat.rtf Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Imaginati-va ca Bush ar fi numit un ziarist stinky nigger...
Reactii in presa: Cristian Tudor Popescu, presedintele Clubului Roman de Presa: Traian Basescu a comis mai multe delicte penale, de la agresiunea unei femei, in vreme ce aceasta incerca sa-si castige painea onest, la talharie, sechestrarea telefonului, pana la cel de discriminare. Basescu a comis un delict care pe vremuri se numea ura de rasa si care acum se cheama discriminare rasiala, prin exprimarea tiganca imputita. Christopher Condon, Financial Times: In an incident that underlined critics' claims that Mr Basescu's explosive temperament makes him a divisive figure, the populist politician seized a mobile telephone being used by a reporter to record an interview with him as he was shopping with his wife. Mr Basescu then left apparently unaware that the phone was still recording his conversation with his wife. After the phone was returned to the reporter's television station, the recording revealed that Mr Basescu had called the journalist a stinking Gypsy. Robert Turcescu, director editorial Cotidianul: Imaginati-va ca actorul ar fi fost George Bush si vorbea despre un jurnalist ca negru imputit, cred ca lucrurile ar fi stat altfel. Catalin Tolontan, redactor-sef Gazeta sporturilor: In mod normal, ar fi trebuit sa mearga in redactia Antenei 1 si sa-si ceara scuze personal. Nu i-a luat telefonul prin purtatorul de cuvant! Marius Vulpe, Adevarul: Evolutie prezidentiala: de la mai, animalule la gaozarul asta. Evolutia vocabularului basescian a fost marcata de recentele consideratii de natura rasiala si sexuala la adresa jurnalistei postului Antena 1. International Herald Tribune: Basescu was approached by the journalist, Andreea Pana, in a Bucharest supermarket on Saturday, when Romanians were voting on whether to impeach him for alleged constitutional abuses. Basescu overwhelmingly won the vote. Pana tried to ask him about the ballot and filmed him with a cell phone. Irritated, Basescu snatched the phone from her, but it continued to record a conversation between Basescu and his wife, Maria, in which the president called Pana a stinky Gypsy. Vlad Petreanu, redactor-sef Antena 1: E un gest incalificabil. Cred ca presedintele nu intelege care este fisa postului. Nu intelege ca e un model pentru oricine din aceasta tara. Bogdan Teodorescu, analist si specialist in imagine si marketing politic: Chiar daca la Bucuresti declaratiile lui Basescu ar putea sa nu aiba un efect prea mare, introducerea conotatiei etnice risca un scandal european. Aprecierile sale nu sunt potrivite pentru un sef de stat intr-o Europa grijulie cu minoritatile. The Associated Press: On Monday, about 20 Gypsy and press freedom activists protested at the president's office, some wearing T-shirts reading Stinky Gypsy. They left a bar of soap and a CD with Gypsy music. Not only does the president have a duty not to discriminate ... but he is obliged by the constitution to have a proactive role in fighting all forms of discrimination, the protesters said in a letter. Grigore Cartianu, redactor-sef adjunct Evenimentul Zilei: E rau, e imoral, e revoltator faptul ca Traian Basescu si-a permis sa numeasca un cetatean al Romaniei tiganca imputita! Derapajele de limbaj, gen un gaozar sau mai, pasarica, au ajuns prea departe. E bine ca Traian Basescu a rugat-o ieri pe reporterita Antenei 1, in mod public, sa accepte scuzele sale sincere. Scuzele ar trebui adresate insa intregii natiuni, pentru ca orice roman, tigan, maghiar, neamt, tatar sau lipovean are motive sa se simta jignit cand presedintele tarii sale foloseste expresii degradante pentru rasa umana. Ion Cristoiu: Norocul ziaristei ca se afla intr-un loc public. Daca ar fi fost intr-alta parte, Traian Basescu i-ar fi dat un cap in gura! Ca asa ar fi facut o dovedeste dialogul avut in masina cu nevasta-sa, devenit deja celebru prin expresia, demna de un marinar beat intr-un cartier rau famat al lumii portuare: tiganca imputita. Despre oameni precum Traian Basescu se spune ca n-au cei sapte ani de acasa. Dupa cele intamplate sambata, se pare ca nu-i are nici pe cei de la domiciliul conjugal! Daca stiam, cu siguranta nu mai votam NU... Si in orice caz, la urmatoarele alegeri, Basescu nu mai pupa votul meu. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] International theatre capital moves to Sibiu
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=cultureid=200705 25-504495 categorie=cultureid=20070525-504495 International theatre capital moves to Sibiu Seventy-five countries participate in this year's edition of the world's third largest theatre festival. published in issue 3939 page 12 at 2007-05-25 BUCHAREST - The 14th edition of the International Theatre Festival of Sibiu is starting this week-end, having been officially opened in the Grand Square, last night, with the 'Seagull' directed by Andrei Serban. Today, the plays included in the programme are 'Theatre Creator' (The Act Theatre), 'Installations de Feu', Compagnie Carabosse, 'Rhythm in Motion' (a combination of live music, dance, video and theatrical art), directed by Zahi Patish and 'Purification' (The Cluj National Theatre), directed by Andrei Serban. The 'Installations de Feu', project of the Compagnie Carabosse, is an itinerary that surrounds the city centre, re-draws the old medieval boundaries of the city and enhances specific old architectural elements as well as inhabited neighbourhoods, where every dilapidated wall tells the story of the people living behind it. The itinerary of fire is going to be doubled by the musical itinerary that combines the repertoire of the company with the one of the musical bands of Sibiu that are representative for the city's musical culture, of an original artistic magnitude, written for the Sibiu City and together with the Sibiu City. Saturday is reserved for 'The Goat or Who Sylvia Is' (winner of the Tony Award in 2001), directed by Alexandru Dabija and 'Time for Love, Time for Death' directed by Radu Alexandru Nica. On Sunday, the festival proposition is 'Faber Fest' (The Faber Theatre), 'Healed Hearts' directed by Radu Afrim and 'Un Tango Mas' (The Odeon Theatre). Organisers say that the festival is being organised within the 'Sibiu - European Capital of Culture 2007' Programme, bringing together representatives of 75 countries for this edition. The 14th edition is a special one both because of the very large number of companies that have announced participation and because of the much wider space allocated to theatre. Hamlet descends on stage in Sibiu An interesting event appears to be the many representative European actors on the project 'To be or not to be. Europe, Shakespeare and its actors'. Seven actors, seven Hamlets: Ion Caramitru (Romania), Willam Nadylam (France), Piotr Adamczyck (Poland), Teresa Afolter (Germany), Danilo Nigreli (Italy), Reni Pittaki (Greece) and Richard McCabe (Great Britain). Every actor will utter in his own language two monologues. The first monologue will be the famous 'To be or not to be' from the play 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare. The second one will be a text from the culture of the invited actor. Ion Caramitru was the longest-standing Romanian Hamlet in an exceptional mounting by Alexandru Tocilescu at the Bulandra Theatre. The actor always remembers with pleasure his Hamletian adventure: The opening was in November 1985. Romania was under full dictatorship, the television was broadcasting two hours every day, there was no night-time street lighting, the air temperature was 15 Celsius degrees below zero and the spectators would come to the theatre dressed up like for a journey to Siberia. We played it seven years.more than 200 times. by George Grigoriu mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] TI report: Corruption at new highs last year
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=politicsid=20070 525-507843 categorie=politicsid=20070525-507843 TI report: Corruption at new highs last year Corruption has spread significantly in the past year, in the context of fierce political battles which also involved institutions in charge of fighting the phenomenon. published in issue 3939 page 2 at 2007-05-25 BUCHAREST - We can put it like this: in the last year, the patient with cancer lay on the operating table and around him, surgeons fought over methods and procedures of plastic surgery, the Executive Director of Transparency International Romania, Victor Alistar said yesterday at the launch of the institution's Global Report on Corruption. The chapter on Romania focuses on events that took place between April 2006 and March this year but also on law changes of other anti-corruption methods implemented in this period, Mediafax reported. The document shows that the level of corruption has increased in the past year, in the context of a troubled political stage. Given the fact that anti-corruption institutions were involved in the political fight and that decision-makers left aside the implementation of extant laws, corruption in Romania remained at the same levels and even spread to new directions, the author of the report on Romania, Iuliana Cospanaru, added. The TI report was not designed to set up a ranking of most corrupt countries or of most corrupt fields of activities, but rather to set a diagnostic of the corruption in Romania. The representatives of the organisation analysed several surveys and press materials and reached the conclusion that Romanians basically perceive corruption the same as in previous years. The most vulnerable areas remain public administration and the legal system, the report says. IT also criticised the National Anti-corruption Department for failing to obtain relevant court sentences in high-level corruption cases. There are two variants here: either the files are not investigated properly or the courts deliberately give extremely light sentences for high-level corruption, compared to the verdicts generally made for cases of forgery, for instance, said Alistar. Less corruption in the police force TI however underlines that some progress has been made in the monitored period. We were surprised to find that in the police there is a lower degree of corruption than before, said the TI director. The report also welcomed the recent passage of the law for the creation of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) by Parliament, although this did not happen in the monitored period. We are now waiting for the law to be enforced. We can say, as in previous years, that, leaving aside the legislative aberrations the Romanian Parliament commits, the legislation includes several provisions which could actually improve the situation, but they are not applied, said Alistar. The report urges Romanian authorities to unite criminal legislation. We have three criminal codes at the moment: the one in force, the one that was adopted but which was not yet enforced and the one proposed by the Justice Ministry, said Alistar. He added that authorities should settle on one variant and that this new criminal code should be accompanied by a criminal procedure code in order to have a clear judiciary practice in this sector. Moreover, Alistar insisted on the adoption of a law that would establish the concept of ethics adviser and on the correct implementation of existing procedures. If we apply the laws we have now correctly and non-discriminatively and if we avoid dragging state institutions into political battles which should not have anything to do with these institutions' activity, we would see that things would improve significantly and quickly, he said. The TI Global Report on Corruption 2007 is the sixth analysis of the kind that the organisation has put together and especially focuses on corruption among magistrates and in courts of justice. The document tries to put the finger on the phenomenon of corruption within the legal system and to analyse the political, economic and social pressures put on the system. The document also includes analyses of corruption cases in the legal system and their effects, along with evaluations of general efforts to combat the phenomenon and recommendations for a more efficient anti-corruption fight. Previously, TI reports focused on corruption in the health care system (2006), post-war reconstruction efforts (2005), politics (2004) and access to information (2003). The first report of the organisation, in 2001, was a global analysis of corruption everywhere in the world. by Alecs Iancu mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love
[Romania-News] Canada va recunoaste studiile imigrantilor
http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=306509 Canada va recunoaste studiile imigrantilor 25 Mai 2007 Autoritatile canadiene au anuntat crearea unui birou destinat recunoasterii diplomelor imigrantilor, informeaza Reuters. Prea multi nou-veniti nu reusesc sa obtina un loc de munca in domeniul in care sunt pregatiti. Este o risipa enorma pentru ei si pentru tara, a declarat ministrul imigratiei Diane Finley, la lansarea Biroului de orientare pentru certificatele de competenta ale strainilor. Noua institutie, subordonata guvernului federal, are drept scop sa faciliteze accesul la informatii pertinente in ceea ce priveste piata muncii si se adreseaza nou-venitilor in Canada si viitorilor imigranti. Principala modalitate de comunicare va fi internetul. Canada, competenta de a evalua si echivala diplomele imigrantilor revine in general autoritatilor regionale si nu celor federale, ceea ce complica uneori situatia imigrantilor proaspat sositi in tara si care nu inteleg procedurile administrative. Prin crearea acestui birou, guvernul federal va juca un rol de asistenta pe langa administratiile din cele zece provincii, potrivit Ministerului Imigratiei. Imigrantii cu pregatire superioara contribuie la mentinerea unei economii puternice in Canada, potrivit serviciilor guvernamentale. Canada a cunoscut o crestere demografica de 5,4 procente din 2001 pana in 2006, cea mai mare din tarile G8, insa aceasta se datoreaza in mare parte imigratiei. Canada va primi anul viitor intre 240.000 si 265.000 de noi imigranti, in crestere fata de previziunile pentru anul curent. (C) Evenimentul Zilei Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Cannes: California Dreamin’ awarded the Un Certain Reg ard prize
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php/en/article/55652 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN BY CRISTIAN NEMESCU WINS THE UN CERTAIN REGARD PRIZE At the closing ceremonies, California Dreamin’ by Romanian director Cristian Nemescu, who was recently killed in an automobile accident, was awarded the Un Certain Regard prize by the Jury presided by filmmaker Pascale Ferran. As the first feature-length film made by 27-year-old Nemescu, California Dreamin' is also in the running for a Caméra d'Or. The story was inspired by an event which actually did occur during the Kosovo war. In 1999, in a small rural Romanian village, the railway station master, who was also the village rascal, stopped a NATO train carrying a load of military equipment. The freight, guarded by American soldiers, was crossing Romania without having officially cleared customs: the Romanian government had simply granted permission verbally. With the arrival of the Americans, the village became the place where anything was possible. The young cineaste first attracted notice last year at Critics' Week, which presented his 45-minute masterpiece Marilena de la P7, the portrait of a teenage boy in love with a prostitute. Pascale Ferran, awarding the prize to California Dreamin' tonight, praised it as far and above, the most lively and liberated film proposal we've seen in our ten days here. The jury had initially decided not to judge the film, because it had not been completed, due to Nemescu's death. But the jurors reconsidered their decision after watching the film Friday night. Our rock-solid theory collapsed, Pascale Ferran commented. Two other prizes were awarded by the Un Certain Regard Jury. The Special Jury Prize went to Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi for Actresses, and The Band's Visit by Israeli director Eran Kolirin, having won the jurors' hearts, received the Prix Coup de Cœur. Copyright Festival de Cannes 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Ciocarlia: Circus of sound
, several of whom will join them on stage. Firstly, there's Esma Redzepova, the Queen of the Gypsies. She's a unique voice from Macedonia, says Ivancea, who also plays clarinet. And we'll be bringing Jony Iliev, the young star from Bulgaria. Then there's Kaloome, from Perpignan. Maybe they're the least famous, but you can't get the whole Gypsy community together and leave the Catalans out. The show will also feature the Hungarian diva Mitsou, and the more strident young Romanian singer Florentina Sandu. Seeing Redzepova and her dazzling five-piece ensemble tearing through their fiendish Macedonian time signatures - unheard of in Romania - on another stage at Balkan Trafik underlined what a challenge this Gypsy summit will be. The Roma language they all share (with small variations in dialect) has helped to conquer their musical differences. It worked a treat in Brussels, and the London gig promises to be a blast. Fanfare Ciocarlia and guests, Barbican, London EC1 (www. barbican.org.uk 020-7638 8891), May 30 C Copyright 2007 Times Newspapers Ltd Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) SINGER_167305a.jpg
[Romania-News] The d'Or is still open
http://film.guardian.co.uk/cannes2007/story/0,,2088871,00.html The d'Or is still open Quentin Tarantino failed to impress with his schlocky horror, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant fielded their best chances of a gong in years and France and Romania produced strong contenders for the Palme d'Or. As the 60th Cannes festival draws to a close, who will walk away with the big prize tonight? Jason Solomons Sunday May 27, 2007 http://www.observer.co.uk/ The Observer [...] Romania's Cristi Mungiu - as I mentioned here last week - was behind a grippingly grim drama about a student's illegal abortion (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). It remains the best thing in the official competition, the only film to combine intellectual, film-making rigour with human tragedy, social observation and the sort of thrilling storytelling found in the best horror movies. [...] Guardian Unlimited C Guardian News and Media Limited 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] An Alliance Dilemma?
http://www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk/index.php/cultural-diary/2007/06/26 /an-alliance-dilemma-understanding-romanian-foreign-policy-in-the-context-of -transatlantic-divergences-by-mircea-micu/ 'An Alliance Dilemma? Understanding Romanian Foreign Policy in the Context of Transatlantic Divergences', by Mircea Micu 18.30 - 20.30, The Romanian Cultural Centre, 8th floor, 54-62 Regent Street, London W1B 5RE; Tel. 020 7439 4052, ext 102; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Entry is free but booking is essential. Rejoining the transatlantic family after almost 50 years on the dark side of the Iron Curtain did not bring Romania the desired peace of mind. As certain American and European international polices became excruciatingly divergent, Romania (like many other former communist countries in the region) was caught in the middle and pressured to take one side or another. This paper tries to answer key questions such as 'What prompted Romania to align sometimes with the US and other times with the EU when these two major allies defended antagonistic positions?' 'Did Romania take a course of action out of fear of losing the support of the stronger ally or fear of being confronted with retaliatory measures?' or 'Did Romania cunningly calculate the costs and benefits before each decision in order to maximise the benefits?' or 'Were Romania's policy decisions the projection of an ongoing process of societal transformation or the manifestation of evolving identities and interests?'. To answer these questions, the author employs the explanatory power of three dominant international theories (realism, liberalism and constructivism) on four case studies in which American and European stances clashed and Romania was under great pressure to support one side or another (the War on Iraq, the International Criminal Court, Kyoto Protocol and international child adoptions). - Mircea Micu Mircea Micu is currently reading for a postgraduate diploma in diplomatic studies at the University of Oxford. David Webster, Director of the Anglo-Romanian Economic and Political Forum, will chair the discussions. Organised by The Ratiu Foundation UK More details on http://www.ratiufamilyfoundation.com/ www.ratiufamilyfoundation.com. Romanian Cultural Centre London: http://www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk Copyright C2006-2007 Romanian Cultural Centre London Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Sunt alesul lui Dumnezeu
De parca nu erau suficienti Vadim, Jiji... acum si Basescu se crede trimisul Domnului pe pamant. E un semnal destul de serios, prea mult populism strica, iar derapajele presedintelui incep sa aiba o tenta... psihiatrica. Poate ar trebui sa-i explice cineva ca pe 19 mai a fost exprimata vointa poporului, punct. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=306740 27 Mai 2007 Basescu: Sunt alesul lui Dumnezeu Aflat la Sibiu, cu ocazia participarii la slujba de Rusalii, in Catedrala Mitropolitana, Presedintele Traian Basescu a spus ca la referendumul din 19 mai, poporul roman a exprimat vointa lui Dumnezeu. Va multumesc mult ca mi-ati dat prilejul sa revin in Catedrala din Sibiu. Am promis si am venit cu bucurie. Bucuria este mai mare pentru ca va datorez foarte mult, a spus presedintele. Basescu a facut referire in discursul sau la referendumul din 19 mai. Foarte putini inteleg in viata noastra de zi cu zi ca, dincolo de vointa noastra, este vointa lui Dumnezeu. Poporul roman a exprimat vointa lui Dumnezeu pe 19 mai, a precizat seful statului. Basescu a precizat ca spera ca dupa acest moment politicienii au inteles si ca vom incepe sa traim bine. Va garantez ca ce s-a intamplat pe 19 mai a demonstrat ca viata mea nu mai este a mea, ci a dumneavoastra si trebuie sa va servesc atata timp cat sunt pe pamant, a mai spus Basescu. Presedintele a primit o medalie comemorativa si un certificat de onoare din partea Mitropolitului Ardealului, Inalt Prea Sfintia Sa Laurentiu Streza. (C) Evenimentul Zilei
[Romania-News] Romanian entry wins Cannes top prize!!!
http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKNLA66831220070527 Romanian entry wins Cannes top prize Sun May 27, 2007 7:35PM BST CANNES, France (Reuters) - A hard-hitting Romanian film set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honour on Sunday. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu, was the critics' favourite to win the Palme d'Or. The story centres around a young student who undergoes a risky illegal abortion and the terrible price she and her friend must pay. C Reuters 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Top Cannes award for Romanian film
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/top-cannes-award-for-harrowing-romanian-abo rtion-film/20072928-f5c.html Top Cannes award for harrowing Romanian abortion film May 28, 2007 - 4:27AM A devastating Romanian film on back-alley abortion and daily despair in the communist era Sunday won the Cannes film festival's top award, the Palme d'Or. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by director Cristian Mungiu was handed the coveted prize at a glittering red-carpet ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the world's paramount filmfest. It looks a little bit to me like (a) fairytale, a softly spoken Mungui said, adding that the triumph showed you don't necessarily need big budgets and big stars to make stories. The film, titled after the age of the aborted foetus in the movie, stunned hardened festival veterans and was a favourite for the prize among the 22 films in the competition. Film industry bible Variety called the film a revelation. Pitch perfect and brilliantly acted, '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' is a stunning achievement, helmed with a purity and honesty that captures not just the illegal abortion story at its core but the constant, unremarked negotiations necessary for survival in the final days of the Soviet bloc, reviewer Jay Weissberg wrote. A low-budget movie produced with less than 600,000 euros (808,000 US dollars), it is 39-year-old Mungiu's second feature and also highlights the role of friendship in daily survival in communist Nicolae Ceaucescu's Romania. In the movie Gabita (Laura Vasiliu), a timid student in a small town, is desperate to terminate her mid-term pregnancy at a time when abortion is illegal but almost anything could be bought on the black market. Mungiu offers a shocking image of the aborted foetus, but it is the abortionist's graphic description of the process and his chilling exploitation of the women's dilemma that make for particularly excruciating viewing. Mungiu said he aimed to capture the bleak environs of late 1980s Romania. Because of the pressure of the regime, women and families were so much concerned about not being caught for making an illegal abortion that they didn't give one minute of thought about the moral issue, he told reporters. It was either you or them getting you for what you did. He put the foetus on screen to serve as a reminder to audiences. It makes a point -- people should be aware of the consequences of their decisions, he said. C 2007 http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/displayCopyright?source=AFP AFP Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Bucharest denies Marty's report on secret detention centres
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbri efs/2007/06/10/nb-05 Bucharest denies PACE rapporteur's report on secret detention centres 10/06/2007 BUCHAREST, Romania -- Bucharest on Friday (June 8th) rejected a new report by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's rapporteur, Dick Marty, that suggests Romania hosted secret CIA detention centres from 2003 to 2005. The document, presented earlier the same day, said such centres were also set up in Poland, under a secret deal among NATO allies reached in October 2001. Denying Marty's claims, the Romanian Foreign Ministry said the report failed to marshal enough evidence to support the accusations. Former President Ion Iliescu, named in the report as having facilitated the plan to set up detention centres, has also issued a denial, as has the ex-head of the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport in Constanta, Mircea Dionisie. Poland also says the allegations are false. (CoE website, Mediafax, Rompres, Antena 3 TV - 08/06/07) (C) SETimes Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] RE: Declaratie scrisa in PE re Catedrala Sfantul Iosif
Merita vazute si urmatoarele: * http://euro-fam.org/documents/partaged/pub2007/Actions/architectecathedraleb ucaresten.pdf: Scrisoarea din 12 martie 2007 adresata Presedintelui PE Hans-Gert Pöttering de catre ing. Emanuel Necula, a carui firma de consultanta a asigurat, in perioada 2004-2005, serviciile de proiectare si management pentru pregatirea documentatiei de licitatie in cazul Cathedral Plaza. Este interesant de vazut cum, un an mai tarziu, proiectul si planurile au fost modificate fara stirea si acordul autorului, iar constructia a fost demarata pe aceasta baza. Si, culmea, planurile modificate folosite pentru demararea constructiei au pastrat numele ing. Necula, incalcand grav Legea drepturilor de autor si restul reglementarilor in materie. * http://euro-fam.org/documents/partaged/pub2007/Actions/SavetheStJosephCathed ralNOWEN.pdf: Apelul Arhiepiscopiei Romano-Catolice, continand informatii si fotografii. * http://euro-fam.org/documents/partaged/pub2007/Actions/THREATONSTJOSEPHCATHE DRAL.pdf: O fotografie foarte sugestiva a pericolului care ameninta Catedrala Sf. Iosif. * http://www.euro-fam.org/actions/virtuel/A.php?LG=EN http://www.euro-fam.org/actions/virtuel/A.php?LG=ENXMLcode=2007-05-29-2212 XMLcode=2007-05-29-2212: In partea dreapta a paginii exista sugestii pentru lobby in favoarea Catedralei (model de scrisoare catre Presedintele Consiliului Angela Merkel, Presedintele Romaniei Traian Basescu, Ambasadorul Romaniei la UE Lazar Comanescu, parlamentari europeni -- cu datele de contact necesare). Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] New Center in Romania to Aid Missing and Exploited Children
for Missing Exploited Children CONTACT: NCMEC Communications Department, +1-703-837-6111, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web site: http://www.icmec.org/ http://www.icmec.org/ C 2007 earthtimes.org Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Moldova elections
MOLDOVAN COMMUNISTS TOP LOCAL POLLS... Reports from Moldova suggest that, with some votes still uncounted, the second round of local elections on June 17 confirmed a drift away from the Communist Party. After run-offs in 474 of the 898 mayoral elections, it appears a total of 328 Communists will serve as mayor, down from the 368 elected in 2003 (see RFE/RL Newsline, June 5, 2007). The largest opposition party, the Our Moldova alliance, added 94 to the 61 mandates it won outright in the first poll, but this still leaves it short of the 191 mayoral seats it won in 2003. The move toward smaller parties was also apparent in the single most important individual battle, in the capital, Chisinau. There, Dorin Chirtoaca, a 28-year-old human-rights activist and member of the Liberal Party, turned a four-point deficit from the first round into 23-point victory, raising his first-round share of the vote from 24.3 percent to over 61 percent. His Communist rival, Veaceslav Iordan, finished with 38.8 percent, just 11 percentage points more than he garnered in the first round. The Communist Party has failed to win in Chisinau in seven local elections since 1991. Simultaneously held elections reduced the number of Communists in Chisinau's 51-seat City Council from 25 to 16. The turnout in Chisinau was 35 percent, roughly the same as the 37 percent achieved in the first round but significantly less than the 60 percent or more reported in some other areas. AG ...WHILE MONITORS STRIKE DOWNBEAT NOTE. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) described the conduct of the second round of polling as slightly better than the first, but added that serious shortcomings remained, according to a June 18 OSCE statement. The OSCE said its monitors found that key problems identified during the pre-electoral period persisted, particularly media bias and intimidation of candidates and that the Moldovan authorities failed to take remedial action prior to the second round. Election monitors found that the standard of the administration of the elections varied considerably from polling station to polling station. The June 17 polls included reruns of elections in nine areas where the results of the first round were declared invalid or null. The Council of Europe, which contributed to the international monitoring effort, said in a statement that, as in the first round, it heard allegations of pressure on, and intimidation of, candidates and voters. It criticized the Central Election Committee (CEC) for delaying publication of the first-round results, for releasing incomplete data, and for failing to take adequate steps to clarify inaccuracies and to iron out inconsistent practices. It also found that the state media continued to provide the ruling Communist Party with undue coverage, and criticized negative campaigning in Chisinau. The council concluded, though, that the actual vote was slightly more positive than the first round. The biggest problems were in Corjova, a local community on the border separating Moldova from the breakaway region of Transdniester, where Transdniestrian militia prevented villagers from voting. AG Copyright (c) 2007 RFE/RL, Inc. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] If we don't do something about it, no-one will
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/boltonnews/display.var.1493026.0.pyjamas _pile_up_for_romania.php Pyjamas pile up for Romania Dozens of pairs of pyjamas have been donated to sick and poverty-stricken youngsters in hospital in Romania. Shoppers in Bolton donated the nightwear, or went especially to buy some, when the Rotaract Club of Bolton held a special event. Volunteers dressed in their pyjamas to tell passers-by in the Crompton Place shopping centre about the plight of the children. Louise Tansey, Bolton Rotaract president, said: We couldn't believe the response. So many people stopped to ask questions and then many of them bought pyjamas to donate to us. These children are extremely poorly. Many live in poverty and don't have their own nightwear. So when they go into hospital they have nothing to sleep in. If we don't do something about that, then no-one will. The pyjamas will be sent to the Santa Maria Children's Hospital in Iasi, one of the biggest cities in Romania. Rotaract is a branch of the Rotary Club for younger members, aged 18 to 30. 8:25pm Sunday 24th June 2007 By Staff Reporter http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/misc/copytext.php C Copyright 2001-2007 http://www.newsquest.co.uk/ Newsquest Media Group Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] EC: No Safeguarding Clause For Romania
http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/European-Commission-Does-Not-Re
commend-Safeguarding-Clause-For-Romania-690306-9.html
European Commission Does Not Recommend Safeguarding Clause For Romania
BUCHAREST, Jun 25
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9) The European Commission said Romania made progresses in the justice
reform and did not recommend the enforcement of the safeguarding clause,
according to the country report, quoted by radio station RFI Romania.
The document notes the progresses made by the High Council of the
Magistrates, or CSM, but also the worries concerning the efficiency of the
National Integrity Agency, or ANI, a body intended to act as an important
enforcement mechanism for anti-corruption laws.
The EC Commission is concerned about the independence of ANI, which should
function as of October.
Among the worries voiced in the report there is the absence of a unique
practice in property restitution field, although there is a credible pledge
of the authorities on assimilating the observations made by the magistrates
in the new variants of procedure codes.
The Romanian authorities are also expected to put more effort into human
resources policy. The Commission said the personnel policy is currently
complicated by the existence of certain legal guarantees on the judges and
prosecutor's security of tenure. The current practice to fill vacant
positions by rapid admission procedures at the same time with a high annual
competition raises question marks about the quality of the new employees in
the legal system, the document said.
RFI quotes the report variant which the European Commission is expected to
release Wednesday. As established by the Verification and Cooperation
Mechanism, the EC will draft a report every six months. The Commission will
update the report at the start of 2008.
C Mediafax 2004
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[Romania-News] Un nou Auschwitz
Scriptic, reforma in domeniul psihiatriei a inceput, dar, se pare, ca totul s-a limitat la infiintarea unui Comitet Intersectorial de Coordonare in Sanatate Mintala. Suntem specialisti, nu ne intrece nimeni la infiintat de comitete si comitii! Daca vor sa treaca o problema pe planul doi, sa o mute din lumina reflectoarelor astfel incat, incet-incet problema respectiva sa fie uitata iar locul ei in spotlight sa fie luat de alta, daca vor sa ingroape o problema, autoritatile romane inventeaza o comisie, un comitet intersectorial (wow!) care sa analizeze si sa rezolve... bla-bla... In timpul asta, centrele cica de recuperare si reabilitare se naruiesc de tot, pacientii se imbolnavesc si mor, prin urmare problemele dispar, sunt ingropate... in cimitir. Singura solutie ar fi anchete desfasurate de CRJ, MDRI, HRW etc. si declansarea unui nou scandal international avand Romania in prim plan, un scandal care sa atraga atentia presei straine si criticile organizatiilor si organismelor recunoscute pe plan mondial. Un scandal in care sa-i vedem din nou pe guvernanti negand evidenta si infierand cu manie proletara practicile agenturilor straine care, probabil, urmaresc anumite interese obscure... Un scandal care poate ar mai misca ceva, ar obliga autoritatile sa gaseasca niste fonduri, sa le cumpere amaratilor ceva mancare si medicamente si sa demareze niste lucrari de reabilitare macar asa, de ochii soacrei... Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.gandul.info/spital-lagar-exterminare-bolintin-vale.html?3927;835 734 http://www.gandul.info/spital-lagar-exterminare-bolintin-vale.html?3927;8357 34 Spital-lagar de exterminare, la Bolintin Vale 25 IUNIE 2007 Centrul de neuropsihiatrie nu are medic de garda, nu are mancare, nu are medicamente. Bolnavii au facut TBC. Peste 100 de pacienti de la Centrul de Recuperare si Reabilitare Neuropsihiatrica din Bolintin Vale, judetul Giurgiu, sunt tinuti ca in lagar. Cele cateva asistente care lucreaza in centru sustin ca nu mai au bani pentru mancare, nu mai sunt medicamente, conditiile igienice lasa de dorit, iar unii pacienti s-au imbolnavit de tuberculoza. Alti pacienti sunt plini de paduchi si raie. Cei bolnavi de TBC au fost trimisi pe jos la o alta unitate medicala unde trebuia sa li se faca radiografiile pulmonare, pentru ca centrul nu are nici o masina. Asistentele se plang ca unii pacienti sunt foarte violenti, iar unele angajate au fost batute de cei asistati. Centrul nu are personal de paza, iar angajatele au buzunarele de la halate pline de tigari pentru a scapa de bataie. De asemenea, centrul nu are medic de garda. De psiholog sau de alt personal calificat care sa se ocupe de reabilitarea acestor pacienti nici nu poate fi vorba. Angajatii de la centru mai spun ca unitatea nu are bani si ca mai aduc de acasa mancare sau sare si chiar medicamente pentru pacienti. Rufele sunt spalate cu mana in apa rece, pentru ca masina de spalat nu mai functioneaza. Centrul este un adevarat focar de infectie, deoarece toaletele n-au mai fost vidanjate de mult timp. Centrul ar trebui finantat de la bugetul de stat si din fondurile Consiliului Judetean Giurgiu. Ionel Dinu, vicepresedintele Consiliului Judetean Giurgiu, a declarat ca judetul este sarac. Drama pacientilor de la centrul din Bolintin Vale, din pacate, nu este singulara. Cu mici exceptii, bolnavii cu tulburari mintale care ajung in astfel de centre sau spitale sunt intr-o situatie grava. Ca for tutelar, aceste unitati tin de Autoritatea pentru Persoane cu Handicap, aflata in subordinea Ministerului Muncii. La finantarea acestor unitati trebuie sa contribuie si autoritatile locale. Cum astfel de centre sunt in locuri izolate, in comunitati sarace, unde cu greu se gaseste cate un medic psihiatru, printre asistati fiind pacienti din toate colturile tarii, autoritatile locale sustin ca nu au fonduri, iar diferentele de bani ar trebui alocate de la bugetul de stat. In 2004, situatia pacientilor de la Spitalul Poiana Mare din Dolj a ajuns in atentia presei internationale, dupa ce 18 bolnavi au murit de foame si de frig. Dupa imensul scandal, Ministerul Sanatatii a alocat unele fonduri pentru reabilitarea spitalului. In noiembrie 2005, ministrul Sanatatii, Eugen Nicolaescu, a anuntat inchiderea spitalului, dar dupa protestele angajatilor, cei mai multi fiind din comuna (unitatea fiind singura sursa de venit pentru multe familii), ministrul s-a razgandit. Scriptic, reforma in domeniul psihiatriei a inceput, dar, se pare, ca totul s-a limitat la infiintarea unui Comitet Intersectorial de Coordonare in Sanatate Mintala. (L.S.) C Gandul
[Romania-News] IHT: Romanian lawmakers pull out of Council of Europe over CIA secret prison allegations
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/28/europe/EU-GEN-Council-of-Europe-Ro mania.php International Herald Tribune Romanian lawmakers pull out of Council of Europe over CIA secret prison allegations The Associated Press Thursday, June 28, 2007 STRASBOURG, France: Romanian lawmakers, critical of a Swiss investigator's report that said Bucharest hosted CIA secret prisons, pulled out of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly Thursday until he visits Romania to prove his claims. Swiss Sen. Dick Marty, leading an inquiry on behalf of the human rights watchdog, said in a report earlier this month that the CIA ran secret prisons in Poland and Romania - with the knowledge of several local politicians - to interrogate key terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks. The report was approved Wednesday by the parliamentary assembly, a body comprising lawmakers from the human rights watchdog's 47 member states, which meets four times a year to debate human rights issues and social and political trends in Europe. Romanian and Polish parliamentarians sharply criticized Marty in a debate Wednesday, saying he failed to provide a single piece of hard evidence to back up his report, which was based largely on information he had gathered from unnamed CIA operatives. The Romanian parliament's delegation has decided to take no further part in the assembly's activities until (Dick Marty) personally visits Romania to verify the so-called information and proof forming the basis for the accusation that the country was involved in hosting secret detention centers, the 10-member delegation said in a statement. The lawmakers said they were shocked by Marty's refusal to accept repeated invitations to visit Romania and carry out field visits at the site where media reports said the jail was located. Marty traveled to Bucharest in 2005, at the beginning of his investigation, but turned down recent invitations by the Romanian authorities, saying he did not want to be manipulated by them. His assistant has visited Romania twice, said Mihaela Draghici, an official with the Romanian delegation to the parliamentary assembly. Marty was asked by the Council of Europe to investigate CIA activities on the continent after media reports of secret prisons violating Europe's human rights standards emerged two years ago. The Romanian pullout is a symbolic gesture, as the parliamentary assembly has no executive powers. We have cooperated with Mr. Marty's team, he received all the information he had asked for. His assistant was able to see anyone he wanted in Romania, there were no restrictions, said Draghici, adding it was the first time a delegation has withdrawn from the assembly. Copyright C 2007 The International Herald Tribune | http://www.iht.com/ www.iht.com Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] EU Warns Bulgaria and Romania on Corruption
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,491087,00.html SPIEGEL ONLINE - June 27, 2007, 06:26 PM MUST TRY HARDER EU Warns Bulgaria and Romania on Corruption The European Commission has told Bulgaria and Romania they are not doing enough to tackle judicial reform and corruption. But the European Union's newest member states have avoided sanctions from Brussels -- for now. The European Commission has warned new member states Bulgaria and Romania that they are not making enough progress in tackling corruption and organized crime. But it stopped short of imposing sanctions because, the Commission stated, both countries are making a genuine effort to reform. Announcing its six-month progress reports on Wednesday, the European Commission warned the two countries against complacency, despite some real progress that has been made in the areas of justice and fighting crime. High level corruption is still a point of weakness, both governments are aware of this, European Union Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini told a news conference in Brussels, after the Commission adopted the progress reports. The EU is continuing to monitor the two Balkan states and will report on their progress every six months on a range of issues including judicial reform, corruption and organized crime. But Frattini said he wasn't interested in a blame game when it came to the problem and wanted to emphasize substantial efforts made in adopting reforms. And he said it was too early to say whether Brussels would be imposing sanctions in the future. Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday that the reports were a reality check, and said they showed that progress is being made but that the focus now needs to move from adoption of laws to implementation. The two countries joined the European Union on Jan. 1, 2007. Romania was told it would have to do better in its efforts to tackle corruption in the upper echelons of politics. Bucharest was told to make its judicial system more transparent and efficient, but was praised for creating a National Integrity Agency. Bulgaria was advised to develop a system to address its organized crime problem. And it was told it needs to guarantee the independence of the judiciary. There is a need to step up efforts in the pursuit of judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organized crime, the report said. The problem of contract killings in Bulgaria was singled out, in particular most recent killings of local politicians since January. To date no prosecution and conviction has taken place. But the two newest and poorest EU states managed to avoid sanctions. According to Frattini, it was too soon to punish them only six months since joining the bloc. But he warned that the so-called safeguard clauses could still be imposed in June 2008. These would suspend the two Black Sea neighbors from the EU justice and interior policies until they met EU standards. And they could also risk missing out on some economic aid from Brussels. smd/reuters/afp C SPIEGEL ONLINE 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Un exemplu trist de largire UE esuata (Der Spiegel)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,491242,00.html SPIEGEL ONLINE - June 28, 2007, 04:12 PM THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'A Sad Example of Botched EU Enlargement' Romania and Bulgaria have been warned by the European Commission to do more to tackle corruption and organized crime. Some German commentators wonder if they were let into the EU too early -- and if it's not too late to kick them out again. The European Union gave Romania and Bulgaria a sharp rap on the knuckles on Wednesday, saying the two countries had not done enough to tackle corruption and organized crime since joining the EU in January 2007. Announcing the European Commission's http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,491087,00.html progress reports on the two countries, EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini warned them against complacency but stopped short of slapping them with sanctions. He said he wasn't interested in a blame game or in punishing the countries this early into their EU membership. And he praised the two Balkan states for making a genuine effort to tackle the issues of judicial reform and high-level corruption. But the commission is giving them just one more year to clean up their act, or else so-called safeguard clauses could be imposed in June 2008. These would suspend one or both of the countries from EU justice and interior policies until they met EU standards, and they could even risk forgoing economic aid from Brussels. German commentators explore the pros and cons of encouraging reform by holding out the carrot of EU membership. [...] The center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung writes: Nothing has sped up the reform process in Central and Eastern Europe as much as the prospect of EU membership. There is a magic power in the EU enlargement, which is extinguished immediately upon entry, whereupon the governments' reforming zeal slackens. The entire union then has to deal with the consequences ... like in the current case of Bulgaria and Romania. Up to now the rule has been: once an EU member, always an EU member. It would be better if one could show countries the door, if they didn't stick to all the rules. Then the magic power exerted by EU membership could work even after accession. The Financial Times Deutschland writes: (It is) a sad example of how the botched EU enlargement policy has helped populists and demagogues ... Romania and Bulgaria have enormous problems guaranteeing their own citizens the minimum prerequisite for membership of the European Union: the rule of law. It was wrong to guarantee both states entry into the EU by 2008 at the latest ... it gave them hardly any incentive to speed up reforms in justice and interior policies. The mistakes ... threaten to mess up one of the greatest success stories the EU ever had: enlargement itself. Possible future EU members, like Croatia, Serbia, and Turkey, will pay the price for the sloppiness of the past. In many parts of Europe there is an alarming tendency to shake two foundations of the European tower: openness and tolerance ... This has less to do with the fear of globalization, social insecurity or illegal immigration and more to do with an enlargement lacking in credibility. [...] -- Siobhán Dowling, 3:15 p.m. CET © SPIEGEL ONLINE 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Cuvinte frumoase despre Nadia
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=82776 [...] Recent Manila visitor Nadia Comaneci said she is actively involved in promoting gymnastics through an Oklahoma academy she owns with husband Bart Conner but is not into training specific prospects to become future stars. I'm looking forward to see who emerges as the star in Beijing, said Comaneci. There are no stars in gymnastics today. There is a lack of genius. Comaneci said of all the important people she has met, Pope John Paul II was the standout. She had a private audience with the Pope in 1999 at the Vatican. I remember being told what to do, to kneel on one knee, to kiss his ring, she recalled. It was very memorable. He was giving a blessing for the coming millennium. As for her one-year-old son Dylan, Comaneci said her dream is for him to be happy and healthy. Bart and I take him to the gym, let him crawl on the mat, she said. When I say 'salto,' he tilts his head backward and does a flip on his own. He'll be what he wants to be. If he wants to be a gymnast, we can help him because Bart and I are both gymnasts. But if he wants to be a piano player, we'll do our best to support him. Comaneci said her Manila trip was too short and she'd like to return for a longer visit. Thirty years ago, the Philippines seemed like so far away but now, the world has become very small, she said. I'll be back for sure. It's my first time in the Philippines but it won't be my last. One thing about the Philippines is I love the sampaguita. Comaneci said as an ambassador of goodwill for the Special Olympics, she is immersed in activities that take her all over the world. It's her mission in life to inspire, encourage and motivate. Conner once described Comaneci as very passionate, very proud and very strong. He failed to add that she is also very generous in sharing her time and her heart with people of all ages, races, religions and abilities. [...] (C) ABS-CBN Interactive 2004 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Dracula's Castle in Transylvania Now Offered by Baytree Capital
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085sid=aXiil.GWSICIrefer=euro pe sid=aXiil.GWSICIrefer=europe# Dracula's Castle in Transylvania Now Offered by Baytree Capital By Sharon L. Crenson June 28 (Bloomberg) -- The Romanian castle that inspired Bram Stoker's ``Dracula'' has a new sales agent: Wall Street's Baytree Capital Associates LLC. Descendents of Romanian royalty have been trying to sell the 13th century property since December, first offering it to the local municipality of Brasov, 125 miles north of Bucharest, then to foreign investors. In January, family attorney Corin Trandafir said bids topped $78 million. No sale materialized. Empty land surrounding the hilltop fortress is ripe for hotel development, though the family will insist the castle remain intact as part of any sales contract, Baytree Chairman Michael Gardner said in an interview. The property is absolutely beautiful,'' Gardner said. As long as the castle itself is maintained and the history is kept intact, I don't think anyone will have any problem'' with development. The castle was built in 1212 by Teutonic knights and used two centuries later by Romania's Vlad the Impaler, who inspired the Dracula legend of a blood-sucking vampire. The fortress is now a museum. The current owners are Dominic von Habsburg, an industrial designer living in New York, and his sisters Elisabeth Sandhofer and Maria-Magdalena Holzhausen, who live in Austria. The Romanian government a year ago dropped plans to build a Count Dracula theme park near Bucharest, saying the Romanian company expected to build it didn't secure the investment it promised. To contact the reporter on this story: Sharon L. Crenson in New York at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Last Updated: June 28, 2007 16:56 EDT (C) 2007 BLOOMBERG L.P. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Primarul Videanu vede verdele in roz
http://www.gandul.info/social/primarul-videanu-vede-verdele-roz.html?3932;8 40831 http://www.gandul.info/social/primarul-videanu-vede-verdele-roz.html?3932;84 0831 De ce a devenit Capitala polul caldurii din Romania Primarul Videanu vede verdele in roz 30 IUNIE 2007 Intors de la Paris la inceputul acestui an, primarul general a socat comunitatea care l-a ales cu declaratia potrivit careia Bucurestiul sta mult mai bine la capitolul spatii verzi decat Parisul. Bucurestiul se pierde incet si sigur in desertul de beton. Cu toate astea, autoritatile nu renunta la limbajul dublu si nici nu trec la fapte clare de protejare a spatiilor verzi. Dar, deocamdata, acestea se ocupa doar cu betonarea lor. Este ca si cum ti-ai vopsi pielea, explica Nicolae Radulescu-Dobrogea, presedintele Fundatiei de me-diu Eco-Civica. Copacii preiau ume-zeala si apele subterane, le transforma in vapori care stationeaza in jurul acestuia si creeaza un microclimat. Apoi, un copac mare are capacitatea de a prelua aproape 20 kg de praf, iar trei arbori asigura oxigenul necesar pentru o persoana, mai spune Radulescu-Dobrogea. Intors de la Paris la inceputul acestui an, primarul general a socat comunitatea care l-a ales, cu declaratia potrivit careia Bucurestiul sta mult mai bine la capitolul spatii verzi decat Parisul. Diminuarea suprafetelor de spatii verzi, de la circa 12 mp/locuitor, in anul 1990, la circa 9,08 mp/locuitor in prezent, este o constatare pe care se intemeia strategia pe anii 2005-2008 a primarului Videanu. Dar suntem in 2007 si centura verde a orasului, promisa in campania electorala, a fost uitata aproape defi-nitiv. Aproape, intrucat Videanu a anuntat ca va planta in aceasta toamna 200.000 de platani, copaci care traiesc 1.000 de ani. Pana la un optim de 6 milioane de arbori mai este. 600.000 de copaci lipsesc numai de pe aliniamentul stradal. Iar betoanele, bitumurile care inlocuiesc copacii nu fac decat sa ecraneze scoarta pamantului si sa incinga aerul, mai spune presedintele Fundatiei Eco-Civica, Radulescu-Dobrogea. Videanu nu spune prea multe despre cantitatea de praf din Bucuresti, care este de peste zece ori mai mare decat in celelalte capitale europene, iar situatia este determinata, printre altele, de disparitia a aproximativ 60 la suta din spatiile verzi. Cantitatea de praf este de 260-280 de tone pe kilometru patrat, lucru nemaiintalnit in Europa, dupa cum spune Florin Vasiliu, vicepresedintele Asociatiei Exper-tilor de Mediu. El sustine ca spatiile verzi reprezinta o bariera importanta im-po-triva prafului. Acestea purifica aerul si diminueaza poluarea fonica. Totodata, ele ajuta la atenuarea diferentelor de temperatura intre anotimpuri si intre zi si noapte. C Gandul Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Funeral March Organized Against Austrian Investment In Romania
http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Funeral-March-Organized-Against -Austrian-Investment-In-Romania-693666-9.html Funeral March Organized Against Austrian Investment In Romania ALBA-IULIA, Jun 30 Over one thousand people took part in a protest action organized in Romanian city Sebes, displeased with the beginning of activity in a formaldehyde factory, an investment that Austrian company Kronospan intends to inaugurate in Summer. The protest was organized in front of the Sebes city hall, where locals brought a hearse with a coffin and a marching band that played requiems, symbolizing the danger represented by the production of formaldehyde, for Sebes inhabitants. Protestors wore signs and banners with texts such as We do not want pollution in Sebes, We want clean air and Let us work together to save Sebes. C Mediafax 2004 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Lui Gabriel i se pregateste ceva
http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/rosia-montana-sub-lupa/317600 http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/rosia-montana-sub-lupa/317600 Duminica, 1 Iulie 2007 Rosia Montana, sub lupa Presedintele Camerei Deputatilor, Bogdan Olteanu, a declarat, sambata, ca o comisie parlamentara va investiga contractele incheiate de stat cu compania canadiana Gold Corporation pentru dezvoltarea proiectului privind exploatarea zacamantului auro-argintifer de la Rosia Montana. C Adevarul Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Rosia Montana: desecretizarea contractelor
Este de preferat ca, in cazul in care acest proiect nu va fi derulat, sa se plateasca despagubiri, in loc sa fie distrus mediul. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=223231 http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=223231data=2007-07-02 data=2007-07-02 ZIUA - EVENIMENT - luni, 2 iulie 2007 Buni de plata Bogdan Olteanu, presedintele Camerei Deputatilor, nu exclude ca statul roman sa plateasca daune, daca proiectul de investitie de la Rosia Montana nu va fi finalizat Bogdan Olteanu, aflat in vizita la Rosia Montana, a cerut desecretizarea contractelor incheiate intre statul roman si compania Gold Corporation pentru exploatarea zacamintelor de aur si argint. Mai mult decat atat, Olteanu crede ca statul ar putea sa plateasca despagubiri, in cazul in care proiectul Gold Corporation nu se va finaliza. Controversat inca de la inceput si agreat de Radu Berceanu si Traian Basescu, proiectul Rosia Montana pune acum Romania intr-o situatie extrem de delicata. Dupa ce societatea civila si organizatiile internationale pentru protectia mediului au tras semnale de alarma ani la rand, in privinta efectelor folosirii cianurilor, guvernele au lasat lucrurile sa curga. Un alt lucru nefiresc, asupra caruia au atras atentia mai multi politicieni, este caracterul secret al contractului dintre stat si firma Gold Corporation. Senatorul Peter Ekstein sustine ca, in aceste conditii, nu se stie daca exista o clauza care obliga statul roman sa plateasca daune canadienilor in cazul in care investitia nu va fi realizata. O comisie din cadrul Parlamentului va investiga contractele incheiate de stat cu Gold Corporation pentru dezvoltarea proiectului. Este de preferat ca, in cazul in care acest proiect nu va fi derulat, sa se plateasca despagubiri, in loc sa fie distrus mediul, a afirmat Bogdan Olteanu, care a facut o vizita la Rosia Montana, cu ocazia inaugurarii unui Centru zonal de informare. Olteanu a cerut si desecretizarea acestor contracte. Le vom face publice. Din pacate, foarte multe dintre ele nu sunt publice in acest moment (...) Nu stiu care sunt conditiile in care au fost acordate licentele, pentru ca ele sunt acordate cu opt-noua ani in urma. Nu stiu care sunt relatiile contractuale dintre Gold Corporation si autoritatile publice romanesti. Am cerut Comisiei de administratie si protectie a mediului din Camera Deputatilor sa lanseze o investigatie pe aceasta tema. Vom avea, probabil in toamna, toate informatiile, a mai completat Olteanu. Ministrul Mediului nu vede despagubiri Attila Korodi, ministrul Mediului: Daca ar fi sa luam in considerare un lucru de genul acesta (n.r. - despagubiri pentru intreruperea unui proiect), atunci sute de companii ar cere despagubiri la fiecare modificare de lege. Am plati o gramada de bani. Nu cred ca Romania va plati despagubiri. Daca procedura de autorizare nu se incheie pana cand noua prevedere intra in vigoare, atunci interdictia de utilizare a cianurilor se aplica si in cazul Rosia Montana. Asa este procedura si in UE, a completat ministrul Mediului. Epopeea Rosia Montana Proiectul minier din Apuseni a determinat vii reactii inca de la anuntarea lui. Evolutia lui a fost marcata de schimbarea conducerii companiei Rosia Montana Gold Corporation (RMGC), dar si de adoptarea unei legislatii specifice minelor ce utilizeaza cianuri in exploatare. Niciodata statul roman nu a interzis, explicit, utilizarea de cianuri in extragerea aurului si argintului. Accidentul ecologic de la Baia Mare, din anul 2000, a determinat Uniunea Europeana sa elaboreze o legislatie care sa permita un control cat mai strict asupra exploatatiilor ce utilizeaza astfel de procedee. Atunci, peste 100.000 mc de ape cu cianuri au ajuns in Dunare din cauza fisurarii unui iaz de decantare de la o mina aurifera de la Baia Mare, exploatarea fiind realizata de o companie australiana care, imediat dupa accident, si-a declarat falimentul. In perioada 2000-2004, proiectul a stagnat, premierul de atunci, Adrian Nastase, declarandu-se impotriva initiativei, dar nu a facut nimic legal pentru oprirea proiectului si, implicit, stoparea costurilor determinate de continuarea demersurilor de autorizare. In teritoriu, institutiile statului au continuat sa raspunda solicitatilor RMGC, emitandu-se chiar si un plan urbanistic zonal, in baza caruia sa se poata face exploatatia. Mai mult, localinicii au inceput sa-si vanda casele, fapt ce a determinat cresterea spectaculoasa a preturilor apartamentelor in toata zona, de la Cluj la Timisoara. Ca revers al medaliei, se activeaza organizatiile neguvernamentale ce militeaza impotriva proiectului, iar Academia Romana devine cel mai credibil adversar al proiectului. Odata cu schimbarea regimului si venirea la putere a sustinatorilor
[Romania-News] La Multi Ani, Canada!
, the number of people from developing countries who have access to potable water has grown from 64 per cent to 75 per cent etc. Or to quote just some of the achievements CIDA alone has had: a project to supply potable water to over 60,000 people in Honduras, distributing vitamins and thus saving the lives of over 300,000 children under five years of age; sending school books to over 3.5 million children in Mozambique, granting loans to over 300,000 poor people in rural and urban areas in Afghanistan (starting from 2003) for the development of the private sector by the Kabul government, CIDA being the most important donor in this programme. Thus, Canada is not only a huge country, with a very developed communication system in order to neutralize the huge distances, but also a generous country, which understands international inter-dependency in an age of globalization and actively contributes to efforts to combat poverty, disease, underdevelopment, ignorance - real threats for the entire human kind. by Mihai Hareshan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Rosia Montana. Vrajba vine de la Bucuresti
nu suntem lasati sa traim si noi bine. Intra in vorba si Gheorghe Cozma, un alt localnic: Principesa Margaresta e gresit informata! Alteta sa. Doar a sa. Eradicarea saraciei nu poate fi facuta cu pretul distrugerii mediului si dislocarii oamenilor din casele lor. Nu putem pierde pentru totdeauna ceea ce este unic si de neinlocuit. In timpul dictaturii comuniste, Romania a pierdut imense parti de mostenire, a spus principesa Margareta in fata localnicilor. Ea a promis ca va face lobby pentru Romania in Europa si, mai mult, a propus infiintarea unuii grup de studiu impartial format din Comisia Regala si a unuia format din arhitecti, arheologi, istorici, sociologi, reprezentanti ai Uniunii Europene si locuitori, care sa cerceteze modalitatile prin care se poate dezvolta zona Rosia Montana. Cei 150 de oameni in tricouri galbene, pro-Gabriel, au huiduit-o si au trimis-o acasa, dar Alteta si-a dus discursul pana la capat si dupa ceremonia de inaugurare a centrului a zambit amabil taranilor rosieni care erau cu ea. Putini. Alteta a plecat repede acasa. Olteanu a primit huiduieli Nici cu Bogdan Olteanu localnicii n-au fost prietenosi. In loc de paine si sare minerii l-au huiduit si trimis acasa. Chiar daca presedintele deputatilor le vorbea taranilor mineri de progres si dezvoltare prin agricultura si agrotursim, motii strigau ca nu-s olteni si ca vor minerit. Am venit sa gandim impreuna ce vrem pentru viitor. Traim intr-o tara, nu intr-o comuna, si prin urmare, o tara intreaga trebuie sa ia aceasta decizie, le-a raspuns presedintele Camerei. Minerii nu l-au ascultat si l-au huiduit mai departe. Un reprezentant al companiei Gabriel Resources l-au invitat pe Bogdan Olteanu la o discutie cu protestatarii, insa el a refuzat. Weber si minerii Nici Renate Weber, reprezentanta Fundatiei Soros, n-a fost primita frumos. Motii au strigat pe parcursul discursului ei pro-ecologist ca vor minerit, au fluierat si huidut. Rosienii in galben strugau din toti plamanii ca vor minerit, iar pe ea acasa. Strigau si slogane impotriva maghiarilor, pe care ii considerea responsabili cu blocarea proiectului canadian. A mai vorbit in fata rosienilor si presedintele Academiei Romane, Ionel Haiduc, care i-a avertizat pe localnicii care scandau ca peste 17 ani, dupa ce proiectul Gabriel Resources va fi incheiat, copiii lor vor ramane si fara locuri de munca si fara zona turistica pentru ca nimeni nu va veni sa faca turism intr-o zona poluata si distrusa. Rosienii nu au vrut sa-l asculte. Plecati acasa!, i-au spus. Si Weber si Olteanu si Principesa a plecat. Au ramas Motii Duminica dimineata, vreo douzeci de suflete se rugau la Birserica Catolica din comuna, care va fi stramutata atunci cand Gabriel va incepe exploatarea muntilor de aur. Altii stateau cuminti in casele lor si ascultau liturghia la radio in timp ce trebaluiau prin curte si casa. Doua fete frumoase stateau in poarta si se uitau la strainii din Bucuresti care iau imagini si inregistrari audio cu linistea comunei. Patru barbati, la crasma lui Nelu, si alti doi in curte, la o masa. Duminica, Rosia mirosea a pamant umed a fructe de padure si foc de lemn. Suflarea minereasca asteapta sa caute aurul din munti sau sa vina cineva sa investeasca intr-un hotel si sa aduca bani in comuna. http://www.hotnews.ro/ HotNews.ro, Liana Anghelescu, 02 iul 2007 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Petitie on-line pt Piata OBOR
http://www.petitieonline.ro/petitie/salvati_piata_obor-p13200036.html http://www.petitieonline.ro/petitie/salvati_piata_obor-p13200036.html Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Tariceanu - primul care a aprobat bomba ecologica Rosia Montana
Popescu Tariceanu. La distanta de cativa ani, acum presedinte al Partidului National Liberal si prim-ministru, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu continua sa creada ca ceea ce s-ar putea petrece la Rosia Montana ar fi de folos statului roman. El declara la Budapesta, ca proiectul minier de la Rosia Montana nu prezinta riscuri exagerate pentru mediul inconjurator. Declaratiile de sustinere a proiectului propus de catre Gabriel Resources lansate de unii politicieni romani sunt ciudate, in conditiile in care reprezentantii companiei sustin ca nu doresc implicarea politicului. C Curentul Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Primarul lui Constanda
http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/chiliman-videanu-s-transformat-primarul-cons tanda-problema-borde.html?1687;846465 http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/chiliman-videanu-s-transformat-primarul-const anda-problema-borde.html?1687;846465 Chiliman: Videanu s-a transformat in primarul lui Constanda in problema Bordei BUCURESTI / 16:22, 5.07.2007 [ de Alexandru http://www.mediafax.ro/alexandru-ichim.html?q=author%3AAlexandru+Ichimauth or=Alexandru+Ichimemail=alexi%40mediafax.ro Ichim ] Primarul sectorului 1, Andrei Chiliman, a afirmat, joi, intr-o conferinta de presa organizata in fata parcului Bordei, ca Adriean Videanu a devenit primarul general al omului de afaceri Costica Constanda in detrimentul interesului cetatenilor Capitalei. Domnul Adriean Videanu se manifesta ca primarul lui Constanda si nu ca primar general al Capitalei. Graba cu care se incearca incheierea afacerii Bordei ne conduce cu gandul la un singur lucru: Videanu vrea sa ingroape un dosar dubios, prin care se fura bucurestenilor Parcul Bordei, a afirmat primarul Andrei Chiliman. Edilul de sector a criticat si trocul mediat de primarul general Videanu, privind daunele de peste 17 milioane de euro pe care CGMB le-ar plati omului de afaceri Costel Constanda. Adriean Videanu propune sa faca troc cu interesele cetatenilor. Adica, iar aici il citez pe domnia sa, Constanda este dispus sa renunte la daunele materiale daca i se aproba construirea de blocuri cu zece nivele in acest parc. Practic, intalnirea mediata de primarul general este un santaj, prin care consilierii municipali ar aproba PUZ-ul in schimbul scutirii de la plata daunelor. Este o actiune premeditata care-i va inlesni lui Constanda distrugerea parcului Bordei, a mai spus Chiliman. Stirea a fost publicata pe terminalul MEDIAFAX in data 5.07.2007 la ora 15:00 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix)
[Romania-News] Verde de Paris
http://www.curentul.ro/curentul.php?numar=20070706art=57934 http://www.curentul.ro/curentul.php?numar=20070706art=57934 Anul XI, Serie noua, Nr 134(3807), vineri, 6 iulie 2007 Verde de Paris Tocmai cand clasa politica a intrat in vacanta parlamentara, scena politica a intrat in dezbateri cu adevarat serioase: resursele financiare pentru cresterea durabila a pensiilor si distrugerea spatiului verde in Capitala - in urma careia micul Paris a devenit verde de Paris otravind si scurtand viata bucurestenilor cu patru ani. Asta pana mai ieri cand zona verde era doar injumatatita. Acum insa Capitala a intrat in desertificare prin distrugerea sistematica a parcurilor, taierea copacilor si cresterea zilnica a poluarii. Probabil insa ca nici dezbaterea despre finantarea pensiilor si nici cea despre desertificarea Capitalei nu capatau amploare daca nu intrau in razboiul politic actual. Daca presedintele Basescu nu era interesat sa amendeze superficialitatea premierului Tariceanu probabil ca pozitia sa in privinta legii pensiilor ar fi ramas neexprimata. Tot astfel daca afaceristul Costica Costanda nu punea mana pe o zona din Parcul Bordei pe vremea dlui Basescu si nu castiga dreptul de a defrisa si construi in el pe vremea dlui Videanu, probabil ca nici scandalul verde nu era. In fond, acelasi Costica Costanda a mai facut rost de cateva terenuri in Primaverii (in Guvernarea Nastase) unde a mai ras un parculet si a construit niste vile pe care le-a vandut pe bani grei (inclusiv Guvernului Nastase) fara ca cineva sa se enerveze. Cum a ajuns pleonasticul Costica Costanda sa detina terenuri in Satul Francez (in schimbul carora a primit Parcul Bordei), si terenuri in Primaverii? Simplu: cumparand drepturile litigioase ale proprietarilor si mostenitorilor resemnati dupa ani si ani de alergatura in zadar. Sigur, nu orice Costica are acces la reteta: trebuie sa aiba o structura la radacina. Pe scurt, baietii destepti din terenuri sunt acei intermediari - minune care dupa ce cumpara drepturile litigioase isi utilizeaza reteaua din Justitie, Administratie, Guvern, etc, castiga rapid proprietatile si incep defrisarile, constructiile si vanzarile astronomice. Asa a ajuns Costanda din Bordei sa strice linistea Palatului Cotroceni. Ma rog, nu-i prima data in istorie cand intre bordeie si palate se isca o lupta de clasa politica. Necazul e ca victimele sunt bucurestenii - siliti sa vada cum orasului lor i se extirpa zilnic plamanii, i se astupa caile respiratorii si i se ingroasa arterele de circulatie - dupa ce dl Videanu a spart zeci de bulevarde deodata in loc sa le fi facut pe rand, ca orice om sanatos. Dl Basescu care si-ar dori un prim ministru PD - poate chiar pe dl Adriean Videanu? - ar putea sa-i puna pofta-n cui semnalandu-i cacofonia din Capitala: Adrieane, nici nu stii ca cine incepi sa fii. Tia Serbanescu mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C Curentul Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] A uitat ca a semnat ca primarul
Basescu e campion absolut la demersuri populiste. Afacerea Bordei ocupa titlurile in ultima vreme, deci este un prilej numai bun pentru un nou pas populist - pozitionarea de partea bucurestenilor suparati ca li se distrug si ultimele zone verzi si se betoneaza desertificarea capitalei. Basescu se face, insa, ca a uitat cine e la originea scandalului Bordei. O privire pe actele de mai jos i-ar improspata memoria si i-ar arata cum a semnat ca primarul pe vremea cand administra Bucurestiul: * Dispozitia (primarului general Traian Basescu) nr. 1324 din 05.09.2003: http://acteinterne.pmb.ro/legis/acteinterne/acte_int/afisint.php?f=10373 http://acteinterne.pmb.ro/legis/acteinterne/acte_int/afisint.php?f=10373 * Dispozitia (primarului general Traian Basescu) nr. 1325 din 05.09.2003: http://acteinterne.pmb.ro/legis/acteinterne/acte_int/afisint.php?f=10374 http://acteinterne.pmb.ro/legis/acteinterne/acte_int/afisint.php?f=10374 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] http://www.gandul.info/presedintele-basescu-ii-da-bordeiul-cap-primarului-v ideanu.html?3927;848075 http://www.gandul.info/presedintele-basescu-ii-da-bordeiul-cap-primarului-vi deanu.html?3927;848075 Desi pacatul originar in cazul Costanda ii apartine, Presedintele Basescu ii da cu Bordeiul in cap primarului Videanu 07 IULIE 2007 Batalia pentru Parcul Bordei si zecile de milioane de euro din jurul investitiei controversatului om de afaceri Costel Costanda au ajuns la cel mai inalt nivel. Ieri, presedintele Traian Basescu a lansat tocmai de la Uricani un atac-surpriza la adresa primarului general al Capitalei, Adriean Videanu. Seful statului si-a exprimat, vineri, curiozitatea fata de modul in care institutiile statului se raporteaza la banii publici si la cei privati, sustinand ca acestea manifesta o grija speciala pentru sectorul privat. De curand, in Bucuresti, a fost un om de afaceri, deci vorbim de bani privati, ce si-a permis sa ceara despagubiri pentru ca nu a aprobat Consiliul General sa incalce Planul de Urbanism General al Bucurestiului. In acest caz, instanta i-a dat despagubiri de 17 milioane de dolari, bani pe care-i foloseste ca santaj acum pentru consiliu, a declarat presedintele. Referirea pare sa fie destul de clara: personaje pozitive in povestirea sefului statului sunt consilierii Capitalei, iar rolul negativ ii apartine fostului sau coleg de partid Adriean Videanu, cel care-l sustine pana in panzele albe pe betonatorul Parcului Bordei, Costel Costanda. Sarja lui Traian Basescu pare mai degraba o repozitionare de ultim moment, avand in vedere ca toata povestea Parcului Bordei il are la origine pe primarul Traian Basescu, cel care si-a pus primul semnatura in beneficiul lui Costanda. Acum, actualul primar Videanu pare sa fi ramas singurul aparator al distrugatorului de parcuri, pentru asta liderul PD neprecupetind nici un efort. Ieri, de plida, el a refuzat sa le prezinte consilierilor municipali - care il somau sa recunoasca ilegalitatea improprietaririi - documentele de proprietate asupra Parcului Bordei, desi sustine ca ele s-ar afla in posesia sa. C Gandul
[Romania-News] Au apărut actele în cazul Bordei!
Potrivit unui document de vanzare-cumparare, Primaria Capitalei a achizitionat in 1933 terenul de pe malul Lacului Floreasca in scop de utilitate publica. Documentul este prezentat in facsimil la http://www.adevarul.ro/index.php?section=articole http://www.adevarul.ro/index.php?section=articolescreen=indexid=318551ne wsletter=1 screen=indexid=318551newsletter=1 Documentele primarului Videanu il baga la abuz pe fostul primar Basescu: http://www.gandul.info/documentele-primarului-videanu-il-baga-abuz-fostul-pr imar-basesc.html?3927;849232 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] When will the charade that is Romanian politics ever end?
consumed altogether a great deal of our resources. Those involved in Romanian politics have done little more than to vitiate every element of society they come into contact with, making any semblance of institutional progress virtually impossible. (C) Vivid Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Alison Mutler book launch
http://www.vivid.ro/display2.php?issue=87 http://www.vivid.ro/display2.php?issue=87gallery=Alison%20Mutler%20book%20 launch gallery=Alison%20Mutler%20book%20launch Alison Mutler book launch Alison Mutler, one of Romania's most respected journalists and head of the Associated Press bureau in Bucharest, launches her 'Plecata la Revolutie' (eng: 'Gone to a Revolution') at the I-O espresso bar in Piata Revolutiei. Pictures: Associated Press. (C) Vivid Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Fabulo-spiritism
http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=313422 Dumnezeu a scapat de judecata 11 Iulie 2007 Georgeta Petrovici mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dosarul in care Dumnezeu a fost dat in judecata de un detinut din penitenciarul timisorean a fost clasat de procurorii de la Parchetul de pe langa Judecatoria Timisoara, deoarece nu a fost gasita adresa invinuitului. Pavel Mircea, condamnat la 20 de ani de puscarie pentru omor, l-a chemat, in octombrie 2005, in instanta pe Dumnezeu deoarece, contrar contractului facut in timpul botezului, nu a fost aparat de rele. Solicit deschiderea actiunii penale impotriva numitului Dumnezeu, domiciliat in cer (...), pentru comiterea infractiunilor prevazute de art. 215 (inselaciune - n.r.), 221 (tainuire - n.r.), 246 (abuz in serviciu contra intereselor persoanelor - n.r.), 256 (primire de foloase necuvenite - n.r.) si 257 (trafic de influenta - n.r.). In fapt, prin botezarea mea la biserica s-a facut un contract cu paratul pentru a-l indeparta pe diavol de mine si a ma feri de necazuri. Pana acum, paratul nu si-a onorat contractul. Dimpotriva, a pretins si primit de la mine in cursul vietii diferite bunuri si rugaciuni, in schimbul iertarii pacatelor, se arata in plangerea detinutului. Dupa ce plangerea a fost inregistrata la Parchet, la mijlocul lui octombrie 2005, solutia pusa de anchetatori a fost aceea de neincepere a urmaririi penale, sub motivatia ca Dumnezeu nu este o persoana reala si nu are domiciliu. Din datele de la penitenciar, Pavel Mircea, care si-a executat numai jumatate din pedeapsa, sufera de mai mult timp de afectiuni psihice, necesitand chiar internarea in clinici de specialitate. (C) Evenimentul Zilei Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Romania asked to cancel easy citizenship for Moldovans
http://www.neurope.eu/view_news.php?id=75992 Romania asked to cancel easy citizenship for Moldovans 14 July 2007 - Issue : 738 A European Union official called on Romania to cancel a long-held policy of offering Moldovans easy access to Romanian citizenship, the Infotag news agency reported July 11. Kalman Mizsei, the director of the EU representative office to Moldova, said Brussels already has requested that Bucharest reverse the programme, as it violates the EU charter. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Romania has allowed Moldovans to become Romanian citizens with few more requirements than filling out a form renouncing Moldovan citizenship. Romania became a full-fledged EU member on January 1 2007. Tens of thousands of Moldovans could, if the law remains unchanged, now attempt to become Romanian citizens so as to move freely about the EU, Mizsei argued. Chisinau does not want that masses of Moldovan citizens should demand Romanian citizenship so as to become EU citizens, he said. Brussels expects that Romania will reconsider this aspect of its law on citizenship. Mizsei's remarks are the most direct public criticism by an EU official of Romania's relatively open immigration policy, since Romania joined the customs alliance. Brussels is extremely worried about this, he said. Most of Moldova was a Romanian province prior to World War II, and the dominant language in Moldova is Romanian. The return of Moldova to Romanian control is a long-standing demand of Romanian nationalist groups and some right-wing politicians. Successive Romanian governments in the post-Soviet years have asserted Romania should act as a big brother to Moldova, providing economic and cultural assistance. A practical example of the policy came early this year when Moldova, hit by substantial hikes in the price of energy imported from Russia in the middle of winter, obtained some of its electricity from Romania. Though its economy has been on the mend in recent years, Moldova remains Europe's poorest nation. Up to one-third of all working-age Moldovans, some 1.2 million men and women, are employed somewhere in Europe in low-paying jobs, according to Moldova media estimates. Copyright C The Media Company S.A. 2006 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] EU to Give Romania $27B in Aid
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/12/ap3908403.html Associated Press EU to Give Romania $27B in Aid Associated Press 07.12.07, 12:25 PM ET Romania will receive more than 19 billion euros ($27 billion) in development funds from the European Union during 2007-2013, according to an agreement signed Thursday. The funds are part of the EU's aid to member countries, and Romania became eligible after joining the EU in January. This money will be used to reduce social and economic discrepancies between the regions of the country, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said after a signing ceremony. Now we must draft the projects to spend this money and to make sure these funds are spent efficiently and correctly. EU Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hubner said the first funds would arrive within days, adding that the Commission would cooperate with the government to prevent irregularities in spending EU funds. The big challenge is to implement the projects and a great effort is needed to make this operation a success, she said. Copyright 2007 Associated Press Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] O companie miniera canadiana de mica dimensiune, limitata financiar si neexperimentata
Deocamdata, Gabriel a luat o pauza. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] http://www.curentul.ro/curentul.php?numar=20070723art=58777 http://www.curentul.ro/curentul.php?numar=20070723art=58777 Anul XI, Serie noua, Nr 145(3818), luni, 23 iulie 2007 Rosia Montana Gold Corporation a ramas fara obiectul muncii Tribunalul Cluj a admis la sfarsitul saptamanii trecute o cerere de suspendare a certificatului de urbanism eliberat de Consiliul Judetean Alba companiei Rosia Montana Gold Corporation pentru continuarea procedurii de evaluare a impactului asupra mediului. Cererea a fost formulata de catre Centrul Independent pentru Dezvoltarea Resurselor de Mediu, care a demonstrat urgenta masurii suspendarii datorita daunelor ireversibile pe care le-ar provoca efectele acestui act administrativ. Suspendarea este valabila pana la solutionarea irevocabila a cauzei in contencios administrativ introdusa de CIDRM impotriva Consiliului Judetean Alba. RMGC a intervenit ca si parte in acest caz. Rosia Montana Gold Corporation este detinuta in proportie de 80% de catre Gabriel Resources, o companie miniera canadiana de mica dimensiune, limitata financiar si neexperimentata, care intentioneaza sa stramute localnicii din Rosia Montana pentru a realiza cea mai mare mina de aur de suprafata din Europa. Restul de 20% din actiuni sunt detinute de Minvest, o companie miniera de stat. Inca de la inceputul sau, acest aranjament a fost asaltat de scandaluri, probleme operationale si opozitie vehementa pe plan local, national si international. Compania miniera americana Newmont detine 20% din actiunile Gabriel Resources. In aprilie 2006, Ministerul Mediului a anuntat imposibilitatea continuarii procedurii EIM pentru Proiectul Rosia Montana datorita faptului ca certificatul de urbanism nr. 68/2004 a fost suspendat pe data de 15 iunie 2005 de catre Tribunalul Alba la cererea ONG-ului Alburnus Maior. Ca urmare a anuntului ministerului, RMGC a formulat o cerere catre Consiliul Judetean Alba pentru emiterea unui nou certificat de urbanism, care i-a si fost emis. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cornelia Popescu C Curentul
[Romania-News] Reprezentant roman in forumul mondial al UNESCO
http://www.galeriadearta.com/stiri/reprezentant-al-unei-asociatii-romanesti -in-forumul-mondial-al-unesco-168.htm http://www.galeriadearta.com/stiri/reprezentant-al-unei-asociatii-romanesti- in-forumul-mondial-al-unesco-168.htm Reprezentant al unei asociatii romanesti in forumul mondial al UNESCO 23 iulie 2007 In perioada 11-13 iulie, a avut loc la Atena Congresul Federatiei Mondiale a Asociatiilor, Centrelor si Cluburilor UNESCO, la care au participat 68 de tari, din totalul celor 85 de membri. In cadrul acestui forum mondial, reprezentanta Romaniei, doamna Daniela Popescu, a fost aleasa in consiliul de conducere al Federatiei. Decizia vine ca urmare a activitatii sustinute a doamnei Popescu in structurile UNESCO, in dubla sa calitate de secretar-general al Federatiei Europene a Asociatiilor, Cluburilor si Centrelor UNESCO si de presedinte executiv al asociatiei ELITE ART Club UNESCO. Este de mentionat, de asemenea, ca doamna Daniela Popescu a fost singura femeie aleasa in consiliul de conducere al FMACU. Principalele teme de discutie din cadrul forumului au vizat dezvoltarea durabila, cooperarea cu alti parteneri ai societatii civile si definitivarea de noi strategii concertate ale entitatilor UNESCO, pentru ca aceastea sa poata face fata cu succes contextului global in continua schimbare. In acest sens, pe parcursul desfasurarii congresului au avut loc mese rotunde dedicate fiecarei regiuni in parte. Federatia Mondiala a Asociatiilor, Cluburilor si Centrelor UNESCO, al carei presedinte este domnul Georges Christophides din Cipru, are astazi privilegiul de a conta pe actiunea a aproximativ 3700 de cluburi din peste 85 de state. Cluburile UNESCO aduc laolalta cetateni de toate varstele si din toate paturile sociale, in serviciul idealurilor organizatiei. Create sub egida Comisiilor Nationale pentru UNESCO, ele desfasoara o paleta variata de activitati, urmarind sa isi afirme, prin fiecare dintre acestea, angajamentul fata de principiile ce deriva din principiile Organizatiei Natiunilor Unite pentru Educatie, Stiinta si Cultura. C 2007 GaleriaDeArta.com Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] A comic Rashomon for the post-Soviet era
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/07/27/bucharest_airs_a _bleakly_funny_take_on_revolution/ MOVIE REVIEW 'Bucharest' airs a bleakly funny take on revolution By Ty Burr, Globe Staff | July 27, 2007 A dingy, mordantly comic Rashomon for the post-Soviet era, 12:08 East of Bucharest is another sign that Romanian cinema is on the move. Writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu's tale of small-town truth and reconciliation -- or nervous avoidance of same -- is told with the slowpoke realism of last year's The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, but like that film it finds political echoes in the smallest of everyday occurrences. That its characters don't is reason for hollow laughter. The film starts off so aimlessly that one critic at the screening I attended impatiently stormed off 30 minutes in. His loss; the payoff here is messy but sublime. In the tiny burg of Vaslui, a local TV station owner and on-air personality, Jderescu (Teo Corban), scrambles to find guests for his evening talk show. It's Dec. 22, 2005 -- the 16th anniversary of the protests that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu -- and the topic is Was there or was there not a revolution in our town? Either no one's an expert on the subject or no one wants to be. The best Jderescu can come up with is the alcoholic, debt-ridden high school teacher Manescu (Ion Sapdaru, bleakly hilarious) and a cranky old windbag named Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu), who's more concerned with finding a Santa Claus costume that fits his portly frame. It's the Christmas season, but no one's feeling particularly jolly. The Romania on display in the first half of 12:08 is a broken-down machine -- the opening shots are of rusty streetlights flickering off in the dawn -- but the general response is ennui rather than despair. The three men start their day in separate states of moral exhaustion. Manescu borrows from Peter to pay Paul and regrets his drunken tirade the night before. Jderescu pleads with his mistress (Cristina Ciofu) not to ditch him on New Year's Eve. Piscoci battles the school kids who light firecrackers outside his door. Revolution? What revolution? Manescu's students know their facts about the French Revolution but come up blank otherwise. Jderescu insists there's no present without the past, but the mistress scoffs that nobody cares. The title refers to the precise moment on Dec. 22, 1989, when the battle turned in favor of the protesters, and in theory it's a time stamp that holds a similar relevance for modern Romania as July 4, 1776, does for Americans: the watershed between tyranny and freedom. For Jderescu, the question becomes: Where were you at 12:08? Out in the streets or hiding at home? Were you part of the revolution or merely caught up in the tidal wave? The unspoken follow-up is that if you didn't take part, do you deserve the resulting freedoms? Are you even ready for them? It's a prickly point that extends far beyond the borders of Romania, even if Porumboiu aims most of his darts at his countrymen. The TV show, when it finally staggers on the air, is a deadpan farce of good intentions, the host's bland expression slowly crumbling under the Eastern European equivalent of Murphy's Law. The kid running the camera wants to get arty. The guests keep swearing. The phone-in callers are ready to sue. One of the guests insists he was protesting in the town square before 12:08, a true son of the uprising. As his memory is picked apart bit by bit, though, the truth becomes increasingly, amusingly unknowable. Do heroes really exist, or are there only events? Perhaps all of Romania watched the revolution on TV; perhaps it never happened. Perhaps that's why everyone in Vaslui looks so perplexed. This is the comedy of the prostrate, yet 12:08 isn't without hope. Porumboiu knows that every dank laugh opens the window a little wider and lets in the air of self-awareness. For all its pessimism, the movie prompts a viewer to search his or her own memories for actions rather than reactions, and to mull over the differences between the two. It's a dark little ride, but at the end the lights hesitantly flicker back on. Ty Burr can be reached at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more on movies, go to boston.com/ae/movies/blog. http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif C http://www.boston.com/help/bostoncom_info/copyright Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] spacer.gif
[Romania-News] Premiera la CEDO
http://www.gandul.info/actual/monica-macovei-castigat-13-366-euro-dintr-pro ces-contra-romaniei.html?3927;865919 http://www.gandul.info/actual/monica-macovei-castigat-13-366-euro-dintr-proc es-contra-romaniei.html?3927;865919 In vreme ce clientul ei primeste doar 8.000 de euro despagubiri Monica Macovei a castigat 13.366 euro dintr-un proces contra Romaniei la CEDO de Robert http://www.gandul.info/robert-veress.html?q=authors:167649author=Robert%20 VERESS VERESS | 28 IULIE 2007 Este primul caz in care o persoana de etnie roma este despagubita international pentru rele tratamente din partea politiei romane. Macovei a fost primul aparator al lui Belmondo Cobzaru, batut in urma cu 10 ani in sediul politiei din Mangalia. Dumitru Cobzaru, cetatean roman de etnie roma, a castigat, ieri, procesul intentat statului la Curtea Europeana a Drepturilor Omului (CEDO), pentru ca nu i s-a facut dreptate in tara, dupa ce a fost batut de politisti, in urma cu 10 ani. Pe 4 iulie 1997, dl. Cobzaru s-a ales cu un traumatism craniocerebral, care a necesitat doua saptamani de ingrijiri medicale, dupa o vizita la Politia Mangalia. Marturia verisoarei sale, care l-a insotit la politie si a vazut echimozele pe care le avea dupa ce a iesit de acolo, nu a fost luata in considerare de procurorii catre care Cobzaru a facut plangere. In rezolutia de neincepere a urmaririi penale, Parchetul militar Constanta a scris ca atat reclamantul, cat si tatal sau sunt cunoscuti de mult timp ca elemente antisociale, fiind predispusi la acte de violenta si de sustrageri si se afla mereu in conflict cu coetnicii lor din municipiul Mangalia. Nici atacarea rezolutiei nu a dat roade, prim-procurorul Parchetului militar Constanta concluzionand ca nu exista probe care sa-i incrimineze pe politisti. CEDO a stabilit ca politistii s-au facut vinovati de aplicarea de tratamente inumane reclamantului, iar autoritatile nationale nu au anchetat cazul impartial si aprofundat, incalcandu-se astfel articolele 3 si 13 ale Conventiei europeane a drepturilor omului. De asemenea, CEDO a constatat ca reclamantul a fost victima a discriminarii, incalcandu-se astfel articolul 14 al Conventiei. Pentru aceste motive, Curtea de la Strasbourg obliga statul roman ca, in termen de 3 luni, sa-i achite lui Dumitru Cobzaru 8.000 de euro despagubiri morale, plus 14.271 de euro cheltuieli de judecata. Grosul acestei sume (13.366 euro) ii revine d-nei Monica Macovei, primul avocat al d-lui Cobzaru. Domnia sa nu a putut fi contactata.Din restul cheltuielilor de judecata, 605 euro vor primi Centrul european pentru drepturile romilor, iar 300 de euro Comitetul Helsinki. Intr-un comunicat, APADOR-CH semnaleaza ca este primul caz in care Curtea europeana detaliaza obligatiile autoritatilor statului atunci cand investigheaza acuzatii de tratamente inumane impotriva unor membri ai etniei rome, in contextul discriminarii recunoscute a acesteia. In plus, este pentru prima data cand Curtea europeana se pronunta asupra incalcarii dreptului la recurs efectiv in situatia in care plangerea unei persoane privind abuzuri este solutionata prin neinceperea urmaririi penale. C Gandul Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Strasbourg Court Sanctions Romania
http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detail http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detaildetail=2007_432 detail=2007_432 Strasbourg Court Sanctions Romania for Failure to Remedy Police Ill-Treatment of Romani Man Bucurest, 27.7.2007, 16:04, (ERRC) The European Court of Human Rights today delivered its judgment in the case of Cobzaru v. Romania concerning the beating of a Romani man by police officers while in custody in Mangalia, Romania, and the ensuing official investigation. The Court held that Romania is responsible for breaches of the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment (Article 3), the right to an effective remedy (Article 13) and the prohibition of discrimination (Article 14). The applicant was represented by Monica Macovei, a Bucharest-based lawyer, the Romanian Helsinki Committee, and the European Roma Rights Centre. On 4 July 1997 after a domestic incident involving his partner and her relatives, the applicant went to the local police station asking for help. However, instead of offering help, two police officers brutally ill-treated him, and eventually released him after two hours. As a result of the beating, the applicant suffered from craniocerebral trauma and numerous bruises and haematoma all over his body. The official investigation into the assault ended with a decision of non-indictment, and was marked by numerous derogatory remarks on the part of the authorities in relation to the applicant's and the witnesses' Roma ethnicity. In relation to the applicant's claims under Article 3, the Court noted the numerous shortcomings of the official investigation, and concluded that the Government did not satisfactorily establish that the applicant's injuries were caused otherwise than by the treatment inflicted on him while he was under police control, thus warranting a finding of both the substantive and the procedural aspects of Article 3. The Court also established a violation of Article 13 of the Convention, since no effective investigation into the allegations brought by the applicant was carried out, and moreover, since the negative result of the criminal proceedings prevented the applicant from availing of any other domestic remedy. The ruling on the applicant's Article 14 claim brings welcome clarification to the Court's case-law on the prohibition of discrimination. Firstly, the Court held that there was no evidence that the beating was motivated by racial hatred, and therefore did not find a substantive violation of Article 14. Secondly however, with regard to the procedural aspect of Article 14, the Court noted that even in the absence of prima facie plausible information to prove that the assault on the applicant was racially-motivated, the authorities were under an obligation to investigate a possible racist motive to the attack given the number and notoriety of such incidents in post communist Romania, and the general policies adopted by the Romanian government to combat discrimination against the Roma. Thirdly, the Court held that during the official investigation, a number of derogatory remarks were made in relation to the applicant's Roma origin, which disclosed the general discriminatory attitudes of the authorities, which in itself constituted discrimination contrary to Article 14. The ERRC and APADOR consider that the judgment in the Cobzaru case is important for two reasons. Firstly, it highlights Romania's failure to provide effective protection to its Roma minority from harm meted out by police officers, as well as the widespread anti-Roma discrimination in the country. Secondly, Cobzaru further crystallizes the Court's case-law in the field of discrimination, principally by attaching significance to the general context of anti-Roma discrimination in Romania, and thus going beyond the particulars of the applicant's situation. Read the full text of the judgments here: http://www.errc.org/db/02/6E/m026E.docc http://www.errc.org/db/02/6E/m026E.docc Copyright C ROMEA 2003 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Cele sapte minuni ale Romaniei
Care sunt cele sapte minuni ale Romaniei? O initiativa necesara si, poate, mai utila decat costisitoarele campanii cu Romania, mereu surprinzatoare, Romania fabulospirituala sau ultima prostie gogonata cu Dracula si Sink your teeth... (ar fi interesant de aflat daca se vor recupera vreodata cei 1,5 milioane Euro aruncati pe apa sambetei si prin anumite buzunare smechere...) Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=315720 27 Iulie 2007 Cele sapte minuni ale Romaniei Avem brand de tara? Avem nevoie de asa ceva? Evenimentul zilei va propune o incursiune in valorile Romaniei la capatul careia sa aflam care ne sunt simbolurile cele mai puternice, cele mai definitorii. Cu sau fara brand de tara oficial, francezii, de exemplu, au Turnul Eiffel. Americanii, Statuia Libertatii. Chinezii, Marele Zid. Rusii, Kremlinul. Personalitatea unei tari poate fi exprimata inclusiv printr-o puternica imagine-simbol. Cat priveste Romania? Fiecare dintre noi a fost incantat, macar o data, de un lucru pe care l-a vazut in Romania. Fiecare dintre noi, vorbitorii de limba romana, are un loc al lui in aceasta tara, in care se simte mai altfel. Un loc despre care vorbeste cu mandrie, un loc cu care se faleste. Un demers necesar Evenimentul zilei porneste astazi un demers necesar. Vom incerca, impreuna cu dumneavoastra, cititorii nostri, sa identificam cele sapte minunui ale Romaniei. Asa cum, in antichitate, grecii alcatuiau liste cu cele mai importante, cele mai frumoase locuri din lumea cunoscuta atunci de ei, asa cum, recent, 100 de milioane de oameni au ales cele sapte minuni ale lumii cunoscute acum, ne propunem sa aflam care sunt cele sapte minuni ale Romaniei. Oricat de critici am fi cu tara noastra si cu problemele ei, oricat de severi, trebuie sa recunoastem ca ne impresioneaza foarte multe locuri, foarte multe lucruri facute de-a lungul timpului de cei care au trait aici. Exista locuri importante, de forta, definitorii. Cum le identificam? Care ne sunt simbolurile? Oricine a fost in Bucovina a ramas fermecat de albastrul de Voronet. Nu poti sa nu privesti spre Ateneul Roman cand treci pe Calea Victoriei din Bucuresti. Sunt obligatorii vizitele la Castelul Peles, in centrul Sibiului, in dulcele targ al Iasiului, la Sighisoara, la Brasov. Probabil nu e roman sa nu-si fi facut o fotografie langa Cazinoul Constanta. Tot astfel cum aceia care au avut norocul sa ajunga la strania Biserica Densus, la cetatile dacice din Muntii Orastiei sau la monumentul de la Adamclisi au ramas cu ceva mai mult decat cu o amintire placuta: cu un crampei, macar, de mandrie nationala. Unde ne-am duce in primul rand ca sa ne simtim mandri ca suntem romani? Unde ne-am duce oaspetii ca sa-i impresionam, ca sa ne laudam? Care sunt simbolurile noastre nationale? De ce ne simtim legati sufleteste de o biserica, de un castel? Si inca o data: care sunt cele mai importante pentru noi insine, care pentru noi, ca romani, ca tara? Sondaj national Cum am ajuns la lista celor 25 de posibile minuni ale Romaniei? Am inceput aceasta campanie in luna ianuarie 2007. Reporterii EVZ din toata tara au chestionat peste 1.000 de persoane. Oameni tineri (elevi de liceu, studenti) si persoane active si varstnici. Functionari, medici, arhitecti, profesori, muncitori, ospatari, pensionari, ziaristi, manageri, patroni de SRL-uri, vanzatoare in supermarketuri s.a.m.d. S-au vehiculat peste 150 de posibile minuni ale Romaniei. Peste 150 de monumente mai mult sau mai putin cunoscute, dar remarcabile, facute de mana omului. Am alcatuit, pe baza acestor voturi, clasamente pentru fiecare judet. Am calculat apoi un clasament national. Primele 25 de minuni din acest clasament, alese in functie de numarul de voturi obtinute, vor intra in finala campaniei noastre. Vi le prezentam intr-un tabel alaturat, in ordine alfabetica. Lista ramane insa deschisa si poate fi completata daca propunerile vor fi sustinute, cu argumente, de un numar suficient de cititori. De acum, EVZ ii invita pe cititorii sai sa participe la acest demers pe care il consideram mai mult decat jurnalistic. Va invitam sa votati, sa ne spuneti parerea dumneavoastra despre minunile Romaniei. Va invitam sa ne redescoperim, sa aflam, impreuna, ce e mai bun in noi, sa gasim acele repere necesare. VOTATI PE EVZ.RO Cum vom alege cele sapte minuni? Cititorii EVZ vor putea vota, de-a lungul intregii campanii, pentru una dintre propunerile de pe lista sau vor putea face propriile propuneri, pe site-ul www.evz.ro. Lista celor 25 de posibile minuni ale Romaniei, publicata in aceasta pagina, este deschisa. Ea poate fi completata si cu alte propuneri, daca acestea vor fi
[Romania-News] O stire buna
http://www.moneyline.ro/articol_1764/bill_gates_vrea_sa_investeasca_in_bibli otecile_romanesti.html Bill Gates vrea sa investeasca in bibliotecile romanesti 2007-07-27 de Alexandru http://www.moneyline.ro/autor_48/alexandru_mihaileanu.html Mihaileanu Fundatia sefului Microsoft ar putea include Romania pe harta unuia dintre programele pe care le desfasoara. Global Libraries, un proiect ce vizeaza informatizarea librariilor din intreaga lume, ar putea fi extins si in tara noastra. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation poarta, in prezent, o serie de negocieri cu Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor. Potrivit oficialilor romani, discutiile privind informatizarea bibliotecilor romanesti sunt foarte avansate si exista posibilitatea ca un acord sa fie semnat pana la finele anului. Potrivit lui Virgil Nitulescu, secretar general al Ministerului Culturii si Cultelor, primele discutii au fost purtate in perioada 17-20 noiembrie 2006. Janet Sawaya, ofiter de proiect, si Martha Choe, director de program, reprezentanti ai fundatiei sefului Microsoft http://www.moneyline.ro/detalii/microsoft.html , au fost prezenti in Romania in perioada respectiva, pentru a discuta cu directori din bibliotecile publice si reprezentantii MCC despre includerea Romaniei in programul de informatizare a bibliotecilor publice comunitare. Momentan, reprezentantii americani nu au dorit sa faca publice niciun fel de detalii referitoare la negocieri. In schimb, oficialii romani sunt aproape siguri ca discutiile vor avea un final favorabil. Fundatia a analizat caracteristicile pentru bibliotecile din Romania si din alte tari din estul Europei si cred ca Romania va fi tara preferata, a declarat Nitulescu pentru Mediafax. Potrivit secretarului general al MCC, nu exista nicio sansa ca negocierile sa se termine mai devreme de sfarsitul anului. Pot sa spun ca cea mai recenta intalnire cu reprezentantii fundatiei a avut loc acum vreo zece zile. In luna august nu se va intampla nimic, probabil ca urmatoarea runda de discutii se va desfasura prin septembrie. Speram sa semnam un acord pana la finele anului, pentru ca proiectul sa devina operational din 2008, a declarat, pentru Business Standard, Virgil Nitulescu. C 2007 Grupul Realitatea Catavencu www.gruprc.ro Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Romania hotbed of IT good and evil
. And I was glued (to it), said Mr. Faur, 23. C Copyright 2007 CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist]
[Romania-News] Moldova: new law on religion
MOLDOVA GIVES ORTHODOX CHURCH SPECIAL STATUS. Moldova's parliament on July 27 passed a new law on religion, incorporating amendments demanded by President Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan and Russian media reported. Voronin had specifically called for a clause that the state recognizes the special significance and primary role of the Orthodox Christian religion and the Orthodox Church in the life, history, and culture of the people of Moldova. At Voronin's demand, parliament struck out a provision stipulating that property rights on buildings of worship belong to the religious communities that founded them. The absence of a provision enshrining the Orthodox Church's special status had roused the anger of Orthodox leaders, but some parliamentarians opposed Voronin's intervention, arguing it would anger the Council of Europe, the continent's leading rights watchdog. When parliament passed the unamended bill in its second reading, religious minorities were critical of the suddenness with which the long-delayed bill was pushed through its final phases, of a ban on abusive proselytism, and of the bar on religious communities with fewer than 100 members gaining legal status. The clauses regarding proselytization and small groups remain in the amended bill. The bill was first sent to parliament in October 2004. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has twice fined Moldova for denying religious communities legal status, and one of Moldova's Orthodox churches -- the Bessarabian Orthodox Church -- only gained registration after an ECHR ruling in 2001. The newly stipulated special status for the Orthodox Church does not distinguish between the various Orthodox communities. However, Voronin, a Communist, made his allegiance clear at a gathering of bishops earlier this month, at which, according to a July 19 report by the news agency Interfax, he likened the Communist Party to the Moldovan Orthodox Church, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the opposition to the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, which answers to the Romanian Orthodox Church. Voronin also called Jesus Christ the first communist. AG Copyright (c) 2007 RFE/RL, Inc. Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] Paradis (ne)fiscal
http://www.sfin.ro/articol_10105/paradis__ne_fiscal.html Saptamana Financiara Nr. 122, LUNI 6 AUGUST 2007 Paradis (ne)fiscal Despre Delta Dunarii s-a vorbit si s-a scris în ultimii ani aproape cât despre nazdravaniile presedintelui, ambitiile premierului, relatia fratricida dintre politicienii democrati si cei liberali. Ca sunt multe interese în Delta - ca peste tot, as spune -, ca afaceristi de toate culorile politice au mirosit valoarea inestimabila a acestui mic paradis românesc. Apoi, tot felul de asociatii si organizatii neguvernamentale, mai mult sau mai putin bine intentionate, au facut zgomot pe tema prezervarii bogatiei naturale a Deltei Dunarii - pentru a obtine fonduri, de la comunitatea economica internationala, ca sa-si faca un nume, luptând pentru o cauza nationala, sau pur si simplu pentru ca sunt iubitori de natura. Aceasta ultima categorie, din pacate, este din ce în ce mai redusa. Am întrebat un proprietar de agentie turistica de ce preturile la pensiunile si hotelurile din Delta Dunarii sunt mult mai ridicate decât pe litoral. Raspunsul a fost cinic: pentru ca nu se do-reste încurajarea turismului de masa în Delta, care ar putea vandaliza natura, si-asa încercata. Mi-am spus atunci ca, probabil, omul stie ce stie si ca e posibil ca aceste efecte - ale unei politici restrictive pentru marele public mitocan, dupa cum mi-l descria afaceristul citat - sa dea si roade. Nu mai fusesem de mult în Delta, deci nu mai eram la curent cu modul în care edenul românesc este protejat de huni si tatari: i-am numit asa pe constructorii haotici si turistii prost crescuti. Acum însa sunt în masura sa spun câteva lucruri despre adevaratele rezultate ale strategiei de a nu permite oricui sa ajunga în Delta, ci numai celor cu bani, prin urmare civilizati. Ei bine, nu este asa. În afara de zonele care fac, într-adevar, cinste atât localnicilor, cât si oamenilor de afaceri care au investit acolo, în rest, Delta e ca orice locsor din tara noastra draga. Urme ale civilizatiei noastre sunt la tot pasul: sticle de bere, de suc, cutii de conserve, tot felul de resturi de la gratare si pescuit amator - sportiv nu cred, pentru ca cine vine sa pescuiasca din pasiune în Delta sigur face si curat pe unde a trecut. Dar asta n-ar fi nimic: furia defrisarilor a ajuns si pe-acolo, a taierilor de vegetatie, de asemenea. Se simte peste tot dorinta de a exploata la sânge orice coltisor de delta, care se afla în apropierea utilitatilor, stiut fiind faptul ca te costa o avere sa tragi apa, electricitate si gaze în camp, daramite în Delta. Te-ai astepta ca, daca tot colcaie Delta de afaceristi dornici sa se rasplateasca, la sfârsit de saptamâna, cu un peisaj de basm, macar sa fi pus mâna de la mâna si sa faca drumuri practicabile peste tot pe unde turistul român sau strain si-ar putea bucura privirea. Nu este asa, sunt înca nepermis de multe drumuri doar pietruite, ori foarte înguste, pe care se circula foarte greu sau deloc. Sunt, înca, foarte multe pensiuni la care se ajunge greu sau aproape imposibil, pentru ca sunt în panta si nimeni nu s-a obosit, nici macar proprietarul lacasului, sa aiba grija si de drum. Lasa, merge si asa! Asta este, de fapt, politica noastra, ridicata la rang de strategie nationala. Si, astfel, Delta Dunarii, în loc sa fie un izvor de frumusete si de bani pentru toata lumea - autoritati locale, investitori, localnici -, este doar un izvor de bani pentru o mâna de oameni de afaceri care nu iubesc Delta, ci doar o exploateaza. Cu exceptiile de rigoare, fireste, despre care am vorbit si ceva mai sus, dar care sunt putini si, probabil, dezarmati. Gabriela Vranceanu Firea Copyright Saptamana Financiara 2005 Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] Bucurestiul kitsch
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[Romania-News] Recensamantul populatiei si al locuintelor din Romania - 2011
http://www.juridice.ro/stiri/30460/recensamantul-populatiei-si-al-locuintelo r-din-romania---2011.html 20.08.2007 Recensamantul populatiei si al locuintelor din Romania - 2011 In Monitorul Oficial nr. 566/17 august 2007, a fost publicata Ordonanta Guvernului nr. 36/2007 privind efectuarea recensamantului populatiei si al locuintelor din Romania in anul 2011. In luna martie 2011 se va efectua recensamantul populatiei si al locuintelor, in vederea cunoasterii cat mai exacte a numarului si distributiei teritoriale a populatiei, a structurilor sale social-culturale si economice, precum si a fondului locativ si a conditiilor de locuit ale populatiei. La recensamant se inregistreaza cetatenii romani cu domiciliul in tara, indiferent daca la momentul de referinta al recensamantului se afla pe teritoriul tarii sau in strainatate, precum si persoanele de alta cetatenie care au domiciliul/resedinta in Romania. De asemenea, la recensamant se inregistreaza cladirile de locuit, precum si locuintele situate in orice cladire, indiferent de forma de proprietate, de pe teritoriul Romaniei. Din punct de vedere tehnico-metodologic, organizarea si efectuarea recensamantului se realizeaza de catre Institutul National de Statistica, sub coordonarea si controlul Comisiei centrale pentru recensamantul populatiei si al locuintelor. La recensamant sunt inregistrate si utilizate codul numeric personal, etnia, religia si limba materna prin libera declaratie a persoanelor intervievate, in conformitate cu prevederile Legii nr. 677/2001 pentru protectia persoanelor cu privire la prelucrarea datelor cu caracter personal si libera circulatie a acestor date, cu modificarile si completarile ulterioare. Pentru STIRI.JURIDICE, http://www.sova.ro/ SOVA ASOCIATII http://www.juressa.net/ C 2004-2007 Juressa.NET Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] Va rugam sa nu ne uitati!
Interesanta atitudinea presedintelui fata de romanii din diaspora: Veniti catre casa daca tot va intrebati ce facem cu dumneavoastra! si Ia veniti acasa (si) lucrati aici! Probabil ca presedintele nu a stiut cum se spune in portugheza Mai, gaozarule! sau tiganca imputita... Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email? http://www.gandul.info/politic/presedintele-ostil-ziaristilor-oriunde-ar-ven i.html?3928;888632 Presedintele - ostil ziaristilor, de oriunde ar veni 23 AUGUST 2007 Presedintele Traian Basescu face alergie la ziaristii romani, chiar si la aceia care lucreaza in strainatate. Asa s-a intamplat marti seara, la Scoala de vara Comunitati romanesti si identitate europeana. Basescu s-a enervat pe o jurnalista din Portugalia, pe motiv ca aceasta ar fi folosit un ton neadecvat atunci cand i s-a adresat. In timpul dialogului dintre tinerii din diaspora si seful statului, Maria Iancu, presedintele Asociatiei Fratia din Setubal, Portugalia, i-a cerut sefului statului ca romanii de peste hotare sa nu fie uitati de autoritatile de la Bucuresti. Va rugam sa nu ne uitati! Suntem multi care traim afara, aproape 12 milioane. Ce faceti, fratilor, cu noi?!, i s-a adresat doamna presedintelui, precizand apoi ca este jurnalist in Setubal. Iritat de intrebare, Basescu i-a raspuns in stilul pe care l-a adoptat de mult in relatiile cu jurnalistii: Doamna, vedeti ca nu am venit aici ca om politic! E un tip de dialog... Ia veniti acasa, va spun eu mai suav! Veniti catre casa daca tot va intrebati ce facem cu dumneavoastra! E deranjant tonul! Nu vreti sa lasati copiii sa vorbeasca? Lasati copiii sa vorbeasca! Multumesc, a spus Traian Basescu, solicitand apoi sa i se puna alta intrebare. Totusi, nu s-a putut desprinde de incident. Aratand catre jurnalistii romani prezenti la evenimentul de la Palatul Mogosoaia, presedintele a mai spus: Ia uitati cati ziaristi sunt acolo! Credeti ca mai trebuia sa vina unul din Portugalia?! Avem destule ziare, asa ca lucrati aici!. (L.R.) C Gandul
[Romania-News] Nine o'Clock despre propunerea RWW Group re. adoptie
http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detaliicategorie=homenewsid=20070 824-7275 categorie=homenewsid=20070824-7275 NEWS IN BRIEF published in issue 4004 page 4 at 2007-08-24 NGO of Romanians abroad request modification of Adoption Act RWW Group, a non-governmental organisation which promotes the interests of Romanians abroad, requested in an open letter sent Wednesday to Premier Tariceanu and relevant institutions to draw up an Adoption Programme for Romanian citizens living in other states. RWW Group lobbies for the current legislative framework, as defined by Law No. 273/2004 on adoptions to be broadened so as to encourage Romanians living abroad to adopt children from Romania through the domestic adoption mechanism. The document tackles several aspects in the current legislation which hinder the adoption of a Romanian child by Romanian citizens with residence rights abroad, such as the requirement for Romanian citizens living abroad to repatriate and settle in Romania in view of the adoption, the lengthy and complex administrative mechanisms in the domestic adoption process, the RWW Group letter reads. by mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nine oClock (C) 2000-2005 Nine o'Clock Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for two Romanian journalists
http://www.theweekly.com/news/2007/August/20/Carter_Fellowship.html Carter Center Includes Romania in Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program ATLANTA (August 20, 2007) - The Carter Center Mental Health Program has awarded two Romanian journalists with the eleventh annual Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. This will be the first year that journalists from the Eastern European country will participate in the program. The journalists will join a class of six other fellows from the United States and two from southern Africa. The journalism fellowships are part of an international effort by the Carter Center Mental Health Program to reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses by decreasing incorrect and stereotypical information in the media. Informed journalists can have a significant impact on public understanding of mental health issues, as they shape debate and trends with the words and pictures they convey, Mrs. Rosalynn Carter said. They influence their peers and stimulate discussion among the general public, and an informed public can reduce stigma and discrimination. The new fellows will convene in Atlanta at The Carter Center on Sept. 17-19, 2007, to meet with Mrs. Carter, the Mental Health Task Force, other Rosalynn Carter fellows and the Journalism Fellowship Advisory Board. The projects of the inaugural class of Romanian fellows will be to work collaboratively to develop a curriculum and relevant teaching materials for courses aimed at promoting more responsible mental health journalism. Since the beginning of the Center's journalism fellowship program, more than 100 newspaper and magazine articles have been written, five books published, four television documentaries produced, and hundreds of minutes of radio time aired. Fellows' projects have garnered awards from Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association), the American Psychological Association, Amnesty International, and the Association of Healthcare Journalists, as well as Emmy Award nominations and two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. To view projects completed under the auspices of the Fellowship Program, visit the online archive at http://www.cartercenter.org www.cartercenter.org E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (C) The Wekly Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] Iar am ajuns in paginile ziarelor... :(
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/11/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Discriminati on.php International Herald Tribune Discrimination body to probe remarks Romanian President made about Armenians The Associated Press Published: September 11, 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/11/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Discriminat ion.php# BUCHAREST, Romania: Romania's anti-discrimination organization said Tuesday it would investigate remarks made by President Traian Basescu to determine whether can be considered defamatory to the Armenian community. Basescu who underwent surgery at the weekend on his thyroid gland on Sunday thanked doctors at a Bucharest hospital, especially the surgeon saying: At last I see a kind Armenian, a competent Armenian. His remarks were apparently directed at a political rival, Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian, who is an ethnic Armenian and a member of the governing Liberal Party. Vosganian accused Basescu of being blinded by petty political squabbles and called him a risk for democracy. Romania's politicians from all parties have been embroiled in bitter political disputes for years, especially with the popular president, after no party managed to secure a majority in 2004 parliamentary elections. Basescu's office said Tuesday that his remarks had intended to highlight the professionalism of the surgeon who operated on him. The head of state expresses his appreciation and recognition for the extraordinary contribution that the Armenian community has for years in the cultural and scientific life of Romania, said Basescu's spokesman Valeriu Turcan in a statement. Romania has a few thousand ethnic Armenians who emigrated to Romania 1,000 years ago and are well integrated into society. In May, Basescu was criticized after he called a reporter a stinky Gypsy. The National Council for the Fight Against Discrimination can rule whether Basescu's remarks amounted to incitement to ethnic hatred or discrimination. Copyright C 2007 the International Herald Tribune Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
[Romania-News] In sfarsit, un armean bun, competent!
Prin afirmatia pe care a facut-o cu ocazia externarii din Spitalul Militar Central, presedintele Traian Basescu a dorit sa evidentieze profesionalismul medicului Mircea Ghemigian. Recunosc ca ma depaseste logica Presedintiei. In sfarsit, un armean bun, competent! Eu de aici inteleg ca toti armenii sunt rai si incompetenti si iata, in sfarsit, exista si... o exceptie care, nu-i asa, intareste regula... Vali Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness. (Carlo Goldoni) When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. (Jimi Hendrix) Aboneaza-te la http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ngo_list ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email? http://www.juridice.ro/b/news/Basesecu-parat-CNCD.html In sfarsit vad si eu un armean bun - CNCD 12 Septembrie 2007 Pentru afirmatia facuta de presedintele Traian Basescu la iesirea din Spitalul Militar Central, in timp ce-i stringea mina doctorului Mircea Ghemegian (In sfarsit vad si eu un armean bun, un armean competent.) care a facut parte din echipa de medici care l-a operat de tiroida, presedintele Basescu va fi invitat din nou la Consiliul National pentru Combaterea Discriminarii, ca urmare a unei sesizari facute de un jurnalist. Monica Vasile, membru CNCD: Cazul Basescu - comunitatea armeana va urma procedura obisnuita pentru toate celelalte cercetari in legatura cu posibile fapte de discriminare. Urmeaza sa decidem cind vom invita partile la audieri. Aceasta sesizare nu seamana cu nici una care a fost vreodata pe masa CNCD, noi nemaifiind confruntati cu o asemenea afirmatie si nu pot spune daca este una ofensatoare sau nu. Varujan Pambuccian, deputatul minoritatii armene: Suntem la portile Orientului, unde totul este mai lejer. Scriitorul Stefan Agopian: Daca in cauza ar fi fost un ministru al Finantelor evreu si-ar mai fi permis dl. Basescu astfel de afirmatii? Daca ar fi mers la scoala, in loc sa-si piarda timpul la Anvers, unde l-a trimis Securitatea, ar fi putut afla ca mai multi armeni nascuti in Romania au contribuit la dezvoltarea culturii romane. Si ma refer numai la un Vasile Conta - singurul filosof roman cu sistem, la Spiru Haret - care a pus bazele invatamintului modern in Romania, si nu in ultimul rand la Garabet Ibraileanu, cunoscutul istoric literar si romancier. Consilierul de stat Valeriu Turcan, purtatorul de cuvant al Presedintiei: Seful statului isi exprima aprecierea si recunostinta pentru contributia extraordinara pe care comunitatea armeana a avut-o, de-a lungul timpului, la cultura si viata stiintifica din Romania. Prin afirmatia pe care a facut-o cu ocazia externarii din Spitalul Militar Central, presedintele Traian Basescu a dorit sa evidentieze profesionalismul medicului Mircea Ghemigian. C 2004-2007 http://www.juressa.net/ Juressa.NET
