January 15, 2003

POLITICS, ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL NEWS
1. Social-Democratic Party - PSD - Proposes Simplification of the Proceedings to Dissolute the Parliament
2. Discussion Regarding the New Criminal Code
3. Retort of Prime Minister Nastase at Mayor Basescu's Proposition
4. Loan Agreement between the Romanian Commercial Bank and the EBRD
5. Press Conference of Romanian President Visiting Algeria
   CALENDAR
   ANNIVERSAIRES AND COMMEMORATIONS

POLITICS, ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL NEWS

PSD will propose the review of the Constitution so that the proceedings designed to dissolute the Parliament be simplified, starting the 2004 election, in order to oust any possible suspicion that the governing party would like to review the Constitution in order to call early election - reports ROMANIAN RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION, quoting the party Vice-President, Valer Dorneanu. He said the project would be discused by the Parliament in February, so that a referendum could be called in May - June.

Discussion Regarding the New Criminal Code

Romanian Justice Minister, Rodica Stanoiu, thinks the discussions on the Criminal Code with the media and the civil society signalate a historic and unprecedented moment - reports ROMANIAN RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION. She said after these bodies met that possible errors of interpretation in the Criminal Code could thus be eliminated.
Cristian Tudor Popescu, a representative of the Romanian Press Club, said the meeting was useful for all the sides involved in the process.

Retort of Prime Minister Nastase at Mayor Basescu's Proposition

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase thinks that a meeting of the Mayor General of Bucharest, Traian Basescu, with the head of the Government, in order to discuss the credits coming from the European bank for Reconstruction and Development, could not be acceptable - reports ROMANIAN RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION. The Premier said if the Mayor wanted to discuss such issues, he could address the Government representatives within the territory, meaning, in his case, the Prefect of Bucharest.

Loan Agreement between the Romanian Commercial Bank and the EBRD

The RCB and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed an agreement on a loan to be given by the EBRD to the Romanian bank, worth 50m euros - reports ROMANIAN RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION. The money will be used to finance long term mortgaging financing for natural persons and private companies. The document was signed by Kurt Geiger, from the EBRD and Nicolae Danila, from the RCB.

Press Conference of Romanian President Visiting Algeria

Romanian President Ion Iliescu said in a press conference in Alger that he and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, discussed a large number of issues regarding political, economic and cultural co-operation of the two countries - reports ROMANIAN RADIO BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Also, they have analysed the situation if the Middle East and the Iraqi crisis. The Romanian Chief of State said the two sides wished to re-launch the economic relationships and to identify new areas of shared interest in metallurgy, transportation and telecom, agriculture, but mostly in oil and natural gas. Iliescu said Romania was interested in having also an oil pipeline from Algeria, thus, the Minister for Industry, Dan Ioan Popescu, discussed a prolongation of the gas pipeline going from Algeria to Slovenia.

CALENDAR

• Romanian President Ion Iliescu concludes his official visit to Algeria today.
• The Committee for monitoring the European integration policies and the ways to use the funds to be granted to Romania by the European Union will be set up today at the Romanian Senate.
• The Parliamentary Committee designated to control the activity of the National Council Investigating the Former Securitate Archives (CNSAS) will continue the dialogue with the CNSAS members in order to come up with a solution for the situation.
• Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase attends the opening classes of the National Defense College.
• Tour of the Romanian Foreign Minister, Mircea Geoana, in Iran, India and Saudi Arabia.
• Romanian Minister for European Integration, Hildegard Puwak, organizes a press conference on the latest progress Romania has been making towards the European integration, on the Convention for the Future of Europe and the 2003 priorities of her Ministry.
• Officers of the Direction for Euroatlantic Integration and International Military Relationships attend the PfP Planning Symposium, organized by the NATO Division for Defense Planning and Operations (Germany, Jan. 15-19).
• Meeting of the National Standing Bureau of the Democratic Party - 11:00, and press conference - 13:00.
• Extraordinary press conference of the Romanian Humanist Party, regarding the Extraordinary Congress of the Party, to take place on Jan. 18th.

ANNIVERSAIRES AND COMMEMORATIONS

• Many ceremonies will take place all over Romania on the occasion of the 153rd celebration of the birth of Romania's national poet, Mihai Eminescu:
• 12th edition of the "M. Eminescu" National Poetry Award in Botosani;
• The launch of the Dictionary of the poet's language in his works etc.
• 1850: Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu was born.
• 1937: Romanian writer Anton Holban died.

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