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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-08-26

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From: RADOR Press Agency <http://indis.ici.ro/romania/news/rador.html>

August 26, 1998


CONTENTS

  • [01] MApN is seriously affected by rectification of budget - Minister Victor Babiuc affirms
  • [02] Ion Iliescu pleads on for early elections
  • [03] Minister of culture asks explanations to actor Mihai Malaimare
  • [04] Balance of the first claiming actions of miners
  • [05] Open letter addressed to country's leaders by CNS Cartel Alfa
  • [06] Appeal of trade-union federations from education
  • [07] Premier Radu Vasile has met leadership of Students' League from Romania
  • [08] Statements of minister of agriculture and food after meeting of countries CEFTA from Prague
  • [09] Presentation of new type of fighter SAAB-39 Grippen

  • [01] MApN is seriously affected by rectification of budget - Minister Victor Babiuc affirms

    "Diminishing budget destined to defence with 4% on the occasion of rectification of state budget affects seriously National Defence Ministry" - Minister of State, National Defence Minister Victor Babiuc appreciates. "Taking into account fact that about 73% from MApN (National Defence Ministry) budget is destined to expenses for staff diminishing with still 4% of a budget which is only for surviving would permit only payment of pays, food and equipment for soldiers of Romanian Army" minister affirms in statement. Informing that at approval of state budget for this year defence parliamentary commissions have warned this project "under reserve of a suplimentary allocation in moment of rectification of 1,300 billion lei" Victor Babiuc accuses "irresponsibility" of Ministry of Finance which "does not understand that by these measures puts in danger national security". RADOR, August 26

    [02] Ion Iliescu pleads on for early elections

    Leader of PDSR (The Party of Social Democracy in Romania) Ion Iliescu has affirmed his statements on the occasion of his recent travel through Moldova were distorted and tendentiously commented. He has specified in Moldova he proposed a programme of politic action of PDSR concerning general strategic lines for this year autumn. Put up-to-date proposal of PDSR governing will be presented at the beginning of October in National Council solution of early elections being the only one possible for getting out of crisis. PDSR leader has excluded a possible alliance with PD, PS, PSM and ApR. Referring to amplification of trade-union protests Ion Iliescu has appreciated these are caused by inadequate governmental and not sufficiently thought measures concerning re-organization of big public utilities. After his opinion there is a plan aiming discrediting of trade- union movement based on government's action of compromising trade-unions. "In conditions Romania is a powerless and gnawed by corruption state terms used by PDSR leadership are: disaster, disorder, poverty and lie; economic collapse and social instability amplify disolution of state authority" PDSR leader Ion Iliescu has added. RADOR, August 26

    [03] Minister of culture asks explanations to actor Mihai Malaimare

    Minister of Culture Ion Caramitru invited on Tuesday for a talk in presence of the press actor Mihai Malaimare director of Theatre "Masca" and member of Central Executive Office of PDSR for asking him explanations concerning his violent statements addressed to power. Mihai Malaimare has placed a cassette with registering of his statements pronounced at Vatra Dornei at the press disposal aiming denying their violence. Ion Caramitru has appreciated Mihai Malaimare's assertion "I feel need to take a Kalashnikov in my hand and to shoot everybody" is very grave and Ministry of Culture is obliged to take steps both of precautious and disciplinary against Mihai Malaimare. But Mr.Minister specified nothing about these steps. RADOR, August 26

    [04] Balance of the first claiming actions of miners

    On Tuesday at residence of National Confederative Central Office of Mining Trade-Unions from Romania took place a press conference within the framework of which president Marin Condescu has done balance of the first claiming actions and has announced their going on. An answer from the government being absent actions are to go on with launching general strike for an unlimited period starting on August 27. A meeting of protest will also be organized in Bucharest on August 31 and September 1. RADOR, August 26

    [05] Open letter addressed to country's leaders by CNS Cartel Alfa

    The National Union (CNS) Cartel Alfa has addressed an open letter to country's leaders in which it calls leaders' attention to the fact they have to be the first who to put into practice steps initiated for a whole country as a model for the other citizens. They also have to be the first who suffer austere conditions imposed to the population. Letter also says it is not possible member of government to increase their salaries when population lives from an austere budget also it is not possible re- organization of staff - promoted as absolute necessary in reform process - to round about institutions of power. Stressing politic power which leads Romania demonstrates lack of responsibility of its own decisions and it does not action for solving national interest CNS Cartel Alfa calls Romanian politicians' attention to social movements which could burst out any moment asking men of power to start really to govern. RADOR, August 26

    [06] Appeal of trade-union federations from education

    Free Union Federations and Spiru Haret, Independent Unions from Education protest against decision of Ministry of Finance to diminish with 1200 billion lei budgetary allocations for education when this domain which is vital for Romania's future is financed under a decent limit. In statements it is reminded for minister of finance and for the other members of government that Education Law stipulates allocation of a minimum 4% from PIB (Internal Raw Product) for education and by Law of state budget it was really granted only 2%. Mentioned federations addresses at the same time an appeal to Government not to diminish budget allocated to education for this year. RADOR, August 26

    [07] Premier Radu Vasile has met leadership of Students' League from Romania

    Premier Radu Vasile met on Tuesday at Victoria Palace representatives of Students' League. Talks were around problems of students' life and aimed - according to students' leader - problems connected with organization of general elections of Ligue as well as problems of global financing of education. RADOR, August 26

    [08] Statements of minister of agriculture and food after meeting of countries CEFTA from Prague

    Dinu Gavrilescu Minister of Agriculture and Food has declared during meeting of ministers of agriculture from countries CEFTA it was agreed change of concept of co-operation of those countries namely CEFTA Agreement represents a flexible frame of harmonizing agricultural policies. In these new conditions it permits drawing up of some bilateral agreements of free trade depending on conditions from each country in such a way that to exist not favoured and unfavoured countries. RADOR, August 26

    [09] Presentation of new type of fighter SAAB-39 Grippen

    Being present a lot of officials from the country and abroad on International Airport from Timisoara took place today static and dinamic presentation of fighter SAAB-39 Grippen made in co-operation with SAAB company from Sweden and BRITISH AEROSPACE from Great Britain. Prototype was also presented till now in Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary and it is to be offered to Slovenia, too. All these countries to which we have to add Romania are to decide if they intend to buy this fighter. Affirming purchase of fighter is consonantal with Romania's conception of integration into NATO general of air fleet Gheorghe Bucsa chief of General Staff of Air Forces and Anti-Aircraft Defence has declared from utility point of view such a fighter is to be wished. RADOR, August 26
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