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RADOR: News from Romania, 99-03-05
March 5, 1999
CONTENTS
[01] First Meeting of Romanian National Committee
[02] International Investors Conference in Bucharest
[03] A New Sentence for Miron Cozma
[04] Protest Meeting in Brasov
[05] Open Letter Handed to the Romanian President by the National Trade
Union Block
[06] National Liberal Party Has Joined the International Liberal Movement
[07] Demand of Parliamentary Groups of Democrat Magyar Union in Romania
[08] Town of Sibiu Is To Be Declared a Place of National Interest
[01] Fist Meeting of Romanian National Committee
The Marble Hall of the Senate hosted the first meeting of the Romanian
National Committee which is to co-ordinate the events set up by Romania for
the 50-th anniversary of the Council of Europe establishment. The chairman
of the Romanian National Committee, Petre Roman, has stressed the role
performed by the Council of Europe in the process of upgrading the Romanian
legislaton, as well as for our country's integration in the European
structures. There has been approved a joint agenda on the event, such as
publishing books on the activity of the Council, a festive session of the
two chambers of the Parliament dedicated to the event, as well as a session
with the participation of guests from the 41 membre states, which might
take place in Bucharest in October. RADOR
[02] International Investors Conference in Bucharest
An international conference of investors on the privatization of water and
sewerage systems was held by the City Hall in Bucharest. Representatives
from France, Germany and Italy were present. Water Administration Authority
must be privatized by September, and the majority share package up to 70
per cent will belong to the winner of the bidding for a 25 years period.
Also, 10 per cent of shares go to the employees, which are pledged not to
give them to other persons outside the future company. RADOR
[03] A New Sentence for Miron Cozma
The Court of Law in the city of Pitesti has sentenced Miron Cozma to two
years and a half in prison for the raw he aroused in VEGA Complex, the town
of Petrosani, and five years in prison for beating up the journalist Gigi
Nicolau from the "Academia Catavencu" journal. These sentences ar not to be
added to the 18 years one to which he was sentenced on February 15 by the
Supreme Court of Justice for the miners manifestations in September 1991,
as the crimes perpetrated by te miners leader are different. RADOR
[04] Protest Meeting in Brasov
Several thousands of people have demonstrated in the city of Brasov against
severe fall down of the living standard, and have claimed the dismissal of
the government. The protesters have answered the appeal launched by the
main trade union confederations in Romania. They have also demanded early
elections which, in their oppinion, will take the country out of poverty.
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[05] Open Letter Handed to the Romanian President by the National Trade
Union Block
The National Trade Union Block is asking President Emil Constantinescu, in
an open letter, not to promulgate the State Budget Law on the current year,
taking into account that the draft law forbids, according to the Block, the
right to collective negotiations as it freezes this year the wages in the
autonomous administration authorities and the budgetary sector. RADOR
[06] National Liberal Party Has Joined the International Liberal Movement
The National Liberal Party has been accepted as member with full rights in
the Liberal International Movement, and Valeriu Stoica has been appointed
as deputy chairman of the body. The chairman Mircea Ionescu Quintus has
praised the decision of the participants at the Congress of the
International Liberal Movement in Bruxelles. RADOR
[07] Request of Parliamentary Groups of Democrat Magyar Union in Romania
Parliamentary groups of The Democrat Magyar Union in Romania in the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies have requested the culture committees of the
Parliament to examine the National Audio and Video Council decision which
stipulates that broadcasts in national languages should be translated or
subtitled in Romanian The Union's leader, Marko Bela, has stated that his
Union will try to take to justice this decision, as it encroaches upon the
Audio and Video Law and the Romanian Constitution, is opposed to
international treaties, it restricts the right of speaking in mother tongue,
and the broadcasts become thus ridiculous and do not reach their goals.
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[08] Town of Sibiu Is To Be Declared a Place of National Interest
The minister of culture, Ion Caramitru, goes to Munich from the 7th to 10th
of March, at the invitation of "Hans Seidel" an "Messeschmidt" Foundation,
for promoting the programme of declaring the town of Sibiu and its
surroundings a pace on national interest. The governments of Germany and
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are intereseted to participate in performing
the programme. RADOR
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