Friday, January 18, 2008
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EDITORIAL
Such outlook, such justice – Cristian Unteanu – Ziua – read here -
“How far are we from the revolutionary justice and its absolute principles and how close are we to what we have claimed we wish to have: politically uninvolved justice to express only the requirements of the rule of law ? I am not very sure that someone can give a certain answer to this question in the European Romania of 2007. Can you ?”.POLITICS
Ex justice minister: There is no project to dismember DNA – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -“According to Romania's ex justice minister Tudor Chiuariu, there is no government project meant to dismember the DNA (National Anti-Corruption Department), therefore such information is but "the obsession of all the President's servants" “.
Act II in DNA play – Adrian Ghiciusca – Ziua – read here -“The day before yesterday the President of Romania Traian Basescu allowed prosecutors to open investigations against 8 former and present ministers. Yesterday investigators started criminal inquiry against 10 finance providers and managers of Romanian soccer clubs. Here are the names on the DNA (National Anti-Corruption Department) list: Ioan and Victor Becali, Gheorghe Popescu, George Copos, Cristian Borcea, Jean Padureanu, Mircea Stoenescu, Mihai Stoica, Gheorghe Netoiu, Sica Puscoci. They are accused of hiding substantial funds obtained by transferring to foreign teams soccer player like Bratu, Contra or Ganea. According to prosecutors, the harm done on the budget by cutting on taxed income is 1,7 million Euro. Over 600,000 Euro should have reached the bank accounts of the Romanian Soccer Federation”.
Politicians' foundations at our expense – Adrian Ilie – Ziua – read here -“On the website of the Romanian Ministry of Health you can access a draft of a decision government by which a foundation called "Renaissance by Education, Health and Culture" is going to become public utility. This is the foundation headed by Mihaela Geoana, wife of Mircea Geoana. The project became public in January 11, shortly after it was unveiled that this NGO was a privileged renter of the RAAPPS, although the staff was supposed to move from the building in December. According to the government ordinance 26/2000, it becomes an NGO of public utility, providing the right to get public services of non-commercial nature, along with "the preferential right to resources from the state budget and local budgets". Therefore the above-mentioned foundation dealing with the countering of breast cancer has got the legal right to ask to continue as renter of the RAAPPS”.
LATEST
Parliament of Europe passes report on Black Sea cooperation – George Damian – Ziua – read here -“581 MEPs voted yesterday in Strasbourg for the report on Black Sea cooperation, authored by Romanian MEP Roberta Anastase, member of the EPP group. There were only 19 MEPs to vote against and 17 not to vote at all”.
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