Monday, February 4, 2008
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EDITORIAL
The unconstitutionality of the rule of law – Cristian Unteanu – Ziua – read here -
“The issue emerging now in relation to the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archive) is very serious, if we approach it in terms different than those of domestic politics. A decision claiming that the institution is unconstitutional and therefore all its verdicts will be annulled delivers a hallucinating message to our European and Euro-Atlantic partners: from now on any fundamental state institution can undergo similar dissolution, given such an example”.POLITICS
Civil society protests to support CNSAS – Ovidiu Banches – Ziua – read here -“A few hundred Romanians protested yesterday in the University Square, Bucharest, against the Constitutional Court's decision to annihilate the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archive in Romania). The demonstrators demanded the Constitutional Court judges should resign. The participants to this action initiated by 25 NGOs summoned both government and Parliament to find a solution fast so that the ex political police would continue to be unmasked. They also asked for change of the legislation so that the Constitutional Court might be revoked. By the fountain next to the School of Architecture, the youth representing the Spiritual Militia cried about against the blue-eyed guys in the Constitutional Court. Hooligans' Hymn warmed the atmosphere up and the people who had also protested in the 1989 Revolution got to anti-communist slogans. Mircea Toma, representing the Press Monitor Agency, told the crowd there that the best solution would be for the Constitutional Court members to resign for honor's sake, but he admitted they won't. Mircea Toma asked the demonstrators to go on protesting in the same place at 2: p.m. each and every day. On the other hand, he asked the CNSAS to release information about the past of the Constitutional Court members to the public“.
Government stands by CNSAS – Razvan Gheorghe – Ziua – read here -“Civil society members were out in the University square, Bucharest, yesterday, to ask that the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archives) should get its rights back. Under public opinion pressure, Romanian officials have promised to settle the matter this Wednesday by means of an emergency ordinance. Protests continue and there are more adepts. The CNSAS is an institution to be consolidated instead of dismembered, His Majesty King Michael comments. Marius Oprea and Stejarel Olaru, two representatives of the PNL (National Liberal Party), are meeting today with the representatives of the CNSAS (National Council for Research on the Communist Secret Service Archive) to decide on the contents of an emergency ordinance to be released by the government on Wednesday, in order to make the status of the CNSAS clear. Liberal Stejarel Olaru, a historian and also the Romanian PM's personal adviser, commented: "Tomorrow we are meeting with the representatives of the CNSAS to elaborate a project on an emergency ordinance to settle the activity if the CNSAS so that the unveiling of the ex Securitate (Communist Secret Service in Romania) as political police would continue. The government is most likely to release this emergency ordinance next Wednesday". He explained: "As for the transfer of the CNSAS archive to the Institute for Investigation on Communist Crimes, there is only an emergency possibility for there are no others. We will manage to settle the situations, we no longer need an emergency solution" ”.
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Sarkozy in Bucharest – Rompres – Ziua – read here -“The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy is to arrive to Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania, in the afternoon and after his meeting with the President of Romania Traian Basescu the two officials are to sign a common declaration to apply a strategic partnership between Romania and France. Later this afternoon the French President is going to meet with the Romanian PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu and then deliver a speech in the Romanian Parliament. During his visit to Bucharest Nicolas Sarkozy isn't going to sign any commercial agreement with Romania, given previous accusation concerning the corruption in Romania, according to a French Presidency source. Sarkozy's 1-day visit to Bucharest is part of a tour he is making in the European capital cities before France gets presidency over the EU, which is due in the second term of 2008. The French community in Romania has invited the French President to a cocktail in the Marriott Hotel, meant to honor his visit”.
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