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| The Week in Review |
| (2011-09-02) |
| Last updated: 2011-09-06 14:45 EET |
President Traian Basescu has participated in the Paris conference devoted to the situation in Libya.
The Western leaders who have met in a conference in Paris this week decided to support Libya’s reconstruction and to urgently unblock, to the benefit of the new authorities, the funds diverted by colonel Muammar Gaddafi and frozen in foreign banks. They also launched an appeal for reconciliation and for a peaceful transition to democracy.
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy says: ”We have all committed ourselves to unblocking the money belonging to the Libya of yore in order to finance the development of today’s Libya. We also agreed to go ahead with NATO strikes as long as Gaddafi and his cronies continue to be a threat.”
President Traian Basescu represented Romania at the conference in Paris. He said that Bucharest recognized the National Transitional Government set up by Libyan rebels and expressed the wish for Libya not to be ravaged by a civil war.
Bucharest has hosted the annual meeting of Romanian diplomacy. The participants analyzed the top priorities of the Romanian foreign policy in the ensuing months and in 2012.
The main priorities of the Romanian foreign policy will not be significantly changed as compared to the previous years and will continue to focus on the consolidation of Romania’s position within NATO and the EU, President Traian Basescu told the annual meeting of the Romanian diplomacy. He also said the major political objective in the following months is the country’s accession to the Schengen area. The president recalled that Romania met all necessary requirements to join the free movement area, but there are still problems relating to the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism. Traian Basescu also underlined Romania’s decision to further support the EU enlargement towards countries in the Western Balkans. As regards NATO, Bucharest has two major objectives: adopting a new concept of defense and deterrence at the NATO summit in Chicago and making progress in implementing the NATO anti-missile system.
The controversial Rosia Montana project is back into the spotlight, stirring heated debates.
Stirring the discontent of environmental watchdogs and NGOs, the Romanian president said it was time to start extracting gold and silver from Rosia Montana, in central Romania. It is estimated that a total amount of approximately 314 tons of gold and 1,600 tons of silver might be extracted from the area, Romania being entitled to the equivalent of 4 billion dollars of this amount. According to the estimates made by the company, which is to develop the project, Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, the project will generate 2,300 direct jobs during the building stage and some other 800 direct jobs during the exploitation stage. Rosia Montana Gold Corporation was set up in 1997 and its shareholders are the Minvest Deva state owned mining company (with 19.31% of the shares), the Canadian company Gabriel Resources (with 80.46%) and other small shareholders (0.23%). Supporters of the investment mention not only the creation of new jobs, but also the opportunity to get money and continue mining traditions. On the other hand, those opposing the project say the impact the implementation of the project might have on the environment and the heritage in the area, where there are vestiges dating back to the Romanian Empire, would be devastating. President Traian Basescu said he expected a correct and fast decision to be made on the Rosia Montana quarry, in Romania’s interest, and environment minister, Laszlo Borbely, drew attention to the importance of observing best European practices in the field. Following differences of opinion on the Rosia Montana project, presidential advisor for minority issues, Peter Eckstein Kovacs, has resigned.
The government in Bucharest approves several amendments to the Fiscal Code and reduces the tax on car polluting emissions.
The Romanian government approved on Wednesday an up to 25% reduction in the tax on polluting emissions from cars. Under the new regulation, which is based on the principle “the polluter pays”, the pollution tax will be paid, only one single time, for new and second-hand cars registered for the first time in Romania, regardless of whether the car is made in Romania or abroad. The government also approved several amendments to the Fiscal Code and the Fiscal Procedure Code chiefly aimed at increasing the taxation basis and simplifying the system of excise declarations and measures.
The Social Liberal Union has been registered as a political alliance by the Bucharest Tribunal.
The Bucharest Tribunal has admitted the request to register the Social Liberal Union as a political, legally recognized alliance. After several delays, the magistrates discussed the request submitted at the beginning of March by the opposition parties, namely the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party and the Conservative Party. The court’s ruling may still be challenged at the Bucharest Court of Appeal. Social-Liberal leaders said that the alliance would sign up common candidates in the elections for county councils, local town halls and Parliament, as well as in the presidential election.
The George Enescu Festival has kicked off .
Between September 1st and 25th the cities of Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu and Timisoara will play host to the 20th edition of the George Enescu Classical Music International Festival. Organizers have prepared over 160 performances including concerts, recitals, ballet and opera shows featuring 100 soloists, 65 orchestras and ensembles from Romania and other countries. Held every two years, the George Enescu festival was first organized in 1958 in honour of the celebrated Romanian composer George Enescu.
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