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| THE WEEK IN REVIEW 08-14/02/2009 |
| (2009-02-13) |
| Last updated: 2009-02-16 14:19 EET |
The interim report on Romania’s justice system, made public by the European Commission in Brussels on Thursday, states that the pace of reforms in the sector has not been maintained, and that it is important for Bucharest to give fresh impetus in order to make up for the delays. While the National Anti-Corruption Directorate has done its duty, according to Brussels, Parliament delays the commencement of the prosecution of high-level dignitaries suspected of corruption. The report warns that there are delays in the endorsement of the codes of criminal and civil procedure, and cautions against delayed trials, lenience of courts, and inconsistent rulings. According to the European Commission, the justice system is facing a major shortage of prosecutors and judges.
Expert committees in the Parliament of Romania on Thursday passed the 2009 budget bill, as drafted by the Government. The bill is to be submitted for Parliament approval on February the 17th. Prime Minister Emil Boc argued that this was an austerity budget based on a budget deficit of 2%, a 2.5 % economic growth rate, an exchange rate of 4 lei for 1 Euro and a 5.3% inflation rate, and that it included anti-crisis measures. These measures include keeping the 16% flat tax rate in place, massive public investments in infrastructure, improving the absorption of community funds, repayment of all debts to business operators, and exemption from the tax on reinvested profits. The Prime Minister announced that the budget earmarked over 10 billion Euros for investments intended for encouraging the economic growth. It is the largest amount invested by a government in this sector since 1989. Emil Boc:
“The budget is tight on abusive expenses by the administration, but it proposes a large number of measures to protect the existing jobs and create new ones. The budget includes those positive measures able to strengthen the economy, to create new jobs and to support small and medium-sized enterprises.”
Romania’s relationship with Italy became strained again this week. A series of crimes committed by Romanian nationals in this country since the beginning of the year have sparked anger in Italy. The foreign minister in Bucharest, Cristian Diaconescu, criticised the statements made by several Italian government officials saying they incited xenophobia. Diaconescu believes the rhetoric used by the authorities in Rome, which he describes as aggressive and provocative, is un-European. Cristian Diaconescu:
“Unfortunately we cannot say that things will change dramatically in Italy where there’s a certain approach of the political class and the government there which I can’t understand. I would like to make it clear that the incidents reported across Europe involving a number of citizens from different states are regrettable and the solution is to punish them immediately and proportionally to their crime in keeping with the law. Equally regrettable is the attitude of the government and especially the authorities in Rome which incite xenophobia through their extremely aggressive and provocative rhetoric. I would like to make it clear that this type of behaviour is un-European.”
The Dacia factory in Mioveni, southern Romania, belonging to the French group Renault on Monday resumed production, albeit reduced by 20%, after an interruption of two weeks. This was the fifth time Dacia halted production in the last 4 months due to a dramatic drop in demand. The car maker said it is analysing closely the car market and does not rule out the possibility for production to be halted again. The good news is that Dacia sales have boomed in Germany after the authorities in Berlin introduced a car scrapping bonus of 2500 euros, which has stimulated the purchase of cheap cars.
The stabbing of the Romanian handball player Marian Cozma in a bar in the Hungarian town of Veszprem last Saturday, has had a major impact on both the Romanian and the Hungarian public. A former member of Romania’s national squad and the local Hungarian side MKB Veszprem, Cozma, aged 26, was stabbed to death as a result of an altercation. Another two team players, a Serbian and a Croatian, were injured in the incident. Two suspects were arrested in Austria, while a third turned himself in to the Hungarian police on Thursday. Hundreds of people attended Marian Cozma’s funeral in Bucharest on Friday.
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