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| The Week in Review: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 |
| (2012-11-03) |
| Last updated: 2012-11-09 13:12 EET |
European Parliament President Martin Schulz visits Romania.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz made a two day visit to Bucharest, where he said that Romania should join Schengen, as it has met the conditions set for that. Romania was supposed to join the free circulation area in March last year, but the deadline was extended several times since then due to opposition from member states, which claimed that corruption and organized crime weigh too heavily against the country’s Schengen accession. Martin Schulz assured the authorities in Bucharest that they have Europe’s full support in fighting corruption. The economy was the other major topic in the talks between the European official and President Traian Basescu. Schulz had words of praise for the country’s macroeconomic stability, while Basescu emphasized that Romania will be able to reach its 2.5% growth target in 2013 if it manages to properly absorb European funds.
Romanian Minister of Justice Mona Pivniceru announced her proposals for General Prosecutor and head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate.
The Romanian Justice Minister Mona Pivniceru has submitted new names for the positions of General Prosecutor and head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate. Her choice for general prosecutor is Tiberiu Mihail Nitu, judicial inspector with the Judicial Inspectorate of the Supreme Council of Magistracy. Her proposal for head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate was Ioan Irimie, right now a prosecutor with the directorate in Cluj county. The proposals will be submitted to the Supreme Council of Magistracy, which has 60 days to provide its advisory endorsement. The final decision lies with the president of the country. The procedure for selecting the candidates, which has drawn criticism from the Council of magistrates and civil society, has been closely monitored by the European Commission as part of its ongoing evaluation of Romania’s judicial system.
Romanian Senate Speaker Crin Antonescu visits Spain, while the prime minister is on a visit to Rome.
The Speaker of the Romanian Senate Crin Antonescu has been on a visit to Spain recently, where he met his counterpart, Pio Garcia-Escudero Marquez. The two discussed last July’s move of imposing limited labor restrictions for Romanians in Spain, as well as the handling of European provided funds. Antonescu said he hoped that the restrictions will be gone by the end of the year for Romanians working in Spain. The Spanish official said that the authorities in Madrid are willing to support Bucharest in accessing European funds. Spain is home to close to a million Romanians. Also on Wednesday, Prime Minister Victor Ponta met in Rome his counterpart, Mario Monti, who said he was interested in boosting Italian investments in Romanian infrastructure, agriculture and energy sector.
Romanian MP Mircea Diaconu keeps his seat in the Senate.
The Senate in Bucharest has voted against impeaching Liberal senator Mircea Diaconu. According to the National Integrity Agency, since 2008 he has been in a conflict of interests, which makes him incompatible with his elected office, as a senator and director of a theater, which is a local public institution. The European Commission spokesman Mark Gray emphasized the fact that the Romanian Senate’s decision runs counter to the commission’s recommendation that members of parliament with compatibility issues should resign, which was made as part of the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification.
The campaign for the parliamentary elections of December 9 kicks off in Romania.
Romanian political parties and independent candidates are preparing for the parliamentary elections scheduled for December 9. Tuesday was the deadline for submitting their candidacies. The main participants in the race are the Social Liberal Union, dominated by the Social Democrats and the Liberals, right now in government, and the Right Romania Alliance, formed around the Liberal Democratic party.
Bribery scandal at the national railroad company.
Over 120 employees of the national railroad company in Romania will be prosecuted for bribery, conspiracy to committing various illegalities, instigation to abuse of office and disseminating confidential information. According to prosecutors, managers in the national company were receiving money and gifts from conductors all over the country, and instructed them on how to conceal the money from bribes. The damage caused to the company stands at around 200 million lei (44 million Euro). The national railroad company is the public company with the biggest debt to the state.
Bank fraud worth millions is under investigation.
Romanian organized crime prosecutors have this week detained 33 people, among them the vice-president of BRD Romania, Claudiu Cercel, accused of fraud and money laundering, resulting in damages estimated at 22 million Euro. Since 2010, the 50 members of the criminal group have been obtaining or attempting to obtain loans from 16 banks by using falsified documents. According to prosecutors, they were aided by the director of the National Loan Guarantee Fund for SMEs, Aurel Saramet, by bank officials, and employees in the Economy Ministry.
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