Justice Minister: Romania’s Priority Is Getting Good EU Justice Report In December
Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc said Sunday Romania’s top priority is getting a favorable Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report in December.
In an interview on Pro TV, Cazanciuc said Romania’s Schengen entry is a political decision that would be encouraged by a favorable justice report.
He added the first talks with the EU on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism will take place at the end of May in Bucharest and on June 18 in Brussels. (Romania Libera)
Presidential Adviser Says New Parliamentary Group Might Emerge From Democrat Liberals
Presidential adviser Sebastian Lazaroiu said it is possible a parliamentary group split from the Democratic Liberal Party will be set up soon.
”A new parliamentary group may emerge, of MPs leaving the Democratic Liberal Party. I don’t know how many there are or who they are. It will probably be a new political vehicle but we at the People’s Movement Foundation have no connection to them,” Lazaroiu told a news conference.
Lazaroiu was in Iasi, eastern Romania, Saturday to launch a local branch of the foundation. (Jurnalul National)
Nabucco Committee Meets Tuesday In Bucharest
The Nabucco pipeline project committee, a coordination structure of the states and companies involved in the project, will meet tuesday in Bucharest.
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the meeting will be attended by high officials form Romania, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey, officials of companies involved in Nabucco, and of international financial institutions.
The meeting in Bucharest will mark progress in the development of the project and will reconfirm its political support. (Jurnalul National)
Isarescu Thinks Eurozone Will Not Fall Apart
Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Friday in Sibiu he believes Europe will overcome the crisis and he does not think the eurozone will fall apart.
Isarescu attended an economic conference in Sibiu on “Post-crisis Economy: Challenges and Opportunities”, where he said he is a supporter of the European project. (Curierul National)
Blue Air New Owner’s Capital Is 100% Romanian
The new owner of Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is 100% Romanian, airline general manager Gheorghe Racaru said Sunday.
Airline Management Solutions, which was founded a month ago by four Romanian businessmen, has won the auction to take over Blue Air for EUR30 million, which includes taking over commitments of EUR28 million.
According to Trade Registry data, Airline Management Solutions was set up on April 17 and its shareholders are Teodor Cristian Rada (33%), Marius Mihail Puiu (33%), Tudor-Zamfir Constantinescu (17%), and Luciana Paunescu (17%).
Paunescu owns tour operator Blue Air Travel and was the executive manager of Maxitours Belgium, while the chairman of the board of Airline Management Solutions, Constantinescu, is a former Blue Air pilot, as is Rada. (Curierul National)
Romanian Student Wins Top Prize At Intel International Science Fair
Romanian Ionut Budisteanu, 19, has won the Top Prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which took place in Phoenix, Arizona (USA).
Budisteanu was awarded first place for using artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car at this year’s fair. (Jurnalul National)
Four Romanian Troops Injured In Afghanistan
Four Romanian troops of the “Yellow Scorpions” battalion were injured Sunday in Afghanistan, as their armored vehicles overturned during a highway patrol mission.
Sergeant-major Dorin Segedi and corporals Sorin Banulescu, Sergiu Ola, and Elena Cristina Marin were inured when their vehicles overturned following a tire explosion.
The four are under medical supervision and their injuries are not life-threatening, the Defense ministry said in a statement. (Jurnalul National)