“A state’s competitiveness can’t be ensured only by the Government and the administration. The private sector is also responsible for it,” said Basescu.
Referring to banks’ contribution to Romania’s competitiveness, the head of state raised a question: “How competitive was the analysis on granting almost unlimited loans?”
Basescu said public servants can’t take bribes unless bribe is offered. “The same happens with ministers. They can’t pay 50% more for a contract without an expert advice.”
“Let’s not be hypocritical. If there is corruption, it’s not because of the state alone. It has a partner. The state can’t be inefficient by itself. It has a partner, which is the private sector,” said the president.
Both parts must assume responsibility, Basescu pointed out.
Basescu said the most famous politician of the world has been born and is called “the market”. “The market ‘put European politicians up against the wall’, and the conflict between them must be solved through a truce on three, four or five years.”
The head of state highlighted he has lately heard no politician referring to voters, while “they all try to satisfy the market.”
“The market put us all up against the wall and asks for more than we can give,” Basescu said.
“The solution to the sovereign debt crisis in Europe is a negotiated armistice,” he said, adding this crisis is a result of politicians’ demagogy.