Monday, July 14th

Romanian President Traian Băsescu calls for a review of current local administration law

Romanian President Traian Băsescu called on parliament to review a current local administration law which saw no conflict of interests in local officials being at the same time members in managing boards of utilities. The adoption of the law is inappropriate as long as the country's National Integrity Agency (ANI - Romania's anti-corruption watchdog) expects to see its powers restricted, Mr. Băsescu said in the document on Monday. The new law is also inconsistent with recommendations made in a report of the EU Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) while questioning the impartiality and objectivity of mayors and local council chiefs and allowing conflicts of interest, the presidential document said as quoted by RADIO ROMANIA.

More than 80 Romanian nationals back home from Gaza

Romanian authorities in the capital Bucharest ensured the return home of 84 Romanian nationals from Gaza Strip. The Romanians under military protection crossed the Gaza border through Israel and Jordan to the Amman International Airport where they boarded a plane for Bucharest. The success of the operation was ensured by Romania's Foreign and Defence Ministries whith the support of Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian authorities. Two Defence Ministry aircraft were involved in the operation with one of the planes already arriving at an Otopeni military base on Monday where the refugees received a warm welcome from both Defence Minister Mircea Duşa and Foreign Minister Titus CorlăţeaN. The return of the Romanian nationals was directly supervised by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta, according to A Defence Ministry press release quoted by RADIO ROMANIA.

Tax evasion cases under investigation

Nine raids were underway in the south-eastern Romanian county of Caraş Severin by prosecutors with the General Attorney's Office on Monday. The raids are part of an investigation into an alleged tax evasion fraud of RON 5 million, RADIO ROMANIA reported. Companies under enquiry are accused of providing forged documents between 2009 - 2014. As RADIO ROMANIA reports, investigators also included officers of the country's Fraud Investigation Directorate and Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI).

Romania sees a FDI surge

FDI in Romania hit more than 1 bn euros in the first five months of 2014, up nearly 14 percent from the similar period the previous year, according to a statement of the country's National Bank (BNR) issued on Monday. Romania's foreign debt went down 1 percent since the end of 2013 at 76 bn euros including a public debt of 30 bn euros, the BNR said as quoted by RADIO ROMANIA.

Alexandru Danga

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