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Romanian MEP Vadim Tudor Invokes Immunity In Criminal Investigation

Romanian MEP Corneliu Vadim Tudor, who is under criminal investigation for assault and disobeying court orders, appeared Friday before the prosecutors of the Supreme Court, but refused to make any statement, invoking his immunity as member of the European Parliament.

Romania Could Target Becoming Seventh Power In EU – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Tuesday in western Romanian city Timisoara that Romania could aim to become the seventh power in the European Union if it makes use of its natural potential.

Romania, USA Sign Visa Waiver Interim Declaration

Romanian ambassador in the USA Adrian Vierita and Michael Chertoff Unites States Secretary of Homeland Security, signed Monday a statement on the Visa Waiver program, said a press release posted on the Homeland Security Department website.

The Media Is Not A Power If It Partakes In Political Score Settling – Romanian Pres

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Tuesday in an event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania that the media is no a power in society if it takes part in score settling between politicians, only if it performs social critique based on the actions of the state.

Romanian High Council Of Magistrates Rejects Pres Statement

The president of the Romanian High Council of the Magistrates, Lidia Barbulescu, said that president Traian Basescu’s statement, according to which "the judge who ruled on the - Bordei Park- case is corrupt," violates the presumption of innocence.

Romanian Pres Says The EC Approved Car Tax Is Illegal

Romanian president Traian Basescu said on television station B1Tv, when the host told him there is a tax that "was changed seven times," that he does not want to discuss that tax, because it is illegal.

No Ford, Renault Comments On Vosganian Car Tax Statement

Carmakers Ford and Renault stuck to their business plans and did not comment the statements made by Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian, who said that the two large constructors would drop local investments if the car tax were eliminated.

Romanian Pres Says 25% Of Magistrates Are Ex Securitate Members

The president of the Romanian High Council of the Magistrates, Lidia Barbulescu, said that the statements made by president Traian Basescu, who said that 25% of magistrates are former Securitate members, "brings unusual damage" to the image of judges and prosecutors.

Romanian Fiscal Watchdog Sets New Rules For Income Statement

Individuals who obtained, in the fiscal year 2007, income from the transfer of ownership rights to bonds, are no longer obligated to state this income in January, according to Romanian fiscal authority ANAF.