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President's harsh attack on the Premier

Tariceanu: "None of the cabinet resolutions favoured interest groups"

Bucharest - Only a week after he issued a warning on the possibility that certain Government leaders may be influenced by groups of economic interest, President Traian Basescu steps into the spotlight again, launching an attack on the Prime Minister and its Cabinet. "It is time for the Government to step out of the lie."
Ref. https://www.nineoclock.ro/

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President Basescu is right in my opinion. Want an example? Here's the latest one I found, related to sports: Vicepremier Copos, owner of "Rapid" football club just got the use of some football fields (owned by the romanian state) and he doesn't have to pay a dime. This thing was approved in a government meeting. Another thing approved in the same manner was the right of "Rapid" (and some other big clubs) to be able to sell the TV rights of their matches without the approval of the Football league. This way, starting 2007, they will be able to negotiate directly with the TV station. The only problem is, they don't play alone, so the small clubs will probably boycott that season if the government's decision remains.
Be sure this is just a small, visible part of what they do there.
And now, PM Tariceanu (and vice-PM Copos) comes out to say that this government is not influenced by groups of interest ... .-.-..

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In the wake of Romania joining the EU I found this web site which seeks to explain some of the myths about it:
Ref. https://www.infoeuropa.ro/ieweb/jsp/page.jsp?cid=386&lid=2

Here is one such myth:

Euro-myth: EU accession will lead to price growth, due to VAT increase.
Reality: After the negotiation of the Taxation chapter, prices dropped for many basic products, including food and medicines, through the introduction of a lower VAT rate, set up by Romania at 9%.

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I'm not sure if what they say in your example is 100% accurate. I can tell you for sure that in Hungary, after joining the EU, the prices did went up. My parents live in a little town near the rom-hun border and the town was (and is sometimes) filled with hungarian citizens buying basic food: sugar (by far the "most wanted"), oil, flour etc. The big Cash&Carry type stores didn't even had to unload the sugar, they were selling it directly from the trucks.

Of course, there are a lot of myths regarding the EU ... Joining it will be a big step for Romania. It will be very difficult in the first years, but I guess in long term there will be a lot of benefits. Although, the way things look now, first the EU must straighten out some issues of her own.

The funny thing is that in pools or when talking to strangers romanians are optimistic, but in particular they see EU as something that will make their lives harder ... and this is true, mainly for those who did not like to work.

UPDATE regarding my post made on 9-Aug 05:
After a big debate, the Parliament rejected Vice PM Copos' propositions. Finally something right.

Edited: RaulDrake on 13th Aug, 2005 - 11:39am

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Dangerous Polarization

The unnatural social polarization in Romania is reflected in the content of the national education system as well. At one pole, there are remarkable achievements, which reinforce our satisfaction and hopes. At the other pole, the poverty generated by the lack of knowledge spreads like a disease, foreshadowing the worst.
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This is a very well documented article:

The romanian education system is really in big trouble. This is due to the fact that the quality of the teachers decrease year by year. That's because the salaries of the teachers are very low (150-300 euro/month) and the good students try to find work in other fields. The older teachers can be categorized in 2 groups: (1) they wait for the retirement and don't give a dime on the outcome of their students and (2) those who give private lessons to earn some more. The kids which get those great results in international contests get their knowledge from the second category of teachers, from "private teaching" and of course extra work/study, not from the education given in the public schools.

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A different type of relationship

In the early "90s, the Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania (UDMR) had been accused by Romanian nationalistic parties that it was nothing more but an agent of Magyar Secret Services. The charge is quite different today, with Romanian secret services the alleged beneficiaries of its activity.
Ref. https://www.nineoclock.ro/

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19 percent VAT? How do the people in Romania live with such a high tax rate? I hope that is only on luxury items and not on basic necessities.

PSD strikes deadly blow to Social Pole!

Hardly a week has passed since the former President Ion Iliescu and the former Premier Petre Roman launched the initiative of a social pole, and the latter already tends to be confiscated politically by the PSD President Mircea Geoana. Through the political priorities of the "Revolution of the good" announced on Sunday by the latter

AT stays at 19 pc, flat tax at 16 pc

BUCHAREST - The fiscal strategy for year 2006 stipulates maintenance of the VAT at 19 per cent, of the flat tax rate on incomes and profits at 16 per cent, as well as a yet to be established reduction of contributions to social security funds, according to the announcement made by Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu and Minister for Finances Sebastian
Ref. https://www.nineoclock.ro/