Traian Băsescu

President Traian Basescu on Wednesday signed a decree promulgating the Law having to do with the repealing of art. 276 of the Law no. 286/2009 regarding the Penal Code, the Public Communication Department of the Presidential Administration informs.

The incumbent president, Traian Basescu hails the victory of the pro-European parliamentary parties of the Republic of Moldova and hopes that the modernisation process of this country and the nearness to the European Union will be speeded up, highlighting that Romania will further be a partner in carrying out these goals, according to the Presidential Administration.

President Traian Basescu watched the big military parade in the capital, while elsewhere in the country, people attended events commemorating the Romanians who died during the First World War.

In recent years, city halls have been organising concerts to celebrate the day, turning this more into a popular celebration.

Incumbent President, Traian Basescu thanked the Romanian military in the operations theatres in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the way they accomplish their missions, in a video-conference on Monday, on the National Day's occasion, at the Cotroceni presidential Palace.

President Traian Basescu sent a message on Sunday, the Day of Saint Andrew, celebrated by the Romanian Orthodox Church on Nov. 30, the Presidential Administration informs.

President Traian Basescu called on the Government during a meeting of the Romanian Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) on Tuesday to find a strategy that it should also turn into law by which the transit of the natural gas to be drilled for in the Black Sea be made via Romanian gas transporter Transgaz, the Presidential Administration said in a press release.

President Traian Basescu on Monday approved the nomination of Bogdan Aurescu for the post of Foreign Minister.

Aurescu, 41, is a career diplomat who has been working for the Romanian Foreign Ministry since 1996. His main achievement was coordinating Romania's team in the case against Ukraine on maritime delimitation in the Black Sea, which was concluded in 2009.

The Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) on Tuesday discusses the budget proposals for 2015 of the institutions with capacities in the national security area and
Romania's strategic directions in terms of energy infrastructure development, in the context of the European evolutions in the area, the Presidential Administration informs.

President Traian Basescu on Monday signed a decree appointing Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu as Foreign Affairs Minister, the Presidential Administration informs.

The head of state also signed a decree noting the resignation of Teodor Melescanu from foreign minister and the cessation of his Government membership.

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More than 80 per cent of Romanians are expecting Romania's President-elect Klaus Iohannis to make good on his electoral promises, but 50 per cent of them say Iohannis should not continue the programmes of outgoing President Traian Basescu, according to findings of an IRES poll conducted after the November 16 presidential runoff and released on Sunday.