National Press Review, March 27

"Local taxes increase with 16 percent from next year" –announces Evenimentul Zilei.

It is a about a draft of normative act, in whose explanatory memorandum the representatives of Finances have explained that percentage represent the actualization related to inflation rate for the three years which past since the last indexation.

The document provides the fines increase with the same percentage, starting 2013.

The author of the article notices the foreseen incomes at local budgets and adds that the government does not intend to operate other increases for the next three years.

"Cupru Min, sold for 200 million Euros"–writes Jurnalul Naţional and specifies: the Canadian firm which gained the auction has bought resources of over 6 billion Euros.

The newspaper gives details about the potential Cupru Min Abrud which owns the exploitation from Roşia Poieni and mentions that the company privatization was assumed by the government in front of International Monetary Fund (FMI).

Also, is made a short presentation of the buyer, a notable figure of the Canadian mining industry.

We change the interest area with Adevărul, who makes disclosures regarding the case of the ex state secretary, Ioan Andreica.

The publication sustains that “National Anti-Corruption Department (DNA) investigation against Ioan Andreica reveals incredible details about how auctions were faked at high levels.

In the prosecutors’ report, through which they ask for the ex state secretary’s arrest, it is also shown the way of operating of the chain which has occupied of faking the auctions and forgery of money from the Development Ministry.

Details regarding the amounts that Andreica might have received, about telephonic interceptions existing in the file, as well about other names involved in this case –you find within the article.

In the end, România Liberă brings into focus "The Russian-Romanian confrontations" and comments: "the appointment of the controversial Dmitri Rogozin as special representative of Russian president for Transnistria has provoked confusion at Chişinău and anger at Bucharest".

The presidential advisor for security, Iulian Chifu, has proposed an analysis in which he requests "an appropriate response".

The newspaper reminds about the yesterday article from Adevărul, referring to Iulian Chifu’s declarations on this matter, and in contra weight he cites Armand Goşu, the titular of the Russian foreign politics course from the Faculty of Politics Science from the Bucharest University, who spoke about the implications of Rogozin’s appointment, but also about the diplomatic level reactions that Romania should have in relation to Russia.

Translated by
Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University