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National Press Review, September 7

Articles from dailies România Liberă, Evenimentul Zilei, Adevărul, Ziarul Financiar, Jurnalul Naţional and Curierul Naţional.

National Press Review, September 7

Articol de Mihai Udroiu, 07 Septembrie 2012, 10:48

DNA accusations to PSD Secretary-General, Liviu Dragnea, explanations of the CCR judge Iulia Motoc, referring to the recent decision of invalidation of the referendum for the impeachment of President Traian Basescu and the causes that led Oltchim on the brink are some of the topics of today's newspapers.

"Dragnea, pursued criminal. The allegations are unprecedented. "writes România Liberă, showing detailsfrom DNA release. against the Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party.

The publication records the reaction of Liviu Dragnea and also the declarations of support for their colleague from the co-Chairmen of USL, Victor Ponta, Prime Minister and leader of the liberals Crin Antonescu.

In addition, the article reminds and the other officials who were called to the hearing and whose statutes ranges from witnesses to defendants.

You can find this subject also in Evenimentul Zilei, which outlines the penalty that could get the head of the PSD campaign if found guilty: 15 years in prison.

"Constitutional Control can prevent the tyranny of the majority" is one of the statements made exclusively for Adevărul by a judge of the Constitutional Court, Iulia Motoc.

The youngest constitutional officer explains to the readers of the Romanian newspaper Adevărul the recent decision of invalidation of the referendum for the impeachment of President Traian Băsescu, but also the relations with the political environment of the high court.

Ziarul Financiar sought to identify "the causes that led Oltchim on the brink with losses of $ 1.2 billion and debt of 2.6 billion lei.

The publication notes that the state management and the wrong strategic decisions over the past 20 years have demonstrated once more the inefficiency in the case of companies considered the Pearl of the chemical industry for a long time.

"How to get rid of credit recovery firms," writes Jurnalul Naţional, showing only the revelations made by an attorney of Bucharest bar for illegalities which are committed in such cases.

He explains, using specific cases, the way in which a person who has contracted a loan must act when he receives any kind of document from outside the bank, including the executors, attorneys or notaries.

In Curierul Naţional, we read that "neither the owners no longer believe in the return of rents".

The article presents some of the fares in the major cities, particularly in Bucharest, which decreased compared to last year, although the demand is higher.

Studies made by the two real estate sites coming shortly before the start of the school year and academic one , and the newspaper notes that the owners are reluctant to raise prices, as they usually occurred during this period, for fear they should remain with empty apartments.

The cause identified is the decreasing number of students and lower graduation level at baccalaureate.

Translated by Denisse-Meda Bucura

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