Romanian Lottery has been paying hundreds of million euros for a contract considered invalid. Elsewhere in the news, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party said the current PM Emil Boc is the second PD-L choice for the presidential campaign, should President Basescu refuse to candidate. Romanian Secret Services whisper into Basescu's year the right information for fighting the economic crisis. Last but not least, the only biography Gabriel Garcia Marquez tolerates will be launched in Bucharest at Bookfest, Romanian book-fair.
Romanian Lottery has been paying hundreds of million euros, starting 2003, for a contract considered invalid by Commercial Law specialists, Cotidianul reads. Greek company Intralot and its Romanian subsidiaries Intracom and Lotrom are benefiting 75% of the video-lottery's income. The contract contravenes the Civic Law.
Intracom and Intralot credited the Lottery to buy computers and set up the video-lottery. Lotrom was hired to sell the Lottery computers and install the equipments. But the total amount of the investment is not mentioned in any contract. The loan sum, the applied interest value and the finance costs are not stipulated. The total price for the equipment and the complete list with the equipment are not addressed in the contract, either. Therefore, Commercial Law experts consider the contract, which bounds the Lottery to pay the Greek company 75% of its income for 10 years, to be invalid. Plus, the Romanian Lottery committed an illegal act by signing the contract without bidding.
Leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party Vasile Blaga said current PM Emil Boc is the second PD-L choice for the presidential campaign should incumbent President Traian Basescu refuse to candidate, Gandul reads. The lib-dem nicknamed "the bulldog" made a dramatic statement in response to PDS leader Mircea Geoana’s urging