Romanian Economy minister announced that he will meet Gazprom president in Bucharest to discuss South Stream. Elsewhere in the news, Romania’s incumbent President appeals to coalition governing parties to cease mutual attacks. Last but not least, Romanians working abroad sent home 46% less money during the first 2009 semester.

Romanian Economy minister Adriean Videanu announced on Romanian TV channel Realitatea TV that he will meet Gazprom president Alexander Medvedev in Bucharest on September 21st, Adevarul reads. Discussions will focus on South Stream, Nabucco's direct competitor. Videanu did not forget to add that Nabucco is Romania's "political aim". Romania will make available the data Russia needs for a feasibility study.

But Nabucco is still the project to diversify Romania's sources and supply routes, the Economy minister said. "My opinion is that everybody supports Nabucco. (...) In my opinion, if Russia is invited, Russia will support this project as well, and I believe that any important energetic project in this part of Europe can have Russia as partner. Including Nabucco, if Nabucco's partners believe it to be important to call Russia as partners in this project... why not?", Videanu stated.

According to the publication, the Romanian President previously declared that Romania would not be left aside if South Stream was to become reality. Nabucco was set up to reduce EU's dependency on the Russian gas. South Stream is its main competition, the Russians finding support in the Italian company ENI, which is to link Russia and Bulgaria through the Black Sea.

Basescu appeals to the coalition parties’ responsibilities and wisdom, asking them to put an end to the "spiral of attacks" between them, Gandul reads. According to Romanian press agency Mediafax, President Basescu considers that these attacks could "gravely