* "Romania doesn't have a hostile policy against Russia"

* "The economy is a matter of national security for everybody"

* "150 years ago, the old liberals knew how to build a stock market and what to do with it, and today, after so many decades of accumulating know-how in the area of economics and finance, we still don't know how to manage it profitably"

Presidential advisor on matters of security, Mr. Iulian Fota, granted us an interview, in which he discussed a series of issues which are stringent for Romania: the economic crisis, the deprofessionalization of the central administration, privatizations in the segment of natural resources.

Mr. Iulian Fota took this opportunity to present us a picture of the future things of importance for our country, both domestically and abroad.

Reporter: Europe has been heavily shaken by the economic crisis. Is the European project still sustainable?

Iulian Fota: At this moment, starting with the US and going through all the European countries, the economy is considered the most important matter of national security.

And this isn't an exaggeration. Why? Because the economy is truly the foundation of the national security effort.

National security requires money to organize yourself and to defend yourself, you need resources, you need capabilities. The moment the economy is affected, national security also becomes vulnerable. In the end, let's not forget that the Soviet Union fell apart not as a result of a military aggression, but rather because from an economic point of view, it has collapsed and was no longer capable to meet the needs of its population in a satisfactory manner. The economy is currently a matter of national security for everybody.

A second very important thing is the public opinion. The legitimacy of the efforts in the area of national security come