President Basescu starts negotiations with all political parties to fundamentally change the laws governing the state, one newspaper reads on Monday. Another revolutionary idea is put forward by Dinu Patriciu, the Romanian businessman, in business: his plan is to set up a vast network of kiosks across the city adapted for car platforms. Elsewhere in the news, Hungarian became the official language in Harghita, Covasna and Mures which raised the dissatisfaction of Romanian nationalists. Also related to the social sphere, Unions threaten to block the activity of the budgetary system.
Romania libera reminds its readers that today the President and representatives of all political parties start negotiations which might fundamentally change the rules governing this state. Consultations mark the beginning of a series of negotiations that would lead to a change in rules.
Among the most important: to clarify the relation between the Presidency and the Parliament, to consolidate the Parliament's legislative role which was threatened by the government so far, a unicameral Parliament or not, the change of institutions like the Constitutional Court and the Superior Council of Magistracy, decentralization.
The modification of the Constitution will lead to a change in the electoral law. It remains to be seen if the President and the parties will manage to avoid their short term electoral gains. According to the constitution, the President or the Parliament can initiate a discussion to change it. The referendum on November 22, in which the majority of Romanians opted for a unicameral Parliament has a huge political value which pressures politicians to fast forward the constitutional reform.
In business, Evenimentul Zilei reveals businessman Patriciu's secret plan: to set up a kiosk network across the city, adapted for a car platform.T