HotNews Romania: Romania acting like a Banana Republic - Romanian President Basescu: ''I will call back many ambassadors''

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Romanian President Basescu: ''I will call back many ambassadors''

Romania acting like a Banana Republic - Romanian President Basescu: ''I will call back many ambassadors''

Romania acting like a Banana Republic - Romanian President Basescu: ''I will call back many ambassadors''

Romanian President Traian Basescu confessed in a talk show on the public television channel his dissatisfaction with the job of many Romanian ambassadors. He argued that many diplomats have failed to understand their job and did not actively involve in the problems Romanians are facing abroad. Basescu added that Romanian ambassadors push forward their own interests and despise other Romanians. When asked about the tensions Romanians are facing in Italy now, Basescu said that one of the most serious problems Romania is facing is represented by Romanian citizens of Rroma origin and their criminal acts abroad.

Note EU=Digest:"The social problems in Romania are many, and they are usually linked with the poverty of much of the population. More than 30% are living below the poverty line, and this places an unbearable burden on large families in particular - domestic violence is an everyday occurrence. Children suffer in particular from poverty. In Bucharest there are still large numbers of street children. The situation is made worse by the fact that medical care is often inadequate, with the state failing to provide an adequate health system and social welfare.On the other hand the Romanian economy has been growing rapidly, despite facing major restructuring problems. There still remains an urgent need to reform bureaucracy and make further advances in privatization if the positive trend is to be maintained in the longer term. Foreign trade is a key element of economic growth. The economy has also benefiting from a building boom, and from the drive to improve the infrastructure, funded in part by the European Union. Unfortunately corruption is still rampant which hampers economic wealth to be spread more evenly among the total population".