Traian Basescu: I am willing to go anywhere to have a meeting with the Liberals if they refuse to come at Cotroceni

President Traian Basescu held a press conference on Thursday, at the Presidential HQ. Read in the text his most important declarations.

About consultations with political parties

the conference is motivated by the meeting with political parties, by the well known theme
I want to lay out the discussions we had
talks were conducted in a constructive athmosphere, both with the governing coalition and with the Social Democrats
I continue to regret the absence of the Liberals
we analyzed the main parameters of the 2010 state budget

About the 2011 state budget

is projected on a deficit of 4.4% of GDP, almost 6 billion euro that we need to borrow
I warned parties about the meaning of the loans for 2011
the main event is that the public debt will rise to 39.5% of GDP
we still have a very high percentage dedicated to social spending and pensions
we have higher spending than revenues
there are parts of the budget that still do not look good
the 2011 state budget will continue the process of fiscal consolidation
we will continue to cut costs, either social costs or costs with the labour force
I hope that the Finance and the Interior ministers start restructuring

About the new labour code

About the law on education

I sustain the law on education in its form
things cannot continue in the same line
we need to have a modern educational system
we cannot sacrifice the future generations for the sake of deans or union leaders
it is clear that something must be done
the law on education cannot have worse results than the current law
about Schengen
Romania will have a good report on its readiness to join Schengen
there are countries that couple Schengen to the inefficiency of the justice system
there is no other judicial system that affected its citizens more than the Romanian system affected the Romanians