21 Quotes by Traian Basescu

More than ever, Romania now needs to see that a force exists that puts an end to Ponta and Antonescu's abuses and coup d'etat. This force is none other than the Romanian people.

Many Europeans are confused by the terms Roma and Romania. They wonder if it is an ethnicity or a nation of 22 million citizens.

I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.

My suspension was a long-planned move... and was done to protect would-be convicts in Romanian politics.

Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

When I was the captain of a ship I never failed to bring my ship to port and I won't fail to bring Romania to safe harbor. The belief that the president no longer represents the people is false.

The reforms that we are to undergo this year - many of which extremely difficult - serve the interest of modernizing our society and economy. No one will ever gain if Romania joins the European Union still unprepared. In the long run, our goal is to transform the European integration effort into tangible benefits in the living standard of each and every Romanian citizen.

Negotiations (on bases) are practically over. The agreement will be reviewed by the US State Department and the Romanian Foreign Ministry and then signed,

We finalized negotiations regarding the U.S. military facilities on the Black Sea coast and maybe in other areas of Romania,