The PSD (Social-Democrat Party) leaders are determined to come up with a parliamentary motion because the Romanian government hasn't responded to the territorial autonomy project promoted by the UDMR (Democrat Union of Magyars in Romania). The PSD spokesman Cristian Diaconescu says they want to do this also because the government has failed in promoting a national minorities' status in keeping with the EU norms. The PSD spokesman explains: "The government was supposed to attain two main goals: to promote a European and modern status of national minorities and encourage deputies to pass it and to respond overtly to a party in power: the UDMR. As such expectations haven't been met, the PSD has asked state authorities to express clear response to these attempts and we have written to the Constitutional Court. The PSD believes it to be very worrying that Romania will join the EU in January 1, 2007 without having settled a real difficulty." (...) Support from Stolojan's group Liberal deputy Emilian Francu claims that his colleagues keen on Stolojan's project may get to vote along with the PSD members for a parliamentary motion against Tariceanu's Cabinet. He says he could hear deputy Cristian Boureanu, recently expelled from the Liberal Party, talking to PSD member Mihai Tanasescu and negotiating on a parliamentary motion on the state budget. Francu opines the Democrats and the Conservatives may support the Social-Democrat initiative in Parliament. Boureanu denies Boureanu replies there is no secret agreement between Stolojan's group and the PSD to overthrow Tariceanu's government. He says it is about a public reproach to Mihai Tanasescu because the PSD is supporting the Cabinet in power. Boureanu explains to Mediafax Agency: "As the majority is scare in the Senate, the laws of Tariceanu's Cabinet pass due to votes from the opposition. Tariceanu is actually a PM due to the PSD votes, as the latter is not real opposition in the Senate. " As for the idea that he should support the PSD's parliamentary action against the government, he mentions: "I wouldn't like to have to vote for a parliamentary motion right now. I think it would be much more appropriate for Calin Popescu Tariceanu to resign. He says he is sorry "while a schoolboy Mr. Francu didn't learn eavesdropping is rude".

Roxana ANDRONIC