National Press Review August 16

"What truly seek DNA in rural areas"—headlines România Liberă and claims, citing judicial sources, that prosecutors verify at this point if USL political leaders have used their influence in order to try to secure the victory of presidential impeachment referendum regarding the suspended President Traian Băsescu, by fraudulent means.

The newspaper noted, with the sources help , that prosecutors had already started prosecution in default because they would have discovered some irregularities and pointed out that would be and who would be in the eye of DNA.

On the prosecutors’ investigation in certain counties also Jurnalul Național writes, indicating that people were resentful of marathon hearings at which they were subjected. The publication details the way in which arose the checks, recorded statements of local authorities who were questioned on this topic and added that investigators have targeted the localities where the turnout was high.

When asked "How effective are economy’s giants ?" replies Evenimentul Zilei and makes a graph of the companies results in the industry last year. The author of the article says that one of the causes of the weak development of Romanian economy would be inefficient use of resources and adds that there are, fortunately, also cases which demonstrates that it can more, commonly in the case of companies taken over by foreign shareholders with relevant experience or others built from scratch by the private sector.

Finally, Adevărul reveals: "the Government owe prizes, 16 thousand lei for an Olympic" and gives details about a high school student from Baia Mare, has won a gold medal this year in a competition of mathematics in Argentina.

The young man was convinced that he would receive the material reward that the State must grant him no later than 2013-says the newspaper – and he says that he also has to receive the remaining amount last year, in requital for getting gold medal at the International Olympiad of Mathematics in the Netherlands.

Adevărul exhibits the Prime Minister Victor Ponta reaction to this situation, that an ordinance under the Government Boc would invalidate any prize, a fact refuted by former Prime Minister, who pointed out that regulatory action was referring to civil servants and not at Olympics.

Also, it is cited the coordinator’s opinion of the National team of mathematics Olympics , who has sent an open letter to the Prime Minister and Interim President for reporting we quote: "different attitude toward things that should be at least equally", referring to the fact that it should be cherished the intellectual future as sporting one.

Translated by

Denisse-Meda Bucura