Quotes by Traian Basescu

I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.
– Traian Basescu
I ask you to stand by my side in the next five years. We shall live a good life in a Romania of all Romanians.
– Traian Basescu
I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.
– Traian Basescu
I never promised you a rose garden.
– Traian Basescu
One of the priorities of my mandate will be the development of a paragon of good neighbourliness relations, having as benchmarks our relations with Hungary. With our Southern neighbour, Bulgaria, we will make the voice of South Eastern Europe heard in NATO and the EU.
– Traian Basescu
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.
– Traian Basescu
There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout.
– Traian Basescu