The Petitions Committee of the European Parliament admitted the petition of the Foundation for Citizens Defense Against State Abuses on the investigation of how the daughter of former President Traian Basescu received a one million euro loan from CEC Bank, a release issued Friday by FACIAS and sent out to Agerpres reads.
According to the source, "FACIAS sent on 17 December 2013 to the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament a complaint drawing their attention to the way in which Ioana Basescu, the Romanian president's daughter, has contracted a loan in the amount of one million euros to purchase 291 hectares of farmland, with suspicions that it had preferential treatment ".
"In this regard, FACIAS pointed out that the credit was much higher than the maximum standard offer of the bank, being guaranteed only with amounts held in bank accounts and not secured by a mortgage on a building under standard conditions. The Foundation for the Protection of Citizens Against State Abuse asked for the case investigation given that the EU pursues corruption cases in Romania, "reads the press release.
FACIAS states that, "in July this year, the petition was declared admissible by the Committee on Petitions in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament" and added that, "The European Commission will order the measures necessary to conduct preliminary investigations on the main aspects of the problem identified. "
"The petition is open until 30 June 2016, during which interested persons can help by visiting the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament's website," the release reads.