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Tue 04 Apr 2007Romanian prime minister tells EU new cabinet will fight corruptionROMANIA:Romanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu assured the European Union yesterday that his new cabinet would fight corruption and institute tough reforms, even as President Traian Basescu and his supporters denounced him as an illegitimate premier leading an emasculated government.The day after sacking eight ministers allied to Mr Basescu, Mr Tariceanu unveiled a team comprising only members of his National Liberal Party and a group representing Romania's ethnic Hungarian minority.