The European Commission closely monitors the general situation of the rule of law in Serbia as part of accession negotiations of the country to EU. That includes the treatment applied to people belonging to Romanian ethnic minority and all the other national minorities living in Serbia, declared Oliver Varhelyi, the European commissioner for Neighborliness and Extension. In particular as part of negotiation chapter 23 “Judicial system and fundamental rights,” Serbia has to put in application both its juridical frame about the rights of people who belong to minorities and the “action plan for exerting the rights of national minorities,”with all its elements , which will contribute to the effective and uniform application of recommendations of the Consulting Committee of the EC frame convention for the protection of national minorities, the commissioner mentions in his answer to a request addressed by European deputy Eugen Tomac. Special stress is laid on education, the use of minority languages, access to the media and religious services in minority languages, as well as adequate representation in public administration. “The Commission will continue to monitor evolutions in this field and report about them, as well as carry out dialogues about policies with Serbian authorities. The Commission also supplied EU financial assistance to Serbia to improve the way in which people belonging to national minorities are treated, including in the field of education,” says the European official in the answer published on September 13 on the website of the European Parliament. European deputy Eugen Tomac addressed the European Commission a question about observing the rights of people belonging to national minorities in Serbia, as a result of a detailed analysis, made with the civil society and national councils of ethnic Romanians in Serbia, which found out that the Romanian minority in that country is discriminated, is refused the right to education, church and press in the Romanian language, a fact considered unacceptable in a state which wants to join the European Union.
The 2025 edition of the year’s first major film fest in Europe (and one of the biggest worldwide), the Berlin International Film Festival, took place between 13 and 23 February. My notes come with a bit of delay, as I was also hit by the festival flu that got so many of us sniffling and […]
In the absence of current negative influences, Romania’s economy could have an annual growth potential of 3-4%. Political instability and global geopolitical risks are dampening growth. Economic growth in 2024 was driven by wage increases and accelerating consumption, satisfied however largely through imports. Due to a decline in domestic economic competitiveness, net exports contributed negatively […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Thursday, March 13, the launch of a new financial education section on the BVB Research Hub platform, dedicated to retail investors. The capital market operator said that it started this project out of the need to increase the level of financial education and promote the investment culture. It […]
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is launching a podcast designed to popularize his candidacy before the May elections. Antonescu, who is backed by the alliance made up of the Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities, stated that he will […]
Some 4,500 teachers will learn about rights and responsibilities online, accessibility, inclusion, online well-being, and ethics as part of Incubatorul Civic Digital (ICD - The Civic Digital Incubator), a digital citizenship and democratic culture project implemented by Institutul Intercultural Timișoara, Asociația TechSoup and Școala de Valori. The project, which offers free training, is aimed at […]
Mihaela Murariu, Attorney at Law at Grecu Partners Business Law Firm, analyzes the impact of Artificial Intelligence on personal data protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous technology, used in more and more fields, from marketing and healthcare to recruitment and financial services. However, the widespread use of AI raises numerous questions about privacy […]
