Leader of the Save Romania Union (USR) MPs Ionut Mosteanu tabled on Monday in the Chamber of Deputies the simple motion "A minister who lies cannot manage education.""The USR group together with the MPs from the Right Force are tabling a simple motion titled 'A minister who lies cannot manage education,' a motion against Ligia Deca," said Mosteanu, during the Chamber of Deputies meeting.Before the plenary session, USR senator Stefan Palarie and independent deputy Alexandru Kocsis announced, during a press conference, that this motion calls for the resignation of minister Ligia Deca."Today we will file with the Chamber of Deputies a simple motion against the minister who has to take a resit, Ligia Deca, a minister who has become a millstone of death for everything that happens in Romanian education, and this is known by her government colleagues and by Prime Minister Ciolacu. One calendar year would have been enough for the minister to resign at least three times. A resignation for the catastrophic results of the PISA tests and for her attempt to measure these results, conveniently choosing only the figures she wants. I would like to inform Ms. Ligia Deca that Romania is currently striving to join the OECD and that it is a public shame to falsify an eight-page international report by choosing only what you like from that text," Senator Stefan Palarie told a press conference held at Parliament.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
