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.
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 […]
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 […]
Two Romanians were injured in an armed incident in Taksim Square in Istanbul on Sunday, November 9. The two were part of a group participating in a cultural event, according to foreign minister Oana Ţoiu. “Last night, in Taksim Square in Istanbul, an armed attack with a pistol also injured two Romanian citizens visiting Turkey. The […]
The 15th edition of Black Friday, organized by retailer eMAG on November 7 this year, generated orders worth over RON 986 million (EUR 193.9 million), 10% more than last year. On a single day, over 702,000 customers ordered 3.5 million products from all categories. Customers bought over 8,500 tickets to festivals and experiences, almost 6.2 […]
The Romanian Film Festival in Washington, D.C will line up for this year’s edition six feature films and documentaries, each accompanied by introductions, post-screening discussions, and Q&A sessions. The event, organized by the Embassy of Romania to the United States and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, will take place from November 13 to […]
