President Klaus Iohannis Rejects PhD Bill
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Thursday he will send a bill regulating PhDs back to Parliament, saying he wants to end plagiarism.
“I will not sign off on this bill, I will send it back to Parliament because its amendments don’t establish that legal framework that encourages performance and excellence. This bill does not guarantee the observance of integrity principles, nor does it clarify legal aspects regarding the prevention and sanctions in case of plagiarism,” Iohannis said. (Puterea)
Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos Supports Two Rounds Of Elections
Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said elections in two rounds would be more representative for the diversity of political opinion in Romania.
“I still believe that, even after these elections, the issue should be pit back on the table. There are pluses and minuses with every election system but I think, given the time and social context Romania is in, a two-round system would be more representative for the diversity of political opinion,” Ciolos said in an interview on Realitatea TV. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanian Leu Loses Ground Vs Euro, Dollar And Swiss Franc
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the euro, the dollar and the Swiss franc by midday Thursday.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.5025 units, down 0.16% from the previous day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.64% on the day to 4.0126 units. The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.065 units, down from 4.055 Wednesday. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanian Director Mungiu, A Strong Contender For The Palme d’Or
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme d’Or in 2007 for the drama “4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days”, is a strong contender for the coveted trophy this year with “Bacalaureat/Graduation”.
Between Cristi Puiu’s “Sieranevada” and Mungiu’s “Bacaleureat”, Romania should make its way on the Cannes Festival podium, critics say. “Graduation is an intricate, deeply intelligent film, and a bleak picture of a state of national depression in Romania, where the ’90s generation hoped they would have a chance to start again,” The Guardian wrote.
“We speak a lot about corruption in Romania but I never wanted to make a film about the social corruption that we see, this is for the press, the press speaks everyday about corruption,” Mungiu said. “What I wanted to do is to have some questions about a possible relationship between the social corruption and moral compromises that you get used to do in your own life and without even noticing.” (Evenimentul Zilei)