Romania's EU funds minister named interim education minister

03 October 2018

Romania's EU funds minister Rovana Plumb was also named interim education minister. President Klaus Iohannis signed the decree for this appointment on Tuesday, October 2.

Rovana Plumb will manage the Education Ministry until the ruling party PSD finds another person for this position.

The previous education minister Valentin Popa resigned last week after he opposed the change of an emergency ordinance that introduced mandatory Romanian language teachers in primary schools, including those where most classes are held in Hungarian. The Hungarian Democrat Union (UDMR) threatened that it will no longer support the initiatives of the PSD-ALDE ruling coalition in the Parliament if the ordinance isn't changed. The Government changed the ordinance and the education minister resigned.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) also prepares a government reshuffle in the following weeks. An evaluation process of the current ministers' activity is currently ongoing.

editor@romania-insider.com

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Romania's EU funds minister named interim education minister

03 October 2018

Romania's EU funds minister Rovana Plumb was also named interim education minister. President Klaus Iohannis signed the decree for this appointment on Tuesday, October 2.

Rovana Plumb will manage the Education Ministry until the ruling party PSD finds another person for this position.

The previous education minister Valentin Popa resigned last week after he opposed the change of an emergency ordinance that introduced mandatory Romanian language teachers in primary schools, including those where most classes are held in Hungarian. The Hungarian Democrat Union (UDMR) threatened that it will no longer support the initiatives of the PSD-ALDE ruling coalition in the Parliament if the ordinance isn't changed. The Government changed the ordinance and the education minister resigned.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) also prepares a government reshuffle in the following weeks. An evaluation process of the current ministers' activity is currently ongoing.

editor@romania-insider.com

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