Romania's former PM doesn’t want to give up PhD title

Romania’s former Prime Minister Victor Ponta filed yesterday a court action for cancelling the Education Ministry’s decision to remove his PhD title, reports local News.ro. The National Council for Attesting University Titles, Diplomas, and Certificates (CNATDCU) found in late-June that the plagiarism allegations against Ponta were justified. The Council then asked the education minister to withdraw Ponta’s doctor degree. On August 1, education minister Mircea Dumitru signed the order via which Victor Ponta’s Ph.D. from 2003 was withdrawn. Former Justice Minister Monica Macovei then asked the Bucharest Bar to remove Ponta from the Bar following the removal of his PhD title. The Bar should have made a decision yesterday, but postponed the discussion for end-August. Former Romanian PM, on CNN’s list of politicians called out for copying editor@romania-insider.com