Romanian PM Urges Teachers To Give Up Strike

Boc said that, while he respects the teachers’ right to go on strike, they should not compromise the end of the school year.

He added that the teachers will not receive their wages for the duration of the strike, thus making their financial situation ever more difficult.

Romania’s Education Minister Daniel Funeriu said Sunday that the written foreign language examination for high-school graduates, scheduled for the May 31-June 4 interval, will take place according to plan in all the 1,419 exam centers across the country.

According to data provided by the Education Ministry, 10% of the 3,000 teachers involved in the high-school graduation exam announced they will go on strike, and have been replaced.

Education unionists will go on a full-blown strike as of May 31, the first day of the written foreign language exam for high-school graduates.