MINELRES: Romania: Bulletin DIVERS on Ethnic Minorities - 22 (105)/2004

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Divers Bulletin no. 22 (105) / June 21, 2004
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HIGH BREAK UP IN THE ROMA PARTY

FIRST EDITION OF DIVERSFEST FESTIVAL

UBB AND SOME HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITIES TO SET UP COOPERATION COMMITTEE


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HIGH BREAK UP IN THE ROMA PARTY

BUCHAREST �The honorary president of the Social Democrat Party of Ethnic
Roma (PRDS), deputy Madalin Voicu, on June 14 handed in his public
resignation on the grounds that he cannot indulge to develop duplicity
attitude, considering the lack of loyalty of the Roma minority party
towards its ally, PSD ruling party. �Politically speaking, I withdraw my
support to the organization you rule because the efficiency and the
reactions of the Social Democrat Party of Roma People are not only
unrealistic, but also confusing and inconsistent relating to the conduit
towards Roma electorate, as well as in the point of view of the
political understanding with PSD. This party succeeded in due time to
provide not only logistics but also positions and responsibilities to
the Roma ethnics, both in the countryside as well as centrally�,
stressed Madalin Voicu in his letter addressed to PRSD chairman, Nicolae
Paun. Voicu was invited by the self-called King Florin Cioaba to get
enrolled in the Christian Center of Roma People.
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FIRST EDITION OF DIVERSFEST FESTIVAL

BUCHAREST � The National Council for Fighting Discrimination and the
Organization of Ethno-cultural Roma Projects � OPRE during June 21-27,
2004 is organizing �DiversFest � Bucuresti 2004�, which is meant to
promote diversity and tolerance under motto: �All of us are different�
All of us are equal � We are all together�, according to the press
release. An organization group, in partnership with the Interethnic
Relations Department annexed to Romanian Government, the National
Authority for Youth, the Ministry of Culture and Faiths, the Press
Monitoring Agency � Academia Catavencu, the Romanian National Commission
for UNESCO, with the support of Bucharest� Museum of History and the
Culture House Friedrich Schiller as they ensured locations, the event
gathering representatives in the government sector and personalities
concerned about discrimination, journalists and volunteers. The
�DiversFest � Bucuresti 2004� events include the fair of the
organizations involved, debates, contests, arts exhibitions, books
launching, artistic moments.
Author: Divers
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UBB AND SOME HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITIES TO SET UP COOPERATION COMMITTEE

CLUJ-NAPOCA ��Babes-Bolyai� University (UBB) in Cluj and nine
universities from Hungary plan to establish a committee of operational
cooperation which is to have an essential role in deploying partnership
programs and projects, but also in efficient access to the research
fund- aimed European funds, according to Rompres news agency. The
pro-rector of Debrecen University, Abadi Nagy Zoltan, stressed on June
11 in a press conference that the partner universities from Hungary
gives support in accessing the funds coming through Erasmus and Socrates
programs. �Given that Hungary now is part in the European Union, such a
fact can provide the finance necessary to develop our cooperation
proceedings. I believe that the establishment of a committee of
operational cooperation will assure better functioning of the programs
conducted in partnership�, added Abadi Nagy Zoltan. In his turn, the
dean of the UBB�s Faculty of Political and Administration Sciences,
Catalin Baba, stated that the development of co-tutelage Master and PH
degrees.
Author: Divers
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