The community in the United Kingdom is called to support the introduction of the Romanian language as an exam subjecttranslated

The community in the United Kingdom is called to support the introduction of the Romanian language as an exam subject in the British education system. The promoters urge those interested to express their support to demonstrate that there is a real demand for this qualification.

The initiative was supported in a meeting organized on October 12 at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London by Tessa Dunlop and the Beyond Romania CIC team, in partnership with the Romanian Embassy in the United Kingdom.

The meeting was attended by Laura Popescu, the Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom, Ruslan Bolbocean, the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova, as well as Gareth Thomas, member of the British Parliament for the Harrow West constituency and the president of the Parliamentary Group for Romania.

Consolidation of the presence of the Romanian language The Romanian Embassy highlighted the importance of the official recognition of the mother tongue of Romanian children within the British examination system, showing that steps in this direction began in 2021, through dialogue with the British authorities and the bodies that manage the examinations.

"The introduction of a GCSE in Romanian would represent a natural step in strengthening the presence of the language...