Romanians in UK urged to back campaign for Romanian-language GCSE

The Romanian community in the United Kingdom is urged to support introducing Romanian as an examination subject in the British education system. Campaign organisers are encouraging interested people to register their support to demonstrate genuine demand for the qualification.

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

Laura Popescu, Romania’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Ruslan Bolbocean, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova; and Gareth Thomas, Member of Parliament for Harrow West and Chair of the parliamentary group for Romania, attended the meeting.

Strengthening the presence of the Romanian language The Romanian Embassy highlighted the importance of officially recognising Romanian children’s mother tongue within the British examination system.

It noted that efforts towards this goal began in 2021 through discussions with British authorities and examination bodies.

“Introducing a Romanian-language GCSE would be a natural step towards strengthening the presence of Romanian in…