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| Media Headlines - 19/06/2012 |
| (2012-06-19) |
| Last updated: 2012-06-20 15:36 EET |
Have Romanian culture and the main institution in charge of promoting it started to be politicized? That is a topic that has sparked off heated debates following a recent administrative decision taken by the Social Liberal Government headed by Victor Ponta, to shift control of the institution from the Presidency to the Senate.
The online edition of the daily paper GANDUL presents the two sides and their stand. Supporters of this Government Ordinance, GANDUL says, believe that the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) headed by writer Horia Roman Patapievici, was politicized anyway, and that move is only meant to restore its independence. Defenders of the Ordinance denounce the politicized materials published by ICR and the public stands of Horia Roman Patapievici and his deputy, writer Mircea Mihaies, avowed supporters of president Traian Basescu and fierce detractors of his rivals.
Alleged irregularities in the Institute’s activity, reported by the Court of Accounts, is another argument that supports the government’s decision. On the other hand, quite a few foremost Romanian men of culture who oppose the institution being controlled by the Senate, have underlined the ICR’s successful activity and denounced the government’s decision which they see as an attempt to take political control of the Institute.
The ADEVARUL daily paper reports that tens of Romanian artists protested outside Canada’s Embassy in Bucharest, symbolically seeking political asylum. Protests were held in front of the ICR’s office as well, with participants wearing a bow tie, which Horia Roman Patapievici usually wears. Joining their effort were 50 foreign translators of literary works, who in an open letter, voiced concern over the Government’s decision.
Romanian filmmaker Lucian Pintilie has also disapproved of the decision. “I believe that we should do our best to prevent politics from taking control of our life and work. Politics first insinuates its way into culture, then it takes full hold of it. It must be chased away. Joining forces to protect the ICR can turn into a moment of collective lucidity,” the filmmaker has said. Film director Cristi Puiu, writer Norman Manea, Pro Democratia president, political analyst Cristian Parvulescu and founding president of the Romanian Academic Society, Alina Mungiu Pippidi, were among the protesters, the daily paper ROMANIA LIBERA reports.
The paper, known for its constant pro-presidential stand, is openly accusing the Social - Liberal Union of planning to destroy one of the most efficient institutions that promotes Romanian culture abroad. An opponent of President Basescu, cotidianul.ro has a different opinion. According to the online paper, what we’re dealing with is a large number of "cultural impostors".
Under the pretext of promoting the country’s culture abroad, the ICR is an institution that many take advantage of for their own personal interest, an institution that rewards only those enrolled politically and losers, cotidianul.ro says. Nevertheless, figures speak volumes of the ICR rather than its supporters or detractors. Last year alone, the Romanian Cultural Institute organized almost 1000 events, mostly abroad, involving a large number of artists, and published 65 books by Romanian authors, abroad, ADEVARUL daily paper reports.
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