Government passes Agreement for supporting Education

The agreement between the Government and the Federation of Representative Education Trade Unions, under which the Government pledges to take action to support education, in keeping with the priority role of this area, provided for in the government program, was adopted on Thursday, by memorandum, in a solemn meeting in Alba Iulia according to Agerpres.

According to a Government release, the agreement was signed by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and the leaders of the representative education trade unions: Anton Hadar, Alma Mater National Federation Trade Union President, Simion Hancescu, President of the Federation of Education Free Unions, and Marius Nistor, President of the Spiru Haret Education Union.

The agreement has in view increasing the funding for education by at least 15pct annually compared to the previous year's budget so as to reach at least 6pct of GDP and "bringing forward to 1 September 2020 the salary increase planned until 2022".

The document provides for "the granting of two gross salary per year for personal development and teaching materials" and "the granting of up to 5,000 euro for the purchase and modernization of a dwelling, as well as the purchasing of the necessary land for the construction, for teachers in rural areas."

According to the agreement, teachers with an actual education service of at least 30 years "receive six gross average salaries at retirement".

The text approved by the Government also stipulates "the setting up of a single development account through which all universities can start / complete investment projects" and "the construction of at least 1,000 kindergartens with a sports program"