National Press Review, May 21

România Liberă claims that Romania’s credibility to its European and American partners could be affected by the misunderstandings between the President, on the one hand, and the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the other.

Jurnalul Naţional also approaches this topic with the article title: "Traian Bãsescu’s outbursts across the ocean".

The journalists appreciate the fact that, during a meeting with a group of Romanians, the Head of State remembered he was in charge of foreign policies.

Evenimentul Zilei informs us that people will be able to purchase prescription drugs solely with their identity card, in case they don’t have the prescription with them.

The new Law of Health stipulates the implementation of online prescriptions, so, starting July, pharmacists will only ask for ID.

From the same publication we find out that the tick invasion matter made it to the government’s table.

The Prime Minister requested solutions for reducing the number of people who have contracted Lyme disease after having been bit by ticks.

Today, România Liberă is wondering who stands to gain from the deterioration of Romanian-Hungarian relations.

On Thursday, the neighbouring country’s ambassador was called to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain himself regarding Victor Orban’s, the Hungarian Prime Minister, expression of dissatisfaction with several decisions made by the new government from Bucharest.

With the headline: "Luca’s fortune under a magnifying glass", Adevărul states that the inspectors of the National Integrity Agency have started investigating how trade-unionist Liviu Luca made his fortune.

According to another stock market announcement, our country’s bankruptcy insurance premium has increased significantly in the last two weeks.

The lei quote, on the other hand, is looking good, as it has experienced a slight comeback in relation to the euro.

Jurnalul Naţional is launching a restoration campaign for the "Henri Coandă" National Museum.

The author of the article believes that, given the current condition of the museum, the Romanian government may as well be mocking the memory of one of the greatest Romanian people of all time, the author of 250 inventions.

Although our country has thousands of museums, none of them are dedicated to Henri Coandã or Constantin Brancusi.

Lastly, we find out from Adevãrul that Mungiu is on the Cannes radar again. Five years after he hit the jackpot and won the Palme d’Or, the Romanian director is back at the French film festival with the movie "Dupã dealuri" (Beyond the hills).

Translated by:
Cristina Baciu, MA Student,
MTTLC, Bucharest University