NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane said of the teachers’ strike that he hoped “political, negotiating and financial resources will be found” so that the problem “will be resolved as soon as possible through dialogue and through a constructive attitude, because children have to take exams”.

“I hope from the bottom of my heart that there will be political, negotiating and financial resources so that we can overcome these moments. This is not a problem related to salaries, because a few years ago efforts were also made for doctors. It is likely that at some point there will be resources for more elements to promote the noble profession of teaching,” Mircea Joane said, according to a statement sent to AGERPRES.

He believes that “the main problem of the education system in Romania is to give young people professional skills for the jobs of the future, which are already here.”

“I’m very, very concerned about jobs for our youth in the coming years because the jobs of the past are easily, easily, if not replaced, replaced by these new technologies, and we need to invest in the education of these young people. I lead innovation and technology at NATO, and I see every second how new technologies are changing the way we live. The future can give you many unexpected things. In the history of mankind, there is only one certainty: countries that had good education survived. Countries that had good education prospered. Countries that had good education also had high-quality national security,” Joanne noted.

He emphasized that “there is a transformation of the way new technologies affect trade, education, professions, society, like never before in the history of mankind.”

The government came out on Saturday night with a new offer to the unions, namely a 25% pay rise, but the condition set by the executive for the unions would be that they make an announcement on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at government headquarters . the end of the conflict, according to an internal message from the president of the Federation of Education Trade Unions, Marius Nistor, sent to groups of education trade union members, News.ro reports.

This comes after Marius Nistor, president of the Spiru Haret Federation of Education Trade Unions, said the unions had rejected a government offer on Friday, which was aimed at increasing salaries by 45% of the salary scale allowances. , a raise granted from next year, but also an annual bonus of 1,500 lei granted from European funds until 2027. Then the trade unions specified that they would consult with the trade union members and give an answer.