Libertatea (Pančevo)

For other uses, see Libertatea (disambiguation).

Libertatea

Categories	current affairs
Frequency	Weekly
Publisher	National Council of the Romanian National Minority since 2004 (originally, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina)[1]
First issue	1945[2]
Country	Serbia
Based in	Pančevo (Panciova)
Language	Romanian
Website	libertatea.rs

Libertatea (lit. Liberty) is leading Romanian language weekly newspaper in Serbia published in Pančevo (Romanian: Panciova), in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The newspaper was established in 1945 after the end of World War II in Yugoslavia.^[2]

While originally established by the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina the region transferred all rights and responsibilities to the National Council of the Romanian National Minority in 2004.^[1]

History

The newspaper was established in 1945 while the transfer of rights happened in 2004. In 2018 newspaper was awarded the Ordinul "Meritul Cultural" by the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis.^[3]

2020 management board dismissal controversy

In February 2020 telephone session the National Council of the Romanian National Minority dismissed the Management Board and appointed new members of that body.^[3] The 20 staff members of the newspaper's publishing house (including the director Niku Čobanu) strongly condemned the action of the Romanian National Council.^[3] The decision was criticized by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina as an attempt to turn Libertatea into a bulletin of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).^[3] The decision was criticized by the opposition Alliance for Serbia as well.^[3]

See also

• Romanians of Serbia
• Romanian language in Serbia
• Magyar Szó

References

1. "Odluka o prenošenju osnivačkih prava nad novinsko-izdavačkom ustanovom "Libertatea", Pančevo i novinama "Libertatea"". Paragraf Lex Demo. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. "Libertatea : organ al Uniunii Socialiste a Poporului Muncitor din Voivodina". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. "Kolektiv Libertatee: Nacionalni savet Rumuna smenio Upravni odbor na telefonskoj sednici". Autonomija.info. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Romanian)