A dispute arose between the two regarding the representation of Romania to the European Council reunion of June 28, The dispute degenerated in civil disobedience and conflicting views between political parties. At a press conference, Ponta broke the letter, ironically replying this gesture.
Ponta respond in a way that nobody expected. Government takes in authority the Official Monitor, delaying publication of the Constitutional Court decision, regarding participation in European Council and making the presence of Victor Ponta in Brussels to be legal.
On June 18, , online edition of Nature magazine published the news that Victor Ponta, "Prime Minister of Romania, has been accused of copying large sections of his PhD thesis in law from previous publications, without proper reference". Concomitantly, imputation of plagiarism was also published by German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
A document published by TVR presents the passages of thesis copied in parallel with source texts. It appears that much of the work was copied, word for word, from the following works: [ 19 ]. Members of the National Council for the Recognition of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates decided, after examining the thesis of PM Ponta, that he had plagiarized 85 pages of the work, [ 20 ] although in the press had conveyed numbers from 30 [ 21 ] to about pages plagiarized from these works.
Diaconu author of one of the three plagiarized works , having Daniela Coman as co-author. Elena Udrea also had four discussions with Blejnar, in that they fixed appointments. The company belongs to some PDL friends. Likewise, President demanded explanations about Rompetrol and told Blejnar to find solutions together with the Minister of Justice.
