A European Defense Minister resigned due to an “error” in his CV

On Friday, the Romanian Defense Minister announced his resignation after stating that he had made a “mistake” in his CV regarding his university degree, as controversy escalated over his providing false information..

Yonot Musteano, who admitted that he wrote in his CV that he graduated from a university he had never attended, said that he did not want this controversy to “distract” the attention of the NATO member state at a time when it and Europe were under a “Russian attack.”

“Today, I resigned from my position as Minister of National Defense… Romania and Europe are under Russian attack. Our national security must be defended with everything possible,” Musteanu said in a Facebook post.

Mustiano was under pressure after a media investigation published Thursday revealed that his CV contained incorrect information. On the same day, he apologized for what he described as “a mistake that I admit embarrasses me” and said he had prepared his CV in 2016 using a template he found online..

Prime Minister Eli Bologan said in a statement that he would propose that Minister of Economy and Tourism Radu Mirota temporarily take over the defense portfolio..