This afternoon I will be conducting a focus group with a number of Chevening alumni from a variety of professional backgrounds (press, law, trade, political) to discuss how they perceive UK as a partner in the EU. I look forward to a two-hour long discussion, and hope at the end of it we come up with a list of top three objectives on how to improve local perceptions by September … Read more »Focus group on Europe: the take from Chevening alumni
Shared experience on human rights between Romania and the UK
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office launched yesterday the 2012 Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report, which details our efforts to promote human rights during 2012. I’ve invited Iulian to tell us more about the rights of the disabled and the joint work that could be done between Romania and the UK on this issue: My name is Iulian Craciun and, when they see me, most people refer to me as “disabled”. … Read more »Shared experience on human rights between Romania and the UK
Restart: Chevening Alumni network
I invited our colleague Ian Saunders to tell us more about our network of Chevening alumni and scholars with whom we reconnected recently. Ian, you have the floor! Attended by nearly 60 fellows and scholars and hosted by the Ambassador at his residence the gathering was a night of pleasant mix of networking and socialising. Among our valuable scholars we can proudly mention a former Prime Minister, senior economists, state secretaries, businessmen … Read more »Restart: Chevening Alumni network
AKCEES-ing entrepreneurship is GREAT
Entrepreneurship is one of those key words business people bring up a lot these days. And it is easy to understand why. Jobs for the ever-increasing unemployed youths, creativity, innovation, and competitive edges that can bring more dynamism to Romania’s business landscape – these are just of a few of the arguments that are put forward and that make entrepreneurship a viable and desirable solution for Romania. On Friday, I … Read more »AKCEES-ing entrepreneurship is GREAT
Christmas soup kitchen for the homeless of Bucharest
The British Embassy joined forces with Bucharest’s leading homeless charity Casa Ioana on Thursday 20th December to serve food to the homeless of Bucharest. On a sub zero and snowy December morning at the main train station in Bucharest, volunteers from the Embassy worked together with the staff from Casa Ioana. The team served … Read more »Christmas soup kitchen for the homeless of Bucharest
Great Britons in Romania
Today I would like to present the story of yet another great Briton in Romania, as told by Peter Thomas, Head of Political Team in the British Embassy in Bucharest: Fifth in our series of Great Britons in Romania is Sally Wood-Lamont, President of the Romanian National Paralympics Committee and founder of the Lamont Centre, a sports club for young disabled adults. Sally’s journey to Romania can be described as either … Read more »Great Britons in Romania
Guest blog: The Paralympic Games through the eyes of Cristina Bazavan
This week I invited Cristina Bazavan, blogger and friend, to guest blog about the Paralympic Games. Cristina has just returned from the Games in London so she can tell us more about the unseen side of the people, the places and the emotions she experienced. Let’s find out more! Check Cristina’s blogs in Romanian. Find out more about Cristina Bazavan from her blog.
The Romanian Paralympic Team is training for the Games
The following is a guest blog by Sally Wood-Lamont, President of the Romanian National Paralympic Committee. The Romanian Paralympic team are currently at their Pre-Paralympic Games training camp in Knowsley, Liverpool. The cycling team, with athletes Eduard Novak, currently world champion in both the road and track events with Torok Imre a fellow cyclist from the Tusnaud Cycling club in Miercuri Ciuc, together with his trainer Cristiano Valoppi and staff … Read more »The Romanian Paralympic Team is training for the Games
Great Britons in Romania: Captain Stan Platt OBE, founder of Light Into Europe
Today I invited our colleague Ian Saunders to share with us his interview with Captain Stan Platt OBE, founder of Light Into Europe, which currently sources and trains guide dogs for the blind. This is the fourth in our series of blogs about Great Britons in Romania. Stan’s first experience of Romania was shortly after the December 1989 revolution. He very quickly made friends and in co operation with the … Read more »Great Britons in Romania: Captain Stan Platt OBE, founder of Light Into Europe
HAI ROMANIA
The following is a guest blog by Rhys Osborne, Head of Registry at British Embassy Bucharest Last Friday I spoke at a Reception held to officially send-off the Romanian Paralympic Team heading to London in the coming weeks for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The reception, arranged by Sally Wood-Lamont, President of the Romanian Paralympic Committee and a GREAT Briton in Romania, was overwhelmingly successful. Over 120 guests attended and 22 … Read more »HAI ROMANIA