Eduárd Novák (36 yrs old) , cyclist from the Tusnad Cycling Team, Miercuri Ciuc, Romania has become world champion for the third time, after he took gold in the 4 km pursuit race at the veladrome, at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles. Eduárd succeeded in defeating the Czech rider Jiri Jezek, the world record holder in the final, by 3 seconds. Eduárd completed a perfect race and … Read more »World Champion now also at the veladrome!
Tagged: Ideas
European boost to SMEs
European leaders meeting in Brussels last week agreed that the regulatory burden on SMEs needs to be further reduced, something that the UK has very strongly argued for in its agenda for growth. The European Commission will therefore undertake to assess the impact of future regulations on micro enterprises and to screen the acquis to identify existing obligations from which micro enterprises could be excluded. This is very good news. … Read more »European boost to SMEs
Meet a Brit – media training coming soon
As economic recovery and competitiveness are at the heart of the European agenda, the British Embassy plans to run a media training programme on this heavyweight issue in the autumn. The idea is to bring a senior British business journalist to Romania to share from his/her experience in reporting and commenting about the challenges and opportunities facing the European bloc, Romania and the UK included. After all, the EU is … Read more »Meet a Brit – media training coming soon
See you on the 4th of June!
Guest blogger: Irina Niţă, Director, ACCEPT Association Several years ago I overheard someone talking during a coffee break, at a NGOs conference: ‘ACCEPT makes so much fuss, for what? For the less than 50 gay people who live in Romania!?’ Today there are still journalists who write about ‘hundreds of homosexuals’ living in Romania. Psychologists and psychiatrists ignore current scientific reality, and 40 years after homosexuality was removed from … Read more »See you on the 4th of June!
The vision for excellence in the Foreign Office
An exhilarating week for me, with plenty of networking during and on the margins of the Leadership Conference and opportunities to interact with other colleagues, locally-employed by the Foreign Office, from all around the world. I was impressed with the support that the Foreign Office received from the Prime Minister who gave recognition to the value that the diplomatic service brings in terms of political insight into and economic knowledge … Read more »The vision for excellence in the Foreign Office
Diplomatic excellence in the Foreign Office
The Foreign Office’s annual gathering of heads of mission, called the FCO Leadership Conference, will be dedicated this year to diplomatic excellence. I am privileged to attend this key event in May and to have a first-hand account of what the Foreign Secretary, top British diplomats from missions all across the world, and other colleagues think about and do to deliver on this topic. It will also be a wonderful opportunity to … Read more »Diplomatic excellence in the Foreign Office
And the winner is…
A film of many stars, with great actors and a truly inspirational storyline, “The King’s Speech” has been running across cinemas in Romania for a few weeks already. It is great to see its international impact, and recognition by a very demanding industry. I really enjoyed it and laughed much more than usual! I heard comments that the film is somewhat of a departure from the historical truth; well, I … Read more »And the winner is…
Guest blogger: The other side of Roma integration
Every now and then something happens and the debate about integration of the Roma minority in Romania is reignited. In 2010 it was the repatriation of several hundred Romanian Roma from France. Last year the attention of media, civil society, other Member States and the European Commission has turned once more to this subject. So when I took over the dossier in the Embassy the momentum was right and I … Read more »Guest blogger: The other side of Roma integration
Energise this contest!
The British Embassy is bringing the Olympic spirit closer to Bucharest with a competition inspired by the success story of the Olympic Park in London. Stretching over 4 weeks, 15 February-15 March, the competition invites students and young professional in architecture to come up with solutions to “re-energise” the area around the National Stadium Lia Manoliu, in Bucharest district 2. The winner will be awarded a trip to London, including … Read more »Energise this contest!
Social media, from avant-garde to mainstream
We are almost half-year into the exploration of opportunities brought forth by the new media and I could say we have made really good progress. We started with a “corporate” blog last spring, which took new speed early in the autumn, with the arrival of the new ambassador. We launched the embassy Facebook and Twitter channels in September, and have made over 1,000 new friends, who not only follow us … Read more »Social media, from avant-garde to mainstream
