Paul Brummell
Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department, Communication Directorate
21st September 2016
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On Sunday morning I headed to a small supermarket of the La doi Pasi chain at the base of one of the towers of Asmita Gardens residential complex, close to the canalised Dambovita river in the southern part of the Romanian capital. I was there to meet Dan Barbulescu, Director of the Vacaresti Natural Park […]
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16th September 2016
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Following a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2007, the International Day of Democracy is commemorated on 15 September each year. The day provides an opportunity to think about democracy, what it offers, and the consequences for those people who do not live in democratic societies. The British government believes that democracy is the form […]
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28th June 2016
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I spent a day last week with a team from the UK-headquartered non-governmental organisation Fauna & Flora International and their Romanian partner Asociatia Zarand, in the Zarand region of south-western Transylvania. I was there to learn more about an EU-supported initiative, LIFE Connect Carpathians, focused on protecting the large carnivores which are such a remarkable […]
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21st June 2016
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The British Embassy in Bucharest hosted last week a reception for our partners and contacts across the worlds of government, business, diplomacy, culture, civil society, defence and law enforcement cooperation. The reception marked the official birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, which falls on the 2nd Saturday in June. Her Majesty’s actual birthday is 21 April, […]
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7th June 2016
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I attended a moving event on 31 May at the top of the hill in the eastern Carpathians named Pogany-Havas, the Pagan Snow Cap. Friends and villagers had walked up from the pass below to commemorate the life of British environmentalist Barbara Knowles, who sadly passed away earlier this year. Barbara was one of the […]
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29th December 2015
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Singer-songwriter Andreea is excited at an opportunity she has been given to perform abroad in another state of BurEUcratia. Her concert is a great success. Her new fans snap up her CDs and ask her where they can download her music. Andreea travels home buzzing with new ideas, and plans to raise the funds to […]
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23rd December 2015
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2015 has been a packed year for the Embassy. These are some of the highlights. 1. Visit of Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond The Foreign Secretary came to Romania on 14 January to discuss our bilateral Strategic Partnership and EU reform with the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. 2. GREAT Mega Mission A delegation of […]
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18th December 2015
Last in a series of video blogs looking at soft skills is Ben Giddings, European Digital Transformation Manager. Ben Giddings and his team oversee digital activity in Europe. In this video, he explains how British embassies and British diplomats make the best use of digital platforms.
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17th December 2015
Next up in our list of video blogs is Dana Tane, who has worked for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement around the world, from Ethiopia to Nepal. In this piece she looks at the challenges currently faced by humanitarian workers. Dana Tane was one of main speakers for the project’s seminar in […]
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14th December 2015
In this fourth episode of the Soft Skills in Hard Times, our guest blogger, Madalina Vlangar, explains how soft skills can make a difference when working in law enforcement and peace keeping operations. Madalina Vlangar is working as an Internal Affairs Attaché at the Romanian Embassy in Spain, and was one of our guest speakers […]
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