Paul Brummell
Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department, Communication Directorate
15th June 2015
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I moved to the UK 12 years ago. I lived outside of London for a while before moving to London after 3 years. My integration into the British community was bumpy at first as I didn’t speak English at all. Somehow I made it, and now I am a photographer and at the same time I run a private school of photography in central London. This is […]
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11th June 2015
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It was a summer day in August and I was having burgers and fries at the only McDonald’s in Berceni, a peripheral neighborhood in Bucharest. Misha, who was sipping out of a Coke plastic cup, was soon to be the first employee of my budding new venture that had no clients, no money and no […]
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10th June 2015
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My adventure in United Kingdom started with a summer piano masterclass. I initially came to London for two weeks and it was enough for me to know that it’s truly the place to be. I was stolen by the cultural diversity and by the variety of professional opportunities. At that time, being more connected with […]
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9th June 2015
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My family fled Romania when I was just 6 years old and we eventually settled in Britain in 1972. Separation from beloved family members and loss featured heavily in the hearts and minds of all of us, but I am eternally grateful to the brave action of my family in their quest for a better […]
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8th June 2015
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Adrian Pascu-Tulbure was born in Piatra Neamţ, moved to the UK in 1991, and joined the UK Civil Service directly after leaving Cambridge University, where he read English Literature. After stints in a Ministerial Private Office and working on UK-EU relations in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, he joined HM Treasury as their Ministerial Speechwriter. […]
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4th June 2015
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Two events on successive days last week demonstrated again to me the important role which Great Britons working with Romanian counterparts in the civil society sector are playing in supporting groups and communities in need of help, in these cases young people coping with disabilities. On Friday I made my second visit to Galati, on […]
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