28th March 2011
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British companies are not just investing in Romania to reach the Romanian market. The new business model is to invest in Romania to reach markets across the world. Why? Because Romania’s workforce is among the best and most competitive in Europe. I saw two examples on visits to Brasov and Sibiu last week. GlaxoSmithKline established […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
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 […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
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 […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
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 […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
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 […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
The Little People Association has been working for the past decade with children who are battling cancer in Romania. The work initially started in one oncology centre in the North of Romania. Our daily activities provided an escape from the treatment procedures that a young child or teenager had to endure – board games, movie […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
For those who have seen Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, the colour code is hopefully a familiar reminder of the iconic 1990s movie. For the less avid film fans, the British Embassy is looking for 10:10 agents to act as our private eye squad and spot places/things across Romania that are energy wasters. We have just launched […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
This Saturday was a special day for the city of Bucharest and for other places around the country that joined the “Let’s do it Romania” eco-initiative. A great opportunity to help our hometown get a facelift, the clean-up campaign gathered an impressive number of enthusiasts, including five British Embassy staff (photo below). Check our Facebook account […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
Recently I said I would invite guest bloggers, some of them Embassy colleagues and other members of the expat community, to write about their work and experiences in Romania. The first story comes from our Consul Barry Davidson, who shares a bit of what goes on when children, great football and consular work come together. The […]
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28th March 2011
Bucharest, Romania
The British Embassy in Romania has decided to support a wonderful project, which I think will prove that Romanians do stick up for themselves and do care about the environment. I’ve been telling you about the Let’s do it Romania! project some time ago. Looking at their interactive round-the country solid waste map, I was […]
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