28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
The wonderful work of charities clearly makes its mark in Romania this summer, with many British charities and individuals signing up to help the poorer communities or those affected by illness. I was particularly moved to learn about an upcoming charity walk from Bucharest to Brasov aimed at raising awareness about and funds for injured […]
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
It’s been a while since my last posting, but have now come back with a vengeance! Despite the torrid summertime, there is so much going on, both in the embassy, with preparations to welcome the new ambassador designate on fast track, and outside of it, with many British people travelling to Romania to help make […]
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
Today I had the opportunity, together with other colleagues in the Embassy, to attend a lunchtime presentation on peace-building and conflict prevention held by PATRIR’s Kai F. Brand-Jacobsen. Kai has been working on conflict prevention since he was a teenager and now, after many years and many projects across the globe, has developed a very coherent […]
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
Hello everybody, Swapping from green work to floods to e-fraud, I thought I would draw your attention to some useful info I picked up from the British Embassy in Ukraine on how to avoid Mass Market Scams. Have you been victims to such scams or on-line fraud?
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
Dear friends, You may have heard about the recent devastating floods affecting Romania. This is not news anymore, as various regions of the country have been hit by floods or otherwise extreme drought in the last 3 or 4 years – what more compelling argument do we need to really focus on the effects of […]
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
Hi again, Not a specific subject today, but I thought you may want to meet us at our workplace and put a face to a name. Let us know what you think!
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
I chose to dedicate my first “corporate” blog entry to the Embassy green work as the subject is so closed to my heart – my academic background is a combination of Journalism and Chemical Engineering, and so I have been an avid supporter of environmental protection. It is an impressive accomplishment to see how Romania […]
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28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
The British Government has just launched an interactive map that highlights some of the possible impacts of a global temperature rise of 4 degrees Celsius. This is an interesting approach to flag up once again why the UK Government and other countries believe we must keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius: because beyond that […]
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
The British cabinet has launched an e-government initiative asking Facebook users to have a say on how government could make savings in public spending. What do you think about this initiative? Do you have any ideas to share with us? Looking forward for your comments,
28th March 2011 Bucharest, Romania
A powerful statement from one of my role models, leadership educator John Maxwell. I was one of the approximately 1,000 people who attended his leadership seminar in Bucharest last Wednesday, 23 March. A rare opportunity to see (and shake hands with!) the author of many of my favourite books on personal development. I hear often […]
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