Aducem la cunostinta membrilor organizatiei noastre, precum si a celorlalti membri ai comunitatii Romana-Americana din Florida, faptul ca Guvernul Romaniei, prin Ministerul pentru Romanii de Pretutindeni a acordat organizatorilor fonduri pentru sponsorizarea Festivalului Romanesc Renasterea. Salutam aceasta hotarare a Guvernului Roman care onoreaza organizatia nostra si dovedeste interesul acestuia in mentinerea si promovarea identitatii si traditiilor natiunii Romane. Prin acordarea acestor fonduri de incurajare a organizarii festivalului Romanesc in South Florida, Guvernul Roman, dovedeste ca este mult mai interesat in mentinerea identitatii natiunii Romane si perpetuarea traditiilor ei decit comunitatile cu origine romaneasca care locuiesc in South Florida. Dupa cum
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French Ambassador awards writer Gabriela Adamesteanu Knight of Order of Arts and Letters medal
France’s Ambassador Philippe Gustin on Friday awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters medal to writer Gabriela Adamesteanu, whom he characterised as one of the most important voices of Romanian literature. Photo credit: (c) SORIN LUPSA / AGERPRES FOTO ‘For your entire work, for your contribution to the dissemination of arts and letters in Romania and worldwide, for the artistic creativity (…), in one word, for your talent and, also, mostly for this friendship that ties you to my country, on behalf of the Culture Minister, I hereby name you Knight of the Order of Arts and
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Six F-16 fighter jets to participate in Romanian-American joint drill at Campia Turzii
Over 250 airmen of the U.S. Air Force, with six F-16 fighter jets, together with around 200 Romanian military personnel, pilots and technical staff, with MiG-21 LanceR aircraft from the Air Base 71st, will participate, April 10 to 17, in the Romanian-American joint drill “Dacian Viper 2014,” which will take place at the Campia Turzii military airfield. Photo credit: (c) Lucian TUDOSE / AGERPRES ARCHIVE “The main goal of the drill is to increase the preparation level by training in a multinational environment, developing cooperation and improving interoperability between the armies of some NATO member countries, as well as practicing
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Aurescu: Romania a close ally and strategic partner of US
The Foreign Ministry State Secretary for Strategic Affairs Bogdan Aurescu sustained a lecture on Tuesday, April 8 at the Center for Transatlantic Relations of the Johns Hopkins University of Washington, highlighting Romania’s profile of ‘close ally and strategic partner of the United States of America’, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informed in a release to AGERPRES on Wednesday. Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES PHOTO According to this source, the lecture theme was ‘Romania’s strategic relevance in the current regional security context.’ ‘State Secretary Bogdan Aurescu’s intervention highlighted Romania’s profile as close ally and strategic partner of the
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A message from the President
After months of serious consideration, we sadly decided to cancel the First Romanian Festival, Renaissance, in Hollywood, Florida, scheduled for the weekend of May 3-4. We came to the conclusion that at this time, there simply is not sufficient interest, funding and involvement from the community and local businesses to justify the efforts and expenses to implement such a big undertaking. We accept that the goal to host such a large event was a bit lofty and too ambitious for such a young organization. With that said, we did not fully abandon our good intentions. As we look forward to
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AgriMin Constantin confident about wine export potential
Romanian wines could be successfully exported to third-party markets, where they are promoted through a programme financed with EU funds, the Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin said at a wine tasting event on the margin of the 29th European Regional Conference (ERC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Photo credit (c): Mihai POZIUMSCHI / AGERPRES Photo ‘We have a promotion programme for the Romanian wines, financed from European funds and from the state budget, especially on third party markets. Thus we have promoted wines in Thailand, China, Switzerland, and Russia, too, I think, that is
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Ponta: 250 M euros going to research is best investment
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Thursday that the allotment of the EU funds for research and for supporting the activity of the young PhD and post-PhD students represents the best investment for the future. Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO ‘If we have managed to allot 150 million euros for the school infrastructure — absolutely necessary, in fact — at the beginning of this year, from the European funds too, the more so the fact that today more than 250 million euros goes to human investment, to people who must continue a positive path for our
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Kelemen: Art Safari, extremely courageous initiative necessary for Bucharest and entire Romanian society
Minister of Culture Hunor Kelemen thinks that the Art Safari is an extremely courageous initiative which, without doubt, is equally necessary for Bucharest and for the entire Romanian society. Photo credit: (c) George CALIN / AGERPRES PHOTO ‘Art Safari will be an European means to popularize, know and promote Romanian art in its dynamics and in the contemporary European context,’ Kelemen on Thursdays told the press conference on organizing the Art Safari Art Pavilion in Bucharest, which was held in the Ion Heliade Radulescu Assembly Hall of the Library of the Academy. In the opinion of the Minister of Culture,
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Romania among EU countries with highest rises in February retail trade volumes
The volume of retail trade in Romania advanced 1.4 per cent in February 2014 from January 2014. A higher rise in the European Union in similar terms was recorded only by Malta (1.9 per cent), according to data released on Thursday by the EU’s statistical office Eurostat. Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES ARCHIVE In February 2014 compared with January 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.4 per cent in the euro area (EA18) — Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland
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Football: Razvan Burleanu meets Michel Platini at the House of European Football in Nyon
President of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), Razvan Burleanu, had a meeting with the UEFA President, Michel Platini, at the House of European Football, in Nyon, occasion on which Platini wanted to assure Burleanu of UEFA’s entire support for the Romanian football, according to a press release on the website of the FRF. Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES PHOTO On the occasion of this meeting, President Razvan Burleanu also gave an interview for the UEFA webpage, in which he reiterated his intention to initiate a new way of thinking and to start new projects following the UEFA model
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