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Several of Constantin Brancusi's love letters to Florence Meyer to go under the hammer
A collection of Constantin Brancusi's love letters to Florence Meyer, spanning roughly two decades, will be put up for auction by Artmark on March 4 at the Bucharest Cesianu-Racovita Palace.
Microsoft launches first laboratory equipped with artificial intelligence at Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Microsoft launched on Tuesday the first laboratory equipped with artificial intelligence within the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), thus giving students, professors and researchers at the university access to unlimited computational resources and computing power, according to a release issued on Tuesday for AGERPRES.
Bloomberg: Bulgaria May Delay its Bid to Adopt the Euro
Bulgaria signaled it may delay its bid to adopt the euro amid fears the preparatory steps could jeopardize a long-standing fixed exchange rate to the common currency, Bloomberg reported.
Minister Lajcak: Slovakia continues to be strong supporter of Romania's accession to Schengen Area
Slovakia continues to be a strong supporter of Romania's accession to the Schengen Area and of its candidacy for OECD membership, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Government of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajcak, on a visit to Bucharest, said on Tuesday.
President Klaus Iohannis to participate in extraordinary meeting of European Council
President Klaus Iohannis is set to attend, starting on Thursday, the extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels, where discussions will focus on the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union for 2021-2027, according to a press release of the Presidential Administration .
Ciolacu, Sassoli: We support increase in cohesion funds, correct implementation of common agricultural policy
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Ciolacu had a meeting in Brussels on Monday with the President of the European Parliament, David Maria Sassoli, on the topic of the European budget. "I continued the series of today's meetings with a constructive discussion that I had with Mr. David Maria Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, on the European budget.
Interim PM Orban meets EC Vice President Jourova - swift lift of CVM on agenda
Interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has evoked the priority granted by the Government in Bucharest to the swift lift of the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) within a meeting with Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova. The meeting took place on Sunday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Over 10,000 young people chose to leave Romania permanently in 2018 (INACO analysis)
More than 10,000 young people aged between 15 and 34 left Romania permanently in 2018, most of them from Bucharest, reveal findings of a recent analysis carried out by INACO - the Competitiveness Initiative. The research published on Monday shows that seasonal travels for studies, work, etc.
PM Orban stresses in Munich full legitimacy of Romania's aspirations for joining the Schengen area
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban stressed, in Munich, the full legitimacy of Romania's aspirations for joining the Schengen area, given that our country has long met the technical criteria in this regard. The Romanian prime minister participated as a guest of honor on Sunday in the panel discussion "Eurovision Contest: A Europe That Protects", within the Munich Security Conference.
Victor Ponta: We fight for the Pro Romania candidates
Pro Romania leader Victor Ponta called on his party colleagues "to rely only on themselves" in the electoral battles and to fight for the candidates of the party in the upcoming elections. "I am in Pro Romania and only in Pro Romania will I be, and I rely only on Pro Romania. If I relied on someone else it would mean making the same mistake every time.
Government: PM Orban voices in Munich interest in expanding economic cooperation with Germany
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban had a series of meetings with representatives of the business environment at the Munich Security Conference, voicing in context the interest for strengthening and expanding economic cooperation with Germany, informs a press release published by the Government on Saturday.
ForMin Aurescu welcomes US announcement on allocation of 1 bln US dollars for Three Seas Initiative
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu attended on Saturday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the round table on the Three Seas Initiative, on which occasion he welcomed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement on the allocation by the United States of one billion US dollars for investments in energy projects under the Three Seas Initiative, informs a press release of t
PM Orban thanks Georgian counterpart for involvement in Black Sea-Caspian transport route
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban had a meeting with his Georgian counterpart, Giorgi Gakharia, on Friday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in which context the Romanian official thanked his counterpart for the active involvement of his country in the Black Sea-Caspian transport route.
Health status of Romanian citizen infected with coronavirus on cruise ship, good
The health status of the coronavirus-infected Romanian national in Japan is good, and he will undergo further medical tests at the hospital in Japan where he has been admitted, Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) reported on Friday. An official of the Embassy of Romania in Tokyo on Friday went to the medical facility where the man had been admitted.
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
People enjoy Skopje's old Turkish Bazaar on February 13, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/Georgi Licovski.
Belgrade's Viktor statue was put back on display temporarily at Kalemegdan fortess for visitors to see before its permanently re-erected at the site on February 14, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/Marko Djokovic.