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Romania commemorates Roma Holocaust victims: Sufferings were long unknown

Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is paying "pious homage" to the memory of the Roma Holocaust victims, pointing out that "the sufferings of the Romany people in Nazi concentration and extermination camps and their allies during WWII were long unknown to the general public, which contributed to the perpetuation of prejudices affecting this community." August 2 marks the National Roma Holocaust R

Cristian Mungiu's RMN - top funding recipient at National Cinematography Center's pitch funding competition

The co-production RMN directed by Cristian Mungiu is the recipient of the largest grant - 3 million lei - in the Fiction Feature Film section of the 2021 session of the pitch funding competition organized by the National Cinematography Center (CNC).

St. Clair: Helicopter, returned to Kogalniceanu Base; no speculation into cause until investigation is complete

A Black Hawk helicopter that had to resort to precautionary landing on Thursday in Charles de Gaulle Square in Bucharest will be returned to the Mihail Kogalniceanu military base, and the American side will not speculate into a cause until the investigation is complete, Major Matthew St. Clair told AGERPRES on Friday.

MApN: Air Force Day - without military aircraft flyovers; there will be only transport aircraft

The festivities organized on Air Force Day will take place without military aircraft flyovers, with only C-130 Hercules and C 27J Spartan transport aircraft to fly above the Triumphal Arch, on the occasion of the end of the mission of the Romanian Army in Afghanistan, informs a press release of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN).

ForMin Aurescu: COVID-19 pandemic will not be the EU's last challenge; further consolidation needed

The European Union needs to be further consolidated because the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will not be the EU's last challenge, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Thursday. "This pandemic will not be the EU's last challenge.

France Day - Laurence Auer: We dedicate the ceremony to medical staff, vaccination efforts worldwide

French Ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer has dedicated Wednesday's celebration of her country's National Day - July 14 - to the medical staff involved in the fight against COVID-19 and vaccination efforts around the world.

Diplomat George Ciamba has contributed substantially to important moments of Romania's Euro-Atlantic path

George Ciamba "contributed substantially to the important moments of Romania's Euro-Atlantic path" through his devoted diplomatic activity for over three decades, a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs.

Conductor Ion Marin honored with France's Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters

Conductor Ion Marin was presented today with the French Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters "for his immense career, for his tireless friendship for France, for the constant connection he has established" between France and Romania, as French ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer said at the award ceremony.

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