Alexandru Ioan Cuza

The legacy left to us by the architects of the union of 1859, both institutional and symbolic, represents the solid foundation on which to continue Romania's modernization, President Klaus Iohannis said on Sunday, in a message occasioned by the 162nd anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities.

The presidents of the two Chambers of Parliament, Anca Dragu and Ludovic Orban, participate, on Sunday, in the events held on the occasion of the 162nd anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. Ludovic Orban will attend events organized in Focsani, which will start around 12.45 pm.

Pictures, letters, diplomatic documents, archival documents, press copies in the possession of the Romanian Academy Library illustrating both the role played by Alexandru Ioan Cuza in the Union of 1859 and the measures he took for the modernisation of the state during the seven years of his rule, as well as aspects of his private life, are on display in an exhibition called "The 200th birth ann

There are dozens of public parks and gardens in the Capital. Out of these, at least six are emblematic both in terms of their history and due to their landmass, and the attractions which delight visitors.

President Klaus Iohannis will be attending today a conference called "The State of the Union" to be hosted by the European University Institute in Florence, as a special guest. On the side-lines of the conference, Iohannis is expected to meet Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, according to the Presidential Administration.

President Klaus Iohannis attended the Te Deum religious service at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Thursday, officiated by Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR), occasioned by the celebration of the Romanian Principalities Union Day.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday stated in Iasi, while taking part in the manifestations occasioned by the 156th anniversary since the unification of the Romanian Principalities, that the power of solidarity "is the most important lesson that we should learn from the event 156 years ago."

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday, in his speech held in the Union Square in Iasi on the occasion of the Romanian Principalities Union Day, said that "disunity is the only enemy" of the Romanian people.

Photo (c) Adrian CUBA / AGERPRES STREAM

The Union Day of January 24, when the Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia united in 1859 will be celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral, in schools and cultural units in the capital on Saturday by a range of events.

Photo: (c) Alex MICSIK/AGERPRES STREAM

In an interview to AGERPRES under the 'MY CITY, BUCHAREST' project, actor Valentin Teodosiu talks about the Bucharest of his childhood, calling it 'exceptional,' admitting that he would not move out even if his emotions now are not that high as they used to be back then.