Romanian Cultural Institute

Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York Dorian Branea told AGERPRES, in an interview, that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the institution's activity in the online environment, and this meant the identification of new ways to promote the Romanian values on the New York cultural market, but also a greater visibility, in all corners of the world.

Romania will stage about 250 first-rate cultural events at the EUROPALIA 2019 International Festival of Arts, which opens in Brussels on October 1 with an exhibition dedicated to late Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi.

AGERPRES special correspondent Catalina Matei reports: Developing co-operation between the Romanian and Israeli nations was the main topic of discussion held in Jerusalem on Tuesday as part of a visit by the Minister for Romanians Abroad, Natalia Intotero, along with an official retinue, at the Jerusalem City Hall.

The Romania-France Season will be an occasion to reassert the values, and to the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) the participation in this program is an experience that will certainly enrich it," the President of the ICR Liliana Turoiu said, after having signed the minutes of the 5th meeting of the 2018 - 2019 Romania - France Season Joint Committee.

The "Romania: Evolution" photo exhibition that was put together by the AGERPRES National News Agency is opened until 14 August at the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in Beijing.

Theatre, music, dance, film shows, workshops and a 'delicacies' fair, all make the programme of the 9th edition of The Night of Cultural Institutes in Bucharest, the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) informed on Tuesday in a press release.

AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia, reports: President Klaus Iohannis voiced his concern over the "sneaky" replacement of the leadership of the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR).

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The Senate Speaker, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, on Tuesday announced two persons have already submitted their candidacies for becoming the next Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) head, namely Radu Boroianu, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Iulian Tanase, from the National Liberal Party (PNL).

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Romania is set to participate in this year's edition of the London International Book Fair, about to start on April 14, with 15 publishing houses, according to a release sent by the Romanian Embassy in London to AGERPRES on Thursday.

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AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia, reports: Romania's ambassador to France Bogdan Mazuru says an incident involving invitations to President Klaus Iohannis's meeting with the local Romanian community was 'an unfortunate blunder.' On Tuesday, he declared he might be responsible, not guilty about a document attached to email invitations that included offensive comments about the guests.