Nicolae Iorga

Head of Academy Ioan-Aurel Pop: Iorga - an institution; he is part of the generation that built greater Romania

 The President of the Romanian Academy, Ioan-Aurel Pop, on the occasion of a session devoted to Nicolae Iorga on Wednesday, said that Iorga is part of the generation of builders of the greater Romania and of European affirmation, leaving to posterity an intellectual work of "unprecedented amplitude." "Nicolae Iorga is indisputably part of the generation of builders of the greater Romania and of

CultMin Gheorghiu on Romania's participating in Venice Biennale: Romania has a privileged place

Romania has a privileged place in terms of visibility at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale), Romanian Culture Minister Bogdan Gheorghiu said on Tuesday. "Here, I have two arguments. One would be the visitor inflow, which is a huge one. For instance, last year over 600,000 people visited the Arts Biennale, and two years ago, almost 300,000 persons visited the Architecture Biennale.

Minister Intotero:Encyclopedia of Romanians outside country borders, House of Romanians everywhere - among Centennial year projects

Minister for Romanians Abroad Natalia Intotero this Tuesday presented a conference devoted to the diaspora some highlights of the programs dedicated to the Romanians who live outside country borders, occasioned by the Centennial year, which include - among others - putting out an Encyclopedia of Romanians everywhere, promoting Romanian literature in 100 diaspora libraries and the inauguration o

Academician Theodorescu on Greater Union: It was the masterpiece of political thinking called January 1859

Historians from all over Romania and abroad attended on Wednesday a symposium called "The Greater Union - the culmination of a millenary history," organised by the National Defence College Foundation and the National Defence College at the Central University Library in Bucharest, an event that is part of the series of events dedicated to the Centennial of the December 1, 1918 Greater Union.

UWK World Cup in Belgrade, first competition organised under the aegis of United World Karate

The UWK World Cup, to be held in Belgrade on April 25-27, will be the first competition to ever be organised under the aegis of the United World Karate, according to the calendar established at the first meeting of the world organisation's Board of Directors this year in Bucharest.

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Member of audiovisual watchdog indicted for influence peddling

Anticorruption prosecutors have indicted Narcisa Iorga, a member of the National Audiovisual Council (CNA, broadcast media supervising authority) for influence peddling or abuse of authority for personal or third party profits, in a case also involving Viorel Hrebenciuc, a parliament member of the Social Democratic Party.