On Tuesday (10 September 2024), Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana was awarded the NATO Meritorious Service Medal by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for his service to the Alliance, https://www.nato.int/ reads. During his tenure as the first NATO Deputy Secretary General from Central and Eastern Europe, Mr Geoana made numerous contributions to NATO. As the Alliance’s “innovation champion” and Chair of NATO’s Innovation Board, he contributed to the creation of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). He was also instrumental in deepening NATO’s partnerships, “helping to take our cooperation with the EU to unprecedented levels, and enhancing our work with other partners around the world,” said the Secretary General at the medal ceremony. The Secretary General thanked Mr Geoana for being “a leading advocate for NATO, engaging – and connecting – with audiences from all walks of life, promoting our shared values and explaining how we defend them every day.” Mr Geoana expressed his gratitude to NATO staff: “I want to thank you for what you represent. I want to thank you for the privilege of working and helping me in everything we did.” Reflecting on his time in office, Mr Geoana said “these five years, I can say have been probably the most transformative years in the 75 year history of our great Alliance.” He concluded with words of encouragement, advising the staff to: “continue to believe in this organization, continue to believe in what we represent, what we stand for.” Mr Geoana, a former foreign minister for Romania, became NATO Deputy Secretary General in October 2019.
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Writer and translator Corina Oproae has won this year’s Premio Tusquets Editores de Novela for the novel La casa limón, set against the background of the Ceaușescu regime. Oproae, who was born in Făgăraș, has been living in Spain since 1998. She has published the poetry books Mil y una muerte, Intermitencias,...
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Dubai, a city noted for its abundant way of life and tall towers, also offers a wide variety of affordable living choices appealing to investors worldwide, including Romania. Dubai offers an appealing prospect with its strategic position, strong economy, and friendly investment environment for those wishing to make economical real estate investments. Whether you are […]
The Apprentice, director Ali Abbasi's new movie in which Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan plays a young version of Donald Trump, will arrive in cinemas in Romania on October 18, one week after the US release date, according to Paginademedia.ro. The feature was selected in the main competition at Cannes this year. The...
