The new American ambassador to Bucharest Hans Klemm also presented his credentials to the Romanian president.
Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Romanias first communist leader and one of the masterminds of the process of Sovietisation that started in 1945 under the control of the Red Army, died in 1965.
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Victor Ieronim Stoichita, the current head of the Department of History of Art at Fribourg University in Switzerland, was trained in Bucharest, where he achieved his professional maturity, and then became well known in France and Germany.
The European Council president Donald Tusk has announced that the refugee crisis will be analyzed at top level next week. The issue was also on the agenda of Romanias Higher Defense Council in Bucharest.
Hungarys attempts to stop immigrants come under growing international criticism.
Relations between Romania and Hungary tighten as Hungary decides to extend its fence along the Serbian border towards Romania to stem the flow of migrants and Romanias prime minister Victor Ponta criticises Hungarys handling of the refugee crisis.
E-sight is a digital education and social integration project for visually impaired children using the latest technology.
Bucharest Greeters is an informal organization through which anyone can be a guide or can register on the site as a tourist, provided they have time on their hands and are willing to do that.
Nicolae Daicu, president of the Fine Artists' Union in Brasov, believes in the educational value of art.
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