Romania ratified the Agreement on Establishing the CEF and became the sixth member of the CEF as an international organization. The other five are Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Slovenia. We are marking the month of Romania with promotion materials about cultural heritage, history and landscape in Romanian corner in our lobby. Our learning facilitators will present Romanian culture to participants of learning events and give them an opportunity to share their experiences connected with Romania. We will spread the word about the activities also through our various communication channels including social media.

Did you know the following interesting facts about Romania:

• Name Romania derives from the Latin “Romanus” meaning “citizen of Rome.”
• Bucharest, the capital of Romania is the sixth largest city in the EU.
• The River Danube, Europe’s second longest river flows through Romania.
• Romania joined NATO in 2004 and EU in 2007.
• Majority of Romanians is Easter Orthodox Christians and speakers of Romanian, a Romance language.
• City of Sibiu was the 2007 European Capital of culture.
• Automobile Dacia is car manufacturer that takes name from Romanian historic region.
• Bran Castle is a popular tourist attraction.
• The Carpathian Mountains are home to one of the largest virgin forests in Europe.
• Nicolae Paulescu, Romanian professor of medicine discovered insulin.
• Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament is the second largest administrative building in the world, next only to the Pentagon in the United States.