Parliament

Romania’s Parliament Hall renamed in honour of King Michael I

The Vice President of the Senate of Romania, Alina Gorghiu, announced on Monday that the plenary hall of the Senate will be named after King Michael I of Romania. “It is definitely a beautiful moment for every senator, for every parliamentarian when they have the opportunity to speak in the plenary of the Senate, on…

May 12, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Parliament awards Ecumenical Patriarch for his environmental work

The Greek Parliament and the Association of Constantinople awarded the Ecumenical Bartholomew for his multifaceted contribution to environmental protection, during a ceremony held at the Megaron Mousikis in Athens. The ceremony took place in the ‘Christos Lambrakis’ hall in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the political class as…

Oct 11, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Patriarch Daniel attends Parliament joint sitting to mark 100th anniversary of Bessarabia’s Union with Romania

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended Tuesday the solemn sitting of the two chambers of Romania’s Parliament to mark the 100th anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with the Mother Land. Romania’s Parliament endorsed a Declaration for the celebration of the Union between Bessarabia and the Mother Land, Romania, in 1918. “The Romanian Parliament constituted in…

Apr 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Parliament convenes solemn meeting to commemorate King Michael. Patriarch Daniel: King Michael was a steady believer of the Romanian Orthodox Church

The two chambers of the Romanian Parliament, namely the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, met on Monday, December 11, to commemorate Romania’s late King Michael I, who passed away to the Lord on December 5 at the age of 96. The solemn meeting of the joint plenum of the House and the Senate, dedicated…

Dec 12, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Parliamentary Elections 2016: Patriarch of Romania votes in Bucharest

Romanians voted Sunday, 11 December 2016, the parliamentarians that would represent them in the next four years. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, voted Sunday evening in Bucharest, at polling station no. 648. After casting his vote, His Beatitude offered small icons to those present. The Romanian Parliament is bicameral: it comprises…

Dec 12, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu