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An exclusive photo exhibition marking a century from the birth of Ion Ratiu, can be admired until the end of August in the Union Square of Rasnov. Rare snapshots with Pope John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterand and Yasser Arafat, copies of the graduation diploma at the University of Cambridge, images of his return to Romania after more than 40 years of exile are some of the main attractions. Tuesday, Aug
On the 17th of January 2016 we commemorate 16 years since we lost Ion Ratiu – ‘The best President Romania never had’ – as he is often remembered; a patriot who fought all his life for a democratic and socially just Romanian society. At The Romanian Cultural Centre in London (RCC) we feel that the best way to pay our respects to him is to celebrate his life’s work, rather than to simply commemorate his death. We say t
The Global Europe Program is pleased to host the 11th Annual Ion Ratiu Democracy Award Workshop on Political Challenges of Contemporary Azerbaijan featuring keynote remarks the 2015 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, Dr. Jamil Hasanli, an historian and democracy activist in Azerbaijan. Established in 2005, the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award (IRDA) aims to bring visibility and international recognition to the idea
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is pleased to announce that Dr. Jamil Hasanli, a leading scholar and political activist from Azerbaijan, will receive the 2015 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, a one-month fellowship in Washington, D.C. The awardee was selected by the Ratiu Award Board which includes former awardees, such as Polish dissident and public intellectual Adam Michnik. A former member of parlia
Nicolae Rațiu, President of the Rațiu Family Charitable Foundation and Chairman of the Rațiu Democracy Center Board of Directors, will be awarded the "Nihil Sine Deo" Royal Decoration, granted through the decision of HRH King Michael I of Romania. According to the Royal House, the medal is awarded to leading personalities in social, scientific, education, cultural, spiritual, economic, political and military fields,
Nicolae Ratiu was presented with his MBE (Most Excellent Order of Member of the British Empire) by HRH Prince Charles today at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his work with Disadvantaged Romanians. Prince Charles confessed his own love of Romania proudly stating that it would now be 18 times that he has visited. He congratulated Nicolae Ratiu on the projects supported by the Ratiu Foundation and CRD, in particula
The Global Europe Program is pleased to host the 10th Annual Ion Ratiu Democracy Award Workshop on Ukrainian Democracy After the Maidan featuring keynote remarks the 2014 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, Mustafa Nayyem, a journalist, democracy activist and Parliamentarian in Ukraine. This event is co-sponsored by the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation, the Ratiu Center for Democracy, and the Kennan Institu
On the January 17th 2015 we commemorate 15 years since we lost Ion Ratiu – ‘The best President Romania never had’ – as he is often remembered, a patriot who fought all his life for a democratic and socially just Romanian society. At The Romanian Cultural Centre in London (RCC) we feel that the best way to pay our respects to him is to celebrate his life’s work rather than to simply commemorate his death. We say this
Ion Ratiu speaking at a pro-democracy rally, mid-1990 Ion Ratiu, the elected leader of the World Union of Free Romanians, based in London, was the most outspoken and consistent voice of opposition to Nicolae Ceausescu. Journalist, broadcaster and author, he was also a successful businessman in shipping and property, while simultaneously assisting in the rescue and support of many who fled Ceausescu’s dictatorship. Io
A UK-based Grant for Romanian Cultural Managers (for the Romanian version, scroll down) Gabriela Tudor Foundation from Bucharest, in partnership with the Ratiu Foundation from the United Kingdom, is launching the call for applications for the 'Gabriela Tudor' Grant in Cultural Management for the year 2012. The extended deadline for the applications is 20 November 2011.The deadline for the applications is 30 October 2
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