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On 15 January 2026, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania, HE Roberto Musneci KM, attended the annual reception hosted by the President of Romania for the diplomatic corps, held at Cotroceni Palace.
Father Marco and his choir from the Carmelite Monastery in Ciofliceni pleasantly surprised the Ambassador by visiting the Residence to perform a selection of traditional colinde, Romanian Christmas carols that form an integral part of the country’s spiritual and cultural heritage.
At the time of publication of this post, another tragic terrorist attack has taken place, targeting members of the Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah (Chanukah) in Australia, claiming the lives of several innocent people.
The Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Romania attended the annual Evening of Civil Courage hosted by the Romanian Royal House (Casa Regală a României), at the invitation of HM Margareta of Romania.
The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania, HE Roberto Musneci KM, held a cordial meeting with HE Silviu Vexler, Parliamentary Deputy and President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania.
Today, 1 December 2025, Romania celebrates its National Day (Ziua Națională).
On 25 November 2025, the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania was honoured to attend the ceremony held in the Romanian Parliament marking 25 years since the establishment of the National Council for Studying the Securitate Archives (CNSAS), the institution entrusted with preserving and opening to the public the archives of the Departamentul Securității Statului—the former political police of the communist regime.
On 24 November 2025, at the National Bank of Romania, Governor Mugur Isărescu was awarded the Order of Merit of the Jewish Community in Romania, in the grade of Grand Star (Mare Stea), by the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, HE Deputy Silviu Vexler.
On 16 November 2025, the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania joined the celebration of the International Day of the Poor at the St Don Luigi Orione Hospice in Bucharest. The event was attended by HE Giampiero Gloder, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, together with Director of the Centre, Marius Bereșoaie, Father Damian, and Father János.