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On 21 October, the Sovereign Order of Malta organised a conference entitled “The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in times of war and support of the Order of Malta”, hosted at the Magistral Villa in Rome.
2024 marks 777 years of the shared history between the people of Romania and the Sovereign Order of Malta. To celebrate this milestone in history, the Order of Malta in Romania has created a timeline to highlight some of the key dates in the Order’s relations with Romania.
Over the weekend, the Order of Malta has celebrated two key events: the Order of Malta World Day on Saturday 12 October, and the Feast of Blessed Frá Gerard on Sunday 13 October.
On 9 October 2024, Ambassador Roberto Musneci of the Order of Malta to Romania visited the Embassy of Montenegro in Bucharest, hosted by Chargé d'Affaires Dalibor Đurović. They discussed the strong relations between the Order of Malta and Montenegro, focusing on cooperation in emergency and disaster response. Ambassador Musneci emphasized the spiritual significance of the Holy Virgin of Philermos icon, preserved in Montenegro, as a symbol of the historic bond between the two entities
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, marking the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874. This year, the UPU is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
The Embassy of the Order of Malta to Romania was invited to attend two extraordinary concerts of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, marking 145 years since the first group of Jewish people received Romanian citizenship.
Courtesy visit from the newly accredited Czech Ambassador, H.E. Martin Košatka.
Between 12 and 15 September 2024, the Order of Malta in Romania hosted the “Maltese Rescue Maneuvers 2024” first aid and rescue exercise in Maramureș County, north-western Romania.
The Ukrainian Ambassador presented “The Hardest Hour” at the French Cultural Institute, a film documenting the first year of war through raw citizen footage