British Embassy Bucharest

Last week, our Ambassador, Giles Portman, had a packed visit across Romania.

🏭First stop: Craiova, where the Ambassador visited the Ford Otosan plant. The visit highlighted the close links between the UK and Romanian automotive industries - around a quarter of their production goes to the UK, where the Ford Puma has been the best-selling car for three consecutive years. With UK-made electric motors and transmissions, these vital supply chains are creating jobs and growth in both the UK and Romania.

🎭Also in Craiova, Ambassador Portman attended the International Shakespeare Festival, a truly world-class celebration of our greatest writer, and joined the Shakespeare Village where he explored this year's theme alongside artists, audiences and organisers.

🏰From there, a visit to Viscri - where His Majesty King Charles III owns a home - to see a special exhibition featuring works by His Majesty and Queen Marie of Romania. And great news: that collection is coming to Bucharest very soon!

⛪And finally, back to the beautiful village of Roadeș for the annual tradition of supporting Ambulanța pentru Monumente and the incredible volunteers restoring the historic Saxon church. Another year, another pair of hands, and a great deal of admiration for everyone involved.

Craiova International Shakespeare Festival Ambulanța pentru Monumente

🇷🇴Vă invităm să urmăriți vineri, 5 iunie, de la ora 11:30, la TVR Info, interviul cu ambasadorul britanic Giles Portman și comandantul unității 121 Expeditionary Air Wing a Forțelor Aeriene Regale britanice, Daryl Wicks-Randy. Cei doi vor discuta despre importanța cooperării dintre Regatul Unit și România în actualul context de securitate, inclusiv despre evoluțiile din regiunea Mării Negre, activitatea dronelor rusești și rolul aliaților.

🇬🇧Tune in on Friday, 5 June, at 11:30 on TVR Info to watch British Ambassador Giles Portman and the Royal Air Force’s 121 Expeditionary Air Wing Commander, Daryl Wicks-Randy discuss the importance of UK–Romania cooperation in today’s challenging security environment, including developments in the Black Sea region, Russian drone activity, and the role of allies.

Royal Air Force Vlad Ungar Ştirile TVR

📹: Video TVR Info

In his interview with Antena 3 CNN’s Sabina Iosub, Ambassador Giles Portman spoke about the growing economic partnership between the UK and Romania and the major opportunities for future investment.

The UK has already invested significantly in Romania, with investments totalling around 2 billion pounds and further investment is expected in the years ahead. Ambassador Portman underlined that accelerating the green transition is not only important for competitiveness and lower energy costs, but also for strengthening energy security in an increasingly uncertain global environment.

Closer cooperation on clean energy and innovation will help build a more resilient and sustainable future for both the UK and Romania.🇬🇧🤝 🇷🇴

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