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1 9 th BRAF Meeting in Bucharest October 2018 National Audiovisual Council Romania

2 Contents Planned activities of BRAF delegates.3 Travel & Transport.3 Local Curency..3 Venue & Hotel Accomodation.4 Venue.4 Accomodation...4 Visa regime..5 Social activities & Facts about Bucharest 9 Social activities.9 Facts of Bucharest 9 Population, Language and Alphabet..10 Climate...11 Contact

Planned Activities of BRAF Delegates 03 October Welcome cocktail at Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel 04 October Lunch at Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel City tour by City Bus Gala dinner 05 October

NAC will offer the transport from airport to the hotel in the arrival day and from the hotel to the airport in the departure day.

3 Planned Activities of BRAF Delegates 03 October Welcome cocktail at Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel 04 October Lunch at Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel City tour by City Bus Gala dinner 05 October Lunch at Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel Visiting Palace of the Parliament Travel & Transport Henri Coandă International Airport is located 16,5 kilometers north to the centre of the city. NAC will offer the transport from airport to the hotel in the arrival day and from the hotel to the airport in the departure day. In case you want, at your disposal there are also taxi services at approximately euros, from the airport to the hotel. You are advised to call a taxi car from the inside of the airport, using the special machine, for your own safety and because of the cost. If you choose for your own transport, please notice. Local Currency The official currency of the Romania is the Romanian LEU. Currency exchange is possible in all banks and post offices, as well as numerous authorized exchange offices. In order to obtain timely information on the LEU exchange rate, before leaving consult the website of the National Bank of Romania ( 3

Venue & Hotel Accommodation Venue Venue place of the meeting is in the recommended hotel Mercure Bucharest Unirii. You may visit the official website at the following link: (https://www.accorhotels.

4 Venue & Hotel Accommodation Venue Venue place of the meeting is in the recommended hotel Mercure Bucharest Unirii. You may visit the official website at the following link: ( The venue has a natural daylight and spacious foyer with bar, where coffee breaks and working lunches will be held. Wireless internet access free of charge is available in all banquet area. Accomodation We recommend the Mercure Bucharest Unirii Hotel to which the National Audiovisual Council has been agreed a special accommodation price at 99 euros/night, in the period october In case you require a room outside the event special dates (03-05 october), your booking will be accepted subject to availability at the best rate available at that time. Please note that the deadline for reservations and cancellations is 21 of September After 21 of September, all reservations will be charged at 100% of their total value. 4

5 Mercure Bucharest Unirii is located just minutes away from the center of Bucharest and the historical center itself. Good public transport links to the business and shopping areas and numerous touristic attractions are also within walking distance. The recently refurbished 12-storey hotel offers a total of 95 rooms. All rooms are furnished with elegant modern furniture and offer the perfect environment for having a great experience in Bucharest. Visa regime For the purpose of obtaining timely information on visa requirements, you should consult the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Romania before leaving ( or Please check the list in which you will find if you need visa for visiting the Romania and if necessary, the NAC s team is at your service for any help. 1. Albania Diplomatic passports/ 5

6 2. Armenia 3. Azerbaijan 4. Bulgaria Diplomatic passports / 5. Georgia 6

7 6. Greece Diplomatic passports / Ordinary passports : 7. Republic of Moldova 8. Republic of Serbia 7

8 9. Russian Federation 10. Turkey 11. Ukraine 8

Social Activities & Facts about Bucharest Social Activities The participants of the 9 th BRAF Meeting will be able to visit and get acquainted in detail with the historical places of the Romanian

Please read in following few lines major facts about Bucharest, before you come and feel it on your own.

9 Social Activities & Facts about Bucharest Social Activities The participants of the 9 th BRAF Meeting will be able to visit and get acquainted in detail with the historical places of the Romanian capital Bucharest. NAC s team will organize special tour in which you will be able to discover the spirit of the city. Please read in following few lines major facts about Bucharest, before you come and feel it on your own. Facts about Bucharest The first historical reference to this city under the name of Bucharest dates back to the Middle Ages, in 1459, in a document issued by the court of Prince Vlad the Impaler, the prince (voievod in Romanian language) who allegedly inspired the creation of the world renowned character of Dracula. It was in those times that Bucharest started to grow as an important economic and political center of Wallachia. The Old Princely Court is the most important architectural complex which reminds of those times. After that, in 1881 became the capital city of the Principality of Romania, after the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia. Much of the medieval architectural heritage was destroyed in a fire in 1847, but the modern era brought a new period of prosperity. A strikingly modern city was being built, and the architectural landscape and urban layout brought international fame to Bucharest. 9

In addition, in the centre of the capital is a small artificial lake Lake Cișmigiu surrounded by the Cişmigiu Gardens. These gardens have a rich history, having been frequented by poets and writers.

10 Bucharest is situated on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River, which flows into the Argeş River, a tributary of the Danube. Several lake the most important of which are Lake Herăstrău, Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei, and Lake Colentina stretch across the northern parts of the city. In addition, in the centre of the capital is a small artificial lake Lake Cișmigiu surrounded by the Cişmigiu Gardens. These gardens have a rich history, having been frequented by poets and writers. Population, Language and Alphabet Like most cities throughout the world, Bucharest performs a census on its citizens every ten years. The last census was in 2011 and showed that the overall population within Bucharest was 1,883,400 people. The current population reflects 9.365% of the total population of Romania. The ethnic backgrounds of Bucharest reflect that of the rest of Romania, and 89.9% of the population is considered to be of Romanian descent. The other ethnicities within the city are 2.5% Romans, 6.6% Hungarians, 0.3% Ukrainians, 0.2% Russians, 0.3% Germans and 0.2% Turkish. The official language of Bucharest is Romanian. The Romanian alphabet is a variant of the Latin alphabet and consists of 31 letters. Romanian orthography does not use accents 10

11 or diacritics, these are secondary symbols added to letters - Ă, Â, Î, Ş, Ţ - to alter their pronunciation or to distinguish between words. They have been modified from their Latin originals for the phonetic requirements of the language. Romanian spelling is mostly phonemic without silent letters. The letters Q (chiu), W (dublu v), and Y (igrec or i grec) were formally introduced in the Romanian alphabet in 1982, although they had been used earlier. The letter K, although relatively older, is also rarely used and appears only in proper names and international neologisms. Climate Bucharest has a humid continental climate. Owing to its position on the Romanian Plain, the city's winters can get windy, though some of the winds are mitigated due to urbanization. Winter temperatures often dip below 0 C (32 F), sometimes even to 20 C ( 4 F). In summer, the average temperature is 23 C (73 F) (the average for July and August). Temperatures frequently reach 35 to 40 C (95 to 104 F) in midsummer in the city centre. Although average precipitation and humidity during summer are low, occasional heavy storms occur. During spring and autumn, daytime temperatures vary between 17 and 22 C (63 and 72 F), and precipitation during spring tends to be higher than in summer, with more frequent yet milder periods of rain. Contact The participants may contact the Romanian NAC representatives, in case of any doubt: Oana Anghel Adviser European Affairs Department Phone: / Mobile phone: ioana.anghel@cna.ro 11

PRESS RELEASE No. 24 of February 3, 2014 Tourism December and the Year 2013

ROMANIA Press Office 16, Libertăţii Avenue, Sector 5, Bucharest Tel/Fax: 318 18 69; Fax 312 48 75 e-mail: romstat@insse.ro; biroupresa@insse.ro PRESS RELEASE No. 24 of February 3, 2014 Tourism and the