Life, Hopes and Stepping Stones
Photo: Screenshot of HoE website If you have lived in Luxembourg or the Greater Region for a while, you know that local authorities are investing a great deal of resources into making the country more digital, entrepreneurial and generally more innovative in all of its approaches. Since 2016, the Grand Duchy has even built a... Continue Reading →
You can find the article I wrote about my female role model on http://www.delano.lu The thought of writing about a female role model made me sceptical at first. The minute I got approached to write this text and upon learning the brief, I have to admit my mind got seriously stuck. I kept thinking and... Continue Reading →
It was all about American music history on Thursday night at the US Embassy in Luxembourg where American nationals and their friends celebrated Independence Day. A few days ahead of the “official” 4th of July when United States celebrate National Day, Luxembourg was ready to mark the most popular of American celebrations, enjoying a blue... Continue Reading →
Given this year's troubled political context both nationally, on a European level and internationally, I find it somewhat difficult to write about my sense of belonging to one country or nation, without mentioning that nationalism is on the rise, giving birth to a lot of xenophobic and intolerant behaviour all across the world. While I... Continue Reading →
It was on Friday night that the Scottish community in Luxembourg and their guests celebrated Saint Andrew’s Day, honouring Alba’s patron saint, while also marking Scotland's national day. Some 70 people headed to the British Ambassador's residence in Luxembourg for a joyful event set to put under the spotlight Scotland’s traditional dancing and music. Scottish... Continue Reading →
November 19, 2014 marked the first Women's Entrepreneurship Day Some 100 local entrepreneurs, professionals as well as students headed to the University of Luxembourg's SnT Centre on Wednesday night to celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) in the Grand Duchy. At the initiative of Kasia Kolodzieczyk, local entrepreneur and ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Luxembourg,... Continue Reading →
In this interview, conducted by Roxana Mironescu for Time for Equality, Irina Sorescu, CPE’s Executive President, outlines the centre’s mission and its ongoing projects, and talks about women’s status and diversity in Romania, gender-based violence, workers’ exploitation, the Genderis Protocol on trafficking, social inclusion for people with disabilities and for people of Roma ethnicity. Ms... Continue Reading →
Sibiul va fi timp de trei zile locul de unde poţi da tonul la egalitate Festivalul Egalităţii de Gen va avea loc între 19 şi 21 Septembrie 2014, oferind publicului sibian o multitudine de activităţi menite să elimine prejudecăţi şi stereotipuri legate de gen. Organizatorii avertizează că ‘‘stereotipurile se agaţă de noi fără să ne... Continue Reading →
Festivalul Intercultural de Traditie Maramureseana „Drumul Lung spre Cimitirul Vesel” revine la Sapanta intre 12 si 15 august pentru a sarbatori si promova satul romanesc autentic cu ale sale indeletniciri, frumuseti si suflete curate. Ajuns la cea de-a cincea editie, festivalul a devenit deja o traditie de sine statatoare atat pentru oamenii locului, cat si... Continue Reading →
This interview was part of a two-article series aimed at presenting and showcasing one of the projects that Time for Equality has chosen to support in the frame of their ‘Take Action‘ mission. The first article, introducing Siddika Ahmed, can be read here. In line with the Millenium Development Goal 3 to “promote gender equality... Continue Reading →
