One of the many activities of ROMPRO Foundation is providing support in urgent social cases. This is done within the limits of volunteers' availability and using their own resources and the help of the community, without funding or subsidies. In the more than 5 years we have been active (even long before we were officially established as a registered Foundation in the Netherlands) we have solved...
We look forward to celebrating spring and four years of Rompro activity on March 1st! On this occasion we are organising a fair of beads with skilled Romanian hands from the Netherlands. Creative wonders will be waiting for you from 13:00-17:00 at Dance School Mittelmeijer in Amstelveen.Besides the beads and various handicrafts we bring a photo booth, music, positive energy and ...cake. Every...
LAB 111 is a successful fusion of bar/restaurant and cinema, a cinematobar we could call it. You can go to the movie after sampling some international cuisine or order something to enjoy during the movie. International is also the selection of films they show. In the coming period we can watch with a selection of films produced...
A day full of sports activities where you can come with friends, colleagues and spend a few hours or even a whole day at the gym! The programme is diverse and you can meet other young people from the Netherlands. Location: Sporthallen Zuid (where the November 2019 presidential elections took place) Date: 9 February Programme 9:30 -21:30 Sporthal 2 (programme for young...
We are approaching the end of the fourth year of ROMPRO's activity with an annual result we are proud of and with an energy we will put to good use in 2020. You can find the financial reports by year on the about us page. Interconnections Online School In 2019 there were 6 online Romanian language courses, 8 online...
On Saturday, December 14, Rompro volunteers had the opportunity to spend a few hours together where new volunteers got to know old ones, ideas were discussed and friendships were made. We listened to carols, but also to old and new Romanian music, we baked pies, we boiled wine with spices as only at grandma's we drank in winter. There was no lack of sarm on the tables,...
January brings us an important list of Romanian films at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam. Many of the titles chosen by the museum reflect the life of Romanians during the communist period. It's 30 years after the Revolution and it couldn't be a better time for young people to learn about the problems society faced at the time,...
Interconnections Online School offers online Dutch and Romanian language courses. The school is in its 3rd year of operation and the next courses start in January 2020! These are held online on the clickmeeting.com platform and learners can actively participate in the lessons. A course consists of 15 lessons, each one hour long and usually held in...
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IFDA) is taking place from 20 November to 1 December, where you can also watch the Romanian co-production Collective (2019): Alexander Nanau The Collective fire in Bucharest is one of the biggest disasters in Romania's recent history. The documentary Collective chronicles the dysfunctional state of a healthcare system and the subsequent journalistic investigations....
On Sunday, November 17, I was quickly climbing the library stairs. I was going to attend the inauguration of the Romanian Libraries in the Netherlands, hosted by Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam Oosterdok as part of the Huis van Alle Talen project. I knew where I would find the others. I knew how to get there. It was quite different when I first walked up the stairs of this building - it was my first days in...
The Spotlight Film Festival Romania takes place this year in The Hague 27 November - 1 December 2019 and, wow, it's our anniversary edition. This year we are celebrating 5 years of Spotlight: Romania and bringing our most extensive programme to date: film screenings, talks with Romanian filmmakers, book stalls, film workshops for children and, not in...
This year we celebrate 30 years of friendship and cooperation between Deventer, the city of Sibiu and the Romanian Community in the Netherlands. 2019 is the year when 30 years ago revolutions took place in Central and Eastern Europe (including Romania). It is also the year in which Romania held the Presidency of the European Council from 1 January to 30 June...
