{"id":224006,"date":"2019-01-08T18:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=224006"},"modified":"2019-01-08T18:04:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:04:35","slug":"romfilatelia-introduces-into-circulation-the-postage-stamp-romanias-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/romfilatelia-introduces-into-circulation-the-postage-stamp-romanias-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp \u201cRomania\u2019s Presidency of the Council of the European Union\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the occasion of the\u00a0Presidency of the Council of the European Union\u00a0by Romania takeover,\u00a0Romfilatelia\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.romfilatelia.ro\/en\/romanias-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union-2\/\">introduces<\/a> into circulation the postage stamp issue dedicated to this event of high importance for our country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From January 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0to June 30<sup>th<\/sup>, 2019, Romania will assume, for the first time, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This commission is taken over by rotation among the Member States of the European Union, every six months.<\/p>\n<p>During the exercise of the Presidency, Romania will represent the Council of the European Union in dialogue with the other European institutions, in particular, the European Commission and the European Parliament, also working in close coordination with the President of the European Council in the decision-making process.<\/p>\n<p>The rotating Presidency ensures the day-to-day management of the European agenda and the presidency of the Council\u2019s sectoral formations at all levels (ministerial, ambassadorial and technical), with the exception of the Foreign Affairs Council.<\/p>\n<p>The stamp of the issue, with the face value of\u00a0Lei 5, illustrates the\u00a0logo\u00a0of Romania\u2019s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, resulting from a creative contest won by Ioan Dobrinescu, a 9th-grade student from \u201cIon Luca Caragiale\u201d National High School in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0logo\u00a0indicates a moving, self-assured, dynamic European Union, but at the same time attached to its values.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union was illustrated by means of a wolf, an animal present<br \/>\nin the mythologies of most European cultures. In addition, the drawing illustrates a European Union that affirms its attachment to the protection of biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy by Romfilatelia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the\u00a0Presidency of the Council of the European Union\u00a0by Romania takeover,\u00a0Romfilatelia\u00a0introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue dedicated to this event of high importance for our country. From January 1st\u00a0to June 30th, 2019, Romania will assume, for the first time, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 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