Romanian Embassy Visit

The ABC was invited to the Romanian Embassy on Friday 22 January for a meeting to explain more about our organisation, and how we plan to assist European Workers - those on benefits, those retired or retiring. To help workers and business people learn more about the opportunities and possibilities that ‘Romania and Romanians’ have to offer.  

I had a very warm and generous welcome and a very interesting discussion ensued as we shared ideas and experiences.  

According to the Guardian today - Iain Duncan Smith is to campaign independently for Britain to leave the European Union, spurning the rival campaigns seeking to act as the main group pushing to quit in the EU referendum. The ABC believes that staying in Europe is a good thing. Having been through two massive wars in Europe in the last century - with eighty million dead in WW2 and horrific casualties in WW1 caused by the industrialization of killing - we would rather be part of a family that has its issues and disagreements, than to be left in isolation.

There is a powerful China in the ascendancy, tension in the region over the Spratly Islands and more importantly the oil and gas reserves believed to be under the South China Sea. We have a Russia Bear planning their own version of the EU, with trouble in Ukraine and Crimea – plus tension in the Middle East and Syria. The UK with an Army of 70,000 odd, up against a China (for example) with two million troops - we don’t have the clout we once did.   The US has been friends and allies of the UK, but what will that mean if the UK is led to the side-lines by Duncan Smith and his followers? The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has protected UK citizens from our own government. 

How can we fund benefits and pensions if the UK breaks-up, as both Wales and Scotland want to stay in the EU? What if financial services companies, banks and the huge City based insurance and reassurance industry moves to Frankfurt?  

Europe is an opportunity not a threat. The EU is still a very new organisation and we are in favour of staying in and working to make it better.  

Romanian is a great county with low crime rate, a well-educated population and has oustanding investment opportunities. It has untouched, unspoilt medieval forests the size of the UK where big predators like bears and wolves can live. A stunning resort coastline on the Black Sea and the unspoilt wetlands of the Danube Delta appeals to those interested in nature. Bucharest is the fastest growing City in Europe.

We have not packed our bags quite yet, but if you want to live, not just exist, Romania has a lot to offer.  

We must thank the Embassy courteously for their kind invitation, and we hope we can build on this excellent start.  

The Roumanian Embassy

FACT: Unification Day (National Holiday) is on Sunday 24th January.