Commemorating European Maritime Day 2013 with a set of three stamps depicting cruise liners that have visited the Valletta Cruise Port in previous years.

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published July 12th, 2013

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp to mark the European Judo championships to be held in Budapest between 25 and 28 April 2013.

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published April 15th, 2013

In 2013, Europe celebrates its European Year of Citizens. Since 2010, Viviane Reding has been the European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. In this interview, Ms Reding explains the particular features of being an EU citizen.

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published March 8th, 2013

Magyar Posta’s commemorative stamp issue programme for 2013 begins with a stamp block on Košice. The stamp to be issued on 25 January features the city’s oldest surviving building, the Mikluš Prison, formed from two adjoining early Gothic houses.

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published February 13th, 2013

They usually arrived in the early hours of the morning and, impressively, approached the skylines of the cities. Land was initially a vague, distant outline. A soft watercolour printed on the rounded line of the horizon, framed by the shades of blue of the sky and the sea. Amidst the strong ocean smell and dispersed aromatic notes emanating from the landscape, the ships headed towards the port. Little by little, the city grew, looming. Tones and reliefs were defined. Finally, the typical bustle of a quay, the mythical meeting place between those who have left and those who have remained. A mixture of people, a thousand stories to tell, a blend of feelings. It was in the third quarter of the twentieth century that the Portuguese merchant navy experienced a period of splendour. A favourable economic environment contributed to the return to the sea: dozens of new

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published June 22nd, 2012

Long before a belief on various pagan deities, prehistoric people began to respect nature. Along with the cult of water, fire, lightning in the sky and bright sun, and developed the cult of the tree. Sometimes people believed to be in the tops of trees are the

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published June 15th, 2012

Erasmus
The first one, an important personality of the Renaissance, a scholar and traveller, fought for dialogue in a time of theological disputes and religious intolerance.
The second one celebrates the 25th anniversary and is “Santo-e-Senha”  of a community of nearly three million people, spread across Europe, united by the identity ties of a

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published June 14th, 2012

For the first time ever the European Athletics Junior Championships will be held in the capital city of Estonia – Tallinn through 21-24 July. The historical Kadriorg Stadium will host over 1000 young athletes from 47 European countries during the Championships, making it the biggest athletics’ event ever held in Estonia. Welcome to Tallinn!

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published August 27th, 2011

Motto: “…You have even managed to tame this huge palace, a masterpiece of the Romanian people.” Catherine Lalumière, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (1989-1994) and Vice-President of the European Parliament (2001-2004)

The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the second largest building in the world.

Standing out as a new brand of the Capital City of Romania, the images of the gigantic building and of some of its rooms are subject of the postage stamps issue introduced into circulation by Romfilatelia for the first time, under the name Palace of the Parliament. (read more)

published July 13th, 2011