The 2026 edition of ARC Camps has begun: Romanian children from the diaspora are invited to rediscover their national identitytranslated

The 2026 edition of the ARC Camps program was opened on Monday in Bucharest. During the summer, approximately 9,000 Romanian children and young people from the diaspora and historical communities will rediscover the Romanian national identity and traditions.

The official opening took place at the National Military Circle in Bucharest, in the presence of representatives of state institutions, the Romanian Patriarchate, diplomatic missions and Romanian communities outside the borders.

A living connection with Romania Lavinia Arnauto, director of the Department for Romanians Everywhere. Photo credit: Facebook / Department for Romanians Everywhere Lavinia Arnauto, director acting as secretary of state of the Department for Romanians Everywhere, emphasized that the program is one of the most important projects dedicated to young Romanians abroad: "ARC camps represent a project of the soul. A project with tradition, which over the years has managed to bring home tens of thousands of children and young Romanians from the diaspora and from historical communities".

"I say home because this is the feeling we want every child who arrives in Romania to experience. To...