Angela Merkel comes to Bucharest for Romanian launch of memoir

22 July 2026 Former German chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Bucharest on September 1 to present the Romanian edition of her memoir, Freedom: Memoirs 1954–2021. The event will take place at the Romanian Athenaeum and will feature a public conversation with Romanian journalist and diplomat Emil Hurezeanu. Organized by Litera Publishing House, the event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be moderated by Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu, the publisher's communications director. Simultaneous Romanian-German interpretation will be available. Tickets are available through Eventbook and include a copy of Freedom: Memoirs 1954–2021. A limited number of tickets also include a signed copy of the book. Originally released internationally in 2024 in more than 30 countries, the memoir chronicles