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Newsletter no. 10 - October 2009 pdf

Europe, whole and free
On the 9th of November 2009 we celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of a half of century of Cold War. The rise of the Iron Curtain and the
fall of the Berlin Wall speak to us today about an episode of intense political upheaval in the history of Europe...
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INTERVIEW

E.S. SERGIU CELAC - Ambassador, Senior Advisor at the National Centre for Sustainable Development, Former Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
The European Union at the Black Sea
All engines are running and concrete results will soon appear

A subject which is increasingly debated within the European Union is the necessity to reinforce the cooperation at the Black Sea. However, there is criticism regarding the overlapping of initiatives or the lack of concrete results. Which are, in your opinion, the main challenges of the cooperation in the Black Sea area at present?
The impediments to a more extended multilateral collaboration on a regional level are, firstly, of political nature. Almost all the tension and conflict focal points in Europe, active or latent are concentrated in the extended area of the Black Sea...

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IN FOCUS

EIR Agenda: November 2009
EIR – ISPRI Conference: The Republic of Moldova Between Eternal Neighbourhood and European Integration (16 November)
EIR – The European Commission Representation in Romania (19-20 November)

The training needs assessment in the field of European Affairs for the Romanian public administration 
In October, the Training in European Affairs Unit of the European Institute of Romania (EIR) launched a training needs assessment in the field of European Affairs for the Romanian public administration. The training needs assessment is one of the main instruments by which EIR

For more details please see page 3.

ANALYSIS/OPINION

Multiliungualism and cyberspace
“Linguistic diversity is our most universal living heritage” was the motto of the international symposium on multilingualism and language presence in cyberspace (29 and 30 September 2009), at the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, organized by Linguamón - House of Languages...
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EVENT

The Black Sea Region: Link Between an Enlarged Europe and its New Neighbourhood
For more details see page 5.

European Union and Russia: the way towards partnership
For more details please see page 5.


PROMO

Working Paper no. 23
THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY – NEW INITIATIVES. ROMANIA’S CONTRIBUTIONS

For more information please see the Promo page.


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 *The texts published in this Newsletter express the authors’ opinion and do not represent the official position of the European Institute of Romania or of the editors.

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