Newsletter no. 11 - November 2009 pdf

Europe and You – a Snapshot for 2009
According to an European Commission release, 2009 represents not only the year of creativity and innovation, but also the year when the road towards
economic recovery was prepared, a year when we can communicate... For more details please see the first page of the publication.

INTERVIEW

NICULAE IDU - Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania
The new Treaty promotes a stable institutional system
The Lisbon Treaty follows an attempt to establish a European Constitution and a period of reflection on the nature of the European political project. Does the new treaty have the substance of a Constitution of the European Union?
The Lisbon Treaty amends the current treaties establishing the European Union based on the same techniques used for the Single European Act...
For the full text of the interview please see the pdf file.

IN FOCUS

EIR Agenda: December 2009
EIR – Swedish Embassy Conference: The European Union as a Security Actor and its Global Role (11 December)
EIR Debate: Multilingualism in the European context - Glosar privind Tratatul de la Lisabona [Glossary on the Treaty of Lisbon] (18 December)

Multilingualism / plurilingualism in the European context
On 23 November 2009, at the premises of the European Commission Representation in Romania, a debate on the issue of the Glossary on the Treaty of Lisbon took place. Guests of honour were Mr. Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism and Mr. Marius Sala, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy, Director of the “Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” Linguistics Institute.

For more details please see page 3.

ANALYSIS/OPINION

The Treaty of Lisbon – the victory of a necessary compromise
On 1 December 2009, when the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, a new chapter from the epic of the most recent, vast and complex process of reform of the institutions and EU decision making mechanisms took an end...
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EVENT

The consolidation of financial surveillance in Europe and its importance for the macroeconomic stability and the stability of the business environment

Overcoming the economic and financial crisis
Seizing the opportunity to reform the world economy

For more details please see page 5.

The Republic of Moldova between Eternal Neighbourhood and European Integration

RJEA, vol. 9, no. 4

For more details please see page 6.

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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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