Newsletter no. 14 - February 2010 pdf

„Lifelong Learning Programme”
In the dynamics of a society whose main motor is knowledge, a series of key competences have been identified at the European level, the presence of which promotes the wish for a high degree of employment, but also of personal fulfilment.... For more details please see the first page of the publication.

INTERVIEW

MARIANA CIOLACU - Expert in the management of projects with European funding
Drawing up a project means not only knowledge,but also a lot of experience
Accessing non-reimbursable EU funds is one of the solutions identified both at the Romanian governmental level and in the private sector for overcoming this economically difficult moment. It is said that the inability of the organisations to write and implement sound projects is one of the factors leading to a low rate of absorption of EU funds. How do you think this “expertise shortage” could be overcome?
It is true that the support of the EU funds might be one of the elements helping to overcome the difficult economic moment Romania is passing. Unfortunately, the low absorption rate is generated, in my opinion, by several causes:... For the full text of the interview please see the pdf file.

IN FOCUS

EIR Agenda: April 2010
EIR Course: Specialised Training Programme - 12 - 23 April
EIR Course: Project Manager - 15 - 21 April
EIR Course: The Legal system of the European Union - 26 - 27 April

Analysis of the translation needs in the Romanian public institutions
The translation of the working documents of the Romanian public institutions (ministries, agencies etc.) in Romanian and other languages is a particularly important process for ensuring the efficiency of the relations with their partner institutions from the European Union and beyond... For more details please see page 3.

ANALYSIS/OPINION

EIR Working Paper
„Impact Studies – instruments for a better regulation of public policies in the European Union”
The working paper “Impact Studies – instruments for a better regulation of public policies in the European Union” analyses the major role of the impact assessments in the process of drawing up and substantiating public policies in the European Union and beyond... For the full text of the article please see page 4.

EVENT

RJEA, tome 10, no 1
Equity, alliance, civil society, contemporary wars, foreign policy, European Parliament representatives are the themes tackled in the first issue of the tenth volume of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs... For more details please see page 5.

PROMO

Development of competences for the translation and revision of legal texts
The need to develop specific competences for the translation and revision of complex legal texts resulted from the contact with the Romanian translation environment, with the European institutions as well as from the contact with the university environment... 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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