New Training Module At EIR – Public Procurement
In the period 22-24 of September at EIR will take place a new training programme on Public Procurement, beginner level. The training session aims to ensure a basic instruction for the employers involved in public procurement, providing essential information for the development of assignment procedures. The training curricula includes: legislation, institutional framework, public procurement process, needs assessment, assignment procedures, right of action and SEAP – general presentation.… (read more)
EIR Newsletter no. 7 - JulyA apărut un
This issue of EIR Newsletter contains: an interview with Dumitru Miron, Vice-Rector of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and Member of EIR Scientific Consultative Council, an analysis on "The autochthonous Lisbon Agenda", a book review on "Dictionarul explicativ trilingv al UE" [Trilingual Dictionary of the European Union] and useful information about the next EIR - EIPA course.
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EIR Newsletter no. 7 - JulyA apărut un
This issue of EIR Newsletter contains: an interview with Dumitru Miron, Vice-Rector of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and Member of EIR Scientific Consultative Council, an analysis on "The autochthonous Lisbon Agenda", a book review on "Dictionarul explicativ trilingv al UE" [Trilingual Dictionary of the European Union] and useful information about the next EIR - EIPA course.
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Communitary evolution of competitivity, policies of cohesion and policies of regional development
12 May 2008 - "Communitary evolution of competitivity, policies of cohesion and policies of regional development"
Presentation - Scenarios regarding the evolution of the policies of cohesion
Presentation - Local actors from Romania and their role in the policies of cohesion of the European Union
How much value can Romania bring to the EU?
21 May 2003 - “How much value can Romania bring to the EU?” debate.
(read more)Training session re-scheduled
The training programme entitled “The implementation of the environmental policies of the EU by local administration” which was due to take place from July 6th – 10th will be now scheduled for the 4th trimester. The exact date will be established and announced subsequently.
The participants who registered for the July session can choose to attend either the upcoming September 21st – 25th session or the…
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Training session re-scheduled
The training programme entitled “The implementation of the environmental policies of the EU by local administration” which was due to take place from July 6th – 10th will be now scheduled for the 4th trimester. The exact date will be established and announced subsequently.
The participants who registered for the July session can choose to attend either the upcoming September 21st – 25th session or the…
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What are the European Structural Funds and how can be accessed?
7 April 2009 - Conference on: "What are the European Structural Funds and how can be accessed?", held by Mr. Radu MUNTEANU, Development Consultant, Associate Professor, ASE - organized by the Faculty of Political Science (University of Bucharest) with the EIR's support.
Presentation (available only in Romanian)
Romania and the Challenges of the Lisbon Strategy
9 March 2004 - "Romania and the Challenges of the Lisbon Strategy" seminar organized in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy.
(read more)Romania in Europe, between the old, new and ideal identity of Europe
4 March 2008 - Debate on "Romania in Europe, between the old, new and ideal identity of Europe", guest speaker - Mr Horia-Roman Patapievici, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute.
(read more)A perspective regarding the European Convention
22 September 2003 - “A perspective regarding the European Convention”, conference, held by Paolo Cecchini.
(read more)Will Enlargement change the European Union?
28 February 2003 - “Will Enlargement change the European Union?” conference, held by Alan Mayhew, professor at Sussex European Institute.
(read more)Is the EU Presidency still important?
06 July 2005 - Conference: “Is the EU Presidency still important?” held by Dr. Philippa Sherrington, Warwick University.
(read more)Developing institutional capacity for the effective implementation of EU rules
09 December 2004 - “Developing institutional capacity for the effective implementation of EU rules” conference, held by Phedon Nicolides, European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht.
(read more)Competition and competitivity in the European Union
12 May 2005 - Conference: "Competition and competitivity in the European Union" Special guest: Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition.
Speech (available only in Romanian)
The Translation of the comunitary acquis in the field of competition
3 - 4 October 2002 - “The Translation of the comunitary acquis in the field of competition”, conference.
(read more)What shall we do with the structural funds: premises and risks
29 January 2008 - Round table: "What shall we do with the structural funds: premises and risks".
Summary of the debate (available only in Romanian).
EU Enlargement and Challenges to EU Economic Policies and Governance
22 May 2003 - "EU Enlargement and Challenges to EU Economic Policies and Governance" conference, held by Jim Rollo, professor and co-director of Sussex European Institute.
(read more)The role of national parliaments in the European Union
18 April 2007 - "The role of national parliaments in the European Union", conference. Special guest: Mr.Hubert HAENEL, Senator, the President of the Senate Delegation in the EU.
Summary
The Convention on the Future of Europe
17 February 2003 - “The Convention on the Future of Europe” conference, held by Atzo Nicolai, secretary of state in charge for European Affairs within the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The EU-the US, parteners and rivals?
11 September 2003 - “The EU-the US, parteners and rivals?” conference, held by Fraser Cameron, director for studies at the European Policy Center in Brussels.
Speech available in English
Click here for slide presentation.
“After the exams you leave for Strasbourg” – awards ceremony for the finalists
2 July 2008 – The awards ceremony for the finalists of the competition “After the exams you leave for Strasbourg”, event organised by the European Institute of Romania, the Faculty of Economic International Relations – ASE and EurActiv Romania
(read more)The impact of Romania’s accession to the EU
7 - 8 October 2004 - “The impact of Romania’s accession to the EU” - conference launching the PAIS II studies series. Guest speakers: Jonathan Scheele, Head of the Delegation of the European Comission to Romania, Mircea Geoana, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexandru Farcas, Minister for European Integration.
(read more)Romania - a full player in the EU external action
25 June 2008 - "Romania - a full player in the EU external action" conference, held by Mr. Stefano Manservisi, General Director of DG Development, European Commission. The event was organized by the Represenation of the European Commission in Romania in collaboration with the European Institute of Romania.
(read more)IMPORTANT! Reschedulling of the course on The legal system of the European Union
For objective reasons, the first 2009 session of the trainning course on The legal system of the European Union will no longer take place between March 30th and March 31st.
The course will be organised at a later date.
We appologise for the inconvenience.
The participants that have already confirmed their presence will be informed about the new calendar. The same information will be posted on… (read more)
Romania and the EU: an assessment of the preparation for the accession and the future of the European Union
27 March 2002 - "Romania and the EU: an assessment of the preparation for the accession and the future of the European Union", held by Hildegard Puwak, Minister of European Integration.
Text transcription of the speech held by Ms… (read more)
EIR General training programme in European Affairs
From March 23rd-26th the European Institute of Romania organizes the first course in its professional training offer for the year 2009 – the General training programme in European Affairs, which has already reached its 5th edition.
The structure and the concept of the programme, well established in previous sessions and updated with current information are meant to offer the participants the instruments necessary… (read more)
EIR course:The legal system of the European Union
The first of the specialised training programmes in the legal field offered by the European Institute of Romania is the Legal system of the European Union. The initial session will be held at EIR headquarters from March 30th -31st , whilst the second session will be announced in the 2nd semester.
The ensamble of European institutions and the legal framework in which they… (read more)
EIR Conference: How efficient is communication in the field of structural funds?
On March 26th, the European Institute of Romania and the Department for European Affairs organised in Bucharest a public conference about communicating in the field of Structural Funds. The organisers aimed at facilitating discussions about examples and practices from the experience earned since the launch of the operational programmes.
The conference had two plenary sessions and two workshops:
Workshop 1: European… (read more)
L'avenir de la construction européenne: les approches communes franco-roumaines
21 May 2002 - "L'avenir de la construction européenne: les approches communes franco- roumaines", conference, held by the EIR in partenership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Text transcription of the speech held by Mr (read more)
Europe: Patrimoine commun et devenir
9 December 2002 - “Europe: Patrimoine commun et devenir”, conference, held by Claude Karnooh, researcher at CNRS, Paris..
Text transcription of the speech held by Mr Claude Karnoouh available in pdf format… (read more)
Challenges of the rural development community policy in the context of the EU enlargement
1 April 2005 - Conference: “Challenges of the rural development community policy in the context of the EU enlargement”, Special guests: Dr. Rob Ackrill and Mihail Dumitru.
Rob Ackrill (available only in Romanian); Mihail Dumitru (availble only in Romanian); Abstract; ppt presentation - Rob Ackrill; New rural development policy (available only in Romanian)
New and Future Member States. How to act in EU-27 ?
09 - 10 June 2005 - EIR 5th Anniversary Conference: “New and Future Member States. How to act in EU-27?”.
Details;Agenda; Speeches; Opening speech - Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu; Opening speech - Ene Dinga; Speech - Mugur Isărescu (available only in Romanian)
EU Neighbourhood Policy - Lessons and Perspectives
20 October 2006 - Conference: "The EU Neighbourhood Policy - Lessons and Perspectives", organized in partnership with the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw and the Embassy of Poland in Romania.
Opening session:
- H.E. Jacek Paliszewski, Ambassador of Poland to Romania
- Daniel Dăianu, Honorary President of the Romanian European Community Studies Association
Speakers:
- Katarzyna Nałęcz, Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies, Warsaw…
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Re-scheduling of “The Legal System of the EU” course – April 23rd-24th
The specialized training programme with the theme “The Legal System of the European Union” initially scheduled for March 30th – 31st will be held at the EIR headquarters from April 23rd – 24th. We thank the registered participants for their understanding and we apologize, once again for any inconvenience.
For the organization of this programme EIR counts, once more, on the collaboration of… (read more)
The economic impact of climatic change
13 June 2007 - Conference: "The economic impact of climatic change" held by Dimitri Zenghelis, Economic Adviser, UK Gorvernment.
Speech of His Excellence, Sir Robin Barnett, Ambassador of Great Britain to Romania
Mr Dimitri Zenghelis's Stern Report ppt. presentation
Ms Dumitra Mereuta's ppt presentation
Summary of the Stern Report
Common agricultural policy, rural development and the role of professional agricultural organizations within this process
17 April 2008 - Conference on "Common agricultural policy, rural development and the role of professional agricultural organizations within this process", held by Mr. Luc Guyau, President of the Permanent Assembly of the Agricultural Chambers in France (APCA), with the attendance of Mr. Dacian Ciolos, Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development.
Luc Guyau's Speech (available only in French)
Romania - member state. Which is the added-value?
16 May 2006 - Conference: "Romania - member state. Which is the added-value?" organized by the Romanian European Community Studies Association, European Institute of Romania and British Council.
Event agenda (available only in Romanian).
First session: Romania's accession: the impact at national and European level.
Speakers:
Nicolae Idu - presentation and speech (available only in Romanian).
Florin Bonciu…
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Un projet d’avenir pour l’Europe
10 October 2002 - “Un projet d’avenir pour l’Europe”, conference, held by Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Regional Development.
Text transcription of the speech held by Mr Claude Karnoouh available in pdf… (read more)
Directions regarding the national and European policy on energy security
29 April 2009 - Having as main point of debate the study on "Directions regarding Romania’s energy security",
issued by the EIR in 2008, within the SPOS - Strategy and Policy Studies project, the participants are invited to
opiniate on a series of questions imposed by the…
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Membership of the European Union: A Catalyst for Romania
5 July 2002 - "Membership of the European Union: A Catalyst for Romania”, conference, held by Graham Avery, DG Enlargement of the European Comission.
The text of the presentation is available in pdf format here (read more)
Life inside the European Union - a personal view
2 September 2002 - "Life inside the European Union - a personal view", conference, held by Matthew Cocks, former official in the European Comission.
The text of the presentation is available in pdf format here (read more)
The post-accession industrial policy and the implementation of the Services Directive - premises and consequences of Romania’s economy opening to the global market
15 April 2008 - "The post-accession industrial policy and the implementation of the Services Directive - premises and consequences of Romania's economy opening to the global market"
Industrial policies - presentation (available only in Romanian)
2006/123/CE Directive - presentation (available only in Romanian)
The Future of European Integration: Based on Experience in Hungary and Prospects for the Candidate Countries
20 June 2002 - "The Future of European Integration: Based on Experience in Hungary and Prospects for the Candidate Countries” held by Andras Inotai, director of the World Economy Institute, Budapest.
The text of the presentation is available in pdf format… (read more)
The systems of social protection and health policies in Europe
6 November 2008 – Conference on: “The systems of social protection and health policies in Europe“, held by Mr. Jean-Marie SPAETH, President of the Public Interest Group for Health and Social Protection in the International Arena (GIP SPSI) and President of ADECRI – Agency for development and coordination of international relations.
PresentationJean-Marie SPAETH
Summary of the debate (available only in Romanian
Towards a European policy for energy: an expert’s point of view
24 April 2008 - Conference on "Towards a European policy for energy: an expert's point of view", held by Jean-François Cirelli, President - General Director of Gaz de France.
(read more)Implementing the acquis communautaire - the fight over the 80.000 pages
26 June 2003 - “Implementing the acquis communautaire- the fight over the 80.000 pages”, seminar, held by Christen Boye Jacobsen.
(read more)Unfinished Business
17 January 2007 - Conference: "Unfinished Business", held by Sir William Nicoll.
Speech
Training session re-scheduled
The training programme entitled “The implementation of the environmental policies of the EU by local administration” which was due to take place from July 6th – 10th will be now scheduled for the 4th trimester. The exact date will be established and announced subsequently.
The participants who registered for the July session can choose to attend either the upcoming September 21st – 25th session or the…
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A fast lane to Romanian prosperity: EU membership and catch-up growth
25 September 2003 - “A fast lane to Romanian prosperity: EU membership and catch-up growth”, conference, held by Jacques Pelkmans, professor at College of Europe from Bruges.
Speech available in English.
Click here for slide presentation.
Romania’s targets in the process of European integration
21 July 2003 - “Romania’s targets in the process of European integration”, conference, held by Mircea Geoana, Romania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Text transcription of the speech held by Mr Mircea Geoană available in pdf format here (available only in Romanian)
Romania’s Future in the European Union
21 February 2003 - “Romania’s Future in the European Union”, conference, held by Gunther Verheugen, Commissioner for Enlargement.
Text transcription of the speech held by Mr Günther Verheugen available in pdf format in: Romanian and English.
The launching of the third edition of the impact studies
25 January 2006 - The launching of the third edition of the impact studies, with the participation of : Anca-Daniela Boagiu, Minister of European Intergration and Onno Simons, Deputy Head of the European Commission Delegation in Romania.
(read more)Challenges of the European construction
28 November 2002 - “Challenges of the European construction” conference, held by Hubert Haenel, President of the Delegation of the French Senate for the European Union.
(read more)The European Union: a stability, security and modernization process
30 January 2004 - "The European Union: a stability, security and modernization process", public conference, held by Noelle Lenoir, French Minister for European Affairs.
(read more)The Future of the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges
6 October 2006 - Conference: "The Future of the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges", held by Professor Neill Nugent.
ppt presentation
Challenges of Cooperation in the Black Sea Area
29 September 2008 – “Challenges of Cooperation in the Black Sea Area”
Summary of the debate (available only in Romanian)
Speech of Niculae Idu
Presentation of Adrian Pop
The intercultural dialogue in the European Union: a Romanian perspective
9 December 2008 - “The intercultural dialogue in the European Union: a Romanian perspective”
Summary of the debate (available only in Romanian)
Summary of the study (available only in Romanian)
The Public Officers formation of the Local Administration in the European Affairs and the Project Cycle Management
26 September 2003 - “The Public Officers formation of the Local Administration in the European Affairs and the Project Cycle Management”, closing conference.
Speech available in Romanian and English.
EurpeAid’s cooperation programmes and opportunities to acces funding
26 june 2008 - "EurpeAid’s cooperation programmes and opportunities to acces funding" seminar, held by the EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission. The event was organized by the Representation of the European Commission in Romania in collaborarion with the European institute of Romania.
(read more)Higher education and research: between the Romanian and the European perspective
18 July 2008 – “Higher education and research: between the Romanian and the European perspective”
Presentation
Administration and control of the European funds
6 March 2008 - Conference on "Administration and control of the European funds", held by Mr. Jean-Pierre Jochum, President of the French inter-ministerial Commission of coordinating the supervision on the European structural funds of co-financial operations.
ppt presentation
European exigencies and Romanian realities
12 June 2001 - "European exigencies and Romanian realities", organized by the EIR in partnership with the Group for Social Dialogue.
Text of the debate available in pdf format here (read more)
Enlargement of the European Union, from the Brandenburg perspective
12 September 2003 - “Enlargement of the European Union, from the Brandenburg perspective”, conference, held by Matthias Platzeck, prime minister of Brandenburgland, Germany.
Speech available in Romanian
Implications of a Constitution for the European identity
17 October 2002 - “Implications of a Constitution for the European identity”, conference, held by Prof.Ludger Kunhardt of the Centre for European Integration Studies, Bonn.
(read more)Eastern Partnership and Black Sea Synergy: how to cooperate, not to compete
25 November 2008 – The European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of Poland in Romania, in cooperation with the Centre of Eastern Studies in Warsaw, organised the international conference on the “Eastern Partnership and Black Sea Synergy: how to cooperate, not to compete“.
Summary of the debate (available only in Romanian)
Launch of SPOS 2007 – a new series produced within the research project Strategy and Policy Studies
25 March 2008 – Press conference on the launch of a new series of studies produced within the research project Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS) – 2007. Mr. Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism, Mr. Adrian Ciocănea, Head of the Department for European Affairs and Mr. Niculae Idu, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania took part at the event
(read more)The Intergovernmental Conference: The British view
8 October 2003 - “The Intergovernmental Conference: The British view”, held by Dr. Denis MacShane, MP, Minister for European Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Speech available in Romanian and English.
Professional lobby as legitimate tool in Romania and for Romania
18 April 2006 - Debate: "Professional lobby as legitimate tool in Romania and for Romania", special guest: Guy Burrow, General Manager, Central Europe Consulting Government Relations.
Summary of the event
The role of the public administration in the EU accession process
29 May 2001 - "The role of the public administration in the EU accession process", organized by the EIR in partnership with the journal "Adevarul".
Text of the debate available in pdf format
What are the European Structural Funds and how can be accessed?
7 April 2009 - Conference on: "What are the European Structural Funds and how can be accessed?", held by Mr. Radu MUNTEANU, Development Consultant, Associate Professor, ASE - organized by the Faculty of Political Science (University of Bucharest) with the EIR's support.
Presentation (available only in Romanian)
Europe and the climatic change
3 December 2007 - "Europe and the climatic change", conference.
Guest: Michele PAPPALARDO, president of the France Environment Agency and the Energy Supervison.
ppt.presentation
Japan and the EU: A valuable partnership for the future
11 June 2008 - Conference: "Japan and the EU: A valuable partenership for the future", held by HE Takekazu KAWAMURA, Ambassador of Japan to the EU.
Mr Kawamura's speech
The new European Constitution
24 September 2004 - “The new European Constitution” conference, held by Prof. Jacques Ziller, European University Institute, Florence.
(read more)Perspectives of the European Union politics in the field of law
27 June 2005 - Conference: “Perspectives of the European Union politics in the field of law ” held by Brigitte Zypries, German Minister for Justice
(read more)Multilingualism - Fundamental Value of the European Union
22 June 2007 - Conference: "Multilingualism - Fundamental Value of the European Union", held by Mr. Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism.
Summary of the conference in Romanian
Summary of the conference in English
Towards to a European penal space
19 March 2007 - "Towards to a European penal space" - Special guest: Mr.Jean Pradel.
Summary
What kind of EU will emerge after the 2004 enlargement?
20 November 2003 - “What kind of EU will emerge after the 2004 enlargement?” conference, held by Heather Grabbe, Deputy Director of the Center for European Reform, London.
(read more)The European Union after the 1st of May 2004
"The European Union after the 1st of May 2004” conference, held by Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(read more)Romania: European challenges and perspectives
7 May 2004 - “Romania: European challenges and perspectives” conference of Romanian Centres of European Studies.
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Romania and the EU: managing expectations
19 October 2004 - “Romania and the EU: managing expectations” conference, held by Atzo Nicolai, Dutch Minister for European Affairs.
Speech
Romania, on the verge of the accession to the EU
8 July 2003 - “Romania, on the verge of the accession to the EU” conference, held by J.Fuentes Monzonis-Vilallonga, ambassador for the European Union enlargement in the Ministry of Foreigh Affairs field, Spain.
(read more)Participating in the European democratic process lobbying to support your views
27 October 2005 - Conference: “Participating in the European democratic process lobbying to support your views” held by Richard Linning, European Public Relations Education & Research Association.
Details
Through the (wrong) looking glass: The United States, the European Union, and the development of the CFSP
28 October 2003 - “Through the (wrong) looking glass: The United States, the European Union, and the development of the CFSP” conference, held by Prof. Anand Manon, Head of the European Research Institute, University of Birmingham.
(read more)Poland, one year after the accession to the European Union
30 May 2005 - Conference: “Poland, one year after the accession to the European Union” held by Professor Tadeusz Kolodziej, Polish European Community Studies Association.
Details
Challenges in the environmental sphere. The way forward for Romania
11 April 2006 - Conference: "Challenges in the environmental sphere. The way forward for Romania", held by Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for Environment .
(read more)The Europe social dimension. Perspectives
14 May 2003 - "EPIN on the Future of Europe", seminar with the title “The Europe social dimension. Perspectives”.
(read more)The reform of the Romanian pensions system
13 May 2005 - Seminar: “The reform of the Romanian pensions system” held by Mihai Seitan and Marian Preda.
(read more)Europe in front of the financial storm and the shock on the raw materials’ markets
18 November 2008 – Conference on: “Europe in front of the financial storm and the shock on the raw materials’ markets “, held by Mr. Philippe CHALMIN, professor at Paris Dauphine University, member of the Council on Economic Analysis under the authority of the French Prime Minister.
Presentation Philippe CHALMIN
Why Europe needs open markets
6 April 2006 - Conference: "Why Europe needs open markets" held by Peter Mandelson, European Commissioner for Trade.
(read more)European structural funds for regional development: presenting the French experience
24 June 2008 - Conference on "European structural funds for regional development: presenting the French experience" held by Mrs Bernadette Malgorn, Chief commissioner, Secretary General of the Minister of Internal Affairs of France, Outre-Mer and territorial
(read more)How the EU is changing and what it means for Romania
27 October 2004 - “How the EU is changing and what it means for Romania” conference, held by Dr.Charles Grant, Centre for European Reform, London.
(read more)The future of the Common Agricultural Policy
27 June 2007 - "The future of the Common Agricultural Policy" conference, held by Mr. Philippe VASSEUR, Minister of Agriculture, President of Credit Mutuel Nord Europe.
(read more)The costs of Romania’s integration into the European Union
2 June 2005 - Seminar: “The costs of Romania’s integration into the European Union”.
Details (available only in Romanian)
Current challenges for the EU: the Budget, the Doha Development Round and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy
25 November 2005 - Conference: “Current challenges for the EU: the Budget, the Doha Development Round and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy” held by Professor James Rollo, Sussex University.
(read more)Training session re-scheduled
The training programme entitled “The implementation of the environmental policies of the EU by local administration” which was due to take place from July 6th – 10th will be now scheduled for the 4th trimester. The exact date will be established and announced subsequently.
The participants who registered for the July session can choose to attend either the upcoming September 21st – 25th session or the…
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Strategies and policies in the post-accession period
17 May 2007 - Debate: "Strategies and policies in the post-accession period".
Summary (available only in Romanian)
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2011!
Gabriela Drăgan
Director general
European Institute of Romania
Debate on the launch of the publication Glossary on the Treaty Of Lisbon
23 November 2009 - The European Institute of Romania, in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Romania, organised a debate on the launch of the publication: "Glosar privind Tratatul de la Lisabona" [Glossary on the Treaty Of Lisbon].
(read more)Student Conference: Twenty years of democracy
Student Conference:
Twenty years of democracy
Perspectives on post-communism in Central and Eastern Europe
The 16th -17th of April, 2010
Political Science Department, University of Bucharest
Further details: fspubconference.wordpress.com
EU-27 Watch
The eight issue of "EU-27 Watch" - biannual publication coordinated by the Institute for European Politics (IEP) in Berlin - is now online. The major topics discussed in the current issue are: the future of the EU after the Irish "no", the priorities for the transatlantic relations, the EU response to the financial crisis and the challenges of the global governance, the French… (read more)
The promotion of cultural diversity, a European challenge
20 January 2009 - Conference on: "The promotion of cultural diversity, a European challenge", held by Mr. Jean MUSITELLI, State Counselor, former Ambassador, Permanent Reprezentative of France to the UNESCO
Speech of Jean Musitelli (available only in French)
Directions regarding the national and European policy on energy security
29 April 2009 - Having as main point of debate the study on "Directions regarding Romania’s energy security", issued by the EIR in 2008, within the SPOS - Strategy and Policy Studies project, the participants are invited to opiniate on a series of questions imposed by the last evolutions in the energetic field at national and European level. The sumary of the debate will be… (read more)
Book launch at EIR: Constitution of Europe - J.H.H. Weiler
30 April 2009 - The event is co-organised by EIR, the Institute of Popular Studies and Polirom. The panel: Gabriela Drăgan from EIR, Iulia Motoc, J.H.H. Weiler - New York University, Bogdan Mazuru, MFA.
(read more)EIR Conference: What are the perspectives for securing and defending Europe
5 May 2009 - Within the project "Romania - France: together in Europe", EIR and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference "What are the perspectives for securing and defending Europe", held by Mr. Hubert VEDRINE, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
For details please contact: Florentina Costache, Project Coordinator, florentina.costache@ier.ro.
Summary of the event (available only in Romanian)
(read more)Training session for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions
The European Institute of Romania in partnership with the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg, the Embassy of France in Bucharest and the French Institute in Bucharest organize the 8th edition of a the training sessions for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions .
The session provides participants details about the contest rules, the evaluation mechanism and offers them the possibility of…
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EIR – EIPA course: 14 – 15 May – The infringement procedure
Last days of registration to the specialized training programme dedicated to the Infringement Procedure organized by the European Institut of Romania (EIR) in collaboration with the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) between May 14th-15th
The course will be lectured by specialists from EIPA and the European Commission: Carla BOTELHO, senior trainer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA, Antenna Luxembourg, Marc CLÉMENT,… (read more)
Second session of the preparation seminar for employment in European institutions
The European Institute of Romania organizes between June 9th -11th the second session of the preparation seminar for employment in European institutions.
EIR´s partners in providing this training session are, as in all other ocassions, Centre des études européennes de Strasbourg – Ecole nationale d’aministration and the French Embassy in Romania through the assistance of the French Institute in Bucharest.
For further details and…
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EIR Conference: European institutions at crossroads
13 May 2009 - Aula BCU, Bucharest. Within the project "Romania - France: together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference held by Mr Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation (Paris/Burxelles).
For details contact: Florentina Costache, Project Coordinator, florentina.costache@ier.ro.
Summary of the event (available only in Romanian)
(read more)Launch of SPOS 2008 – a new series produced within the research project Strategy and Policy Studies
9 May 2009 - Press conference on the launch of a new series of studies produced within the research project Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS) – 2008. Mr. Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism, Mr. Vasile Puşcaş, Head of the Department for European Affairs and Mr. Niculae Idu, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania and Mr. Florin Pogonaru, Chairman of EIR's… (read more)
Selection of researchers for the studies in the SPOS 2009 series
EIR, via SASE, launches a new series of studies that aim at supporting the process of drafting and founding the strategies and post-adhesion programmes of Romania.
If you are interested in taking part in elaborating these studies, you are kindly invited to submit your European CV format, in Romanian, at oana.mocanu@ier.ro, untill 22nd May 2009. Please mention the study which you would…
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Book launch at EIR: The First Trilingual Dictionary of the European Union
18 May 2009 - The event was co-organised by EIR and Polirom.
For more details please see the invitation. (available only in Romanian)
(read more)EIR Conference: The Enlargements of the European Union: assesment and perspectives
19 June 2009 - Aula BCU, Bucharest
Within the project "Romania - France: Together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference held by Mr Hubert Haenel, President of the Delegation for the European Union of the French Senate.
Summary of the event (available only in Romanian)
(read more)Book launch at EIR: Which way goes Capitalism? The Economic Crisis, Movement of Ideas, Institutions - Daniel Dăianu
22 June 2009 - EIR and Polirom organised the book launch of the tome Which way goes Capitalism? The Economic Crisis, Movement of Ideas, Institutions, author Daniel Dăianu.
Panel: Gabriela Drăgan, Emil Hurezeanu, Cristian Pârvulescu, Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu, Liviu Voinea.
EIR Debate - Flexicurity and social dialogue in Romania
EIR organised on Monday, June 29th 2009, a debate within the "Policies of Romania" series, on "Flexicurity and Social Dialogue in Romania".
The following documents are available only in Romanian.
Summary of the event
Costel Olteanu - pdf presentation
Iulian Oneaşcă - pdf presentation
Raluca Dimitriu - pdf presentation
Maria Poenaru - pdf presentation
Doina Patrubani-Voicu - pdf presentation
Vasilica…
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Purchase EIR Publications
A series of publications issued by the European Institute of Romania can be purchased.
For purchasing the Romanian Journal of European Affairs - RJEA, click here.
For purchasing publications issued by the Translation Coordination Unit, click here.
Last days of registration for environmental training programme
Friday, June 26th ends the registration for the specialized training programme „The implementation of E.U. environmental policies by the local administration” to be organized from July 6th – 10th.
The five days of training will be structured in modules to include presentation, case studies and exercises on the following themes: environmental legislation, waste management, water quality, surface water management, underground water management, education… (read more)
EIR Conference: Challenges of the EU in 2009 and 2010
2 July 2009 - Aula BCU, Bucharest
EIR and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised within the series " Romania - France: Together in Europe", the conference held by Mr. Gilles Briatta, Secretary General for European Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister of France.
Event summary (Romanian only)
EIR – EIPA seminar in the field of European negotations
From October 12th – 13th the European Institute of Romania in cooperation with the European Institute of Public Administration, Antenna Luxembourg organizes the training session on the topic Negotiation and representation in the EU Council.
The seminar is dedicated to public officials in the national administration who either are about to or already fulfill representative missions on behalf of the Romanian state in…
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EIR Newsletter no. 7 - July
This issue of EIR Newsletter contains: an interview with Dumitru Miron, Vice-Rector of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and Member of EIR Scientific Consultative Council, an analysis on "The autochthonous Lisbon Agenda", a book review on "Dictionarul explicativ trilingv al UE" [Trilingual Dictionary of the European Union] and useful information about the next EIR - EIPA course. Click here.
(read more)RJEA, Vol. 9, no. 3, September 2009
The financial crisis, postmodernism, Turkey, Black Sea region, minorities’ rights are the key words you will find in the 2009 September issue of RJEA.
The Journal is available at www.ier.ro/rjea.
For information on purchasing the journal in print format,…
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EIR Newsletter no. 8 - August
This issue of EIR Newsletter contains: a new section "EIR recommends", an interview with Liviu Mureşan, Executive President of the EURISC Foundation and Member of EIR Scientific Consultative Council, an analysis on "Green Trade - looking beyond 2012", an invitation to read a new glossary published by EIR and the RJEA issue, as well as useful information about the next EIR agenda and training courses.
The English version…
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The Regulation regarding Internet and numerical networks
10 September 2009 - Within the project "Romania - France: Together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest orhanised the conference held by de Mr Olivier Japiot, General Director of the High Council of Audiovisual.
Presentation
Event summary
National Law and European Law
28 September 2009, Faculty of Law - conference "National Law and European Law", within the project "Romania - France: Together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania, the French Embassy in Bucharest and the Faculty of Law within the University of Bucharest organised the conference held by Mr Bernard Stirn, President Chair of the Litigation Division of the State Council.
Summary of event
European Union and Russia: the way towards partnership
7 October 2009 - Within the series "Romania - France: together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania and The French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference "European Union and Russia: the way towards partnership", held by Mr. Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Studies (IEP), former Member of the European Parliament.
Summay of the conference (available only in Romanian)
(read more)Training needs assessment of public administration in European Affairs
The European Institute of Romania has launched a new training needs assessment in the field of European Affairs focusing on the public administration.
With this purpose, a questionnaire has been sent by fax or by e-mail to bodies of the central and local administration. Institutions which have not received the questionnaire, but wish to assist EIR in this endeavour, can request the document… (read more)
Training session for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions November 2nd - 4th
EIR in partnership with the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg, the Embassy of France in Bucharest and the French Institute in Bucharest organise the 9th edition of a training session for the preparation for admission exams in European institutions .
The session provides participants details about the contest rules, the evaluation mechanism and offers them the possibility of testing the requested abilities. The… (read more)
EIR - DEA: The Lisbon Strategy post-2010: Options and national priorities of reform
29 September 2009 - The European Institute of Romania, the Department for European Affairs of the Romanian Government and the Commission for European Affairs of the Romanian Parliament organised at the Parliament Palace the conference: The Lisbon Strategy post-2010: Options and national priorities of reform.
The event is part of a series of conferences taking place in the context of an ample reflection process which involves,…
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The European Institute of Romania launches a new call for micro-studies (Working Papers) series
The European Institute of Romania launches a new call for the micro-studies (Working Papers) series, with topics which are relevant and adapted to the current domestic and European context.
This way, the European Institute of Romania welcomes potential authors from various fields of activity, including researchers from University centers and Academy institutes, who can contribute to tackling topics that are specific to the… (read more)
The Black Sea Region: Link between an Enlarged Europe and its New Neighbourhood
15 - 16 October 2009 - The Austro French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (OEFZ) and the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), in collaboration with the European Institute of Romania (EIR) organised the international conference The Black Sea Region: Link between an Enlarged Europe and its New Neighbourhood.
Summary of the event
Presentations
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EIR Course
Between 26 - 27 November, the European Institute of Romania organises the training course on "Economic and Monetary Union".
This course targets public functionaires from ministries and governmental agencies, whom, by the nature of the profesional activities udertaken, must be informed about the specific notions concerning the common monetary policy and the economic policies of the EU. In adition, specialists from the private sector… (read more)
Publication of the new Working Paper “European Neighbourhood Policy – New Initiatives. Romania’s contributions”
The European Institute of Romania has the pleasure to announce the publication of the “The European Neighbourhood Policy - New Initiatives. Romania’s Contributions” Working Paper (pdf - available only in Romanian), written by Oana Mocanu, Project Coordinator in the European Studies and Analysis Unit. The paper tackles with the latest evolutions of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) at the European level, tracing the context… (read more)
Strengthening financial supervision in Europe and its importance for macroeconomic stability and a sound business environment
25 November 2009 - The European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bucharest organised the international conference: "Strengthening financial supervision in Europe and its importance for macroeconomic stability and a sound business environment".
Mariusz Zygierewicz presentation
Cristian Pârvan presentation
BNR presentation
Stanislaw Kluza presentation
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Overcoming the economic and financial crisis. Seizing the opportunity for reforming the global economy
18 - 19 November 2009 - The European Commission Representation in Romania, in collaboration with the European Institute of Romania, organised the international conference: "Overcoming the economic and financial crisis. Seizing the opportunity for reforming the global economy".
(read more)The Republic of Moldova Between Eternal Neighbourhood and European Integration
16 November 2009 - The European Institute of Romania and the Institute for Political Science and International Relations, organised the conference: "The Republic of Moldova Between Eternal Neighbourhood and European Integration".
Summary of the event (available only in Romanian)
(read more)EIR – EIPA seminar: Law approximation and national coordination
The European Institute of Romania (EIR) organizes from December 10th - 11th in colaboration with the European Institute of Public Administration, Luxembourg antenna the seminar on the theme „Law approximation and national coordination”.
The seminar organized for the first time by EIR in partnership with EIPA is addressed to all representatives of ministeries and parliamentarian commission members who have tasks in the field… (read more)
Glosar privind Tratatul de la Lisabona was issued - a useful publication providing better knowledge about the new EU architecture
The Glossary presents a series of basic concepts of the Treaty of Lisbon, in place starting December 1, 2009. The Glossary with over 600 entries is conceived for rapidly consulting the standardised terminology in three languages, namely Romanian, French and English. The indices in three languages, the introductory study and the annexes make the text of the amending treaty more accessible.
(read more)Conference: The European Union as a Security Actor and its Global Role
11th of December 2009 - The European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of Sweden in Romania organised the conference: „The European Union as a Security Actor and its Global Role”.
Agenda of the event
Summary of the event
RJEA, Vol. 9, no. 4, December 2009
The most recent issue of RJEA, number 4 - December 2009 - contains articles about the cohesion policy, competition and regulation of the EU energy market, the energy security in the EU - Russia relations, the Eastern Partnership, the Czech Presidency and the profile of the Romanian candidates to the European elections.
Multilingualism in the European Context - Glossary on the Treaty of Lisbon
December 18, 2009 - The European Institute of Romania organised at its premises the debate on the theme Multilingualism in the European Context - Glossary on the Treaty of Lisbon.
Agenda - Romanian version only
Christian Tremblay presentation - French version only
Mariana Bara presentation - Romanian version only
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.
Aiming to meet this need, the European Institute of Romania (EIR) organises the programme "Development of competences for the translation and revision of legal texts". The…
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Call for updating the national network of EIR trainers
The European Institute of Romania launches an appeal regarding the updating of its national network of trainers involved in its training programmes, the call being aimed at both trainers with experience in the collaboration with EIR, as well as potential collaborators.
All those interested to take part in the EIR national network of trainers are invited to submit by March 1st at the address…
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Authorized specialization programme for the occupation of PROJECT MANAGER
The European Institute of Romania in partnership with the Association for Professional Training of Adults organises between 22 - 30 March a new session of the "Authorized specialization programme for the occupation of PROJECT MANAGER". The course will be held at the EIR headquarters on the following days: 22, 24, 25, 26, 29 March(between 9 - 17 each day) and the exam will take place at the… (read more)
Conference: "New financial regulations in the European Union"
3 March 2010 - The European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised at the Central University Library (Calea Victoriei nr. 88, Sector 1, Bucharest) the conference: "New Financial Regulations in the European Union" held by Mr Gérard RAMEIX, National Mediator for crediting enterprises, former Secretary General of the Authority of Financial Markets.
The conference was opened by Mr Henri… (read more)
Prolongation of the date concerning the launch of applications for Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2010
The European Institute of Romania, through its European Analysis and Studies unit, launches a new series of studies aiming to support the elaboration and argumentation process of Romania’s post-accession programmes and strategies, the Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2010.
Studies included in SPOS 2010 Project tackle the following research topics:
1. Adapting national legislation, institutions and policies to the functioning of the Union, after…
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“Impact Studies - Instruments for a Better Regulation of Public Policies in the European Union” Working Paper
The European Institute of Romania has the pleasure of announcing the publication of the “Impact Studies - Instruments for a Better Regulation of Public Policies in the European Union” Working Paper, written by Gabriela Drăgan, Director General of the European Institute of Romania and Agnes Nicolescu, Project Coordinator in EIR’s European Analysis and Studies Unit. The paper tackles the major role played by impact studies… (read more)
Signing the Protocol of Collaboration between EIR, SSJ, CSDE and SRDC
12 March 2010 - The European Institute of Romania organised the Launch of the ECHR case-law booklet - recent cases against Romania, tome I, with the occasion of the signing of the Protocol of colaboration between EIR, SSJ, CSDE şi SRDC within the framework of projetcs generated by the process of the integration of Romania in the structures of the European Union.
NEW! Culegerea de jurisprudenţă CEDO - cauze recente împotriva României, volumul I
The tome will be available for sale with the occasion of the launch on March 12th at a 20% discount.
In considering the important role of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in the application, interpretation and observation of rights provided for in the Convention, it is necessary to urgently revise the procedures, to settle attributions wisely and to establish… (read more)
Conference: "The influence of multilingualism and francophony to the European construction"
22 March 2010 - The European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference: "The influence of multilingualism and francophony to the European construction", held by Mr Jacques TOUBON, former Minister, former deputy, former president of Eurimages funds (2002-2009).
Summary of the event (available only in Romanian)
Conference of the "Launch of Strategy and Policy Studies – SPOS 2009"
17 March 2010 - The European Institute of Romania organised the conference upon the "Launch of Strategy and Policy Studies - SPOS 2009".
Press Release (available only in Romanian).
The summary of the event (available only in Romanian).
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Authorized training programme for TRAINER occupation
The European Institute of Romania in partnership with the Association for Professional Training of Adults organizes between April 12th - 23th a new session of the "Authorized specialization programme for the occupation of TRAINER". The course will be held at the EIR headquarters on the following days: April 12th - 14th and 22nd (between 9 - 17 each day) and on the 23rd from 09.00 - 13.30… (read more)
Territorial reform in France and decentralization in the European Union
12 April 2010 - The European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of France to Bucharest organized on April 12th 2010 the conference “Territorial reform in France and decentralization in the European Union”, with Mr. Dominique PERBEN, member of the Parliament, Vicepresident of the General Council of Rhône department, and raporteur on the draft law for the reform of territorial collectivities as a guest speaker. The event,… (read more)
Conference EIR - Polish Embassy "The Cohesion Policy from Lisbon Agenda to Europe 2020 Strategy: New Perspectives"
30 April 2010 - The European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of Poland in Romania organised the international conference: The Cohesion Policy from Lisbon Agenda to Europe 2020 Strategy: New Perspectives.
The event took place on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Intercontinental Hotel (Rapsodia Hall, 1st floor) and had as a guest speaker Mrs. Danuta Hübner, professor, Chairwoman of the Committee on…
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Conference: The Communication Policy of the European Union
5 May 2010 - The Faculty of Political Science at the University of Bucharest and the European Institute of Romania organized the conferece "The Communication Policy of the European Union" held by Mr. Wolfgang Streitenberger, Counsellor, European Commission, Directorate General Information Society and Media.
(read more)Skills Training for Translating and Revising of Legal Documents
Formarea de competenţe pentru traducerea şi revizia de texte juridice (Skills Training for Translating and Revising of Legal Documents - into Romanian) organised by the Translations Coordination Unit of the European Institute of Romania, 14-16 June 2010.
(read more)Double Event
26 May 2010 - Double event (no interpreting ensured):
book launch: Jurisprudenţa istorică a instanţelor comunitare, Culegere de rezumate, volumul III;
debate on: Importanţa terminologiei juridice. Echivalentul în limba română al noţiunii „question préjudicielle".
(read more)Working Paper “EU’s trade in services under the impact of globalisation and the economic crisis”
The paper “EU’s trade in services under the impact of globalisation and the economic crisis” (available only in Romanian), elaborated by authors Agnes Ghibuţiu and Iulia Monica Oehler-Şincai, tackles the evolution of the EU’s services trade, highlighting the main trends which have put their mark upon these flows in the context of an increasing globalisation of the world economy. Among the topics presented… (read more)
Training session for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions
The European Institute of Romania in partnership with the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg – National School of Administration, the Embassy of France in Bucharest and the French Institute in Bucharest, will organize the 9th edition of a the training sessions for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions. These seminaries are part of the Training plan of European public servants proposed… (read more)
Conference: “The role of the European Parliament in the new institutional balances”
3 June 2010 - Within the series "Romania - France: together in Europe" the European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of France to Bucharest organized the conference “The role of the European Parliament in the new institutional balances”, with Mr. Alain LAMASSOURE, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Budget Committee, as a guest speaker.
The conference was opened by Mr… (read more)
RJEA, Vol. 10, no. 2, June 2010
The most recent issue of RJEA, number 2 – June 2010 – contains articles on the Treaty of Lisbon, the process of liberalization for the electricity and gas market in Europe, the ability of the EU to exercise normative power in Eastern Europe, the European Neighbourhood Policy, the operationalization of the acquis communautaire in Romania, and also a book review of the volume “Weighting Differences:… (read more)
Conference: “The effects of the economic and financial crisis. Efficiency and solidarity”
9 June 2010 - The European Parliament Information Office in Romania, the Representation of the European Commission in Romania and the European Institute of Romania organised the debate on “The effects of the economic and financial crisis. Efficiency and solidarity”. The keynote guest at this event was Mr Jerzy Buzek, president of the European Parliament.
(read more)Conference “Romania and Republic of Moldova in the new (geo)political context: opportunities, challenges, solutions”
14 June 2010 - The European Institute of Romania and the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” in partnership with the Representation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Romania and the Moldova-Leipzig Institute organised the conference “Romania and Republic of Moldova in the new (geo)political context: opportunities, challenges, solutions”. The event aimed to draw attention to various solutions of accelerating the process of bringing… (read more)
Roundtable: “Improving medium-term budgetary programming capacity - a tool for maintaining tax competitiveness”
18 June 2010 - Within the series of debates "Policies of Romania", the European Institute in Romania organized the roundtable “Improving medium-term budgetary programming capacity - a tool for maintaining tax competitiveness”.
The main point of debate was the study on "Public finances: introduction of a medium-term budgetary framework" issued by the EIR in 2009, within the SPOS - Strategy and Policy Studies project.
Conference on Sustainable development at the Black Sea
The team of the Romanian Students Abroad League (LSRS) and the Romanian Club for External Relations, Diplomacy and European Affairs (CRREDAE) organise between 27 - 29 august c.y., at Constanța, the conference "Sustainable development at the Black Sea".
Within the conference there will be two competitions, consisting of two working groups, adressed to students and young researchers, Romanian and foreigners: the first working group…
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EIR conference at UNESCO – CEPES
30 September 2010 - EIR organised within the series "Policies of Romania", the round table on "Improving vocational competencies among graduates and youths: A chance for the future", on 30 September 2010 at the UNESCO-European Centre for Higher Education, 39 Ştirbei Vodă Str.
The main objective of the series of debates "Policies of Romania", launched by the European Institute of Romania in 2008,… (read more)
TCU Internship Programmes
Analysing the results of previous internship programmes and considering the training needs of the integration on the labour market, in May 2008, the Translation Coordination Unit (TCU) within the European Institute of Romania (EIR) adopted a new format of internships (240 hours, roughly six weeks of salary-free work) targeted to senior, master and PhD students, as well as to current-year graduates, from Romanian universities.
Each year, TCU… (read more)
EIR organised a training programmme at Chişinău
The training program Free trade with the European Union organised within the project Preparing Moldova for a comprehensive free trade area with the European Union has taken place at Chişinău during 14-15 April. The project is financed by the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation Program, an initiative of German Marshall Fund. The project is implemented by the European Institute of Romania in cooperation with the Institute… (read more)
Conference: Turkey - Key to Europe’s future
29 June 2010 - The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Romania and the European Institute of Romania organised on June 29th 2010 the conference: Turkey - Key to Europe’s future, held by the Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, H.E. Mr. Egemen Bağış.
Mr. Leonard Orban, Presidential Counsellor, Former Member of the European Commission, Former Chief Negotiator with the EU of Romania…
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Romanian contribution to EU-27 Watch No. 9 published
The new issue of the EU-27 Watch including the Romanian country report written by the European Institute of Romania is now available at:
www.EU-27Watch.org.
The EU-27 Watch No. 9 gives an overview on the current national debates on European policy in the 27 EU member states and the 4 candidate countries.
The topics discussed in the EU-27 No. 9 are: the implementation…
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Working Paper “NATO’s New Strategic Concept – A Test for Transatlantic Relations”
The paper “NATO’s New Strategic Concept – A Test for Transatlantic Relations”, written by Agnes Nicolescu, brings into light a series of significant aspects highlighted during the debate on the revision of the Atlantic Alliance’s defining concept, such as: ensuring a balance between deterrence objectives against potential threats and nuclear disarmament aspirations expressed by certain member states, the opportunity and limitations of offering… (read more)
EIR partner in an European project
At the begining of the year EIR has submitted a project proposal within the call Lifelong Learning 2010, project that successfully obtained European funding.
The project, named LISBOAN - Linking Interdisciplinary Integration Studies by Broadening the European Network aims at creating a network of 67 partners from 32 countries. The target audience of the network consists of academics, researchers and students, think tanks and public administration.
LISBOAN… (read more)
Conference on Sustainable development at the Black Sea
The team of the Romanian Students Abroad League (LSRS) and the Romanian Club for External Relations, Diplomacy and European Affairs (CRREDAE) organise between 27 - 29 august c.y., at Constanța, the conference "Sustainable development at the Black Sea".
Within the conference there will be two competitions, consisting of two working groups, adressed to students and young researchers, Romanian and foreigners: the first working group…
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New Training Module At EIR – Public Procurement
In the period 22-24 of September at EIR will take place a new training programme on Public Procurement, beginner level. The training session aims to ensure a basic instruction for the employers involved in public procurement, providing essential information for the development of assignment procedures. The training curricula includes: legislation, institutional framework, public procurement process, needs assessment, assignment procedures, right of action and SEAP –… (read more)
The Guide for the translation into Romanian of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
The Guide for the translation into Romanian of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights came from the need to render the translation and revision of the ECHR case-law more efficient, a project initiated in January 2009 as a result of the protocol between Romania's Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) and the European Institute of Romania (EIR) with the specific purpose of harmonizing… (read more)
Workshop on sustainable development and European policies in the field
The European Institute of Romania invites you to attend the workshop Sustainable development and European policies in the field organized in partnership with Centre des Etudes Européennes de Strasbourg (CEES) - Ecole nationale d'administration, French Embassy in Bucharest and French Institute.
The workshop focused on sustainable development aims to focus on the evolution of clime and environment issues in the context of the new European governance pointing out the… (read more)
In august 2010 EIR was certified as an institute of research and development.
According with the provisions of the Government Decision no. 551/2007 for approval of Criteria and standards, as well as the Methodology of evaluation and certification of the capacity of undertaking research and development activities by institution that has as object of activity the research and development and certifying the componennt institutions of the research and development system of national interest, published in the Official Monitor of Romanian… (read more)
Traineeships at the Translation Coordination Unit
Contact person: Diana Popa, Translation Coordination Unit
(email: diana.popa@ier.ro ; tel: +4021 314 26 96/117)
(read more)EconomicFest - How ideas can be transformed into action
EconomicFest, European Affairs Fair, 14-17 October 2010,World Trade Center Bucharest
Further information about the event:
Bd. Mărăşti no.59, Sector 1, Bucharest
Tel/Fax: 021. 310.13.62
Mobil: 0728.243.149
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EIR Event at EconomicFest
14 October 2010 - Within the series "Policies of Romania", the European Institute of Romania, in partnership with Economicfest, organised the round table on "The economic crisis and EU finances: foreseeable evolutions".
Summary of the Event (available only in Romanian)
Presentation - Cristian Pârvan, Secretary-General, AOAR
Presentation - Nicolae Done, KPMG Consultant
Presentation - Napoleon Pop, Director - Centre…
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Conference: Family Policies and the Demographic Challange in Europe
25 October 2010 - Within the series "Romania - France: together in Europe", the European Institute of Romania and the Embassy of France to Bucharest, organised the conference "Family Policies and the Demographic Challange in Europe", with Mr. Philippe BAS, State Counsselor, former Minister, President of the French Bureau for Immigration and Integration.
The conference was opened by Mr Henri PAUL, Ambassador of France… (read more)
Qvorum conference at EIR premises
1 November 2010 - For details please contact: Rucsandra Filloreanu, Project Manager, Qvorum Institute, email rucsandra.filloreanu@qvorum.ro, tel. 031 107 69 61, mobil 0721554044, or Mădălina Paula Magnusson, Project Coordinator, European Institute of Romania, email madalina.magnusson@ier.ro.
The study can be consulted here.
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Round table: NATO's New Strategic Concept - A Test for Transatlantic Relations
29 October 2010 - The European Institute of Romania organised the roundtable "NATO’s New Strategic Concept – A Test for Transatlantic Relations".
The main point of debate was the study on „NATO’s New Strategic Concept – A Test for Transatlantic Relations", issued by the EIR in 2010, within the Working Papers series.
The paper is available online here.
Debate on the Official report of evaluating the 2001-2013 structural and cohesion funds
On November 3rd took place the videoseminar about the Official report on evaluating the 2007-2013 structural and cohesion funds. The event, hosted by Hotnews.ro had as guests representatives form the Ministry of Finance, the European Institute of Romania, consultants and NGOs.
For details please see this link.
(read more)RJEA, vol 10, no 4
In the December issue of RJEA various researchers analyse themes of utmost interest for the EU Affairs specialists such as the regional cooperation framework, the position towards EU of Turkish political parties, the conditionality within the ENP, the Europeanization of the Romanian foreign policy, the European system of weapons’ acquisition, the relationship between political knowledge… (read more)
Working Paper no. 29 “Idea of Europe in Inter-War Romania” has been published
The paper “Idea of Europe in Inter-war Romania”, written by Mihai Sebe, Project coordinator with the European Institute of Romania, intends to examine the evolution of the European idea in Inter-war Romania. It tries to realize a brief and synthetic presentation of Romanian currents and intellectual evolutions, a history of that idea in inter-war political and intellectual environments. Thus the paper proves the… (read more)
WP no. 28 „Initiatives of the European Union in the Mediterranean region” has been published
The micro-study, dealing with „Initiatives of the European Union in the Mediterranean region”, is elaborated by Oana Mocanu, Project coordinator with the European Institute of Romania, and tackles aspects concerning EU’s neighbourhood policy in the Mediterranean region, from the perspective of the latest developments in the region. Complementary to bilateral relations in the framework of the ENP, the Union for the Mediterranean is… (read more)
WP no. 27 „Towards a dynamic model of terrorist radicalization” has appeared
The WP entitled „Towards a dynamic model of terrorist radicalization”, written by Clara Volintiru, has been published as part of EIR’s WP series. The paper, written in English, aims to develop a thoretical evaluation of terrorist radicalization, through an analysis of the interaction between the individual’s motivations and determinant factors from the environment, starting from case studies of conflicts in Czecznia and Kosovo.… (read more)
Policy memo: Perspectives on a Potential Deepened Political Cooperation between Poland, Romania and Hungary
The Policy memo „Perspectives on a Potential Deepened Political Cooperation between Poland, Romania and Hungary”, elaborated by Agnes Nicolescu and Gabriel Szekely, has just been published. Starting from the fact that in 2011, Hungary and Poland are due to hold the Presidency of the EU Council, the authors propose a series of elements which would be useful to Romania in the attempt to… (read more)
The anniversary conference of the European Institute of Romania
The European Institute of Romania jointly with the European Commission Representation in Bucharest have organised on 14th of December 2010 an international conference entitled Redefining Europe.
The event has marked the 10th anniversary of the European Institute of Romania and has as guest of honour Prof. Jacques Pelkmans, Jan Tinbergen Chair within the College of Europe, Bruges, Senior Research Fellow within CEPS Brussels.
… (read more)Conference “Launch of Strategy and Policy Studies – SPOS 2010”, March 30, 2011
30 March 2011 - The European Institute of Romania organised the conference “Launch of Strategy and Policy Studies – SPOS 2010” at the European Commission Representation (31 Vasile Lascăr Street).
The event was attended by Mr. Bogdan Mănoiu, Minister, Head of the Department for European Affairs, Mr. Leonard Orban, Presidential Adviser for European affairs, Mrs. Daniela Nicoleta Andreescu, Minister, General Secretary of the Government, Mr. Florin…
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First Romanian Reactions to the Euro Plus Pact
The European Institute of Romania contributed with an article published in Interface, the monthly bulletin of Confrontations Europe, no. 65 - March 2011. The author is Mihai Sebe, Project Coordinator within the Studies and Analyses Unit.
At the Spring European Council of 24 and 25 March 2011, the European leaders adopted the Euro Plus Pact. The following article thus wants to present the main elements that stood…
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December 13th, 2011: The annual EIR conference
The European Institute of Romania (EIR) and the Representation of the European Commission in Romania organize on December 13th the conference „European Economic Governance: the Place and Role of Public Policies”.
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The European Institute of Romania (EIR) and the Representation of the European Commission in Romania organize on December 13th the conference „European Economic Governance: the Place and Role of Public Policies".
(read more)The process of accession to the EU - The case of Romania
12 April 2002 - "The process of accession to the EU - The case of Romania", held by Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli, chief-negotiator with Romania, DG Enlargement of the European Commission.
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EIR partner in a project financed from structural funds
On January 31 a.c. was officially launched the strategic project financed by the European Social Fund Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013 "Facilitating the transition from school to work for students of the economy - international business."
The beneficiary of this project is the Academy of Economic Studies, which will operate the project in partnership with the University "Ovidius" of Constanta, University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza"…
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EIR course: Development of competences for the translation and revision of legal texts
Between 21-25 March 2011, the Translation Coordination Unit of the EIR will organise the 4th edition, with an extended agenda, of the programme Development of competences for the translation and revision of legal texts.
The training programme is dedicated to people interested in translating complex legal texts and presented in an integrated format covering the competences necessary in the translation and double revision process… (read more)
Conference EIR - French Embassy
17 February 2011 - Within the project Romania – France: Together in Europe, the European Institute and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference with the theme: “After Lisbon: consolidating internal market and rethinking the economic competitiveness of the European Union”, held by Mr Philippe HERZOG, Founding President of Confrontations Europe, Counsellor for the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services .
The conference was opened by His… (read more)
EIR - among the most influential Romanian centers of expertise
The file Rezervoarele de idei din România (“Think-tanks in Romania”) has been published in the first 2011 issue of Foreign Policy Romania (January - February).
The FPR journalists have questioned intellectuals and experts about their role and their ideas in the current Romanian political - institutional development. "A critical perspective upon the profile of the Romanian intellectuals gave us through adoption, a Romanian, a truly global expert", they… (read more)
Europe's World - summer edition
The 2011 Summer Issue of Europe's World, the only Europe-wide policy journal that offers policymakers and opinion-formers across Europe a platform for presenting ideas and forging consensus.
The publication is available here.
Europesworld.blogactiv.eu aims to further extend the debate from the pages of the journal to the whole domain of active e-citizens.
(read more)Preparation for the EPSO AD 2011 contest
The European Institute of Romania, in collaboration with euphorum, the European Career Portal, organizes on April 9th a training sessions in English for the preparation of the EPSO AD 2011 contest for employment in the European institutions.
The participants will be become familiar with the methods of examination and will acquire the necessary abilities in order to solve the tests rapidly and correctly. The sessions are open… (read more)
EIR in the international networks - EADI
Since 2011 EIR is a member of the EADI network (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes - www.eadi.org), located in Bonn, having 30 years of activity in promoting in Europe of the research and education in the field of development and regional studies. To this network belong 150 research institutes and think tanks from Europe, with multidisciplinary activity, supporting the European debate… (read more)
2011 spring issue of RJEA
In the first RJEA issue of 2011 one can read about whether the EU economic governance is at a turning point, or how the deposit guarantee schemes join the financial safety-nets. Moreover, the process of economic integration is approached from a holistic view, whilst the social dimension of the internet diffusion in Romania is analysed taking into account the connection between internet users and frequencies.… (read more)
DEA - EIR debate - Romania and Europe: The accumulation of economic gaps (1500-2010)
16 March 2011 - The Department for European Affairs and the European Institute of Romania organised the debate Romania and Europe: The accumulation of economic gaps (1500-2010).
The event took place Wednesday, 16 March 2010, in the Infoeuropa hall (88 Calea Victoriei) and was attended by professor Bogdan Murgescu, PhD., author of the book with the same title. At the event also attended Răzvan Horaţiu Radu, Under-Secretary…
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Gabriela Drăgan at RFI Romania
Gabriela Drăgan, General Director of the European Institute of Romania, attended, on March 2, 2011, the Profit sau pierdere [Profit or Loss] radio show , broadcasted by RFI Romania.
Excerpts from the show:
"Competitiveness could be the capacity of an entity – and the entity could be a state or a company – to face the competition on the global market. What could determine the capacity…
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The Strategy and Policy Studies SPOS 2010 are available for sale
The conference for the launch of the strategy and policy studies carried out within SPOS 2010 project took place at the Representation of the European Commission in Romania on March 30, 2010.
The electronic version of the SPOS 2010 studies is available at: http://www.ier.ro/index.php/site/page/strategy_and_policy_studies
The printed versions of the studies can be bought at the EIR.
Sales contact: Mihai Sebe, email: mihai.sebe@ier.ro, phone 021.314.26.96…
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1 April 2011: The launch of the project - Preparing Moldova for a comprehensive free trade area with the European Union
1 April 2011 - The European Institute of Romania and the Department for European Affairs organised a press conference with the occasion of the launch of the project Preparing Moldova for a comprehensive free trade area with the European Union at the Infoeuropa Centre.
Mr. Bogdan Mănoiu, Minister, Head of the Department for European Affairs, Leonard Orban, Presidential Counsellor for European Affairs, former European Commissioner, Honorary President… (read more)
Collaboration protocol between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the European Institute of Romania
The Collaboration protocol between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the European Institute of Romania was signed today, April 6, 2011.
The protocol sets a permanent collaboration basis between the three institutions and aims at improving the access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). There will be carried out activities like: translation and revision of the… (read more)
EIR announces 28 April as the new deadline for the submission of applications concerning the launch of applications for Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2011
EIR, through its Studies and Analysis Unit, launches a new series of studies aiming to support the elaboration and argumentation process of Romania's post-accession programmes and strategies, the Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2011.
Studies included in SPOS 2011 Project tackle the following research topics:
1. The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the framework of the post-2013 budgetary… (read more)
19 April 2011 - Conference: Green economic growth – starting point for sustainable development
19 April 2011 - The European Institute of Romania and the Ministry of Environment and Forests organised the conference Green economic growth – starting point for sustainable development on 19 April 2011.
Laszlo Borbely, Minister of Environment and Forests, Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Mănoiu, Minister, Head of the Department for European Affairs, Elena Udrea, Minister of Regional Development and Tourism have been invited to… (read more)
Conference: The Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework – How to stimulate growth and reduce development disparities among the EU regions?
21 September 2011 - The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bucharest together with the European Institute of Romania and the Representation of the European Commission in Bucharest organised the conference with the topic: The Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework – How to stimulate growth and reduce development disparities among the EU regions?
The video recordings of the event can be viewed on
December 13th, 2011: The annual EIR conference on the occasion of the book release „Policy-making in the European Union” and the second edition of EIR Excellence Awards
The European Institute of Romania (EIR) and the Representation of the European Commission in Romania organized on December 13th the conference „European Economic Governance: the Place and Role of Public Policies".
The event had a triple meaning: the release of the Romanian version of the book Policy-making in the EU, 6th edition, (Helen Wallace- co-author and coordinator; volume translated into Romanian and published by the European Institute… (read more)
Call for papers Romanian Journal of European Affairs 2012
The European Institute of Romania would like to invite the authors interested in European affairs to submit articles for evaluation and publication in the Romanian Journal of European Affairs, a journal indexed in various international databases.
Romanian Journal of European Affairs (RJEA) is a quarterly publication edited by the European Institute of Romania. The journal covers a wide range of topics, from top issues in EU (institutional… (read more)
Round Table within the series Policies of Romania
28 April 2011 - The European Institute of Romania organised the round table ‘Guidelines for a new industrial policy in Romania’ within the series Policies of Romania.
The event took place in the Conference Hall of EIR, on Thursday, 28 April 2011, and was attended by Gabriela Drăgan, Director-General of the European Institute of Romania, Professor Valentin Cojanu, PhD., Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Dragoş Pîslaru, General Manager GEA… (read more)
Debate: ‘The EU newcomers weigh its costs and benefits’
5 May 2011 - The European Development Platform (EDP), the Department of European Affairs (DEA) and the European Institute of Romania (EIR) organised the debate ‘The EU “Newcomers” weight its costs and benefits” at the Parliament Palace on 5 May 2011.
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9 May - Europe Day
9 May 2011 - The Department for European Affairs, the European Institute of Romania, the Prefecture of Bucharest Municipality, the School Inspectorate of Bucharest Municipality, the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Provobis Association and Tandem Association organised Monday, 9 May, at Infoeuropa Centre and the esplanade on Royal Palace Square an event for the celebration of Europe Day.
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Debate - The Lisbon Treaty: Impact on Romanian Institutions and Policies, 18 May 2011
18 May 2011 - The European Institute of Romania and the Commission for European Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies organised the debate with the topic ‘The Lisbon Treaty: Impact on Romanian Institutions and Policies’ on 18 May 2011.
The starting point of the debate was the study with the same title carried out by the EIR within SPOS 2010.
The event took place at…
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Conference EIR – French Embassy
23 May 2011 - Within the project Romania-France: Together in Europe, the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference “Equilibrium of local public finances and decentralisation within the European Union” at the Central University Library (88 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest) on Monday, 23 May 2011, 5:15 PM, held by Joël Bourdin, Senator, Vice-President of the Finance Commission, Finance Professor at the University… (read more)
Romanian Journal of European Affairs (RJEA) vol. 11, no. 2 - June 2011
The summer issue of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs gives us the opportunity to analyze the EU's strategic presence on the world scene, as well as its current relations with the BRIC countries. The analysis goes on towards the Black Sea area and the evolution of the regionalization process. The current issue of the journal also puts forward topics such as: Turkey's accession to the EU,… (read more)
Migration beyond prejudices and myths
9 June 2011 - SOROS Foundation Romania and the European Institute of Romania organised on 9 June 2011 a debate on the topic of Migration beyond prejudices and myths.
The starting point for discussions was a study called Maximizarea impactului fenomenului migraţiei asupra dezvoltării României (Maximization of the Development Impact of Migration in Romania) and performed by IASCI (International Agency for Source Country Information) and SOROS Foundation…
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Conference EIR – French Embassy: Religions, fundamental rights and secularity in the European Union
16 June 2011 - Within the project Romania-France: Together in Europe, the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference “Religions, fundamental rights and secularity in the European Union” at the Central University Library (88 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest) on Thursday, 16 June 2011, 5:15 PM, held by Jean-François Colosimo, President of the National Book Centre (CNL), associate professor at St. Sergius Orthodox… (read more)
Conference EIR – French Embassy: Monitoring and controlling public policies and expenditure
Within the project “Romania-France: Together in Europe”, the European Institute of Romania (EIR) and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference “Monitoring and controlling public policies and expenditure” at the Central University Library (88 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest) on Monday, 27 June 2011, 5:15 PM, held by Jean-François Bernard, Prosecutor-General of the Court of Accounts (France).
The conference was opened by His Excellency Henri PAUL, Ambassador…
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EIR article on coordination of European Affairs published in the summer issue of Europe’s World
The Views from the capitals section of the summer 2011 issue of Europe’s World features an op-ed article written by Agnes Nicolescu, EIR expert. The article tackles the latest developments related to the new legislation on European affairs, regulating the relationship between the executive and the legislative power in this field. In theory, the new draft law should give the national parliament a greater role in the… (read more)
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A new EIR WP is now available: WP „Perspectives of Polish – Romanian Bilateral Cooperation prior to the Polish EU Presidency”
Jan Piekło, Agnes Nicolescu and Gabriel Szekely analyse the context of the Polish EU Presidency, from the perspective of the difficulties and opportunities this period raises for Poland and Romania. Against the background of the economic crisis, which significantly diminishes the Europeans' capacity to act in a coherent manner, Warsaw and Bucharest face common challenges, which may be easier to tackle if the two manage to reach… (read more)
A new EIR WP is now available: WP „Perspectives of Polish – Romanian Bilateral Cooperation prior to the Polish EU Presidency”
Jan Piekło, Agnes Nicolescu and Gabriel Szekely analyse the context of the Polish EU Presidency, from the perspective of the difficulties and opportunities this period raises for Poland and Romania. Against the background of the economic crisis, which significantly diminishes the Europeans' capacity to act in a coherent manner, Warsaw and Bucharest face common challenges, which may be easier to tackle if the two manage to reach… (read more)
EIR now a member of the digital network for International Relations and Security with the Center for Security Studies (CSS)– Switzerland
European Institute of Romania is now a member of the digital network for International Relations and Security with the Center for Security Studies (CSS)– Switzerland: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/IR-Directory.
The network offers access to publications and studies pertaining to international relations and security. Established in 1994, its mission is to promote greater knowledge sharing, and to facilitate collaboration between the partners. Among the services provided we mention:…
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Romanian Journal of European Affairs (RJEA) vol. 11, no. 3 – September 2011
The autumn issue of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs gives us the opportunity to analyze the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the recent evolutions of the ENP Eastern partner states; the European migration policy and the multidimensional instability of the EU internal and external borders; as well as aspects related to the energy issue in EU from a geo-economic perspective; the European Emission Trading Scheme; the competition… (read more)
IDIS - EIR conference: Preparing Moldova for a comprehensive free trade area with the European Union
On September 28th 2011, the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives – IDIS „Viitorul” (Republic of Moldova) and the European Institute of Romania organized a Conference concluding the project ‘Preparing Moldova for a comprehensive free trade area with the European Union’ in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova. The project was financed by German Marshall Fund, the Black Sea Trust initiative. On this occasion the Study on “The consequences… (read more)
‘Strategic thinking in the European Union’, EPIN international conference, Bucharest, September 30th, 2011
European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN) is a dynamic network of 32 think tanks and policy institutes in Europe which studies the current problems concerning the policies adopted at European Union level. The members of the network gather to debate important problems on the EU agenda during three major events organised every year by the network, in Brussels and in other locations.
During 2011, three conferences have taken… (read more)
EIR Newsletter - September 2011
The September issue of EIR monthly Newsletter is now available. In this issue: interview with David Kral, Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Prague, follow-up on EIR September events, article on the reconfirmation of EU’s commitments in the Eastern Partnership, news from Brussels.
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(read more)Conference EIR – French Embassy
Within the project “Romania-France: Together in Europe”, the European Institute of Romania (EIR) and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference “Challenges and perspectives of the Euro Area” at the Central University Library (88 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest) on Friday, November 4th, 2011, 11:00 AM, held by Mr. Christian DE BOISSIEU, President of the Economic Analysis Council (France).
The conference was opened by His Excellency Henri PAUL, Ambassador… (read more)
EIR Newsletter - October 2011
The October issue of EIR monthly Newsletter is now available. In this issue: interview with Antonio Missiroli, Coordinator of European Dialogue, Outreach team, BEPA (Bureau of European Policy Advisers), European Commission; intervew with Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, EPIN (European Policy Institutes Network) Coordinator; article on the challenges of the population ageing; news from Brussels and Strasbourg.
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The Conference: Research and analysis in international relations and European studies
The European Institute of Romania, the Black Sea University Foundation, the Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Romanian Academy and the Institute for International Studies of the Babeş - Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, organized the conference with the topic Research and analysis in international relations and European studies on November 17th, 2011.
Within this event, speeches were delivered by Mr. Dan Berindei, Vice-president of… (read more)
Europe's World - Autumn 2011 Issue
Europe's World is the only Europe-wide policy journal, produced in association with some 130-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. Its website EuropesWorld.org is designed to further promote debate on the policy challenges facing Europe. It offers free access to the 600-plus articles by prominent authors featured to date in the journal of Europe's World, but also features a constant stream of studies, reports and opinions… (read more)
European Court of Human Rights Reports – tome II
The book continues to examine the most relevant judgements of the European Court of Human Rights and includes a total number of 17 judgements delivered between June 2010 and March 2011. The selected judgements approach various issues like the right of freedom and safety, right of property, right of free expression, right of respect for private and family life, right to a fair trial, right to an… (read more)
Conference EIR – French Embassy
Within the project “Romania-France: Together in Europe”, the European Institute of Romania and the French Embassy in Bucharest organised the conference “The future of the cohesion policy in the European Union: between convergence and competitiveness” at Intercontinental Hotel, Rondă Grand Ballroom, Bucharest on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, 17:00, held by Emmanuel BERTHIER, Inter-ministerial Delegate for town and country planning and competitiveness (France).
The conference was opened by… (read more)
EIR Newsletter - November 2011
The November issue of EIR monthly Newsletter is now available. In this issue: interview with Kaisa Korhonen, research fellow at FIIA (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs); intervew with Vivien Pertusot, Head of IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales) – Brussels office; article on the Corporate Social Responsibility; follow-up on EIR November events; news from Strasbourg; news EIR publications.
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December 15th - The round table
The European Institute of Romania and the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation organized Thursday, December 15th, the round table "The Economic Crisis: The Political Roots of the Euro Currency Crisis" held by professor Amandine CRESPY, Free University of Bruxelles. The round table was organized within the framework programme of the International Organisation of La Francophonie "The French Language in Diplomacy and the International Public Office".
The round table was opened by Ms.… (read more)
Romanian Journal of European Affairs (RJEA) vol. 11, no. 4 - December 2011
On the occasion of the 10th year anniversary, the winter issue of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs gives us the opportunity to examine a series of consequences of the economic crisis on the EU, sensitive aspects of the democratisation process in Ukraine, contributions of Slovenia to the EU normative power, key topics of the EU development policy, considerations on cartels’ phenomenon, as well as some important… (read more)
Historical Case-law of the Community Courts - reports of summaries - tome 5
Launched in 2008, the series Historical Case-law of the Community Courts – reports of summaries of the European Institute of Romania has reached the fifth tome which contains 130 summaries corresponding to the years 1987 – 1990. Although the general perception is that only the legislative part is included in the Community acquis, it has to be mentioned that the case-law of the EU courts has… (read more)
A new editorial issue in the Working Papers collection Romanian Perspectives Regarding the Inter-war Plans of Creating a “Danubian Confederation”. Toward a European Danube Strategy avant la lettre
The European Institute of Romania has the pleasure to announce the issue of Romanian Perspectives Regarding the Inter-war Plans of Creating a “Danubian Confederation”. Toward a European Danube Strategy avant la lettre, the work of Mihai Sebe, expert, European Studies and Training Unit.
The purpose of the current paper is to undergo a synthetic examination of the evolution of the Danube issue in inter-war Romania and to… (read more)
EIR, member in the Executive Committee of EADI (the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes)
The European Institute of Romania proudly informs you it has been accepted as a member of EADI‘s Executive Committee (the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes).
EADI is the leading professional network for development and regional studies in Europe and is composed from development research and training organizations, think tanks, and researchers throughout Europe.
The network aims to promote qualified research and education in the…
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EIR, member in the EPIN (European Policy Institute Network) Steering Committee
The European Institute of Romania has the pleasure to inform you that starting from December 2011 it has become a member of EPIN (European Policy Institute Network) Steering Committee.
EPIN is a network of 34 think tanks and policy institutes focusing on current EU political and policy debates.
EPIN aims to contribute to the debate on the Future of Europe through documented analyses and viewpoints from experts…
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Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012!
Gabriela Drăgan
Director general
European Institute of Romania
Release of the book Encyclopaedia of the Romanian Identity. Personalities
Thursday, 26 January 2012, the European Institute of Romania and Litera Publishing House organised the release of the book Encyclopaedia of the Romanian Identity. Personalities by Ecaterina Ţarălungă.
Mr. Răzvan Theodorescu, member of the Romanian Academy, member of the Administrative Board of EIR, Ms. Gabriela Drăgan, Professor, PhD, Director General of EIR, Mr. Mihai Mihăiţă, President of AGIR, took part to the event. Ms. Ecaterina Ţarălungă, author…
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Policy-Making in the European Union – sixth edition Editors: Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, Alasdair R. Young
Book of reference for students, master candidates, PhD. Candidates, professors but also for experts and analysts in the field of European Affairs, the current book follows the model established in the previous editions (Policy-Making in the European Communities - 1977, 1983, 1996, 2000, and 2005). The sixth edition is a study about the policy-making and not about the European integration. The authors’ objective has been to offer… (read more)
Call for Working Papers – 2012 EIR Micro-Studies Series
EIR welcomes potential authors from various fields of activity, including researchers from University centers and Academy institutes, who can contribute to tackling topics that are specific to the field of European affairs and offers them the possibility to have their micro-studies published online as part of the EIR collection – Working Papers Series.
The Micro-Studies (Working Papers) Series, coordinated by EIR, approaches topics which are relevant…
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Internships within the Communication and Marketing Unit - March - April 2012
The European Institute of Romania offers students, MA students and PhD students, from universities in Romania and from abroad, the opportunity to attend an internship within the institution. The internship period is mutually agreed with the intern. Each intern will receive a mentor during the internship period. At the end of the internship period, the student will receive an internship certification with a brief description of their… (read more)
Announcement concerning the launch of applications for Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2012
The European Institute of Romania, through its Studies and Analysis Unit, launches a new series of studies aiming to support the elaboration and argumentation process of Romania’s post-accession programmes and strategies, the Strategy and Policy Studies Project (SPOS) 2012.
Studies included in SPOS 2012 Project tackle the following research topics:
- Migration Policy Perspectives in the Current Demographic Context of Romania;
- National Coordination of European Affairs. Government… (read more)
2 April 2012: Conference Launch of Strategy and Policy Studies-SPOS 2011
The event was attended by Leonard Orban, Minister for European Affairs, Florin Pogonaru, Chairman of the Administrative Board of EIR and Chairman of the Businessmen's Association of Romania, Niculae Idu, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania, as well as by the authors of the SPOS 2011 studies: Daniel Dăianu, professor at SNSPA, Member of the Romanian Academy, Moisă Altăr, professor at Bucharest AES,… (read more)
EIR Newsletter - February 2012
The February issue of EIR monthly Newsletter includes an interview with Mr. Leonard Orban, Romanian Minister of European Affairs; an article on the European Citizens’ Initiative; follow-up on the event: “Romania in the EU. Five years from accession”; news from Strasbourg; new EIR publications; training programs that will be delivered by EIR between April - May 2012.
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EIR Newsletter - March 2012
The March issue of EIR monthly Newsletter is now available. In this issue: interview with Mr. Fredrik Langdal, Researcher in Political Science at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), Stockholm; article on the Russian presidential elections; news from Strasbourg and Brussels; New Eastern Europe publication.
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Conference: The reform of public finance in the European Union
The European Institute of Romania, in partnership with the National Bank of Romania, held a conference with the topic 'The reform of public finance in the European Union', on the 11th of April 2012.
The event was attended by Mr. Leonard Orban, Minister of European Affairs, Mr. Bogdan Drăgoi, Minister of Public Finance, Mr. Lucian Croitoru, Professor PhD. adviser for the Governor of the National Bank of Romania and member… (read more)
Romanian Journal of European Affairs – Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2012
The spring issue of the Romanian Journal of European Affairs gives us the opportunity to look at interesting topics related to: the Europeanisation of the Western Balkans, with a focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), the security community theory applied in the BiH, the cooperation and competition in the European Parliament, the risks entailed by the absence of the European parties in the European politics, the reform of the… (read more)
Announcement concerning the designated teams to elaborate the Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2012)
The selection process concerning the Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2012) submissions is over, based on the evaluation of the application dossiers submitted by the candidates and the reference terms provided by the beneficiary institutions.
84 applications have been received. While evaluating the application files, it was taken into account the fulfillment of the general and specific criteria, mentioned into the announcement concerning the selection process SPOS… (read more)
Conference: The Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the Context of the Post-2013 Budgetary Perspective
The European Institute of Romania organized, on the 26th of April 2012, a conference with the topic The Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the Context of the Post-2013 Budgetary Perspective.
The event was attended by Mr. Octavian Bumbu, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Valeriu Steriu, President of the Presidential Commission for agriculture development public policies in Romania, Mr. Adrian Rădulescu, President of… (read more)
EIR Newsletter – April 2012
The April issue of EIR monthly Newsletter is now available. In this issue: interview with Mr. Valentin Lazea, Chief Economist, National Bank of Romania; follow-up on the EIR events (launch of strategy and policy studies, reform of the public finance in EU, reform of the CAP in the context of the post-2013 budgetary perspective); news from European Parliament, Strasbourg plenary session; EIR publications (the news SPOS series);… (read more)
Conference Social Romania - between demographic crisis and silver economy
The European Institute of Romania organizes, on the 21st of May 2012, a conference with the topic Social Romania - between demographic crisis and silver economy
The starting point of the discussions will be the result of the research undertaken by the study The analysis of the evolution of EU social policies in the last three years - supplementary-private pensions and the impact of an ageing population.
… (read more)Analysis on the Public Institutions Translation Needs
The flawed translation of the Romanian legislation in other official languages of the European Union may lead to misunderstandings entailing the responsibility of those institutions. Consequently, the translation of the Romanian legislation should be at high quality standards. A good translation facilitates a correct understanding and thus a viable dialogue or a successful negotiation at the level of the Community institutions or of the international business environment.… (read more)
Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
Economic and Monetary Union - 2008 The Growth and Stability Pact, the Euro zone, the budget of the European Union are just a sample of themes of interest for specialists in the economic field, especially in the context of the global crisis. The way in which the European construction evolved economically, especially with the adoption of the Euro currency holds important aspects for Romanian specialists from… (read more)
General Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
General Training Programme in European Affairs 2008 Organized for the first time in 2000 with the support of Phare financing The General Training Programme in European Affairs has become the traditional programme in the training offer of the European Institute of Romania (EIR). In the year 2008 the forth edition took place and was materialized in four training sessions, one of which was organized due to… (read more)
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Justice and Home Affairs - 2008 The training programme Justice and Home Affairs was organized for the first time ever between October 30th – 31st 2008, being one of the specialized programmes identified in the training needs analysis conducted by the European Institute of Romania at the end of 2007. The Justice and Home Affairs pillar of the European Union, which traditionally entered in the competence and… (read more)
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Occupations introduced in the Classification of Occupations in Romania at EIR’s request
In July 2010, the European Institute of Romania received, from the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection, the notice in favour of updating the Classification of Occupations in Romania (COR), by introducing the occupations of linguistic reviser, legal reviser, and terminologist. The occupation of legal reviser will be included in the Basic Group 2429 "Legal experts unclassified in the previous basic groups" and will be given… (read more)
Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
The Legal System of the European Union - 2008 The Legal system of the European Union is one of the training programmes which contributed to the diversification of the training offer of the European Institute of Romania in conformity with the training needs identified in the analysis elaborated by the EIR for the central public administration at the end of 2007. Romania’s accession to the European… (read more)
Training in European Affairs Unit
The professional training in the field of European affairs represents one of the permanent activities of the European Institute of Romania. The professional training programs are destined mainly to the public officials in the local and central administration, especially those with responsibilities related to the Community issues derived from Romania’s status as a European Union member. Initially, organised under the auspices and with the support of PHARE… (read more)
EIR Publications
SALES GLOSAR PRIVIND TRATATUL DE LA LISABONA [Glossary on the Treaty Of Lisbon / Glossaire sur le Traite de Lisbonne] Languages Romanian,French,English Entries 632 Indexes Romanian,French,English Pages 204 Date of publication 2009 Price 15 EUR GHID PENTRU TRADUCEREA ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ A JURISPRUDENŢEI CURŢII EUROPENE A DREPTURILOR OMULUI[Guide for the translation into Romanian of the case-law of… (read more)
About us - Administration
Legal and Human Resources Unit The Legal Unit ensures the conformity with the legal rules of all procedures, activities and official documents of the European Institute of Romania. Moreover, the Unit offers legal advice and approves, legally, all specific activities of the European Institute of Romania.The Human Resources Unit implements the legal provisions in the field of recruitment and selection of personnel, evaluation of… (read more)
Public information
Annual reports The publications in this section are available online only in Romanian AUTO EVALUATION REPORT in order to certify the capacity to undertake research and development activities 2007-2009 pdf EIR Annual report 2009 pdfEIR Annual report 2008 pdfEIR Annual report 2007 pdfEIR Annual report 2006 pdfEIR Annual report 2005 pdfEIR Annual report 2004 pdfEIR Annual report 2003 pdfEIR Annual report 2002 pdfEIR Annual report 2001 pdfEIR Annual report 2000 pdf (read more)
Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
2009 General training in European Affairs Admission in European institutions Economic and Monetary Union The infringement procedure Justice and Home Affairs The legal system of the EU 2008 Admission in European institutions Economic and Monetary Union Environmental policy of the European Union General Training Programme in European Affairs Justice and Home Affairs Legal system of the European Union (read more)
General training in European Affairs - 2009
General Training Program in European Affairs - 2009 Organized for the first time in 2000 with the support of Phare financing the General training program in European Affairs has become the traditional program in the training offer of the European Institute of Romania (EIR). The year 2009 represented the fifth edition of this project that took place and was materialized in three training sessions. In the… (read more)
Justice and Home Affairs - 2009
Justice and Home Affairs - 2009 The second edition of the “Justice and Home Affairs” training course was organized in 2009 and it was conceived as a consequence of the needs’ assessment analysis run by the European Institute of Romania at the end of 2007. With its central point being the third pillar of the EU construction, which was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty, the… (read more)
The Infringement Procedure under Article 226 TEC - 2009
The Infringement Procedure under Article 226 TEC – Legal Analysis and Screening of Cases of the European Court of Justice 2009 Organized for the first time in 2009, the course “The Infringement Procedure under Article 226 TEC - Legal Analysis and Screening of Cases of the European Court of Justice” was the result of a partnership between the European Institute of Romania and the European Institute… (read more)
The Legal System of the EU - 2009
The Legal System of the European Union - 2009 Conceived as a result of the training needs’ assessment developed by the EIR at the end of 2007, “The Legal System of the EU” programme is one of the specialized courses which brought diversity to EIR’s offer of professional training. The commitment to the obligations comprised in the Community legal system represents a direct consequence of Romania’s… (read more)
Admission in European institutions - 2009
Training sessions for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions - 2009 The partnership of the European Institute of Romania with the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg (CEES) began in the year 2005. So far, through this collaboration ten sessions of preparation for the admission exams in European institutions were organized. All trainings were sustained in French. The success of the entire program… (read more)
Economic and Monetary Union - 2009
Economic and Monetary Union - 2009 Because of the global crisis, the interest of specialists from economy area is focusing on economic and monetary policies of European Union. In this way, the budget of European Union, the Euro zone, the advantages and the institutional architecture of Economic and Monetary Union or the Growth and Stability Pact are only a few of the issues of concern for specialists.… (read more)
Public informations
Budget The draft budget for 2010 (available only in Romanian) pdf (read more)
EIR Publications
List of Strategy and Policy Studies SPOS 2011 Summaries Study no. 1 The Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the Context of the Post-2013 Budgetary Perspective pdf Study no. 2 Euro Plus Pact Adoption: Implications for Romanian Fiscal Policy pdf Study no. 3 European Semester: ensuring sustainable economic growth through sound public finances. Lessons for Romania from the public finances’ sustainability point of view pdf… (read more)
Contact
© Copyright European Institute of Romania7-9 Regina Elisabeta Bld., RO-030016, Bucharest, Romaniaphone (+40-21) 314 26 96; (4021) 314 26 97;fax: (+40-21) 314 26 66e-mail: ier@ier.ro (read more)
EIR - Soros Foundation in the Republic of Moldavia and NSPSA partnership
The Soros Foundation in the Republic of Moldavia in accord with the National School of Politica Science and Administration in Bucharest have approached the European Institute of Romania in 2008 to collaborate in the European Short Visits Scholarship programme aimed at insuring the participation of Moldavian nationals in EIR training sessions. The Centre for Institutional Studies and Public Policies within the National School of Political Science and… (read more)
Translation Coordination
Legal regulations translated into English and/or French For many years already, translations of various Romanian legal regulations have been made by either natural or legal persons (ministries, Monitorul Oficial R.A., institutes, universities, companies, consultancies, law firms, foundations, NGOs, etc.). Since it does not have access to all of these translations, the EIR kindly asks all those who have translated versions of relevant Romanian legislation… (read more)
Public information
Internship at the European Institute of Romania The European Institute of Romania (EIR) offers final year undergraduates, master and PhD students from the Romanian universities the opportunity to participate in the internships organised in the units of EIR. Throughout the entire period of the internship, the activity of each intern is coordinated by an adviser from the unit/service where the internship takes place. The… (read more)
Translation Coordination
ECHR Case law The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Case-law consists of all the judgements of this court. Any signatory state or person claiming to be the victim of an infringement can lodge an application invoking the infringement by a signatory state of one of the rights guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The final judgement… (read more)
About us
The Audit Compartment The internal public audit compartment of EIR is directly subordinated to the Institute’s Director General, exercising a distinct and independent function of the EIR’s activities. Through its attributions, the internal public audit compartment should not be involved in drafting internal control procedures.It carries on a functional, independent and objective activity, which provides advice and assurance to the Director General for a sound management of… (read more)
EIR - EIPA partnership
According to the Memorandum of understanding signed in 2008 the European Institute of Romania will start its collaboration with the European Institute of Public Administration from Maastricht by organizing of training programmes in 2009. The purpose of the memorandum of understanding was to launch a pilot-project which, according to results, will help put the bases of a long term collaboration between the two institutions. The EIPA… (read more)
Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
Training sessions for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions - 2008 The collaboration of the European Institute of Romania and the Centre of European Studies in Strasbourg began in the year 2005 and in the following years eight seminaries for the preparation of admission exams in European institutions in the French language were organized. The success of the programme was confirmed by the three sessions… (read more)
Public informations
Vacancies According to the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 223/30.12.2008, the EIR suspends the competitions (examinations) for its vacancies. The unique positions are exempted. (read more)
EIR - Centre for European Studies in Strassbourg partnership
The partnership of the European Institute of Romania with the Centre for European Studies in Strassbourg (CEES) began in 2005 and, through the joint activities organized, has created a mark of excellency in the training services offered to the Romanian public administration. Due to this collaboration, in the autumn of 2005, an absolute premiere on the Romanian market took place, the first training programme for the preparation… (read more)
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Brief history
Brief history The European Institute of Romania (EIR) started its activity in January 2000 as an organization aiming at providing support to the Romanian decision-makers during the accession process of Romania to the European Union. EIR began its activity as a PHARE project, with an initial staff of 22 people. The newly-settled organization had also a wider goal, namely being a forefront platform for making… (read more)
Training in European Affairs - Previous projects
The Environmental Policy of the European Union - 2008 Organized in accordance with the results of the training needs analysis of the EIR exposed at the end of the year 2007, the training programme the Environmental policy of the European Union has been developed in two training sessions in 2008. In the context of increased attention given to environmental issues, especially at international, but mostly at… (read more)
Communication
EIR in the press *The information in this section are available online only in Romanian. 25 April 2008 - France shares its experience regarding the management of the structural funds http://business.rol.ro/content/view/65272/2/Source: www.business.rol.ro 24 April 2008 - Jean-Francois Cirelli’s visit, the President-General Director of Gaz de France http://www.ambafrancero.org/?id2=000100012423&lng=1Source: www.ambafrance-ro.org 24 April 2008 - The President of Gaz de France, Jean-Francois Cirelli holds a press conference http://www.newsin.ro/Print.aspx?nid=e332e907-61a1-41b2-9435-b349bd1206e3&hid=mediaSource: www.newsin.ro … (read more)
Communication
Partnerships EIR’s partnerships were established and enhanced through various joint projects particularly focused on the information and communication dimension of the European affairs area undertaken at national and international level, either within extended networks of think-tank and institutes from the European Union. EIR has also set up co-operation relations with the academic environment especially through its active membership to two important European policy and study… (read more)
Frequently asked questions
Answers to frequently asked questions What is the acquis communautaire? What is the CELEX number? What is the official version of the translations included in the acquis communautaire? Where are the official translations of the documents included in the acquis communautaire published? Where can the Official Journals of the European Union be obtained from? What is transposition? Which are the types of actions brought before… (read more)
About us
Mission statement The European Institute of Romania (EIR) is a public institution whose mission is to provide expertise in the field of European Affairs to the public administration, the business community, the social partners and the civil society.Studies, training, translation and communication are EIR’s key areas: - conducting studies and policies and strategy analyses to support Romania’s development within the European Union, and exercising its… (read more)
About us
Management The activities of the European Institute of Romania are coordinated by the Administrative Board.The Institute is managed by the Director General, assisted by the Consultative Scientific Board. Administrative Board The administrative board comprises nine members, appointed according to the provisions of art. 8 of the Government Ordinance 15/1998 as subsequently amended. The chairman of the administrative board and four of the… (read more)
Public informations
Public procurement The European Institute of Romania establishes its annual needs for public procurement in accordance with the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) no 34/19.04.2006, with the additions and the amendments thereto, concerning the granting of public procurement contracts, of concession contracts for public works and of concession contracts for services. (read more)
EIR Publications
List of Pre-Accession Impact Studies III - PAIS III: Executive Summary Analysis of the absorption capacity of the EU funds in Romania pdf The impact of the capital account liberalization on the exchange rate and the competitiveness of the Romanian economy pdf Public administration reform in the perspective of Romania’s accession to the European Union pdf Performance in the context of the Lisbon Agenda: success stories, institutional… (read more)
EIR Publications
Training in European Affairs Training manual in European Affairs: “Initial training in European Afffairs for Public Servants in the Romanian Central Administration (available only in Romanian) - 2005 pdf Project Cycle Management Handbook (available only in Romanian) - 2005 pdf Training Strategy for the Local Public Administration in Romania - 2005 pdf Policy papers *The publications in this section are available online only in… (read more)
EIR Publications
Romanian Opinions on the European Construction (All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the authors) POLICY MEMOPerspectives on a Potential Deepened Political Cooperation between Poland, Romania and Hungary pdfAgnes NICOLESCU, Gabriel SZEKELY Budget policy from an EU perspective pdfDorin MĂNTESCU… (read more)
Public informations
Statements of financial condition and Declarations of economic interest Statements of assets of the management staff with the European Institute of Romania, according to Low no 176/2010 *The documents in this section are available online only in Romanian 1. Drăgan Gabriela Director General Statement of financial condition Declaration of economic interest 2. Mihăilescu Laura Director - Translation Coordination Unit Statement of financial condition Declaration of economic… (read more)
Development of competences for the translation and revision of legal texts
An adequate translation is essential for a correct understanding and thus a viable dialogue or a successful negotiation at the level of the European and international institutions or business environment. At the same time, the defective translation of the legislation or the case-law may lead to misunderstandings entailing the responsibility of those institutions. Based on the need to develop specific competences for translating and revising complex legal… (read more)
Translation Coordination
Linguistic Revision and Terminology Unit Gigi MihăiţăHead of Unitphone extension: 134gigi.mihaita@ier.ro Elena-Loredana LicuţaLinguistic Reviserphone extension: 139loredana.licuta@ier.ro Alice OlaruTerminologistphone extension: 143alice.olaru@ier.ro Mihaela PapaLinguistic Reviserphone extension: 114mihaela.papa@ier.ro Andrei Perciun Assistantphone extension: 115andrei.perciun@ier.ro Diana PopaAssistantphone extension: 117diana.popa@ier.ro Mona RăusLinguistic Reviserphone extension: 114 mona.raus@ier.ro Florin StamatoiuIT Expertphone extension: 123florin.stamatoiu@ier.ro (read more)
European Studies
Ongoing projects Announcement concerning the designated teams to elaborate the Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2012) The selection process concerning the Strategy and Policy Studies (SPOS 2012) submissions is over, based on the evaluation of the application dossiers submitted by the candidates and the reference terms provided by the beneficiary institutions. 84 applications have been received. While evaluating the application files, it was… (read more)
Translation Coordination
Revision Unit Ana-Maria GeorgescuHead of Unitphone extension: 122ana_maria.georgescu@ier.ro Costin Leonard FălcuţăLegal Reviserphone extension: 151costin.falcuta@ier.ro Călin Petre GigeaLegal Reviserphone extension: 152calin.gigea@ier.ro Maria-Carolina IonescuLegal Reviserphone extension: 118carolina.ionescu@ier.ro Daniela Livia RădulescuLegal Reviserphone extension: 131daniela.radulescu@ier.ro Violeta ŞtefănescuLegal Reviserphone extension: 131violeta.stefanescu@ier.ro (read more)
Communication
Communication projects Romania - France: together in EuropeThe series of conferences " Romania - France: together in Europe" was launched in March 2007 and is run in partnership with the Embassy of France in Romania, and aims at defining a French-Romanian perspective upon the challenges of Romania's integration in the European Union. Policies of RomaniaThe main objective of the series of debates "Policies of… (read more)
Training in European Affairs
Training programs (read more)
Translation coordination
Acquis communautaire in Romanian The acquis communautaire stands for the common rights and obligations applicable to all Member States of the European Union. • The primary and secondary legislation The primary legislation – the major source of Community law -represents the constitutional framework of the European Union and includes the treaties of the Communities, as subsequently amended and supplemented. The secondary legislation – the second… (read more)
EIR Publications
The micro-studies (Working Papers) series coordinated by EIR approaches topics which are relevant and adapted to the current domestic and European context.This way, EIR welcomes potential authors from various fields of activity, including researchers from University centers and Academy institures, who can contribute to tackling topics that are specific to the field of European affairs. In this sense, the collection of micro-studies (Working Papers) offers all authors… (read more)
Working Papers Series
Guidelines for authors The micro-studies may be published in Romanian or in a bilingual issue, in Romanian and English.They must have between 25 and 35 pages, and also include an abstract in English, as well as a short autobiography of the authors. Micro-studies must feature the structure of the paper, detailed in chapters, as well bibliographical references.The authors may include in the text or the annexes of… (read more)
European Studies
Previous projects Pre-Accession Impact Studies – PAIS Between 2001-2005 the European Institute of Romania coordinated a series of three projects on the impact of Romania’s accession in the European Union (Pre-Accession Impact Studies - PAIS), projects that intended to support the Romanian authorities in the accession negotiation process of Romania to the European Union. The general objective was to contribute to the improvement of… (read more)
About us
Founding Documents ORDINANCE No 15 of 29 January 1998 (*updated*) pdf Statute of the European Institute of Romania pdfOrganisation and Functioning Regulation of the European Institute of Romania pdfEuropean Institute Of Romania Organisation Chart pdf (read more)
Translation Coordination
Translation Unit Mihai ConstandacheHead of Unit phone extension: 143mihai.constandache@ier.ro Raluca Magdalena BradTranslatorphone extension: 143raluca.brad@ier.ro Ilinca Cristina DanciuTranslatorphone extension: 115ilinca.danciu@ier.ro Ionela Suzana HaralambieTranslatorphone extension: 151ionela.haralambie@ier.roMihaela PapaTranslatorphone extension: 115mihaela.papa@ier.roMona RăusTranslatorphone extension: 140mona.raus@ier.ro (read more)
