Има ли достатъчно Европа и съюз в Европейския съюз?
Is There Enough Europe and Union in the European Union?
Reports from the third International Conference of the European Studies Department, Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, May 2016
Contributor(s): Ingrid Shikova (Editor), Dimitar Denkov (Editor), Kaloyan Simeonov (Editor), Teodora Kaleynska (Editor), Gergana Radoykova (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Economy, Education, National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Studies of Literature, Sociology, German Literature, Labor relations, International relations/trade, Higher Education , Migration Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Public Finances, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: European Integration; European Union; European Union Development; EU Economy; EU Politics; EU Integration
Summary/Abstract: This book presents reports from the Third International Conference of the European Studies Department, Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The conference was organized in May 2016 with the support by Hanns Seidel Foundation. The participants discussed in their reports contemporary issues of the EU related to the political course of the union, the socio-economic implications of the recent crisis, the recovery process, trade and economic cooperation with external partners as well as prospective for EU’s expansion.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-954-8702-39-3
- Page Count: 306
- Publication Year: 2016
- Language: English, Bulgarian
Eдин все по-диференциран Европейски съюз
Eдин все по-диференциран Европейски съюз
(An Increasingly Differentiated European Union)
- Author(s):Ingrid Shikova
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:10-23
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:European Union; EU Integration; EU Development; Differentiated Integration
- Summary/Abstract:Differentiated integration is not a new phenomenon in European integration. It is a process in which countries choose to move at different speeds and/or to different objectives for the common policies of the European Union. This process involves the adoption of various formal and informal arrangements within the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, treaties for the accession of new countries to the Union or beyond.
Несигурната, но препотвърдена европейска интеграция
Несигурната, но препотвърдена европейска интеграция
(The Uncertain but Reaffirmed European Integration)
- Author(s):Vladimir Shopov
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:24-34
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:European Integration; EU Development; European Politics
- Summary/Abstract:Thinking of the EU as trapped in a relentless series of crises is no longer standard approach, but it turned out to be mental and public consensus. Crises are not just ‘the new normal’ for the Union, but its basis is already presumed to be disintegration dynamics that is almost symmetrical to the integration inertia of the latter decades.
Предизвикателството Brexit пред ЕС и Великобритания: кой печели и кой губи?
Предизвикателството Brexit пред ЕС и Великобритания: кой печели и кой губи?
(Brexit Challenge For the EU and the UK: Who Wins and Who Loses?)
- Author(s):Monika Moraliyska
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:35-44
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Brexit; Referendum; EU Development; EU-UK Trade; Trade Agreement
- Summary/Abstract:This paper presents the significance of Brexit as an event which might lead to tensions negotiations, evaluation of the future EU-UK relations, uncertainties with the trade flows between the bloc and the UK. Author concludes that the referendum on the British membership in the EU is a part of a wider process of problematic relations between the two sides.
Съвременните акценти в макроикономическите политики на Европейския съюз
Съвременните акценти в макроикономическите политики на Европейския съюз
(Contemporary Features in the Macroeconomic Policies of the European Union)
- Author(s):Emilia Georgieva
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Public Finances
- Page Range:45-54
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:EU Economy; Macroeconomic Policy; EU Macroeconomic Policy
- Summary/Abstract:The contemporary features of fiscal and monetary macroeconomic policies at EU level are not limited to those mentioned in the present report but are rather referred to already established theoretical theses or to such theses waiting for an answer in a world prone to shocks. Although alternative, these two policies must undoubtedly be united in an approach with the aim to foster the economic growth while it is forgotten that the measures utilized do have a limit beyond which the confidence in these measures in question might begin to decrease, and the results might turn out to be not that prestigious.
Икономическият и паричен съюз – една година след доклада на петимата председатели
Икономическият и паричен съюз – една година след доклада на петимата председатели
(Economic and Monetary Union - One Year After the Five Presidents Report)
- Author(s):Kaloyan Simeonov
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
- Page Range:55-72
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:European Economy; European Economic Integration; Economic and Monetary Union; EMU; Five Presidents Report; Monetary Union; Fiscal Union
- Summary/Abstract:Establishing the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in the 1990s was, like most of the major EU projects, a compromise within what was achievable at that time. The single monetary policy pursued by the supranational European Central Bank has begun to be combined with the coordination of the economic and fiscal policies of the euro area member states. An imbalance was initially created in the EMU architecture - no matter how strong a coordination of economic and fiscal policies is, it is difficult to successfully complement the single and supranational monetary policy in the euro area. The EU member states continued to take different in terms of directions and impact decisions on their economic development, structural reforms, budgetary discipline and the use of public debt as a tool to influence on or solve problems.
Португалия в Европейския паричен съюз – пътят от спасителна програма към икономически растеж в съвременния проблемен за съюза период
Португалия в Европейския паричен съюз – пътят от спасителна програма към икономически растеж в съвременния проблемен за съюза период
(Portugal in the European Monetary Union - Path from a Rescue Program to Economic Growth in the Current Problematic Period for the Union)
- Author(s):Iordanka Stateva, Silvia Kirova
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Public Finances
- Page Range:73-82
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Portugal; European Monetary Union; EMU; Rescue Program; Euro area; Economic Crisis
- Summary/Abstract:Portugal is one of the small countries in the EU with a population of 10.4 million and a GDP of 179.4 billion euros in 2015. It is the third country in the euro area to fall into the debt spiral and receive a rescue package from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The economic and political development of Portugal, the reasons for resorting to a formal rescue program, as well as the subsequent development contain guidelines and lessons not only for the smaller countries in the EU and the euro area. The analysis of Portugal's economic development and problems can be the basis for raising the question of the fundamental problem of the euro area, namely the integration of diverse economies. In an inhomogeneous economic space formed by countries that have adopted the single currency, it is rather common for tensions of different nature and intensity to arise.
Планът „Юнкер“ – от грантове към финансови инструменти за подкрепа развитието на малките и средни предприятия
Планът „Юнкер“ – от грантове към финансови инструменти за подкрепа развитието на малките и средни предприятия
(The Juncker Plan - From Grants to Financial Instruments to Support the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)
- Author(s):Kiril Velitchkov
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Economy, Public Finances
- Page Range:83-89
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Investment Plan for Europe; Junker Plan; European Fund for Strategic Investments; EFSI; COSME; European Integration
- Summary/Abstract:The author presents financial instruments aimed to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises during the 2014-2020 period. They could be grouped in two categories: 1) instruments governed directly by the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund such as the Junker Plan, COSME, InnovFin, Erasmus+; and 2) instruments managed nationally. The report offers details on the Junker Plan and its features such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), cooperation procedures with the national promotional banks, COSME program and guarantees under the InnovFin.
Европейският енергиен съюз: предпоставка за запазването на съюза в Европейския съюз
Европейският енергиен съюз: предпоставка за запазването на съюза в Европейския съюз
(European Energy Union: Prerequisite for Maintaining the Union in the European Union)
- Author(s):Svetla Boneva
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
- Page Range:90-109
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:European Energy Union; EU Energy Union; Energy Union; Bulgaria; Energy Isolation; Energy Independence
- Summary/Abstract:The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the necessity to eliminate the phenomenon of "energy isolation" which could be achieved by improving energy relations between member states and with other countries outside the EU. In order to achieve the formulated goal, the author conducted the following research tasks: 1) analysis of the current state of research available on the topic "European Energy Union"; 2) clarification of the contradictions and different points of view on the establishment of the European Energy Union; 3) comparison between the "visionaries" and the "pragmatists" for the future of the energy union; 4) outlining the importance of the Energy Union for Bulgaria.
Кризата на механизма за сътрудничество и проверка като пример за конструиране на провал в партньорството с ЕС
Кризата на механизма за сътрудничество и проверка като пример за конструиране на провал в партньорството с ЕС
(The Crisis of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism as an Example of Constructing a Failure in Partnership with the EU)
- Author(s):Georgi Dimitrov
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, National Economy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:110-129
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:Bulgaria; European Integration; Cooperation and Verification Mechanism; CVM
- Summary/Abstract:The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) is a key element in the structure of the partnership between the governments of Bulgaria and the European Commission, through which the policies of the European Union are implemented and our country's membership in the union is given meaning. The author clarifies the nature of the CVM and challenges to the successful outcomes of the recent crisis.
Equity and Inequities on the Labour Market in the European Union
Equity and Inequities on the Labour Market in the European Union
(Equity and Inequities on the Labour Market in the European Union)
- Author(s):Andreea-Mihaela NITA
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Labor relations
- Page Range:130-138
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:EU; Labour Market; Bulgaria; Romania; Occupational Migration
- Summary/Abstract:Preparing the adherence of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union on 1 January 2007 began more than ten years before, by starting legislative harmonisation in each negotiation chapter which focused on the free movement of goods, people, services and capital. The mobility of people in terms of employment was done with multiple amendments, from the efforts of recognition to temporary restrictions on the easy acquisition of the work permit.
European Foreign Affairs Between States’ Sovereignty and Union’s Common Policy
European Foreign Affairs Between States’ Sovereignty and Union’s Common Policy
(European Foreign Affairs Between States’ Sovereignty and Union’s Common Policy)
- Author(s):Alexandra Porumbescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:139-145
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Security; International; Strategy; European Union
- Summary/Abstract:Starting with the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009, the European Union has designed new institutions in charge with representing all the member states in matters of international relations with third parties. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the national foreign affairs strategies of the member states, as elements of state sovereignty, and the existence and implementation of the common security policy, as an expression of the union of states.
Европа накъде?
Европа накъде?
(Europe – where to?)
- Author(s):Ivan Nachev
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:146-151
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:European Integration; EU Development
- Summary/Abstract:„Europe is facing changes. Thus, when I started writing this text, I chose to put a question mark in the title. It happens to me more and more often to explain the European Union and what is happening or not happening in it through the prism of the multiple question marks. “
Trade and Economic Cooperation Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries Under the Belt and Road Initiative
Trade and Economic Cooperation Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries Under the Belt and Road Initiative
(Trade and Economic Cooperation Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries Under the Belt and Road Initiative)
- Author(s):Jian ZHANG
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
- Page Range:152-163
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:China; EU; Belt and Road Initiative
- Summary/Abstract:Since 2012, China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries have signed a series of agreements on how to promote the cooperation between them. It includes ‘12 measures for promoting friendly cooperation in 2012’, ‘Bucharest outline in 2013’, ‘Belgrade outline in 2014’ and ‘Medium-¬term project for both sides in 2015’. These agreements represent both sides’ will and determination to promote the cooperation between the parties. In these agreements trade and economic cooperation is one of the most important parts. As China’s Belt and Road initiative is coming to the next level, it provides a great opportunity to speed up the development of trade and economic cooperation between both sides. It is significant to grab this opportunity and enhance the trade and economic cooperation between both sides, reaching to a win¬-win situation.
Културата, културите и европейската интеграция
Културата, културите и европейската интеграция
(Culture, cultures and European integration)
- Author(s):Penka Angelova
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Politics and Identity
- Page Range:164-176
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:European Integration; Culture; European Culture; European Identity
- Summary/Abstract:The topic of this report is culture and cultures in the dual aspect of the rationalization of cultures as well as the different regional, respectively national crops as well as the types of crops that need to be distinguished in the process of European integration, as well as in a globalization aspect.
Европа между радикализацията и миграцията
Европа между радикализацията и миграцията
(Europe between the Radicalisation and the Migration)
- Author(s):Ildiko Otova
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Sociology, Migration Studies
- Page Range:177-182
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:European Migration; Radicalisation; Migration; European Policies
- Summary/Abstract:The current migration situation and the attacks in the cultural and administrative European capitals allowed the radicalization of the far right to meet with the radicalization of the young people from migrant suburbs, amid public fears and the lack of clear and strong political leadership. The purpose of this article is to review these current trends through the prism of anti-elitism and the lost identity of young Europeans.
The Paradox оf „White, Christian and Rational“
The Paradox оf „White, Christian and Rational“
(The Paradox оf „White, Christian and Rational“)
- Author(s):Eugenia E. Udangiu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics and Identity
- Page Range:183-188
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:European Culture; Postmodernism; Identity
- Summary/Abstract:The dream of European unity is very old. In the eighteenth century it was called the ‘City of Lights’ (‘Europe as a large Paris’) and then, in time, syntagmas become more diverse: the Common Home, the European Community or the European Union. This old dream, increasingly shaped from a political and economic point of view, is now more and more disputed in terms of the European sciences united under the unmistakable label of ‘Kulturwissenschaften’. These sciences question not only the possibility of such a huge construction but also its legitimacy. One of the most controversial issues is related to the cultural ‘foundation’ of the new construction: is there a European ‘us’, except the circumstantial economic and political interests? In other words, can we speak about a European ‘identity’ or we shall rather speak about a process of ‘identification’ in a floating manner only?
Work-Family Conflict in Light of the EU 2020
Work-Family Conflict in Light of the EU 2020
(Work-Family Conflict in Light of the EU 2020)
- Author(s):Livia Pogan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Sociology, Family and social welfare
- Page Range:189-195
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Work¬-family Conflict; EU 2020; Smart Growth; Sustainable Growth; Inclusive Growth; Labor Market
- Summary/Abstract:In this paper we aim to analyse the impact of the work-¬family conflict on achieving the goals of EU 2020 Strategy. Whatever the historical period or geographic area, adults’ activity is mainly dedicated to profession and family, domains that increasingly frequently are in conflict, as a result of the actual demographic context (changes of family structures, increased professional requests, new technologies that replace human resources or migration, for example). Numerous studies show remarkable differences among member states in terms of professional activity ¬ working hours, the work done, earnings, working conditions, women involvement in labor. All these facts led the Council of Europe to recommend member states ‘to take appropriate measures to promote a better balance between work and private life for women and men’ (The European Pact for equality between women and men 2011¬ 2020). These recommendations are made in light of the guidelines set by the EU 2020 Strategy, which considers inclusive growth, increased participation in the labor market, acquiring new skills and poverty alleviation as essential pillars to develop a United Europe. Given these considerations, we focused attention on the relationship between work-family conflict and the desires of EU 2020.
The Greek Crisis, the Media and the Transformation of the European Public Sphere
The Greek Crisis, the Media and the Transformation of the European Public Sphere
(The Greek Crisis, the Media and the Transformation of the European Public Sphere)
- Author(s):George Pleios, Dimitrios Souliotis
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
- Page Range:196-208
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:Greek Crisis; Media; Greek Economy; EU Media
- Summary/Abstract:In media terms, the Greek economic crisis is an ‘event’ whose coverage combines elements of the media coverage of both the European Union and the economy. Academic research concerning media coverage of the economy shows that media tends to follow negative events more closely than positive ones. Thus, crisis which is a major negative change is expected to be covered in the media more intensely, in more details and with a high degree of priming. Factors that have the potential to affect the media coverage of the economy (including crisis) are the type of the media (e.g. quality vs tabloid press), the ownership and the political orientation of the media, the sources of information, etc. However, one really important factor is the type of political - media system.
European Citizenship as a Standard of European Integration? Theoretical and Empirical Elements
European Citizenship as a Standard of European Integration? Theoretical and Empirical Elements
(European Citizenship as a Standard of European Integration? Theoretical and Empirical Elements)
- Author(s):Cristina Ilie Goga
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:209-224
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:European Integration; European Citizenship
- Summary/Abstract:The article is based upon the idea that collective identification with institutions beyond the nation state becomes a standard for measuring integration. Thus, we start the paper with the analysis of European integration theories, essential for the purpose of our work: Transactionalism and Neo¬functionalism, and also we investigate the concept of ‘European citizenship’, especially as a specific institution of the European construction. The second part of the paper analyses the results of a field research, conducted in the city of Craiova, and highlights the level of attachment of citizens from Craiova to the European citizenship.
Политически аспекти на идентичността в романи от днешна Германия
Политически аспекти на идентичността в романи от днешна Германия
(Political Aspects of Identity in Novels From Today's Germany)
- Author(s):Nikolina Burneva
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, German Literature, Politics and Identity
- Page Range:225-233
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Identity; Politics and Identity; Deutscher Buchpreis; German Literature
- Summary/Abstract:The present article reviews contemporary trends in German literature regarding political aspects of the identity. Author discusses Deutscher Buchpreis, authors’ profiles and their publications with the goal to demonstrate the relation between the literature and its institutionalization – a process thorough which indirectly but consistently political identity aspects of the modern Europeans are being established.
Do You Speak European? (Revisiting the Realm of Intercultural Communicative Competence from the Perspective оf EU Studies Education at University Level)
Do You Speak European? (Revisiting the Realm of Intercultural Communicative Competence from the Perspective оf EU Studies Education at University Level)
(Do You Speak European? (Revisiting the Realm of Intercultural Communicative Competence from the Perspective оf EU Studies Education at University Level))
- Author(s):Nikolina Tsvetkova
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
- Page Range:234-241
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Intercultural Communicative Competence; ICC; High Education
- Summary/Abstract:A lot has been said about the need to prepare students for the challenges of the globalising world and one of the answers to the question how to do this effectively is related to the purposeful implementation of foreign language learning based on the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC), the latter referring not only to school language education but also to learning languages at university level. Regardless of age, gender, ethnic, social or educational background, contemporary young people are increasingly part of an intensifying communication across borders and continents. These processes are often related to study and labour mobility although they are not restricted to experiences of having to function in another country only.
Разширяване на Европейския съюз – мисия възможна?
Разширяване на Европейския съюз – мисия възможна?
(Enlargement оf the European Union – Mission Possible?)
- Author(s):Gergana Radoykova
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:245-254
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:EU Integration; EU Development; EU Enlargement; Turkey; Western Balkans
- Summary/Abstract:The author reviews the enlargement perspectives of the EU highlighting the significant transformation from a ‘continent of wars’ to a ‘continent of peace’. The European perspective is challenged in the recent years but the enlargement policy is the strongest tool the EU could use to exercise its influence and stimulate the democratic development among its neighbours. The article outlines Turkey and the Western Balkans as two potential geostrategic directions for enlargement.
Enlargement of the European Union and the Western Balkans
Enlargement of the European Union and the Western Balkans
(Enlargement of the European Union and the Western Balkans)
- Author(s):Avni Mazreku
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:255-263
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:EU Integration; Western Balkans; EU Enlargement
- Summary/Abstract:The fall of the communistic regimes in Eastern Europe that began in Poland in 1989 and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Romania created a prospect of changes for the countries that experienced communist regimes for more than forty years. The success of those changes that can be qualified as democratic revolution also encouraged the constitutive federation units of the Former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, populated by non-¬Serbs, to break away from the Serbian¬-dominated, communist-oriented central government. Serious fighting broke out in the summer of 1991, as the northern republics of Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. While the local Serbs were directly supported by the federal army, controlled and commanded by the Serbian Republic, they pretended to prevent separation from the federation of both republics (Slovenia and Croatia) ‘justifying’ its action by reference to ‘the need for protection’ of the Serbian population in the above mentioned federal units. The brutality of the war had not been experienced on the territory of Europe since World War II as it happened especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A Comparative Analysis on the Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments Before and After Romania’s Accession to the European Union
A Comparative Analysis on the Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments Before and After Romania’s Accession to the European Union
(A Comparative Analysis on the Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments Before and After Romania’s Accession to the European Union)
- Author(s):Gabriela Motoi, Mihaela Bărbieru
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, National Economy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:264-273
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Romania; EU Membership; Regional Policy; Structural Instruments; Pre-Accession Instruments; Cohesion; EU Funds
- Summary/Abstract:After 1990, on the political and economic scene of Romania took place a series of transformations under European mark, transformations that led to the development of an environment with specific rules and principles of competition and free market mechanisms. As a natural evolution process, it appeared and was developed a new concept related to the regional development policies, a concept that was among the essential requirements of European integration. In Romania, the regional development policy has been early shaped, since 1996, and the chapter of the Acquis on this topic was opened in 2002. There are two types of tools used by the European Union to stimulate and accelerate the process of regional reform. First, the EU has substantial financial instruments to help and facilitate the tasks of national actors on the formulation of the policy agenda in accordance with the requirements of EU reform, the decision-making process and also the implementation. The financial support is achieved through the allocation of pre-accession funds. Secondly, the European Union has also other tools at its disposal for determining the Member States: this is namely the monitoring procedure through the annual reports. This study aims to present the most important issues of regional policy in Romania from two perspectives: the pre-accession period - in which our approach will analyse the legislation and institutional framework for the development and implementation of programming documents, and the post-accession period (after 2007) - in which we will present the most important progresses that Romania has made on regional policy and coordinating of structural instruments.
Разширяването на Европейския съюз към Западните Балкани през погледна на България
Разширяването на Европейския съюз към Западните Балкани през погледна на България
(EU Enlargement to the Western Balkans in the Bulgarian View)
- Author(s):Adriana Ivanova, Antonia Dobreva, Denitsa Dimitrova, Maria Petrova
- Contributor(s):Velislav Ivanov (Editor)
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:274-287
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:EU Enlargement; Western Balkans; Bulgaria
- Summary/Abstract:The objective of this report is to analyse the Bulgarian relation with the countries of the Western Balkans in the context of their prospective accession to the European Union. The analysis will focus particularly on Republic of North Macedonia due to its proximity and the significance of the Bulgarian opinion for the enlargement process in the Western Balkans. Authors divided the report on four parts placing the accent on the Bulgarian position on the subject matter.
Има ли достатъчно разширяване в политиката за разширяване на Европейския съюз?
Има ли достатъчно разширяване в политиката за разширяване на Европейския съюз?
(Is There Sufficient Enlargement in the European Union's Enlargement Policy?)
- Author(s):Vili Paskova, Ivelina Ralcheva, Maria Gulyashka, Maria Shopova, Mihaela Tanchovska
- Contributor(s):Velislav Ivanov (Editor)
- Language:Bulgarian
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:289-306
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:EU Development; EU Enlargement; EU Integration
- Summary/Abstract:Europe has experienced series of various crises over the past few years. The European Union (EU) is facing an economic and financial crisis, a refugee crisis and crisis of growing Eurosceptic sentiments. Crises are inseparably connected and demand for proactive decisions and actions from the political leaders. Some of the political parties and their leaders offer the opportunity of leaving the EU as a solution to these problems. Disintegration processes and sentiments for policy diversification are observed in a few member states. The opt-out clauses and the resistance by some countries from deepening the integration and establishing new policy areas in which the EU has exclusive competence is becoming increasingly popular. Several questions arise whether to strengthen or slow down the integration processes. Is it possible to expand and to consolidate simultaneously?
