Keywords: Centre for Advanced Study; CAS; CAS-Sofia; Newsletter; CAS Newsletter; CAS Newsletter 2013-2014
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Keywords: Kosovo; Metohija; Serbia; independence; EU; Albanian; northern Kosovo;
JEZIKOM BEOGRADA (Infopress - Priština) ODUGOVLAČENJE U PRAVCU VELIKIH PROBLEMA ILI STABILIZACIJE? (Zëri - Priština) NEZAVISNOST KOJA TO NIJE (Koha ditore - Priština) KRIMINAL U KRIZI (Infopress - Priština) DEFORMISANJE REKONFIGURISANOG UNMIK-a (Zëri - Priština) KOSOVO - DRŽAVA SA “TROSTRUKOM VLAŠĆU” (Kosova - Priština) NEISTINE SRPSKOG PREDSEDNIKA IZREČENE NA AFRIČKOM SAMITU (Gazeta shqiptare - Tirana) KOSOVO, EVROPA I AFRIKA (Zëri - Priština) NEDOVRŠENA NEZAVISNOST* (Koha ditore - Priština) ZA DRŽAVU NA HORIZONTU (Infopress - Priština) KOME VEROVATI, REALNOSTI ILI IZJAVAMA...? (Telegrafi - Priština) PROTIVNICI NEZAVISNOSTI KOSOVA IZ EU (Zëri - Priština) DVE VELIKE NEPOZNANICE (Zëri - Priština) “ALBANIANPOLITIK” - NOVA VIZIJA ZA BUDUĆNOST (Ndryshe - Tirana) KOSOVO - NADNACIONALNA DRŽAVA (Express - Priština) POLOŽAJ ALBANACA U PROCESU FORMIRANJA DRŽAVA (Telegrafi - Priština) “FOR EUROPEAN SERBIA” (Dervina.com) VREME SEVERA (Express - Priština) KOČIJAŠ U KRIZI, KOLA U BLATU (Koha ditore - Priština)
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Keywords: Kosovo; Metohija; Serbia; UDB; Russia; decentralisation; Lamberto Zanijer; Ahtisaari plan; Belgrade;
S.O.S. - UDB-a! (Express - Priština) RUSIJA, SRBIJA I KOSOVO (Infopress - Priština) ZANIJEROVA POLITIKA ILI...? (Shqip - Tirana) DA LI KOSOVO TREBA OSTAVITI SAMO? (Panorama - Tirana) SRBIJA U DELIRIJUMU (Infopress - Priština) VIOLINA IZ TEHERANA ČUĆE SE U NJUJORKU (Gazeta shqiptare - Tirana) ZANIJER SPONZORIŠE NAPETOST? (Infopress - Priština) ISLAMSKA KONFERENCIJA I KOSOVO (Start - Tirana) ZAŠTO DECENTRALIZACIJA NE MOŽE DA SE OŽIVOTVORI NA ETNIČKIM OSNOVAMA? (Epoka e re - Priština) AKO NE PRIZNAJU NAŠE PASOŠE - NI MI NE TREBA DA PRIZNAJEMO NJIHOVE (Kosova sot - Priština) ZANIJERA ISTERATI SA KOSOVA! (Express - Priština) KOSOVO I OSETIJA (Kosova sot - Priština) MEĐUVERSKI DIJALOG KOJI NEDOSTAJE NA KOSOVU (Zëri - Priština) OHRABRUJUĆI IZVEŠTAJ ZA NASILNE SRBE (Kosova sot - Priština) “MI I ONI”, ODNOSNO POVLAČENJE CRVENIH LINIJA (Start - Tirana) ODUGOVLAČENJE DO KRAJA (Zëri - Priština) STIŽE DECENTRALIZACIJA (Kosova sot - Priština) ISPUNJENJE AHTISARIJEVOG PLANA I STICANJE PUNOG SUVERENITETA (Zëri - Priština) FUNKCIONALNA PODELA VLASTI IZMEĐU ALBANACA I UNMIK-a (Zëri - Priština) KONTRADIKTORNOSTI KOJE TRAŽE REŠENJE (Telegrafi - Priština) OKRETANJE BEOGRADA PREMA STAROJ DVOLIČNOJ POLITICI (Zëri - Priština)
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Keywords: Euro crisis; Economic and Monetary Union; financial crisis; policy measures; government; financial markets; banks; economic policy; economic development; EU foreign policy; energy; climate changes; environmental policy;
The euro crisis has inflicted severe financial, economic and political damage in all countries of the eurozone and beyond. Progress was made in 2012 to address these problems and to reduce the risk of repetition but they are by far not yet fully overcome. The good news is that this crisis has forced agreement on policy measures towards more centralised, European decision-making, which was unthinkable only a few years ago, and towards more European integration in those policy areas where this is needed. The recent positions taken by member countries in the European Council testify to the need as well as the difficulties of making real progress, requiring a combination of substantial solidarity and tough discipline on the part of all countries leading to further transfer of national sovereignty.
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Moldova’s state of the country has worsened against the background of a number of exacerbating systemic vulnerabilities. The development prospects of the country are challenged by a series of economic, social and demographic constraints. From the economic point of view, the growth proved to be slow and unsustainable, implying the erosion of GDP potential and competitiveness. Moreover, the economic growth did not materialize in meaningful improvements in the wellbeing of the population, given the decline in formal employment and increase in informal one, which created challenges from the social point of view. The demographic challenges are related to poor capacity of the economy to integrate the largest cohort of the population with an age profile of around 30 years, which gradually leads to losing the opportunity to explore the benefits of the demographic dividend. // The internal (geo)political struggles and frequent controversial legal initiatives have worsened the internal systemic vulnerabilities. The period 2016–2017 was marked by the fact that the presidency, along with the left-wing parliamentary opposition party, intensified the Russian factor, which made the society and business environment confused about the country’s European orientation. This feeling was intensified by the slow pace of reforms and even by actions that distanced Moldova from the EU association agenda, promoted by the ‘pro- European’ Government. These actions included a number of legal initiatives heavily criticised by a large part of civil society and most of the development partners (i.e.: the law on ‘fiscal and capital amnesty’, modification of the electoral system, an initiative to limit non-governmental organisations’ access to external financing, low transparency in electricity procurement and others). These slippages and the tactical struggles (sometimes, even partnerships) between the ruling party and the left-wing parliamentary opposition party have fostered even more the deficit of trust in the Government by citizens, business entities and development partners. As a result, investments have fallen and the financial support from development partners is uncertain (particularly after the approval of the mixed voting system and the failure of reforms in the areas of justice and anti-corruption). Moreover, the reform process is also undermined by the low level of public legitimacy of the current Government: surveys show a low level of electoral support for the ruling party, which is close to the electoral threshold.
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In 2013, the Republic of Moldova experienced an impressive economic performance: the 8.9% growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) was the highest in its modern history and places the country as one of the best economic performers in the region.Nevertheless, this improvement was primarily due to cyclical factors (recovery in the agricultural sector after the severe drought of 2012), with limited progress taking place regarding the main driving engines of economic growth. Investment activity and exports remained tepid, while the employment rate was low, revealing that the Moldovan economy reflects an unsustainable and non-inclusive development model.
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Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;
The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.
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Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;
The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.
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Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;
The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.
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Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; economic reforms; foreign trade; social development; human traffic; migration; border control;
The reports in the "Euromonitor" series aim at independent and objective monitoring of the implementation process of the Republic of Moldova - European Union Action Plan. The actions adopted and implemented by both signatories of the Plan will be monitored quarterly. The action plan is a complex document, structured in 7 chapters, which provides for the implementation of about 300 actions, some defined more or less precisely, others very ambiguous. Unable to monitor such a complex document, the authors of "Euromonitor" focused on priority actions, identified in the Action Plan itself.
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Keywords: Public Finance; Roumanian Industry; Danube Fisheries; Black Sea fisheries; Roumanian forests; Railway reconstruction;
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Keywords: presidential elections;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;
The survey was conducted on July 17-23, 2019 on 1128 selected subjects from 114 urban and rural localities in all counties of Romania. He measured confidence in political leaders, voting intentions, comparisons between candidates.
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Keywords: administrative issues;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;
The survey was conducted between February 15-17, 2020 on a sample of 400 adults living in the city. He measured how the population perceives the involvement of the mayor’s office in various administrative issues, trust in local political leaders, voting intentions in local elections, the perception of local party organizations.
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Keywords: administrative issues;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;
The survey was conducted between December 6-11, 2019 on a sample of 1102 adults living in the city. He measured how the population perceives the involvement of the mayor’s office in various administrative issues, trust in local political leaders, voting intentions in local elections, the perception of local party organizations.
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Keywords: tourism;guest house;holiday preferences;tourist services;
he research carried out within the strategic project “Entrepreneurs in tourism” was carried out in October-November 2011 on a sample of 5,600 Romanian tourists. She measured the attitudes, habits and perceptions of tourists towards the holidays spent in the last year, identified the favorite tourist destinations, the motivations for their choice, satisfaction with the services received, evaluated the pensions studying the reasons that would determine them to choose a pension. they would also be willing to pay which localities they intend to visit.
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Keywords: festival;catalogue;film;
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Keywords: film;festival;catalogue
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Keywords: World Jewish Congress; 1946; Holocaust period; Jewish survivors;
The Romanian Section of the World Jewish Congress (henceforth: WJC) conducted a national survey among the Jewish survivors of the Holocaust in 1946. The objective of the survey was to assess the human and material losses and record the grievances suffered by the surviving Jewish population. In addition to this the statistical data gathered was intended to serve as a basis during the negotiations of the Peace conference ending World War II and for compensation claim. This study analyses the survey and its results regarding three towns from Northern Transylvania (Cluj, Carei and Oradea) which belonged to Hungary during the Holocaust period.
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Keywords: Media; Local Press; early Ceausescu System; GDPP; censorship; minorities;
Controlling daily newspapers in the first years of Ceaușescu's rule is a subject for this paper. Through describing the GDPP (The General Directorate for Press and Printing, DGPT), institution of censorship in the 1960ies and 1970ies, important techniques of control and its systemic fragility are revealed. Ethnicizing censorship, presenting its minority aspects is the second aim in this study: comparing a control of the two (Romanian and Hungarian) daily newspapers in Oradea, similarities and differences in majority and minority censoring are to be highlighted.
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