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"The Enlargement of the EU to Balkans" – Policy Reports that shaped the policies and debate on European integration of Balkans

"The Enlargement of the EU to Balkans" – Policy Reports that shaped the policies and debate on European integration of Balkans

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: Western Balkans; Stabilization and Accession Process; EU integration; European financial assistance; national governments; peace; stability; development; EU policy towards Balkans;

Today, western Balkans states are a long way from where they were at the beginning of the decade. The Stabilization and Association process, which has just started in 2000, is almost completed as all the states have negotiated and signed the Stabilization and Association Agreements with the EU, the EU is negotiating visa liberalization agreements and all states are entitled to the new pre-accession financial assistance IPA, designed to address the strategic needs of the region. This progress, apart from the persistent efforts of the national governments and the EU administration, is also partly due to the visionary policy reports and recommendations of people and organizations working on the Balkans. We are convinced that their commitment to the region and the ability to look beyond the limitations of the immediate political context for lasting solutions makes them an irreplaceable item on every reading-list of both those who wish to study the Balkan region and those who aim to produce similar such reports addressing the present dilemmas and challenges for the western Balkan states. “The Enlargement of the EU to Balkans” is a compilation of four reports on the Balkans published since 2000. They all concern the Balkan region and its prospects for the future – away from violent legacies towards peace, stability and European integration. As such, they are a valuable source for all those interested in and studying the recent political developments in this region, for these reports give an overview of the challenges that Balkans states faced on the start of their journey to European integration. We hope this collection of reports will become part of the curricula of schools and departments where Balkan politics, history and EU integration are taught. From the multitude of reports, books and other works written on the Balkans, the reports that follow were not chosen accidentally. Rather, we aimed to include the most influential reports, those which had the greatest impact on the EU and international community’s approach towards the Balkans, those with the most valuable recommendations concerning the features of EU’s policy towards the Balkans. The results of in-depth field research and analysis of diplomatic relations in the region, these reports provided the most credible assistance to the European and other policy-makers when faced with the dilemma ‘how to deal with postconflict post-Milosevic Balkans?’ By publishing their reports again, we also like to pay tribute to those people and organizations that made their most for Balkans to be found in EU integration map.

HELSINŠKE SVESKE №34: Extremism – Recognizing a Social Evil

HELSINŠKE SVESKE №34: Ekstremizam: Kako prepoznati društveno zlo

Author(s): Srđan Milošević,Pavel Domonji,Jelena Višnjić,Ivana Stjelja,Staša Zajović,Umberto Eco / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: extremism; social evil; anti-fascism; Serbia; woman; politics; crime; hatred; law; minority; radicalization; hooliganism; social norms;

Pojava ekstremne desnice i desničarske ideologije u Srbiji posledica su strukturalnih promena nakon razgradnje socijalističke države. Ratovi devedestih vođenih sa idejom o prekomponovanju Balkana, odnosno s idejom o Velikoj Srbiji (Memorandumu Srpske akademije nauka i umetnosti, 1986), samo su jedan od ideoloških osnova na kojima još uvek opstaje desna misao. Njene osnovne karakteristike jesu: etnička homogenizacija, težnja za stapanjem državnih i etničkih granica, antikomunizam i negiranje antifašizma, jačanje tradicionalizma i autoritarnosti, pravoslavlje tretirano kao superiorna religija u odnosu na ostale etničke i religijske grupe (posebno Hrvate, Muslimane i Albance), otpor idejama multikulturalizma i kosmopolitizma i netrpeljivost prema “novim” (LGBT popuacija) i tradicionalnim manjinama (Romi). Zajedničko svim desničarskim pokretima koji se pozivaju na ekstremni srpski nacionalizam i fundamentalističke interpretacije pravoslavlja, odnosno svetosavlja, jeste i izrazita islamofobija i neprijateljski stav prema svemu što je islamsko.

2009 State of the Country - REPUBLIC of MOLDOWA

2009 State of the Country - REPUBLIC of MOLDOWA

Author(s): Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alex Oprunenco / Language(s): English

What is the nature and the causes of economic development in the Republic of Moldova? As shown in this 2009 State of the Country Report, Moldova's geographic and natural endowment is not conducive to an effortless long term development. At the same time, poor and extremely scarce human capital congruent with the real economic needs, remains the key constraint undermining labor productivity. Within this context, it is crucial for Moldova to strengthen its market institutions so that to become the most attractive country for investors in the Eastern Europe. And because the institutional framework is also influenced by the political process and social order, it is important that various political parties and social groups, although holding divergent preferences, engage in peaceful discussions and go beyond one's boundaries regarding the alternatives that oppose them. Finally, Moldova's European aspirations still divide citizens in, at least two divergent camps, on the one side of the spectrum are those who favour the European option over the Eastern one and alternatively, on the other side are those that identify with the latter space rather than with the EU. All in all, this analysis points out to the need of a balanced and cautious approach both with regard to the foreign and domestic public policies, bearing in mind the overarching goal of European integration.

EUROMONITOR 03 (2006/06/19)

EUROMONITOR 03 (2006/06/19)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Iurie Gotișan,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alex Oprunenco / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: Democratic institutions; Transnistria conflict; capacity of administration; juridical system; foreign trade; foreign investment; human traffic; migration;

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.

EUROMONITOR 18 (2010/08/04)

EUROMONITOR 18 (2010/08/04)

Author(s): Igor Boțan,Corneliu Gurin,Elena Prohniţchi,Valeriu Prohniţchi,Alex Oprunenco,Ana Popa,Adrian Lupuşor,Victoria Vasilescu / Language(s): Romanian

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.

Accelerated lignite exit in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece

Accelerated lignite exit in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece

Author(s): Martin Vladimirov,Todor Galev,Radostina Primova / Language(s): English

In light of the ambitious targets for long term decarbonisation set by the European Green Deal, a critical question for decision-makers is how to sustain a coal phase-out that is as swift as possible while also ensuring security of supply, affordable electricity, and a just transition in regions dependent on coal. The aim of this report is to support decision makers in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania to implement a timely phase-out of coal by analysing the impact on electricity systems as well as the local economy, and highlighting policy recommendations to deal with potential issues related to compensation, system security and local economic impacts.

Documentation of Time 1960 / 210

Dokumentation der Zeit 1960 / 210

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): German

Tour of friendship of a Government delegation of GDR through Asia (January 5 — February, 12, 1960) // The Bonn legislation on emergency powers // Second All African people’s conference (January 25 — 31, 1960 in Tunis) // In Review: The realization of the right of co-decision of the operatives in the workshops of GDR (I) // Bonn Bundeswehr Generals — skilled workermurderers // Dr. Erich Mende — First chairman of FDP (Shorter biography) // March of Events: On Adenauer’s „German conviction of own mission“. // „The brown worm in literature“. // „Case of Hagemann — symptom of ,Schröderism’“. // Actual quotations: Others about GDR. // „Nobody wants to hear of black physicians“. // Adenauer „answers“ Cologne students. // „Assuan: a hard nut to crack“. // Actual cartoons // Documents on the tour of a Government delegation of GDR to the Far East // Communiqué on the stay in the Mongolian People’s Republic (January 8, 1960) // Communiqué on the stay in the People’s Republic of China (January 18, 1960) // Communiqué on the stay in, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (January 25, 1960) // Communiqué on the stay in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (January 29, 1960) // Declaration of the signatory powers of the Warsaw Pact (February 4, 1960) // Communiqué on the conference of representatives of the communist and workers’ parties of the socialist countries of Europe concerning questions of development of agriculture (February 2 and 3, 1960, in Moscow) // Source materials // Chronicle: February 16-29, 1960 // Special register: The year of 1945

SOVIET-Literature. Issue 1961-08

SOWJET-Literatur. Ausgabe 1961-08

Author(s): Georgi Breitburd,Pawel Chalow,Gleb Gorew,Alexander Karaganow,Alexander Kirillow,Grigorij Michajlovič Kogan,Alexander Kornejtschuk,Arkadi Litwak,Ludmilla Pogoshewa,Anna Walzewa / Language(s): German

Alexander Kornejchuk: On the Dnepr // Gleb Gorew: On the Outskirts of the City // Pawel Chalow: To All who Hear Me // OUR CONTEMPORARIES: Arkady Litwak: Encounters on the paths of the Seven Year Plan // LITERATURE AND REVIEW: Alexander Kirillov: Towards new Achievments // Alexander Кaraganow: Creative Experiments // ART: Anna Walzewa: Studio of Enthusiasts // Grigori Kogan: Swjatoslaw Richter // Ludmilla Pogoshewa: An eventful day // EXCHANGE OF OPINION: Foreign connections of Soviet writers // WHAT BRINGS US CLOSER TOGETHER: Georgi Breitburd: Appeal to a Literature of Reason // IN THE WORLD OF SCIENCE

The New Schengen Border and its Impact on the Romanian - Moldovan Relations. Actual Implications of the secured Border at the Political, Social, Economic and Operational Levels

The New Schengen Border and its Impact on the Romanian - Moldovan Relations. Actual Implications of the secured Border at the Political, Social, Economic and Operational Levels

Author(s): Gabriel Andreescu,Violeta Bau-Alexandru,Gabriela Chiorean / Language(s): English

Keywords: Romania-Moldova relations;

The study was elaborated by the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) in Bucharest and the Centre for International Studies, with funding from the Constitutional and Legal Policies Institute - Open Society Institute in Budapest and the Open Society Foundation, Bucharest, as part of the program “New Schengen borders and their social and human impact on the “outsiders” of the reintegrated Europe - the Moldovan case”. A substantial contribution was given also by the Institute of Public Policy in Chisinau. The study is part of a larger analysis project, started in 2001 on the basis of a partnership with the Chisinau Institute of Public Policy, involving experts working in institutions in the field of border control in both countries. The goal of this project is to contribute to the improvement of activities in securing the border between Romania and the Republic of Moldova, to the benefit of stability in both countries and regional security. The current study, drafted by experts in both countries, makes available concrete elements and guidelines for political actors, to be taken into account in decisions regarding bilateral relations in the present regional context, under the sign of European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

The pre-electoral barometer of Floresti commune, CJ

Barometrul preelectoralal comunei Florești, CJ

Author(s): Bruno Stefan / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: administrative issues;trust in political leaders;voting intentions;

The survey was conducted on June 20-25, 2020 on a sample of 550 inhabitants of the commune. He measured people’s opinion about central and local public administration institutions, about the main candidates for City Hall, about political parties, expectations of the future mayor, voting intentions, how the City Hall got involved in certain administrative issues, achievements and failures of the current mayor and of the main opponents.

GoEast - 20th Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

GoEast - 20. Festival des Mittel- und Osteruopäischen Films

Author(s): / Language(s): English,German

goEast - 15th Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

goEast - 15. Festival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films

Author(s): Barbara Wurm,Olaf Möller / Language(s): English,German

Keywords: film;festival;catalogue;

Use of Mother Tongue at the level of Local Administrative Units. Cost Estimation

Utilizarea limbii materne la nivelul unităților administrative locale. Estimare Costuri

Author(s): István Horváth,Zsombor Csata,István Gergő Székely / Language(s): Romanian

The study aims to operationalize and estimate the costs of implementing the rights of citizens belonging to a national minority to use their mother tongue in public administration. Identifies the areas of activity in which these obligations are generated, the forms of institutional organization through which the local administrative units manage them, the approximate volume of situations managed and the approximate additional costs compared to the situation where the local administration would use only the state language. The study is based on fieldwork that took place between July and October 2019, in which we used a complex survey tool and conducted interviews with local council representatives belonging to localities where the proportion of Hungarian residents exceeds 20%. The results show that the implementation of bilingual communication in local and county administrations involves significant costs, so - at least from the perspective of distributive justice - it is unfair for these costs to be borne exclusively by local governments.

National Security & Defence, № 167+168 (2016 - 09+10)

National Security & Defence, № 167+168 (2016 - 09+10)

Author(s): Oleksandr Lytvynenko,Andrey Piontkovsky,Lidia Smola,Mykhailo Honchar,Konstantin Mashovets,James Sherr,Pavel K. Baev,Cécile Vaissié / Language(s): English

RUSSIA’S “HYBRID” WAR – CHALLENGE AND THREAT FOR EUROPE // European Dimension of Russia’s Aggression // Russia’s Hybrid Aggression: Ukrainian Foothold // RUSSIA’S “HYBRID” AGGRESSION: GOALS, CONSEQUENCES, COUNTERMEASURES // RUSSIA’S “HYBRID” AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE AND IN EUROPE: EXPERT OPINIONS AND ASSESSMENTS // THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT IN THE EYES OF CITIZENS // CHARACTERISTICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF RUSSIAN EXPANSION: EXPERT DIALOGUE // TOTAL WAR PUTIN-STYLE: RUSSIA’S “HYBRID” WAR AGAINST UKRAINE // “HYBRID” WORLD WAR IV (2014-2016). THE RISE AND FALL OF THE “RUSSIAN WORLD” // INFORMATIONAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT OF A “HYBRID” WAR // FROM “RUSSIA’S GREATNESS” TO “GRAND EURASIA”: HYBRID WARAS A MECHANISM OF RUSSIA’S GEOPOLITICAL EXPANSION // MILITARY COMPONENT OF RUSSIA’S AGGRESSION // THE CHALLENGE OF “HYBRID WAR” // RUSSIA AND СENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: BETWEEN CONFRONTATION AND COLLUSION // KREMLIN’S NETWORKS IN FRANCE

Raising your Voice: Interaction Processes between Roma and Local Authorities in Rural Romania

Raising your Voice: Interaction Processes between Roma and Local Authorities in Rural Romania

Author(s): Marjoke Oosterom / Language(s): English

Keywords: Roma minorities in Romania; Interaction with the local authorities; Rural Romania; Socal exclusion;

This Working Paper is summarizing the main empirical findings presented in the Author’s MA thesis. She defended her thesis at the Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, in June 2006. Looking at the relationship between the Roma and the local authorities, we see that several issues are politicized and discussed in the public sphere. The objectives of this research can be formulated as follows: with this study it aims to make a contribution to the knowledge about social exclusion of the Roma - by describing social processes and explaining how social and political processes shape the relationship between the Roma and local authorities - and to make a contribution to the knowledge on the interaction between formal and informal institutions.

Survival strategies in a Roma community. Case Study: Community of "Dig", Orastie, Hunedoara County

Strategii de supravieţuire într-o comunitate de romi. Studiu de caz. Comunitatea „Digului”, Orăştie, judeţul Hunedoara

Author(s): Iulia-Elena Hossu / Language(s): Romanian

Keywords: Hunedoara county; Roma community; Roma "problem"; Education and social assistance for Roma people; Sources of income;

The study presented here is the result of an anthropological field research undertook in the summer of 2004, continued by re-entrances in the field for almost three years, 2005, 2006 and 2007, in the area of Orăştie, Hunedoara county. The research considered here was lead by PhD. Professor Enikő Magyari-Vincze, to which the author participated as a field researcher. Although it does not have the purpose of an exhaustive analysis regarding the surviving strategies to which the members of the community resort through various contexts, in everyday life, it can be considered a guiding mark of an analysis concerned with different aspects which describe the life of this community.

School Market and the Educational Institutions in Transylvania, Partium and Banat between 1919 and 1948

School Market and the Educational Institutions in Transylvania, Partium and Banat between 1919 and 1948

Author(s): Attila Gidó / Language(s): English

Keywords: ethnic and social relations; social structures; professional elites; Educational system; Transylvanian education; 1918-1948;

This paper proposes to offer the statistical presentation of the transylvanian educational system and culture-generating institutions between 1918 and 1948, relying primarily on the hitherto published statistical summaries, censuses, annals, and studies, without carrying out any fundamental research or analysis. The paper fits into the first phase of a larger European comparative research project supported by the European Research Council. The documentation needed for the detailed analyses in the second phase is collected by other colleagues working on this research. Hopefully, their findings will be published in the near future.

goEast - 22nd Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

goEast - 22. Festival des mittel- und osteueropäischen Films

Author(s): Heleen Gerritsen / Language(s): English,German

Keywords: festival;film;cinema;catalogue

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA. Good Corporate Citizens. Public and private Goals aligned for Human Development

UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 – REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA. Good Corporate Citizens. Public and private Goals aligned for Human Development

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor,Alexandru Fală,Dumitru Budianschi / Language(s): English

The 2014 National Human Development Report clearly shows that the role of the private sector in generating human development transcends that of a tax-payer and a creator of jobs, important though these contributions are. The report presents a thoroughly documented review of global and national experience to demonstrate how the private sector can play the role of catalyst for change by promoting new approaches, technologies, services and policy proposals. We trust these examples will inspire all of the many actors who have a part to play in this and help to drive further the efforts of the Moldovan business community to advance the modernization of the country. // The sustainable and inclusive development of Moldova in a way which benefits all people will occur only if Government, the private sector and society at large join efforts to achieve this goal. The 2014 report seeks to identify what can drive the private sector’s contributions to economic and social progress, what the obstacles are, and how an ecosystem conducive for stronger private–public development engagement can be attained. It provides a set of well-defined policy recommendations for all national actors, including central government and private companies, which we hope will continue the discussions started in the process of formulating the report.

ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. Civil Society and Private Sector Contribution to Achieving the National Targets of MDG 7 in the Republic of Moldova

ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. Civil Society and Private Sector Contribution to Achieving the National Targets of MDG 7 in the Republic of Moldova

Author(s): Iuliana Cantaragiu / Language(s): English

Keywords: environment care in Moldova;

This survey includes an overview of MDG 7, and of the situation in the respective field, by tangential sectors to national targets of MDG 7. Further, we will attempt to assess the contribution that civil society organizations might bring to achieving MDG 7, giving examples of relevant activities to this end. We will reveal the potential of civil society organizations from the perspective of involving in the achievement of national targets of MDG 7. Afterwards, we will analyze the level of private sector development in the fields relevant for MDG 7, as well as its contribution to ensuring a sustainable environment. In that context, we will describe some case studies which might serve as examples for the whole private sector. Finally, we will summarize the contents of the survey and make some recommendations for the efficient involvement of civil society and business entities in achievement of national targets of MDG 7.