31 Oct 2006
Iulian Chifu, Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Centre, Bucharest: The Neighbourhood European Policy(ENP) is today the principal instrument of the countries from the Eastern Europe with the European Union. This policy is in a broader and thorough process of assessment and change, so that by the end of December a full report of the achievements will be on the table and during the German Presidency of the EU, in the first semester of the next year, we will have a full revision of this policy. The perspectives are to try to answer the question on what will be the new shell for the relations with those countries after 2008 when the acting Action Plans with Moldova and Ukraine will be over. Romania is very found of the Eastern dimension of the ENP, being placed so close to the countries concerned and knowing deeply the challenges the region faces. Read full article
16 Oct 2006
Natalia Cuglesan: The aim of this paper is to examine concepts, such as governance and multi-level governance, closely related to the principles of partnership and additionality and to analyze the characteristics of the multi-level governance system and the increasing number of actors and level jurisdictions. The paper presents several observations on the administrative decentralization in Romania and the perspectives of implementing of multi-level governance after EU accession. Read full article
20 Jan 2006
A proposal by the DCAF Young Faces Network, 2005: This document was drafted by the members of the DCAF Young Faces Network, who joined forces in 2005 to discuss some basic questions regarding the security of the region. We firmly believe that the present document, as the product of an open-minded discussion between young professionals, can serve as an excellent starting point for discussion on the official level, and we hope that many of our suggestions will find their way into the security policies of the region. The often-used term “region” in this document refers to the group of Balkan countries that are not yet integrated into either EU or NATO, but who have clear ambitions to join these organisations, and that are integrated in the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Process. Read full article
18 Nov 2004
Manuela Paraipan: In the last months it has been widely discussed and debated whether Turkey should join or not the European Union as a member with full rights. There are some who argue that Turkey is an asset for the EU, while others fear that an Islamic country will bring with it the fundamentalist threat inside the European community. Is religion the problem? Can EU be considered a Christian club as some pro-Turkey lobby-ists sustain? Read full article
12 Jul 2004
Dr. Murat Cemrek, Collegium Budapest: Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are the prospective EU candidates sharing geographical, historical, political, economic and psychological similarities. On May 1, 2004, the EU’s last and the largest enlargement shined the hopes of these candidate countries for further progress. Their desire for the membership led the EU to shape their domestic legislation by laws and values to synchronize with the EU acquis communuataire. This, in turn, impacted a change in their political culture from authoritarian tendencies to democratic principles led by their political elite through increasing interaction with the EU institutions. Read full article
09 May 2004
Amb. Vladimir Philipov: ...NATO plans exclude attack on Russia. And unlike the Warsaw Pact, which from today’s perspective ever more resembles a kolkhoz, the former “brothers in arms” are terribly eager to be members of NATO. Even at the phase, when NATO membership was still an idea, Moscow declared its objections. The tone was quite categorical, even threatening. “We will not allow at our borders…” etc. This rhetoric was accompanying the whole enlargement process and was based primarily on fear that has been instilled in us for the past few decades. However, it didn’t work out. Sorry, but this is our own business. And what you do, is simply known as interference in home affairs and an attempt to dictate policy to sovereign states. Just as Bulgaria has no right to object if Russia and Afghanistan decide to sign a defence treaty. Read full article
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