Implementation of the EU economic interests is one of the main tasks of long-term policy to East Europe and South Caucasus countries direction. The EU is eager to create a common economic area with 6 Eastern Partnership countries to ensure its economic interests. Deep and Comprehensive Free...

As a large-scale political and economic project, the EU aims to provide a stable framework for development and growth within it and to develop good relations with its immediate vicinity. Thus, in 2003, the EU proclaims the European Neighbourhood Policy, which draws attention to the fact that its...

The Eastern dimension of the European Neighbourhood consists of a number of economically underdeveloped and politically unstable countries, most of them being internally divided, with one side „looking” towards East and the other towards West. This paper aims to analyse the evolution,...

This paper explores the traits of the labour market in Romania, compared to the general tendencies in the EU. It adopts an institutionalist perspective, contrasting the impact of regulation with the structural problems of the Romanian labour market. By looking at such indicators as the level of...

The Joint Operational Programmes, financed through the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument, are the financial tool that put in practice the European Neighbourhood Policy with the potential Eastern candidate countries. The aim of the programmes is generous wishing to create bridges...

Since 1991 post soviet Caucasian and Central Asian new independent republics have attracted the growing interests of several states inside a geopolitical competition, triggered by the concern of a power vacuum after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the consequences that unsolved...

A few years ago everybody knew nothing about BRICS. It was just an abbreviation . Now BRICS is playing more and more significant role in international affairs . There is no doubt that in a few years it will become one of the most powerful global players . In all fields: economic, political,...

The world nowadays is structured on 90% economic interest and on 10% other interests. The development of globalization, the new structures that increase in the world and the new market evolution, from the real to virtual space involve new criteria of adaption at this new reality. The field of...

The beginning of the 1990’s illustrated a reference moment for the former Soviet countries, inclusively for Romania, in all the hypostases admitted by the challenge of transition to market economy. Most of nations explored the complex reconversion process, which was intended to be a gradual...

Due to its unique nature and particular history of development the European Union is usually said to be a sui generis actor in the international arena. Its uniqueness is reflected first of all in the fact that by its character the EU is somewhere between a state and supranational organization....