Change may be perceived as any noticeable transformation over time that affects not only temporarily the structure of the social organization of a given collectivity. In the same time, it interferes with its historical path. Change requires, invariably, specific models of social development. It...

The European Union as a global leader takes part in solving many international problems. In its foreign policy, and in the estimation of global threats, the EU is similar to the United States of America. However, the peculiarities of the political nature of the European Union, its unique...

After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and recently, on 15 April 2013, spent in Boston, policymakers of the Western governments were aware of the risks and threats to the national security of states and international security from the so-called "extend region of the Black Sea". This...

One of the most important states when talking about the European Neighbourhood Policy is Ukraine, the first country of the ex-soviet block to sign an Agreement with the European Union in 1991, shortly after the USSR collapse. The basis of the EU-Ukraine relations is considered to be the...

The aim of the paper is to determine the way in which the global phenomenon of aging population is influencing Romanian demographic structure and the impact of this fact on socio-economic aspects of the country. In order to reach this purpose, we have firstly made a brief presentation of the...

The purpose of our article is to assess Romania` s future entrance into the Schengen Area connecting two variables: the EU` s immigration policy and the protection of European citizen human rights (as they are stated by the Fundamental Rights Charter included in the Lisabona Treaty). The focal...

Europe has seen in the recent decades a decline of the total fertility rate well below the population replacement level, thus leading to a decrease in the number of inhabitants and the aging of the population. The aim of this paper is to analyze the demographic policies of the EU Member States...

The relationship between the European Union and the Middle East is very complex. On the one hand, because the European Union, as one of the most important economic powers in the world, has various commercial transactions with the Middle East countries, and on the other hand, because the European...

This article argues that due to the uniqueness of the European Union as an international actor, its soft power sources, as conceptualized by Joseph Nye (2004), pose specific challenges, but some exceptional opportunities as well with regard to the Eastern neighbourhood. Therefore, the soft power...

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...