The establishment of the European Communities in the ’80s was one of the first steps in the process of developing the European Union as we know it today. Creation of the European Union marked the beginning of a new phase in European countries that have made efforts to understand the need for...

Transport sector is essential for every country and its society. It connects good and services to markets, it gives access to jobs, education, healthcare; it is the key of economic growth, contributing to the prosperity of a nation. The present article stresses the importance of indicators in...

Developments in recent years in the field of maritime transport, inland waterways and port operation required a number of situations of belonging to a supply chain. There were two distinct situations: the strength in employment or to join a chain. Studying the situation of maritime shipping...

Through this paper we do analyze productivity of a chemical tanker – IMO type 2, on a specific route and under specific employment terms. Within the introduction chapter will be shown technical differences between those three IMO types of chemical tankers that impose certain limitations on...

In the overall context of sustainable development, shipping is a very powerful and positive force, making a major contribution to global trade and prosperity in a way that has only a relatively small negative impact on the global environment. Prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution...

This paper presents a systemic analysis of the Greater Middle East Geo-complex, in the light of the geopolitical factor of the Islamist movement –both Shiite and Sunnite. We consider that the geostrategy practised by the Anglo-Saxon actors of the Super-system of this specific geo-complex aims...

The Romania - Bulgaria project, Interreg V-A 2014-2020 Program was started on February 12, 2015 (RO - BG 1) and financed by the EU from the European Regional Development Fund with the aim of developing the border area between the two countries by financing of joint projects, and in the period...

The Romania - Bulgaria project, Interreg V-A 2014-2020 Program was started on February 12, 2015 (RO - BG 1) and financed by the EU from the European Regional Development Fund with the aim of developing the border area between the two countries by financing of joint projects, and in the period...

This paper estimates the effect of sustainable shareholder engagement on firm's investments. We study the real estate industry where investments are sporadic and occur following depreciation cycles. SEC restrictions (rule 240.14a-8) on shareholder proposals, in combination with the asset...

This longitudinal qualitative study aimed at investigating and analyzing rural entrepreneurship in the era of globalization. The main goal of this paper is to form and present a theoretical alternative for mainstream economic rural entrepreneurship. For this purpose, 40 entrepreneurs, experts,...