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Coronavirus: Commission Hosts a European Hackathon to Develop Innovative Solutions to Fight the Outbreak

As of 24 April and throughout the weekend, the Commission will host the pan-European #EUvsVirus Hackathon, under the patronage of Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. The hackathon, led by the European Innovation Council and in close collaboration with the EU Member States, will connect civil society, innovators, partners and investors across Europe to develop innovative solutions aimed at fighting the coronavirus outbreak. More

Coco & Chanel: Creating Herself and a Whole Universe, from Croquis to Couture

Petronela Cîrstea

Imagine the epitome of an elegant, stylish woman of modern times. Is she sporting chic suit pants and a matching blazer, or maybe a timeless black dress? Is her jewellery exquisite without overbearing opulence, perfectly assorted to her handbag and shoes? In this case, she is most surely also wearing a fine perfume, a subtle but essential element for her demeanour, demeanour that states – not whispers, nor screams – concinnity and confidence.  More

The Neighbourhood and Its Meanings

Alexandru-Costin Udrea

In order to know the Romanian society as it is today more intimately, it is preferable that we analyse it from the inside to the outside, for the general characteristics and conclusions that might be traced from this “outside” (such as national psychologies or civilizational traits) are brought into existence by a set of norms and behaviours embraced by the “inside” (which, in this case, refers to every individual, to his family and then to his immediate community).  More

Inflation Surpassing Populism

Bogdan C. Enache

In a Europe locked-in below-target inflation, for the most part, one country basically surpasses all others. Romania managed to almost triple its inflation rate one month into the New Year, after a brief – and unique period in the last quarter century or so – when the headline figure was actually negative. What’s behind this astonishing success, or not such a success after all? More

The Emerging Frontier of the Bucharest Stock Market

Bogdan C. Enache

Since 2016, The Bucharest Stock Exchange (Bursa de Valori București - BVB) is actively seeking official recognition of emerging market status from the world’s leading providers of stock market services. In fall last year, for instance, BVB entered FTSE Russel’s “Watchlist”, the London Stock Exchange’s research and rating agency shortlist of potential emerging markets, while also being under the consideration of S&P, MSCI and Stoxx. More

A Conversation with John Mearsheimer

The think tank Romania Energy Center (ROEC) in partnership with the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) and the Romanian US Alumni Association invites you to the event of fall 2018 in Romania: a conversation with the renowned American professor of political science John J. Mearsheimer about his latest book: The Great Delusion. Liberal Dreams and International Realities.  More

The Autumn School in Philosophy, Economics and Politics 2019. 30 Years Later: Real Liberty or New Serfdom?

The Center for Institutional Analysis and Development – Eleutheria (CADI), The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), the Institute for Economic Studies Europe (IES- Europe) and the Society for Individual Freedom (SoLib) welcome you to the 2019 edition of the Autumn School in Philosophy, Economics and Politics entitled „30 Years Later: Real Liberty or New Serfdom?”. The event will take place between November 13th – 17th, at Hotel Siqua, Calea Plevnei Nr. 59A, 010223 Bucharest, Romania.  More

Bringing Lasting Positive Change for Women

Olga Bodrug

Any change brings both positive and negative consequences. Therefore, a development planner should respect various principles to promote change that minimizes negative effects. Also, certain priorities or values should be reflected. This paper shows what are the principles, priorities, and values a development planner should respect to ensure lasting positive changes for women. It also includes a case study of an Eastern European country, the Republic of Moldova.  More

A Pragmatic Approach to Higher Education – University 4.0

Alexandru-Costin Udrea

The 4th Industrial Revolution has changed the industrial practices of manufacturing and production, now transformed by digitization and automation and supported by advanced technologies and techniques. The adjustment process of industry to the latest developments, leading to its structural change, has been named Industry 4.0. This article proposes a mature consideration of the necessity to transform he educational system which trains people to function in the economic life of this new reality. We will start from the essential supposition that the free market is or should be the one that shapes the educational system and not vice versa, which is essential for a healthy industry manifested within a free market economy as a basis for economic progress. Today, industrial development is partly based on a thorough but standardized knowledge base traditionally accumulated and perfected behind the thick walls of academia over a standardized period of time that is required for certification.  More

The Psychological Watchdog of Footballers

Vlad I. Roșca

Where is Romanian football heading towards? Well, for a beginning, literally speaking, it might head towards the back of the net, which would be wonderful piece of news for the goal scoring team. The not so bright answer would come if the question was considered as a metaphor, not as a real ball-playing skill of any given footballer. Irrespective of where a ball is really heading – in or outside the goal, in the stands, outside the stadium even, as witnessed in many small, murky stadiums of lower league competitions – one thing is certain: Romanian football fans don’t really seem to be heading towards there where one would expect them to see: to the stadiums. More

The Euro’s Italian Job

Bogdan C. Enache

Although part of the euro sovereign debt crisis that triggered a double-dip Eurozone recession in 2012 and turned control of public spending – or austerity – into a reverse-keynesian precept for calming the market’s animal spirits, Italy’s conundrum is quite different from that of Greece, Spain, Ireland or Portugal with which the country is often grouped together by financial analysts. More