ORGANIZER: CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI - ROMANIA

ORGANIZER: CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI - ROMANIA PARTNER: Jean Monnet EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION CENTRE This event is an action of the project Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam Grant No. 2013-3015 / 001-001 "EU sustainable development, regional cohesion and European policies" Action financed by the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the author and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 3 CONFERENCE RATIONALE The purpose of EURINT 2015 conference entitled Regional development and integration. New challenges for the EU is to provide a proper context for mutual dialogue, joint knowledge and a better understanding of the challenges the EU faces in the current European milieu marked by a gradual regionalization process. Since becoming members of the EU, the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) have experienced an ongoing process of decentralization, devolution and regionalization which, in turn, brought about different ways of envisaging regional development. By and large, regional development can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional economic disparities by supporting several economic activities in the less development regions. Main objectives consisted in large-scale infrastructure development, creating opportunities for inward investment, policies to enhance social cohesion and other top-down and bottom-up initiatives meant to help regions to catch-up and to establish economic clusters of development. According to this line, the conference seeks to bring additional insights into the EU policies aimed at correcting the imbalances between regions and also to come up with valuable ideas which could contribute to framing the provision of aid and assistance to the less economically developed regions in a tailored approach. Empirically, our conference will lay a fertile ground for testing new methodological tools employed in the study of regional development. Our Centre for European Studies is member of the UACES (The Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies) and RSA (Regional Studies Association). Pooling and combining their contribution and expertise, would essentially ensure a sound academic level for our conference. From the perspective of the policy-making impact, this project will come up with empirical results about the factors that drive regional development. Such knowledge will help the EU policy-makers and practitioners to better select and apply modes of implementing their policies on the ground. Moreover, this conference will also represent a basis for stronger and more effective future partnerships and cooperation opportunities. In this regard, we want to lay the foundations of a strong network of young researchers and specialists who will hopefully make positive changes in the future of the EU integration, particularly with regards to regional development. The programme is structured around four scientific sessions with the aim of providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the implications of regional development. The conference will comprise lectures delivered by international academic experts, which will be followed, after short brakes, by round

4 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO tables and presentations of participants' recent research. Participants will be encouraged to take the floor with speakers and challenge them with their own views and reflections of the topic in a much more interactive way. This is your chance to present a topic that interests you and to take the role of speaker or moderator. The conference welcomes contributions on the following topics: The EU as regional and global player European economic governance: achievements and prospects Economy and regional development in the EU The European Union as a Model for Regional Integration ABOUT EURINT CONFERENCE SERIES The 2015 conference is the third consecutive annual event organised under the umbrella of EURINT conference series, concept which was successfully launched in 2013 in the frame of the Jean Monnet Life Long Learning Programme. Since 2013 the EURINT conference has established itself as one of the most visible academic events in the field of European Studies from Central and Eastern Europe and in this regard we are pleased to have managed to develop it into a traditional conference series. The EURINT conference package addresses those who show a genuine interest in enhancing their research skills in European studies and in contributing to developing a transnational network of contacts and cooperation. Usually, the two day conference aims to transmit knowledge about the EU economic, social and political responses vis-à-vis the latest economic and political developments both within its borders and at the international level. Also, it aims to draw together scholars, researchers, experts and civil society activists and to encourage an exchange of views. The purpose of this event is to provide a proper context for mutual dialogue, joint knowledge and a better understanding of the challenges the EU faces from a threefold perspective: economic, political and societal. The EURINT conference series devotes particular attention to Central and Eastern European region, not only to the countries which are part of the EU structures but also to the ones included in the Eastern dimension of the neighbourhood project, plus Russia.

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 5 PRACTICAL INFORMATION VENUE The registration, the opening ceremony, panels and parallel sessions will be held in buildings A and I of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (11, Carol I Bd.) - see the map on the back cover of the brochure. A Building (11, Carol I Bd.): o Senate Hall (1 st floor): Registration, Opening ceremony, Coffee break I Building (19, Carol I Bd.): o I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4 (1 st floor): sessions o Room 3 (ground floor): internet room and printing REGISTRATION DESK Our colleagues will be happy to register you on Friday, May 22, between 9:00 and 9:45 a.m. at the EURINT Registration Desk situated at the entrance of Senate Hall of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. You will be provided with a conference package, which will include the final programme, the list of speakers and participants and other related materials. PRESENTATION Each participant will have 15 minutes for an oral presentation. Chairpersons will be strict on time. Paper discussions will take place after each presentation. We strongly encourage you to prepare a PowerPoint for your presentation (we recommend to have a.pdf version of your presentation). Computers will be available in each panel room. Presentations will be uploaded on computers before the start of the session. INTERNET Computers with internet connection will be available in Room 3 I Building. In the same location you have the possibility to print and copy documents.

6 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO LOCAL TRANSPORTATION - Buses to the University: 1, 13, 8, 28, 41. Tickets are available only in stations (2 lei per trip). - From Central Station and Airport we recommend to take the taxi (no direct connection to University). o All taxi are yellow / Price: ~ 2 Lei / Km o Companies: For You Taxi: 0040.232.222444; Euro Taxi: 0040.232.217217; Delta Taxi: 0040.232.222222 CURENCY EXCHANGE RATES 1EUR: 4,45 Lei 1USD: 3,95 Lei 1GBP: 6,15 Lei USEFUL PHONE NUMBRES - Police / Ambulance / Firefighters: 112 - Train Timetable: 0232/410636 - Iasi International Airport: 0232/278510 - Consumer Protection Office: 0232/278233 - Centre for European Studies: 0232/201318 MEALS Lunch on Friday/Saturday (May, 22/23) will take place in the lobby of I Building. Dinner on Friday (May, 22) will take place at Ristretto Restaurant (48, Carol I Bd., Super Copou)

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 7 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME May 21, 2015 Arrival of participants in Iasi Informal meeting: the invited lecturers and the scientific committee of the conference May 22, 2015 08:30-09:45 Registration of participants & Coffee Senate Hall A Building 10:00-10:10 Opening Ceremony Senate Hall A Building Welcoming remarks o Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Head of the Centre for European Studies - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 10:10-12:00 Keynote lecture - Senate Hall A Building Florence HUART - Associate Professor, Lille 1 University Science and Technology Towards deeper European integration: Is there a case for an EU-wide unemployment insurance? Gabriela DRĂGAN - Director general, European Institute of Romania (IER) Continuity versus discontinuity in the EU Eastern Neighborhood. Reforming the ENP/EaP 12:00-13:30 Lunch Lobby of I Building

8 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO 13:30-19:00 Parallel sessions I Building 16:00-16:15 Coffee break Lobby of I Building 20:00 Dinner - Ristretto Restaurant May 23, 2015 09:00-12:00 Parallel sessions (The same chairs and rooms as in the first day) I Building 11:30-12:00 Closing Session Room I.1. - I Building 12:00-13:00 Lunch Lobby of I Building 14:00-15:00 Round table: Regional development in the European Union. Economy, territoriality, policies

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 9 PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 1: Economy and regional development in the EU I Building, Room I.1 SESSION 2: The European Union as a Model for Regional Integration I Building, Room I.2 SESSION 3: European economic governance: achievements and prospects I Building, Room I.3 SESSION 4: The EU as regional and global player I Building, Room I.4

10 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO SESSION 1: Economy and regional development in the EU I Building, Room I.1 Chairs: Florence HUART, Lille 1 University Science and Technology Maurice GUYADER, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Friday, May 22, 13:30 19:00 1. Maurice GUYADER (Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle) - Failures and successes of regional and cohesion Policies of the EU 2. Constantin-Marius APOSTOAIE, Costică MIHAI, Alexandru MAXIM (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - A bibliometric analysis on EU and global research on the environmental impact of cities 3. Cristina BATUSARU, Alexandra OȚETEA, Mihai Aristotel UNGUREANU (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu) - 7 years of European funding in Romania - between success and failure 4. Jozsef BENEDEK (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Regional Development and the transformation of the spatial economic structure in Romania 5. Patricia Elena BERTEA, Anca Mihaela ZETIU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - How a tourist destination may become a brand by means of events a case study on Iasi as a candidate for European Cultural Capital 2021 6. Irina BILAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Economic Consequences of Public Debt. The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries 7. Ioana Maria BUCERZAN (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - The propagation of insolvency among business in Romania 8. Veronika CHALA (Pridniprovs'k State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture) - Creative Economy Development in EU and Eastern associated members: Internationalization and localization processes 9. Andrew Anzur CLEMENT (Universite Libre de Bruxelles) - The news of an ever closer Union? Theorizing a framework of narrative framing in media as fomenting resistance to EU integration 10. Sergiu-Bogdan CONSTANTIN, Mihaela-Nicoleta BĂCANU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - Study on tax revenues in Romania as contributor to the European Union budget

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 11 11. Teodor DIMA (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - The Economics of Big Five European Football Leagues 12. Petronela-Daniela FERARU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Integration of migration as a factor of regional economic development and European Union 13. Romeo-Victor IONESCU (Danubius University of Galati) - European Economy vs the trap of the Europe 2020 strategy 14. Sergey LISNYAK (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Literature review: the concept of resilience and its assessment in the context of economic dimension 15. Mihaela ONOFREI, Elena CIGU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Regional economic sustainable development in EU: Trends and selected issues 16. Silvia PALASCA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Living standards in Europe. A regional view 17. Aurelian Petruș PLOPEANU, Elisabeta JABA, Christiana Brigitte BALAN, Ioan- Bogdan ROBU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Statistical assesment of the determinants of quality of Growth Index. Evidence from Central and Eastern European developing countries after 1990 Saturday, May 23, 09:00 12:00 1. Maria Claudia PREDA (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - The knowledge user profile in the rural area of Romania 2. Maja PULIC (Sarajevo School of Science and Technology) - Regional development in EU s border areas: Croatia as a regional model for destination branding strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina 3. Ilkhom SHARIPOV (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Contemporary Economic Growth models and theories: A literature review 4. Oana-Ramona SOCOLIUC, Ion POHOAȚĂ, Delia-Elena DIACONAȘU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Romania's integration outcomes in the EU in the light of path dependence phenomenon 5. Mihai TALMACIU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The influence of cultural variables on sustainable development. An analysis in the European context 6. Mara URSACHE (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Niche tourism markets means of enhancing sustainable economic development in EU s Eastern periphery 7. Ștefana VARVARI, Marius CRISTEA (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Regional Development through growth and Urban Development poles in Romania 8. Sînziana BĂLȚĂTESCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Behavioral inputs to the theoretical approach of economic crisis

12 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO SESSION 2: The European Union as a Model for Regional Integration I Building, Room I.2 Chairs: Ana-Maria BERCU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Mihaela TOFAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Cristian ÎNCALȚĂRĂU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Friday, May 22, 13:30 19:00 1. Dana BAKO, Ștefana VARVARI (Babeș-Bolyai University) - A Critical Approach of the European Funds absorbtion for the 2007-2013 Programming Period: Case Study - The Regional Operational Programme for Romania 2. Corina BARBAROS (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Domestic politics and European politics issues within European elections 2014. Romanian Case 3. Ludmila BORTA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The EU s neighborhood trade arrangements 4. Oleg BUGA, Natalia MELNIC (Alecu Russo State University of Bălți) - The advantages and disadvantages of the association of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union 5. Mihaela CATANĂ (Titu Maiorescu University) - Regulating labour through temporary employment agency in European Union law and national law 6. Radu CIOBANU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The role of European regions in the area of Sustainable Development. A comparative analysis between Romania, Poland and Bulgaria 7. Adrian-Gabriel CORPADEAN (Babeș-Bolyai University) - The Role of the Committee of the Regions in the implementation of "Europe 2020": Mechanisms, actions, prospects 8. Lilla Etelka DOHI TREPSZKER (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Civil, religious and industrial architecture of the Transylvanian Jews 9. Viktoriia DONCHENKO (Sumy State Pedagogical University, Ukraine) - University international cooperation as a means for Regional integration and Development 10. Constantin HĂLĂNGESCU (Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch) - Internationalization in Emerging Europe through the Bologna Process. A postcrisis perspective 11. Ciprian IFTIMOAEI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The role of political elites in promoting Good Governance. Romania in a regional context 12. Adina DORNEAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Financing regional development through European funds. A review of the effects in Romania (2007-2013)

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 13 13. Ștefania-Andra SIMIONESCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Greece faces a Yin-Yang development phase 14. Andreea MAHA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The online presence of Romanian hotels. Emphasis on the hotels from the North-East Region of Romania 15. Veronica GARBUZ (National Institute for Economic Research, Chișinău), Ana- Maria BERCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The workforce and economic competitiveness of Republic of Moldova in European context 16. Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - New approaches in regional growth patterns based on the resilience concept Saturday, May 23, 09:00 12:00 1. Cristina Gabriela DUMITRU, Andrei Marius SANDU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - Sustainable strategic directions of Regional Development in Romania in the context of European Union integration 2. Vladlen MAKOUKH, Irina APARINA (National Institute for Strategic Studies) - V4 and EU integration Process: Case of Ukraine 3. Costică MIHAI, Alexandru MAXIM, Constantin-Marius APOSTOAIE (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The European environmental protection strategy a sustainable development model for the macro-regions of The World 4. Ana MOCANU-SUCIU (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu) - Cancellation of administrative irrevocable acts 5. Ada-Iuliana POPESCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Financing democracy or corruption? Political party financing in the EU s Southeastern and Eastern member states 6. Mirela-Adriana RUSALI (Institute of Agricultural Economics - Romanian Academy) - Patterns of the agricultural income and impact of structural changes post-enlargement among EU states 7. Gheorghe RUSU, Mihai BUMBU, Tudor ROBU (Moldova State University, Chișinău) Republic of Moldova asociation in UE: problems, solutions 8. Nicolae-Horia TIT (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - How far have we reached in European cooperation in civil matters? A view on European Enforcement 9. Oana-Maria TUCALIUC, Paul-Cristinel VERESTIUC (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Local level implementation of the EU air quality policy 10. Elena-Mădălina VĂTĂMĂNESCU, Elena-Alexandra GORGOȘ (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration), Andreia-Gabriela ANDREI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - New media as a catalyst of the European identity

14 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO SESSION 3: European economic governance: achievements and prospects I Building, Room I.3 Chairs: Mihaela IFRIM, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Andreea IACOBUȚĂ, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Friday, May 22, 13:30 19:00 1. Florin Teodor BOLDEANU, Mădălin-Sebastian ION (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu) - The macro-regional framework and diversity in Europe 2. Mădălina CARAUS, Mirela Călugăreanu, Anne-Marie BARTALIS, Mihai Aristotel UNGUREANU (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu) - Underground Economy: a price to pay or a risk assumed by Romania 3. Raluca-Irina CLIPA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Conceptual and Methodological analisys in the study of Regional Development in EU and, in particular, in Romania 4. Valentin COJANU, Alexandru GAVRIS, Raluca POPESCU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - Policy convergence in European emerging polities: a content analysis on selected cross-border cooperation structures 5. Tatiana COVALSCHI, Lilia ROTARU (Moldova State University, Chișinău) - European Union Budget- A tools for economic governance 6. Rodica CRUDU (Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova) - Economic crisis and economic disparities in European Union 7. Delia-Elena DIACONAȘU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Regional insights of financial integration in the enlarged Europe 8. Corneliu DURDUREANU (Petre Andrei University of Iaşi) - Taxation in the context of European economic governance 9. Simona Elena IAGAR (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - Implications of Banking Supervision across European Monetary Union, a sovereign debt crisis update 10. Mihaela IFRIM (Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch) - What should not do the emerging economies in recession. Lessons from abroad 11. Iulian IHNATOV, Nicu SPRINCEAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Is CAPM an Efficient Model? The Advanced versus Emerging Markets Case 12. Tudor Gherasim SMIRNA (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - The Failure of the First Romanian Central Bank: Bad Design, Bad Luck, or Both?

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 15 13. Mircea ASANDULUI, Dan LUPU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Comparative assesement of efficiency in European Funds absorption by regions in Eastern European countries 14. Cristian ÎNCALȚĂRĂU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași), Adrian Vasile HORODNIC, Doru Lucian BOTEZAT, Liviu OPREA (Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania) - Is health condition associated with economic development? Evidence from Romanian regions 15. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Mircea ASANDULUI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Cultural values and Regional Development in Romania 16. Loredana SIMIONOV (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The EU and Russia dialogue in the context of a New Cold War - a discourse analysis 17. Sorin MAZILU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Principles of creativity based development for the Central and Eastern European countries Saturday, May 23, 09:00 12:00 1. Alexandru MAXIM, Costică MIHAI, Constantin-Marius APOSTOAIE (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Assessing the issue of energy poverty in the context of Romania 2. Igor ROTARU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Smart specialisation in the less advanced regions. What are the key challenges? 3. Raluca Emilia CHIRCULESCU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies) - Implementation strategies for environmental risk management through the Global Europe 2050 4. Adrian-Daniel STAN, Brîndușa-Nicoleta PINCU (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Will the EU's boat float in murky post-crisis waters? An assessment of EU s economic and financial agenda 5. Mihaela TOFAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - EU efforts for identifying the optimal banking regulation 6. Claudiu ȚIGĂNAȘ, Ana Iolanda VODĂ (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Improving quality in the European Health Care system 7. Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Towards a resilient governance for boosting economic development in CEE countries 8. Andreea-Oana IACOBUȚĂ, Livia BACIU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași), Corneliu GUTU (ASEM Chisinau) - Fiscal Policy, institutional quality and economic recovery in EU countries 9. Laura DIACONU (MAXIM), Corneliu DIACONU, Andrei MAXIM (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The evolution of the medical system and health status in Romania after the collapse of communism

16 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO SESSION 4: The EU as regional and global player I Building, Room I.4 Chairs: Lucian DÎRDALĂ, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Loredana SIMIONOV, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași Friday, May 22, 13:30 19:00 1. Ludmila COADĂ (Free International University of Moldova) - The Eastern Partnership Region and the Challenge for the EU 2. Sebastian ENEA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Are international trade flows a vector of globalization? 3. Mircea-Cristian GHENGHEA (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Romania and The Eurasian Union. Plans, predictions and perspectives 4. Roxana HINCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The EU s policy of Disarmament as part of its normative power 5. Attila IAKOB, Claudia DARABAN (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Foreign Policy on the Slopes of the Caucasus 6. Gabriela-Irina ION (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest, Romania) - The European Union as a driver of regional cooperation in its Southern neighbourhood 7. Claudia-Anamaria IOV, Claudiu MARIAN (Babeș-Bolyai University) - Filling the governance gap in EU's Security: From policy to practice 8. Lucia IRINESCU (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Promoting competitiveness by fighting against abuses of a dominant market position 9. Sebastian-Andrei LABEȘ (Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch) - Beyond BRICS An emerging markets economic analysis 10. Larisa LUCHIAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The reconfigurations of the contemporary World Economic Order. Determining the position of the European Union within the hierarchy of power Centres 11. Irina MANOLESCU, Ștefana MAFTEI, Carmen ARUSTEI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Gender equality in EU-funded programs: Global and regional issues 12. Marius MITRACHE (Babeș-Bolyai University) - The Challenges of Poland s Energy Policy. The search for an energetic security strategy in the context of a New Cold War

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 17 13. Victor NEGRESCU (National School of Political and Administrative Studies) - The EU development cooperation policies towards the countries in The Black Sea region 14. Lucian Dumitru DÎRDALĂ (Mihail Kogălniceanu University) - Turning soft? Scandinavian euroscepticism in search of respectability 15. Ciprian ALUPULUI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The competences of regions: power vs. liability Saturday, May 23, 09:00 12:00 1. Raluca-Anica ONUFREICIUC, Lăcrămioara MAFTEI (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor s Office in order to combat fraud with E.U. funds - a necessity in the regional context or a disposal of competences? 2. Rodica PANAINTE (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The Manifesto on European Criminal Procedure Law Foundation for creating a common space of European criminal justice 3. Lilia ROTARU, Iulia CAPRIAN, Tatiana COVALSCHI (Moldova State University, Chișinău) - Implications of the Association Agreement with the European Union on Public Finance Management in the Republic of Moldova 4. Emiliana Oana TATARCAN (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași) - The UE as regional and global player 5. Alexandru VOICU, Ruxandra Laura BOȘILCĂ (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration) - All at sea or trimming its sails to the wind? The European Union`s comprehensive approach in the fight against Somali piracy

18 CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES WWW.CSE.UAIC.RO SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE Iordan BĂRBULESCU, National School of Political and Administrative Studies Mitchell BELFER, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic Erhard BUSEK, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe Ludmila COADĂ, Free International University of Moldova Laure DELCOUR, French National School of Administration Lucian DÎRDALĂ, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Gabriela DRAGĂN, European Institute of Romania Adelaide DUARTE, University of Coimbra, Portugal Adam EBERHARDT, Centre for Eastern Studies, Warsaw, Poland Maurice GUYADER, Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle University Florence HUART, Lille 1 University Science and Technology Gabor HUNYA, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria Masoud IMANI KALESAR, Euronews, France Fabio INDEO, University of Camerino, Italy Vasile IȘAN, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Kaloyan KOLEV, University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria Elena KOROSTELEVA, University of Kent, United Kingdom Hrant KOSTANYAN, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium Liviu George MAHA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Inna MELNYKOVSKA, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany Teodor MOGA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Tiiu PAAS, University of Tartu, Estonia Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Giles POLGLASE, University of Kent, United Kingdom Alexandru Florin PLATON, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Virgil STOICA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

EURINT 2015 May 21-23 Iași - Romania 19 ORGANIZING COMMITEE & SUPPORT TEAM ORGANIZING COMMITEE Professor Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU Coordinator Researcher Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU Researcher Cristian ÎNCALȚĂRĂU Researcher Loredana SIMIONOV Lecturer Lucian DÎRDALĂ Professor Alexandru-Florin PLATON Associate professor Ana-Maria BERCU Associate professor Ludmila COADĂ Associate professor Liviu George MAHA Associate professor Mihaela TOFAN Lecturer Mihaela IFRIM Lecturer Andreea IACOBUȚĂ Lecturer Teodor MOGA PhD. Ciprian ALUPULUI PhD. Doru BOTEZAT PhD. Sorin MAZILU Cristina JITĂREANU Daniel MEREUȚĂ Răzvan BĂLAN SUPPORT TEAM Iulia POSTOLACHI Ștefania Andra SIMIONESCU Lucian CRIVOI

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