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  • Referendum for Bucharest

    Referendum for Bucharest

    On November 24, on the day of the first round of the presidential election in Romania, the citizens of Bucharest were called to the polls also in a referendum initiated by the general mayor Nicuşor Dan. Those registered on the electoral lists had to answer two questions proposed by the mayor and a third one proposed by the Social Democratic Party – PSD (in the governing coalition). The first question was whether the citizens agree with the general mayor of Bucharest issuing the construction permits for the entire city of Bucharest, the second asked the citizens if the distribution of income taxes and local taxes and fees collected from the citizens of Bucharest should be approved by the General Council of the City of Bucharest? And the last question was whether the people of Bucharest want the municipality to deal with the prevention of drug use in schools. According to the data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority, 731,990 citizens voted in the referendum, i.e. 40.96% of the number of those registered on the electoral lists. The referendum therefore passed the validation threshold of 30% and obtained a majority vote in favor of the three proposals.

     

    According to the CURS survey, 97% of the voters said YES for the centralization of building permits in Bucharest, 64% agreed with the second question and 82% voted for the program to prevent the consumption of drugs in schools. The vote must be confirmed by Parliament. “I want to thank the citizens of Bucharest who came in such large numbers to the referendum, I thank them for understanding the huge stakes for the city of this democratic exercise”, the general mayor Nicușor Dan stated, in a press conference. He said that, through their will, the city is returning to normality and reason, which was corrupted by the political games made 20 years ago, which led to chaos in town planning.

     

    At the same time, the general mayor warned the citizens of Bucharest that the big works that the city needs require time for administrative procedures. The general mayor, Nicușor Dan, also stated, after finding the results, that the political parties cannot ignore the will of 500,000 Bucharest residents and asked for their will to be transposed into legislation: “In the debate that we will have in a few weeks on the national budget law, the result of the referendum should be included. In the debate that we will have in the first half of 2025 on the Urban Planning Code, the result of the referendum should also be included, and the Fiscal Code should be amended according to the result of the referendum in the first half of 2025”.

     

    He also added that, after the local referendum, the money will be better distributed, and in terms of urban planning, authorizations will be issued legally. (LS)

  • November 25, 2024 UPDATE

    November 25, 2024 UPDATE

     

    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Călin Georgescu, running independently for president of Romania, has surprisingly won Sunday’s first round of the presidential election, with 22.94% of the votes after counting 99.94% of the ballots. Second comes  Elena Lasconi, the leader of Save Romania Union, with 19.17% of the votes, followed by the head of the Social Democratic Party and PM Marcel Ciolacu with 19,16%. He is followed by the president of AUR party, George Simion (13.87%) and the Liberal leader, Nicolae Ciuca (8.79%). The turnover was over 52%, with more than 821,000 Romanian nationals voting abroad. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority, the largest number of valid votes cast abroad went to Călin Georgescu (43.35%), followed by Elena Lasconi (26.82%) and George Simion (12.07%). The former NATO deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoană, and the Liberal Nicolae Ciucă were voted for by less than 5% of those who went to the polls, while Marcel Ciolacu was elected by less than 3% of the Romanians in the diaspora. There were 13 candidates in the presidential race, 9 backed by political parties and 4 independents. The second round of the presidential elections will take place on December 8. On December 1, Romania’s National Day, general elections will be held, after on June 9, local and European parliamentary elections were also organised in Romania.

     

    RESIGNATION Romania’s prime-minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation as leader of the Social Democrats over the poor results in the first round of the elections for president of Romania. Ciolacu failed to reach the decisive round, having lost to the candidate of the Save Romania Union, Elena Lasconi, by several thousand votes. Ciolacu congratulated the two candidates who qualified for the second round and announced that his party will not challenge the results, because the importance of the decisive round on December 8 is much greater than personal interests. He also said he would stand by his colleagues until after the parliamentary elections due next Sunday, and that he would not run for any party position after that. The MEP Victor Negrescu is now the interim party president. The Liberals, the governing partners of the Social Democrats, are facing a similar situation. The party leader Nicolae Ciucă, who also serves as speaker of the Senate, resigned following the presidential election results, where he came in fifth place. He called on traditional parties to “keep Romania united.” Ciucă said that the Liberal Party “is aware of the mistakes it has made and will fight to the end for Romania to remain a free and democratic country.”

     

    DIASPORA The first round of the presidential election came to a close at 7 AM in all the polling stations abroad, the Romanian foreign ministry announced. The last polling stations to close were in Vancouver, Canada, and on the US West Coast. Voters were able to cast their votes as early as Friday. The foreign ministry has set up 950 polling stations abroad for the presidential and parliamentary elections this year. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority, 821,703 Romanians cast their votes abroad, 817,476 on additional lists and 4,227 by post.

     

    REFERENDUM Bucharest residents were invited on Sunday to cast their votes in a local referendum called by the mayor general, Nicușor Dan. The referendum passed the 30% participation threshold. Preliminary results indicate the majority response to the three questions was “Yes”. 67% of respondents agreed that construction permits be issued by the Bucharest City Hall alone, 64% voted in favor of the City Hall Council approving the budgets of the City Hall and local districts, while 82% voted in favor of creating a program designed to fight drug use in schools. The referendum needs to be first confirmed by parliament.

     

    CHINA China has eliminated visa requirements for Romanian nationals over November 30, 2024 – December 31, 2025. The Romanian foreign ministry welcomed the decision, and said the measure will help facilitate the mobility of Romanian citizens, expanding the scale of person-to-person contacts. Visas will be lifted for citizens travelling for business, tourism, visiting or transiting China. (AMP)

  • November 24, 2024 NEWS UPDATE

    November 24, 2024 NEWS UPDATE

    Presidential Election – The first round of the presidential election takes place on Sunday in Romania, with over 18 million voters being expected to hit the polls in the nearly 19,000 polling stations organized in the country. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), voter turnout stood at over 45% after the first 11 hours of voting, which means that about 8.2 million voters cast their vote, over 1.4 million voters more in urban centers compared to the rural area. Over 674,000 Romanians have so far voted in the 951 polling stations open abroad. The voting process abroad started on Friday, where voter turnout was subpar, Radio Romania correspondents say. The data provided by AEP show that the number of people who cast their vote in the first two days of the election was 223 thousand, of whom over 4,000 opted for postal voting. The largest mobilization was in Great Britain, where over 42 thousand Romanians have voted. They are followed by Romanians in Germany, Italy and Spain. 13 candidates are enrolled in the presidential race, 9 representing political parties and 4 independents. Most ideological trends are represented in the competition, from Social-Democrats to Liberals, and from pro-Europeans to populist ultra-nationalists and sovereigntists. The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for December 8. The parliamentary election is scheduled on December 1, the National Day of Romania. We recall that on June 9, local and European Parliament elections took place in Romania.

     

    Referendum – The local referendum initiated by the general mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, exceeded the 30% threshold required for validation. According to the data provided in real time by the Permanent Electoral Authority, by 7 p.m. local time, over 37% of Bucharest residents on the electoral lists had voted. They had to answer two questions proposed by the mayor Nicusor Dan, related to the way of distributing the money between the General City Hall and Bucharest’s 6 sectors and the issuance of building permits in the Capital. A third question was added upon the initiative of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (in the governing coalition) which refers to the fight against drug use in schools.

    COP29 – At the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan, COP29, richer countries pledged to grant a record 300 billion dollars to developing countries to help them prepare for and prevent climate change. The decision was made at the end of negotiations that led to the extension of the summit by 33 hours and that almost collapsed. ‘It has been a difficult road, but we have reached an agreement,’ said the head of the UN climate agency, Simon Stiell. The funding promised until 2035 ‘is too weak, too late and too ambiguous’, the Kenyan Ali Mohamed said, speaking on behalf of the group of African countries. His counterpart from Malawi, which represents the 45 poorest countries on the planet, Evans Njewa, denounced the agreement as ‘lacking ambition’.

     

     

     

     

    ICR – The Romanian Cultural Institute announces the official opening, on November 26, of its representative office in Tokyo, Japan. ‘Japan is a center of interest for cultural operators from Romania and I am convinced that ICR Tokyo will significantly contribute to the Romanian presence on the Japanese cultural scene’, ICR president Liviu Jicman said. In turn, the Romanian ambassador to Japan, Ovidiu Raeţchi, conveyed that the opening of the ICR representative office in the Japanese capital is a strategic initiative that aims to strengthen the cultural relations between Romania and Japan, to support international artistic cooperation and to offer the Japanese public the opportunity to discover and appreciate the richness and diversity of the Romanian cultural heritage. The first cultural actions of the new structure will be the exhibition of works from the collection of the Japanese photographer Kosey Miya, which capture the charm of Maramureş, and a concert of the Japanese artist Fumiko Sakura. With the establishment of the Romanian cultural center in Tokyo, the number of ICR representative offices abroad reaches 19.

     

    Rugby – The Romanian national rugby team was defeated by the Uruguayan national team 23-21 (13-13), on Saturday evening, at the Arch of Triumph National Rugby Stadium in Bucharest. The Romanian national team has met Uruguay 14 times so far. Romania won ten of these matches, one ended in a draw, and three were won by the South Americans. Following Saturday evening’s result, Romania ends the November test matches with two victories, against Tonga (25-15) and Canada (35-27), and with a failure, against Uruguay (21-23). (LS)

  • November 24, 2024

    November 24, 2024

    Presidential Election – The first round of the presidential election is taking place today in Romania, with over 18 million voters being expected to go to the polls in the nearly 19,000 polling stations organized in the country. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), in the first six hours of voting across the country, the turnout was 21%, which means that about 3.8 million voters cast their vote, about 800 thousand voters  more in the urban environment than in villages. Abroad, 951 polling stations are open, and Romanian voters have been able to vote since Friday. Voting in the diaspora during the first two days of the election was rather poor, according to Radio Romania correspondents. The data provided by AEP show that the number of those who cast their vote in the first two days of the election was 223 thousand, of whom over 4,000 opted for the postal vote. The largest mobilization was of the Romanians from Great Britain, with over 42 thousand votes. They are followed by the Romanians from Germany, Italy and Spain. There are 13 candidates in the presidential race, 9 from political parties and 4 independents. Most of the ideological trends are represented in the competition, from social democrats to liberals and from pro-Europeans to populist ultra-nationalists and sovereignists. The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for December 8. On December 1, on the very National Day, the legislative election will take place. We remind you that on June 9, local and European Parliament elections took place in Romania.

     

     

    Referendum – Today, the citizens of Bucharest with the right to vote are expected to also vote in a referendum initiated by the mayor general Nicuşor Dan. They must answer two questions he proposed, which concern the way of distributing the money between the General City Hall and Bucharest’s 6 sectors and the issuance of building permits in Bucharest. A third question refers to combating drug use in schools. For the validation of this referendum, a presence of 30% of the number of voters in Bucharest is required. At the same time, valid ballots must represent at least 25% of the number of people with the right to vote.

     

    COP29 – At the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan, COP29, richer countries pledged to grant a record 300 billion dollars to developing countries to help them prepare for and prevent climate change. The decision was made at the end of negotiations that led to the extension of the summit by 33 hours and that almost collapsed. ‘It has been a difficult road, but we have reached an agreement,’ said the head of the UN climate agency, Simon Stiell. The funding promised until 2035 ‘is too weak, too late and too ambiguous’, the Kenyan Ali Mohamed said, speaking on behalf of the group of African countries. His counterpart from Malawi, which represents the 45 poorest countries on the planet, Evans Njewa, denounced the agreement as ‘lacking ambition’.

     

    ICR – The Romanian Cultural Institute announces the official opening, on November 26, of its representative office in Tokyo, Japan. ‘Japan is a center of interest for cultural operators from Romania and I am convinced that ICR Tokyo will significantly contribute to the Romanian presence on the Japanese cultural scene’, ICR president Liviu Jicman said. In turn, the Romanian ambassador to Japan, Ovidiu Raeţchi, conveyed that the opening of the ICR representative office in the Japanese capital is a strategic initiative that aims to strengthen the cultural relations between Romania and Japan, to support international artistic cooperation and to offer the Japanese public the opportunity to discover and appreciate the richness and diversity of the Romanian cultural heritage. The first cultural actions of the new structure will be the exhibition of works from the collection of the Japanese photographer Kosey Miya, which capture the charm of Maramureş, and a concert of the Japanese artist Fumiko Sakura. With the establishment of the Romanian cultural center in Tokyo, the number of ICR representative offices abroad reaches 19.

     

    Rugby – The Romanian national rugby team was defeated by the Uruguayan national team 23-21 (13-13), on Saturday evening, at the Arch of Triumph National Rugby Stadium in Bucharest. The Romanian national team has met Uruguay 14 times so far. Romania won ten of these matches, one ended in a draw, and three were won by the South Americans. Following Saturday evening’s result, Romania ends the November test matches with two victories, against Tonga (25-15) and Canada (35-27), and with a failure, against Uruguay (21-23). (LS)

  • European integration, enshrined in Moldova’s Constitution

    European integration, enshrined in Moldova’s Constitution

    The Republic of Moldova adopted integration into the European Union as a strategic objective, by amending its Constitution. Approved by the October 20 referendum, the decision was published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette. The magistrates of the Constitutional Court confirmed the result of the referendum on October 31, after the Central Electoral Commission decided it was valid, the turnout at the polls being a little over 50%. The referendum was organized at the initiative of president Maia Sandu, who secured a new mandate following last month’s presidential election. Thus, in the new form, the fundamental law provides that integration into the European Union is a strategic objective of the state, the European course is irreversible, and the identity of the people of the Republic of Moldova is European. The new version of the Constitution also includes the fact that Romanian is the official state language in the Republic of Moldova. Analysts argue that, although pro-Kremlin forces could try to sabotage the European integration of the neighboring state, which has now become a strategic objective, it is hard to believe they will be able to form a majority in the remaining time. Political analyst Andrei Curăraru explains:

     

    “It is clear that pro-Kremlin forces will opt for a tough campaign. We may witness sabotage attempts related to the implementation of the framework of negotiations with the European Union through public demonstrations, rallies, protests that can turn violent, to show even Brussels that the Republic of Moldova, in fact, is not so pro- European Union, and that amending the Constitution does not essentially change the situation in the country”.

     

    In turn, the former president of the Constitutional Court in Chișinău, Alexandru Tănase, believes that amending the Constitution with the provisions voted in the referendum is a decision and a ruling of the Constitutional Court only.

     

    “As long as the Constitutional Court, the only constitutional authority with the power to verify the constitutionality of amendments brought to the Constitution, has ruled that this amendment is legal and legitimate, I don’t see who would bother to consider the point of view of the Kremlin or anyone else’s. Speculations will always be made, they will always try to compromise everything related to the European path of the Republic of Moldova, but that does not mean that it has any practical impact or can call into question the process of amending the Constitution”.

     

    Meanwhile, Chișinău announces a series of measures and reforms after the authorities claim they were the target of a disinformation and vote-buying operation in the presidential election and the referendum on the state’s European orientation. On Monday, President Maia Sandu will hold talks with political parties on the subject of justice reform and the fight against electoral corruption, after last week the Supreme Security Council discussed allegations of election fraud. (VP)

  •  Moldova, between the West and the East

     Moldova, between the West and the East

    The Republic of Moldova held  presidential elections and a referendum on EU membership.

     

    Casting their vote in larger numbers than in the previous presidential elections, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova decided that the future head of state should be elected in a new round of voting, in two weeks. The incumbent president, the pro- European Maia Sandu, and the candidate supported by the pro-Russian party of socialists, Alexandr Stoianoglo are the two contenders.

     

    In the first round, the former World Bank economist and the first woman to become president of Moldova, obtained 42% of the votes, the highest share of the 11 candidates, but still insufficient to secure a new mandate at the helm of the country. A country which, under her leadership, turned its back on Moscow after Russia’s invasion of the neighboring Ukraine and which this year officially opened accession negotiations to the European Union. Maia Sandu even called a referendum on the inclusion in the Constitution, based on the people’s vote, of the country’s irreversible European path The referendum, held on October 20, was meant to validate the strategy to determine the destiny of the former Soviet republic of 2.6 million inhabitants. A lost bet? Before the votes of the Diaspora are counted, the results show a higher number of people who oppose EU accession, prompting president Maia Sandu to denounce an unprecedented fraud, “an unprecedented attack on democracy”: “Criminal groups, together with foreign forces hostile to our interests, attacked our country with tens of millions of euros, lies and propaganda, with the most wretched means, in order to lead our citizens and our country to an area of ​​uncertainty.”

     

    In a vote suspected of Russian interference, rejected “categorically” by the Kremlin, 53% of Moldovans voted against the inclusion of the European accession objective in the Constitution, according to results after counting more than 90% of the ballots. However, the pro-European camp took the lead after the counting of more than 98% of the votes, the advance being most likely due to the Diaspora, who supports EU accession. The extremely tight result is surprising, given that recent polls showed the YES vote would be dominant. Without questioning the negotiations with the 27, the result weakens, in a way, the pro-European image of the population and Maia Sandu’s leadership, analysts specialised in the ex-Soviet area say.

  • Referendumlu trã Europa tru Republica Moldova

    Referendumlu trã Europa tru Republica Moldova



    Prezidentulu ali Ripublica Moldova, Maia Sandu, spusi cã ari naetei s’candideadzã trã un nãu mandat tru 2024 şi u lo borgea s’ducã ninti misiunea di integrare europeană. După priloarea-a mandatlui tru 2020, ea cãftã a Parlamentului s’ndreagã un referendum trã aderarea la UE. “Tru aţelli trei ani di mandat, aprãftãsimu deadunu cu cetăţeñilli s’avemu ma largu irini acasă, s’nvãrtuşimu independenţa-a vãsiliillei, avem un Guvernu şi ahurhim pãzãrãpserli ti aderarea ali Ripublica Moldova la UE. Yinitorlu a nostru easti tru fumeallea europeană şi easti ananghi să spunem limbidu dinintea-a vãsiliillei ţi cali nkisimu trã Republica Moldova. Caftu a parlamentului s’iniţieadzã organizarea-a unui referendum tru toamna anlui yinitoru, tru cari votlu a cetăţenilor va s’hibã apufusitoru” – cundille Maia Sandu. Chişinăulu lipseaşti s’facã multi jgllioati di ma marea simasie tu cadurlu a misiunillei a lui di integrari europeană, adăvgã ea şi deadi asigurări că easti ndreaptã s’ducã ninti lucãrlu pi aestã cali.


    Va s’hibã treia oară cându Maia Sandu candideadză la prezidenţille, după ţi fu azvimtã di socialistul pro-arus Igor Dodon tru 2016 a deapoa ș-lo revanșa, tru unã victorie di mari vazi contra a lui tru 2020. Aduţemu aminti că, tru 2020, liderlu a Partidlui Acţiune şi Solidaritate (PAS), prooccidentalu, Maia Sandu, agiumsi prezidentu ali Ripublica Moldova. Un an ma amãnatu, forţa politică amintã majoritatea tru Parlamentu după alidzerli ţãnuti ninti di kiro s’da silã tu cilstserli ti politica mutrindalui aprukearea di UE şi di SUA.


    Tru 2022, Republica Moldova lo statutlu di candidatu trã aderarea la UE deadunu cu Ucraina. Tru 2023, liderlli europeni apufusirã, tu 14-tsi di andreu, că negocierile cu R. Moldova lipseaşti s’ahurheascã, a deapoa sã s’facã unã nauã evaluare pritu Comisia Europen tru meslu marţu 2024.


    Tru kirolu a conflictului ucrainean, Chişinăulu ahurhi sã zburascã ti “fuvirsearea arusă” şi s’ñicureadzã ligãturli cu Comunitatea-a Statiloru Independenti (CSI). Maxus, tru meslu mai, Maia Sandu u stipsi Moscova că avu naeti s-li “arăstoarnã” autorităţli di Chișinău. Tru idyiulu kiro, opoziţia, inclusiv Partia Socialistã aţilui di ma ninti prezidentu Igor Dodon, lugurseaşti că actuala cumãnduseari a statlui lucreadzã sumu cumandulu a “curatorlor occidentali”.


    Tru 1991 Moldova apufusea allei independinţa andicra di Uniunea Sovietică, a deapoa România fu protlu cratu cari u pricãnuscu. Un anu ma amãnatu, reghionlu separatistu Transnistria, ţi easti anamisa di arãulu Nistru și Ucraina, işi di facto, di sumu controlu autorităţlor di Chișinău după un conflictu armat tu cari murirã suti di oamiñi şi tranşatu unãoarã cu intervenţia trupilor viniti di Moscova, neise u deadirã tu mana-aribelilor secesionişti. Militari aruși, nica ari tu Transnistria, cari functioneaza aproapea ca un cratu di sine-stãtatoru, cu un teritoriu di circa 4.100 kmp (cat un judeţu ditu România) și populatie pro-arusă di giumitati a miliuni di oamiñi. Transnistria ari moneda-a llei işiş, a llei işiş pașapoarti și ploaci auto di anmatriculare speţifiţi, acã nu easti pricãnuscută di comunitatea internațională.


    Autoru: Mihai Pelin


    Armãnipsearea: Taşcu Lala






  • Referendum pentru Europa în Republica Moldova

    Referendum pentru Europa în Republica Moldova

    Preşedintele Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, a declarat că intenţionează să candideze pentru un nou mandat în 2024 şi s-a angajat să îndeplinească misiunea de integrare europeană. După preluarea mandatului în 2020, ea a cerut Parlamentului să organizeze un referendum pentru aderarea la UE. În cei trei ani de mandat, am reuşit împreună cu cetăţenii să menţinem pacea acasă, să consolidăm independenţa ţării, avem un Guvern şi am început negocierile pentru aderarea Republicii Moldova la UE. Viitorul nostru este în familia europeană şi este necesar să spunem clar întregii ţări ce cale alegem pentru Republica Moldova. Cer parlamentului să iniţieze organizarea unui referendum în toamna anului viitor, în care votul cetăţenilor va fi decisiv – a subliniat Maia Sandu. Chişinăul va trebui să facă mulţi paşi importanţi în cadrul misiunii sale de integrare europeană, a adăugat ea şi a dat asigurări că este pregătită să continue pe această cale.


    Ar fi a treia oară când Maia Sandu candidează la președinție, după ce a fost înfrântă de socialistul pro-rus Igor Dodon în 2016 și și-a luat revanșa, într-o victorie răsunătoare contra lui în 2020. Amintim că, în 2020, liderul Partidului Acţiune şi Solidaritate (PAS), prooccidental, Maia Sandu, a devenit preşedinte al Republicii Moldova. Un an mai târziu, forţa politică a reuşit să obţină majoritatea în Parlament după alegeri anticipate şi să-şi intensifice politica de apropiere de UE şi de SUA.


    În 2022, Republica Moldova a primit statutul de candidat pentru aderarea la UE împreună cu Ucraina. În 2023, liderii europeni au decis, la 14 decembrie, că negocierile cu R. Moldova trebuie să înceapă, urmând ca între timp să aibă loc o nouă evaluare din partea Comisiei Europene în luna martie 2024.

    În timpul conflictului ucrainean, Chişinăul a început să vorbească despre ameninţarea rusă şi să reducă relaţiile cu CSI. În special, în luna mai, Maia Sandu a acuzat Moscova că a încercat să răstoarne autorităţile de la Chișinău. În acelaşi timp, opoziţia, inclusiv Partidul Socialist al fostului preşedinte Igor Dodon, consideră că actuala conducere a statului acţionează la ordinul curatorilor occidentali.

    În 1991 Moldova își declara independenţa faţă de Uniunea Sovietică, iar România a fost primul stat care a recunoscut-o. Un an mai târziu, regiunea separatistăTransnistria, situată între Nistru și Ucraina, a ieşit, de facto, de sub controlul autorităţilor de la Chișinău după un conflict armat soldat cu sute de morţi şi tranşat odată cu intervenţia trupelor Moscovei de partea rebelilor secesionişti. Militari ruși încă s-ar mai afla în Transnistria, care functioneaza aproape ca un stat de sine-statator, cu un teritoriu de circa 4.100 kmp (cat un judet din România) și populatie pro-rusă de jumatate de milion de oameni. Transnistria are propria moneda, propriile pașapoarte și placute auto de înmatriculare specifice, chiar dacă nu este recunoscută de comunitatea internațională.



  • Publicitatea politică: acord cu noi măsuri de combatere a abuzurilor

    Publicitatea politică: acord cu noi măsuri de combatere a abuzurilor

    Noile norme vor reglementa publicitatea politică, în special pe cea online, în ţările membre, pe fondul preocupărilor legate de pericolele reprezentate de manipularea informațiilor și de interferența străină în alegeri.

    Concret, publicitatea politică va trebui să fie marcată în mod clar. Conform noilor reguli, va fi mai facil pentru cetăţeni, autorităţi şi jurnalişti să obţină informaţii referitoare la cine finanţează o reclamă, la suma plătită şi la originea finanţării, printre alte detalii.

    La insistenţa Parlamentului European, la 24 de luni după intrarea noilor reguli în vigoare, Comisia Europeană va înfiinţa o arhivă ce va conţine întreaga publicitate politică online şi informaţiile aferente pentru o perioadă de până la şapte ani.

    Pentru a limita interferenţele din afara UE în procesele democratice europene, eurodeputaţii au reuşit să includă în acordul provizoriu o interdicţie asupra entităţilor din ţări terţe de a sponsoriza publicitatea politică în Uniunea Europeană în perioada de trei luni înaintea unor alegeri sau a unui referendum.

    În conformitate cu acordul, numai datele cu caracter personal furnizate în mod explicit în scopul publicității politice online și colectate de la persoana vizată pot fi utilizate de furnizori pentru a targeta utilizatorii. De asemenea, va fi interzisă publicitatea politică bazată pe crearea de profiluri folosind categorii speciale de date cu caracter personal (de exemplu, etnie, religie, orientare sexuală).

    Normele convenite se referă doar la reclamele politice plătite. Nu sunt afectate opiniile personale, opiniile politice, cum ar fi orice conținut jurnalistic nesponsorizat, sau comunicările privind organizarea alegerilor din surse oficiale naționale sau europene.

    Textul convenit introduce posibilitatea de a aplica sancțiuni periodice pentru încălcări repetate, care pot ajunge până la 6% din venitul anual sau din cifra de afaceri anuală a unui furnizor de publicitate.

    Consiliul și Parlamentul mai trebuie să adopte în mod oficial acordul înainte ca normele să intre în vigoare.


  • 30.09.2022

    30.09.2022

    Moscou – Le président russe, Vladimir Poutine se prépare à annoncer l’annexion de quatre régions ukrainiennes partiellement occupées par la Russie. Le leader de Kremlin devrait déclarer les régions de Kherson, Zaporojie, Donetsk et Lougansk territoires de la Fédération de Russie, dans le cadre d’une cérémonie prévue cet après-midi à Moscou. L’Ukraine a annoncé qu’elle continuerait à combattre pour libérer ces territoires. Les responsables de Kiev affirment que l’annexion n’aura aucune légitimité et constitue la réaction de Moscou aux récentes défaites militaires. L’annexion des territoires mènera le plus probablement à une escalade de la guerre, alors que le Kremlin pourrait soutenir que toute attaque contre ces régions serait une attaque contre le territoire russe. Les forces russes contrôlent la plupart du territoire des régions de Lougansk et Kherson, mais pas l’intégralité de Donetsk et Zaporojie. Les Occidentaux affirment qu’ils ne reconnaitraient aucune déclaration de la Russie et ont menacé d’imposer de nouvelles sanctions. La Roumanie a également condamné dans les termes les plus fermes les référendums illégitimes organisés en vue de l’annexion dans les régions occupées illégalement par les troupes russes en Ukraine et a annoncé ne pas reconnaitre leur résultat. Le ministère des Affaires Etrangères de Bucarest affirme que Moscou démontre une fois de plus qu’elle transgresse les principes fondamentaux du droit international et qu’elle agit contrairement à ses responsabilités de membre permanent du Conseil de Sécurité.

    New York – Le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU votera vendredi sur une résolution condamnant les référendums d’annexion de plusieurs régions ukrainiennes et réclamant le retrait des troupes russes, texte qui n’a aucune chance d’être adopté en raison du droit de véto russe. Le projet de texte vu par l’AFP condamne l’organisation par la Fédération de Russie de soi-disant référendums illégaux dans les régions de Donetsk, Lougansk, Kherson et Zaporijjia, et juge qu’ils ne peuvent avoir « aucune validité » ni « servir de base a une altération du statut de ces régions », « y compris toute prétendue annexion » par la Russie. Le projet de résolution préparée par les Etats-Unis et l’Albanie appelle tous les Etats et autres organisations « à ne pas reconnaître une prétendue annexion » des quatre régions par la Russie. Il exige également que Moscou « cesse immédiatement » son invasion de l’Ukraine et « retire immédiatement, complètement et sans conditions toutes ses forces militaires » du pays. Si le véto russe ne fait pas de doute lors du vote de vendredi, c’est surtout la position de la Chine, parfois accusée par les Occidentaux d’être trop conciliante avec la Russie, qui sera examinée avec attention. Pékin, officiellement neutre, a répété cette semaine son appel au respect de l’intégrité territoriale de tous les pays. La position de l’Inde sera également suivie de près. Ce vote ultérieur a l’Assemblée générale, ou aucun des 193 Etats membres n’a de véto, permettra d’évaluer le degré d’isolement de la Russie, alors que certains pays en développement s’agacent que l’Occident concentre toute son attention sur l’Ukraine.

    Démission – La direction du ministère de l’Education de Bucarest sera assumée par intérim par le ministre de la recherche, Sebastian Burduja, a annoncé ce matin le porte parole de l’Exécutif. Le libéral Sorin Cîmpeanu a annoncé jeudi dans la soirée sa démission à la tête du Ministère de l’Education sur la toile de fond d’un scandale de plagiat qui l’implique. Il est accusé d’avoir plagié dans un cours qu’il signe des dizaines de pages appartenant à d’autres professeurs universitaires.

    Nuit des chercheurs européens – 26 villes roumaines accueillent vendredi le plus important événement sur la science et la recherche – « La nuit des chercheurs européens », qui approche les scientifiques du grand public. Les visiteurs découvriront combien intéressante, mais aussi utile dans la vie de tous les jours est l’activité des chercheurs. A Bucarest, le plus important laboratoire en plein air a ouvert ses portes à la Maison des Scientifiques avec au programme, l’importance du sommeil, les techniques de premier secours, la magie de la chimie et le monde inconnu des chauves-souris. Les passionnés de la science auront l’occasion d’assister à des expériences de physique et de chimie qu’ils effectuent eux-mêmes, participeront à des ateliers interactifs d’électronique et de robotique.

    Météo – Il fait assez chaud pour la fin septembre en Roumanie et les températures sont particulièrement élevées sur la moitié sud-est. Sur l’ouest, le nord-ouest et le centre quelques pluies sont possibles. Le ciel sera bleu sur tout le reste du territoire. Les températures iront de 22 à 31 degrés avec 26 degrés à Bucarest.

  • La semaine du 26 septembre au 2 octobre

    La semaine du 26 septembre au 2 octobre




    La Roumanie condamne les référendums illégitimes
    d’Ukraine




    La Roumanie rejoint
    les pays qui condamnent fermement les référendums illégaux et illégitimes
    organisés par la Fédération de Russie du 23 au 27 septembre, dans les régions
    ukrainiennes occupées illégalement par ses soldats et affirmé ne pas
    reconnaître les résultats. Ces simulacres de consultations populaires représentent
    une grave violation du droit international et du coup, elles n’ont aucune
    valeur juridique. Une fois de plus,la
    Russie viole les principes fondamentaux du droit international et agit
    contrairement aux responsabilités qui découlent de son statut de membre
    permanent du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU. Bucarest réitère son soutien ferme à
    l’indépendance, à la souveraineté et à l’intégrité territoriale de l’Ukraine et
    appelle tous les autres pays à rejeter les tentatives de Moscou de s’emparer
    des territoires d’autres Etats. Dans le contexte des récentes évolutions en
    Russie et suite à l’appel à la mobilisation partielle lancé par la Russie, le
    Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de Bucarest recommande vivement aux Roumains
    d’éviter les voyages non nécessaires en territoire russe et à ceux qui se
    trouvent déjà sur place, à le quitter au plus vite possible.

    Les prix de l’énergie, en Roumanie


    Le
    gouvernement roumain a adopté jeudi un décret d’urgence censé lui permettre de
    prolonger jusqu’à la fin de l’année le mécanisme de compensation partielle, de
    50 bani par litre, du prix à la pompe du carburant. La moitié de la
    compensation sera prélevée sur le budget d’Etat et l’autre sera appliquée
    directement à la pompe. Depuis la mise en place de cette mesure, il y a trois
    mois, l’Etat a fait un effort financier de 120 millions d’euros et il s’apprête
    à faire un autre, similaire, d’ici le 31 décembre. Cette semaine encore, le
    Senat de Bucarest, en tant que première Chambre du Parlement notifiée, a adopté
    le décret du Gouvernement concernant le plafonnement et la compensation des
    prix de l’électricité.Le
    document adopté par le Sénat ira maintenant à la Chambre des Députés, en tant
    que chambre décisionnelle dans cette affaire.



    Une délégation roumaine visite le Japon


    Le premier ministre roumain, Nicolae Ciucă et le président de la Chambre des députés,
    Marcel Ciolacu, se sont rendus cette semaine au Japon pour participer aux
    funérailles nationales de l’ancien chef de gouvernement nippon, Shinzo Abe.
    Lundi, Nicolae Ciuca a eu une entrevue avec son homologue japonais, Fumio
    Kishida pour examiner ensemble des questions de sécurité et de défense,
    considérées comme un des quatre piliers de coopération sur lesquels reposera le
    futur Partenariat stratégique bilatéral. Les pourparlers ont porté aussi sur la
    collaboration économique, en sachant que le Japon est le plus grand
    investisseurs asiatique de Roumanie. L’occasion pour le premier ministre nippon
    d’assurer son homologue de Bucarest du soutien de son pays à la signature du
    Partenariat stratégique et au renforcement de la collaboration bilatérale, y
    compris sur le plan extérieur, très importante dans l’actuel contexte régional
    et international.



    Sorin Cîmpeanu démissionne de la tête du Ministère de
    l’Education nationale


    Au
    coeur d’un scandal de plagiat, Sorin Cîmpeanu a démissionné de ses
    fonctions de ministre de l’Education. Il est accusé d’avoir utilisé dans un de
    ses cours universitaires des dizaines de pages appartenant à des professeurs de
    l’Université de Sciences agricoles et Médecine Vétérinaire de Bucarest. Sorin
    Cîmpeanu rejetteles accusations et
    soutient que le scandal a pour enjeu de bloquer les lois de l’Education. Suite
    au scandal de plagiat, les partis USR et celui de la Force de la Droite avaient
    annoncé leur intention d’avancer une motion simple contre le ministre Cîmpeanu.
    En démissionnant, celui-ci a mis un terme à son deuxième mandat à la tête du
    Ministère de l’Education nationale entamé en décembre 2020.



    Des estimations sur l’économie nationale


    Au
    premier semestre de l’année en cours, l’économie de la Roumanie a évolué bien
    mieux que prévu. C’est ce que confirme lerapport le plus récent de la Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et
    le développement, qui montre qu’après un rebond de 5,9% en 2021, stimulé par la
    consommation privée, le PIB a enregistré une progression surprenante de 5,8%
    aux premiers mois de 2022. La croissance du PIB pour l’ensemble de 2022 est
    estimée à 5,4%. Le FMI a estimé une avancée de l’économie roumaine de 4,8%,
    soit une hausse de plus de 2%. Mais la situation sera différente l’année
    prochaine, estime la Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le
    développement. Pour 2023, les spécialistes proposent seulement 1,9% de croissance
    économique, une valeur révisée, mais toujours en hausse par rapport à
    l’estimation de mai. D’autre part, les statistiques indiquent que le déficit
    budgétaire de la Roumanie a chuté durant les 8 premiers mois de l’année en
    cours de 3,3%, en 2021 à 2,4% du PIB, actuellement.



    La conférence
    plénipotentiaire de l’Union internationale des Télécommunications


    Plus
    de 3000 leaders et délégations de 193 pays discutent à Bucarest, de la future
    direction du numérique dans le cadre de la Conférence de Plénipotentiaires de
    l’Union Internationale des Télécommunications, l’agence des Nations unies pour
    le développement spécialisé dans les technologies de l’information et de la
    communication. Les délégations réunissent des représentants de toutes les
    catégories de l’Union Internationale des télécommunications – entreprises
    privées, institutions académiques, organismes nationaux, régionaux ou
    internationaux impliqués dans la promotion du numérique en conformité avec les
    objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU. La Roumanie est le premier pays
    qui organise un événement d’une telle envergure qui se déroule du 26 septembre
    au 14 octobre.





    De l’or pour le canotage roumain


    La
    Roumanie a remporté 4 médailles d’or aux Championnats du monde d’aviron,
    déroulés en République tchèque, dans la compétition d’aviron simple léger, dans celles de deux en couple hommes et deux
    en couple femmes et dans celle féminine de huit en pointe avec barreuse. Nous
    avons battu des records et marqué une nouvelle page dans l’histoire de ce
    sport a déclaré la présidente de la Fédération roumaine de canotage,
    l’ancienne championne Elisabeta Lipa. La Roumanie a participé aux Championnats
    du monde de République Tchèque avec 35 sportifs et 11 embarcations dont neuf se
    sont qualifiées dans les courses finales.



  • La diplomatie roumaine lance des avertissements

    La diplomatie roumaine lance des avertissements




    La
    Russie se prépare à annexer quatre régions sous contrôle russe, du sud et
    sud-est de l’Ukraine – Donetsk, Lougansk, Kherson et Zaporijjia après que des
    référendums aient apparemment approuvé le régime de Moscou.Les
    administrations pro-Moscou des quatre régions occupées ont déclaré mardi soir
    que leurs habitants avaient voté pour rejoindre la Russie lors de cinq jours de
    scrutin orchestré par le Kremlin. En utilisant la même rhétorique dont elle
    s’est servie pour justifier l’invasion de l’Ukraine, la Russie a justifié la
    mise en place de ce référendum pour sauver, dit-elle, la population locale
    russophone d’une répression préparée par les Ukrainiens.

    Les résultats
    sont clairs. Bienvenue à la maison, en Russie !, a déclaré sur Telegram
    l’ancien président Dmitri Medvedev, aujourd’hui vice-président du Conseil de
    sécurité de la Russie.Kyiv et presque toute la communauté
    internationale ont dénoncé à l’unisson ce simulacre de référendum où les
    électeurs ont été obligés de votersous
    le canon d’une arme. Pour sa part, Moscou a affirmé qu’une fois ces territoires
    annexés, la Russie pourrait recourir aux armes nucléaires pour mieux se
    défendre. Elle risque donc d’ouvrir une boîte de Pandore d’une utilisation de
    ces armes apocalyptiques, avec un risque réel de riposte, conventionnelle, de
    l’Otan, et ensuite d’escalade nucléaire de part et d’autre.


    La
    Roumanie a fermement condamné les référendums illégaux et illégitimes organisés
    par la Fédération de Russie du 23 au 27 septembre, dans les régions
    ukrainiennes occupées illégalement par ses soldats et affirmé ne pas
    reconnaître les résultats. Ces simulacres de consultations populaires
    représentent une grave violation du droit international et du coup, elles n’ont
    aucune valeur juridique. Une fois de plus,la Russie viole les principes fondamentaux du droit international et
    agit contrairement aux responsabilités qui découlent de son statut de membre
    permanent du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU. Bucarest réitère son soutien ferme à
    l’indépendance, à la souveraineté et à l’intégrité territoriale de l’Ukraine et
    appelle tous les autres pays à rejetter les tentatives de Moscou de s’emparer
    des territoires d’autres Etats. Par ailleurs, dans le contexte des récentes
    évolutions en Russie et suite à l’appel à la mobilisation partielle lancé par
    la Russie, le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de Bucarest recommande vivement
    aux Roumains d’éviter les voyages non nécessaires en territoire russe et à ceux
    qui se trouvent déjà sur place, à le quitter au plus vite possible. La
    diplomatie roumaine suggère aux Roumains présents sur le territoire de la
    Fédération de Russie de rester très vigilants et d’éviter les protestations ou
    les rassemblements.


    Sur
    le terrain, la guerre semble avoir pris une autre tournure, encore plus
    dangereuse, après les récentes explosions ayant touché les gazoducs Nord Stream
    1 et Nord Stream 2, qui relient la Russie à l’Allemagne à travers la mer
    Baltique, des explosions que les Européens considèrent des actes de sabotage.



  • Divergențe între Uniunea Europeană și Marea Britanie privind Irlanda de Nord

    Divergențe între Uniunea Europeană și Marea Britanie privind Irlanda de Nord

    Referendumul
    din 2016 prin care Marea Britanie își anunța intenția de părăsi Uniunea
    Europeană se materializa în 2020. Negocierile dintre blocul comunitar și
    Regatul Unit au privit evitarea unei frontiere tari între Irlanda de Nord și
    Irlanda și menținerea unei piețe unice între cele două părți ale insulei. Protocolul
    privind Irlanda de Nord nu a satisfăcut partea britanică și disensiunile au
    apărut curând. În martie 2021, Bruxellesul protesta împotriva deciziei
    unilaterale a Marii Britanii de a prelungi perioada de grație privind
    controalele produselor agroalimentare cu Irlanda de Nord. Iar recent, guvernul
    Marii Britanii a publicat un proiect de lege prin care intenționează să renunțe
    la o parte din obligațiile asumate în 2020.



    Uniunea Europeană
    se opune însă deciziei unilaterale afirmând că modificarea acordului încalcă
    legislația internațională. Ca urmare, blocul european anunță acțiuni în
    justiție împotriva Londrei. Vicepreședintele Comisiei Europene Maroš Šefčovič a
    afirmat că blocul european a căutat să găsească soluții reciproc avantajoase în
    relația cu Marea Britanie. Însă comportamentul unilateral al guvernului de la
    Londra deteriorează încrederea dintre cei doi parteneri:

    Nu există nicio justificare legală, nicio justificare
    politică pentru schimbarea unilaterală a unui acord internațional. Deschiderea
    ușii către schimbarea unilaterală este o breșă în legea internațională. Să o
    spunem direct: este ceva ilegal. Marea Britanie provoacă daune mari încrederii
    reciproce și respectului între Uniunea Europeană și Marea Britanie. Ea creează
    o incertitudine adâncă și aruncă o mare umbră în cooperarea noastră. Niciodată
    acordurile internaționale n-au fost mai importante. De aceea, Comisia Europeană
    a decis să deschidă acțiuni legale împotriva Marii Britanii pentru
    nerespectarea unor părți semnificative ale protocolului privind Irlanda de
    Nord. Ne-am abținut să începem aceste acțiuni în ultimii ani deoarece am vrut
    să construim o atmosferă pozitivă pentru a găsi soluții. Deciziile guvernului
    britanic ne-au lăsat fără alte alegeri în afara aceleia de a acționa.


  • Politiker fordern Novellierung der Verfassung

    Politiker fordern Novellierung der Verfassung


    Der Senat und die Abgeordnetenkammer in Bukarest begingen am Montag in einer feierlichen Sitzung den 30. Jahrestag der Verabschiedung der Verfassung. Diese leitete die Wiederherstellung der verfassungsmä‎ßigen Demokratie in Rumänien ein und festigte das pluralistische politische System. Die regierende Koalition, gebildet aus der Liberalen Partei, der Sozialdemokratischen Partei und dem Ungarn-Verband, forderte gestern eine Verfassungsreform, die den gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen Rechnung tragen soll.




    Der Vorsitzende des Senats und gleichzeitig Vorsitzende der Liberalen Partei, Florin Cîțu, erklärte, dass die Überarbeitung des Grundgesetzes auf der Agenda der Liberalen stehe. Dabei sprach über die Umsetzung der Ergebnisse des Referendums von 2019, welche Amnestie und Begnadigung für Korruptionsdelikte untersagen und der Regierung verbietet Notverordnungen im Bereich der Straftaten, der Bestrafung und der Gerichtsorganisation zu erlassen — sowie die Senkung des Wahlalters auf 16 Jahre. Florin Cîţu: Mit der Zeit, mit Sachkundigkeit, ohne politische Leidenschaft und versteckte Interessen, müssen wir die Strukturen modernisieren, die Art und Weise wie sie funktionieren und wie sie dem Bürger dienen. Die Vorschriften der Verfassung müssen an die Realität, in der wir leben, angepasst werden.“




    Der Vorsitzende der Abgeordnetenkammer, Marcel Ciolacu, der auch Vorsitzender der Sozialdemokraten ist, erklärte wiederum, dass die Verfassungsreform die Befugnisse des Präsidenten des Landes klären und die gegenseitige Kontrolle der Staatsgewalten gewährleisten müsse. Er hält es für notwendig, die Anwendung von Dringlichkeitsverordnungen zu begrenzen und die Rolle des Misstrauensantrags neu zu definieren. Marcel Ciolacu: “Der Misstrauensantrag muss automatisch zur Ernennung eines anderen Ministerpräsidenten führen. Wir hätten nicht zwei Monaten ein Machtvakuum gehabt, wenn dieses Instrument in der Verfassung verankert gewesen wäre”.




    Der dritte Partner in der Regierung, der Ungarn-Verband, möchte das Vertrauensverhältnis zwischen dem rumänischen Staat und den nationalen Minderheiten stärken und fordert eine parlamentarische Republik. Dieser Vorschlag wurde von der oppositionellen öko-liberalen USR kritisiert. Die Abgeordneten der anderen Oppositionspartei, der ultranationalistischen AUR sind grundsätzlich gegen jegliche Änderung an der derzeitigen Verfassung.




    Auf der feierlichen Sitzung am Montag erklärte Premierminister Nicolae Ciucă, dass weitere Reformen des Staates und der öffentlichen Verwaltung notwendig seien, um den Bürger in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen und die Verantwortung der öffentlichen Amtsträger zu stärken. Der Vorsitzende des Verfassungsgerichts, Valer Dorneanu, wies darauf hin, dass die Überarbeitung des Grundgesetzes mit Bedacht und nicht aus wahltaktischen Gründen erfolgen müsse. Die rumänische Verfassung, die Erste nach dem Sturz der kommunistischen Diktatur im Jahre 1989, wurde am 21. November 1991 nach anderthalbjähriger Debatte von der verfassungsgebenden Versammlung (dem damaligen Parlament) verabschiedet. Am 8. Dezember desselben Jahres wurde das Grundgesetz in einer Volksabstimmung angenommen.

  • Raport de cercetare CEDO

    Raport de cercetare CEDO

    Serviciul Coordonare Traduceri a finalizat
    recent traducerea acestui raport de cercetare, care oferă o imagine de ansamblu a jurisprudenței
    Curții cu privire la exprimarea și publicitatea făcută pozițiilor politice prin
    intermediul mass-mediei, inclusiv al platformelor de internet, în contextul
    alegerilor/referendumurilor.




    În raport se analizează
    modul în care protecția sporită acordată exprimării politice în jurisprudența
    Curții funcționează în contextul mass-media/internet. Se identifică, de
    asemenea, întinderea marjei de apreciere a statelor în materie de aplicare a
    măsurilor de restrângere a exprimării și publicității făcute pozițiilor
    politice prin intermediul mass-mediei și al platformelor de internet. În acest
    sens, se pune un accent deosebit pe libertatea de exprimare politică în
    contextul alegerilor și referendumurilor.




    Se observă, în special, că,
    în contextul specific al alegerilor și referendumurilor, libertatea de
    exprimare politică trebuie să fie pusă în balanță cu alte considerente
    relevante având ca scop stabilirea și menținerea funcționării unei democrații
    eficiente și semnificative. Aceste considerente joacă un rol important în
    stabilirea întinderii marjei de apreciere acordate statelor în ceea ce privește
    exprimarea și publicitatea făcută pozițiilor politice în temeiul art. 10.




    În raport se identifică, de
    asemenea, noțiunea protecția drepturilor altora prevăzută la art. 10 § 2 ca
    fiind scopul legitim pe care Curtea se bazează, de obicei, atunci când
    restrângerea (aplicată libertății de exprimare și publicității făcute
    pozițiilor politice prin intermediul mass-mediei/platformelor de internet) are
    ca scop protecția bunei desfășurări a proceselor democratice.




    Rapoartele de cercetare pot fi accesate în
    limba română pe pagina de internet a
    Institutului European din România. Vor fi actualizate periodic, în conformitate
    cu evoluția jurisprudenței.




    (autor Costin Leonard Fălcuță,
    Serviciul Coordonare Traduceri, Institutul European din România)