The paper presents the evolution of the demand for continuing training courses in Romania, over the period 2007-2011. The general aim was to discover possible impacts of Romania’s accession to the European Union on the demand for qualifications. Findings reveal a re-orientation of trainees...

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the development of high-tech industries in European countries, and not only, and a lot of researches try to explain their significance in the development of nations. Creating new technologies, applying them to create new products and...

Environmental issues are enhanced by crowding together pollution sources as it is occuring in urban areas. Meanwhile urbanization is a continuous process that comprises larger and larger proportions of population. Therefore, urban environmental management is amongst the most important challenges...

This study investigates the role of the local authorities in the regional development of renewable energy with an eye to reveal the need for cooperation between the private companies and the local public authorities. Therefore, this study reveals firstly the new significance of renewable energy...

The phenomenon of globalization in full swing "eroded" the concept of sustainable development. Its principles were replaced with others imposed by transnational corporations by liberalizing product markets, capital, information and labour. The interplay between the effects of globalization...

Through this article we wish to emphasize the concept of “smart city” proposed by a new model of ranking cities, especially designed for medium-sized cities. In the beginning we approached the undervalued potential and the urged to identify the development possibilities. The Smart City...

Deciding 3 years ago to organize the 2012 Europa League Final in Bucharest was a major challenge for the local administration of the city. The article presents, from various perspectives, the impact that organizing the most important sporting event ever in Romania and in Bucharest had on the...

The present work aims to make a brief overview of the crucial water resources rol in growing citizens life quality, esspecially now when we all realize and admit that water is a limitted resource. This paper also tries to show how water has become an important element of economic, social and...

This paper addresses a broader issue related to transparency of decision-making and implementation of legislation in terms of public satisfaction in local government activity in some sectors from Bucharest. One of the most important objective of this paper is to see how much the public opinions...

There is a wealth of literature and academic writings in which the European Union member states are criticized for not speaking “with a single voice” with regards to its common foreign policies. Similarly, in this paper I analyzed the European Union approach towards Bosnia and Herzegovina in...