http://old.ape.md/ 27.04.2024 en http://old.ape.md/ Copyright (c) 2024 http://old.ape.md/ http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2338 Democratization is a complex process that entails both critical choices of new institutions, and the rooting of those institutions in the societal ethos. Much of the literature on democratic transition, consolidation and Europeanization has been dominated by the study of legal and institutional crafting, especially concerning the post-communist and post-Soviet countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where not only political but also economic and social institutions had to be created in the process of the fundamental transformations taking place after 1989. However, the footprint of a healthy democracy cannot be measured only in terms of institutional performance. It has to also include citizens’ attitudes to and engagement with the new institutions, and, in fact, a general change of mentality that refl ects their attachment to the new system. It is people’s attachment to democratic values that may keep governments in check and preclude them from slipping toward populist and antidemocratic measures, when the possibility and temptation to reshape democratic institutions arise. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2323 Moldova’s security requires a consistent response to home-grown corruption and the risk of resulting political destabilisation along side the risks posed by the Russia Ukraine conflict and information warfare. Confidence-Building in Moldova:Domestic and External Security Challenges assesses the priorities for a security strategy to rebuild trust among citizens and strengthen international co-operation to diffuse conflicts in the neighbourhood and to settle the Transnistria conflict. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2317 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2315 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2314 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2313 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2308 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2307 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2280 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2279 The study is a result of the Capacity Building for Moldovan and Ukrainian NGOs to Assess the Economic Impact of Politically Motivated Actions project made possible by the re-granting mechanism of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, which includes assistance of the European Union and the National Endowment for Democracy. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2264 Leading up to the formation of Moldova’s third government since elections a year ago, Chisinau faces not only political and macro-financial instability, but also suffers from a severe trust deficit in relations with external partners, some of which have suspended aid flows this year. If Moldova was once the most advanced Eastern Partnership state in terms of aid coordination, government ownership of the process has significantly weakened as a result of the protracted political crisis. Although donors continue to cooperate among themselves via well-established channels, participation by state institutions is currently limited. Once the political setting is stabilised, the government will need to go to great lengths to regain the trust of its external partners and re-establish donor coordination. This is fundamental if Moldova is to make the best use of assistance in order to recover its finances quickly. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2260 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2246 “Moldova still at the crossroads: Is the European path irreversible?” in The Di fferent Faces of "Soft Power": The Baltic States and Eastern Neighborhood between Russia and the EU/ Ed. by Toms Rostoks and Andris Spruds. – Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2015. – 256 p., http://www.liia.lv/site/docs/LIIA_soft_power_book_web_layout.pdf http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2232 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2221 The aim of the research project “Important, Forgotten, or Irrelevant? Stakeholders' Survey on Post-Vilnius Eastern Partnership” was to map the ideas, opinions and visions of important stakeholders coming from V4 member states and EaP partner countries towards the EaP initiative. Our respondents (politicians, diplomats, civil servants, analysts, NGO workers, journalists, and businessmen) answered 15 questions in areas relating to the up to now development of the EaP initiative, its principal benefits and shortcomings for the participating countries and its future prospects. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2212 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2211 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2210 In this paper we will debate the main trends that revolve around this major cleavage - neutrality versus accession to NATO- in terms of the consequences of the Ukrainian crisis on Moldova. In our opinion, in this situation the idea of neutrality increasingly loses its sense. Moreover, the disappearance of previously accepted rules turns the neutrality into an almost hollow concept. However, the paradox of security insurance makes, despite continued erosion of its contents, neutralityto remain an indispensable concept from the view of necessity to reduce the risks. Any guidance in other direction, would lead to an unjustified increase of risks and threats for the Republic of Moldova. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2205 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2198 The publication represents an evaluation which focuses on the EU budget support as an instrument of the EU funding to governments in three Eastern Partnership countries: Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. This Publication has been produced in the framework of the project "EU Budget Support to the Eastern Partnership Countries: Civil Monitoring and Evaluation", funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Sweden Government. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2144 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2075 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2074 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2073 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2072 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2071 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2070 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2069 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2063 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2062 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2061 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2060 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2059 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2041 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2016 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=2013 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1994 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1961 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1900 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1895 This paper was presented at the EU - Republic of Moldova Forum in Berlin, organized on 22-23 October 2012. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1894 This paper was presented at the EU - Republic of Moldova Forum in Berlin, organized on 22-23 October 2012. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1874 This paper was presented at the EU - Republic of Moldova Forum in Berlin, organized on 22-23 October 2012 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1855 Project APE-BTD: “Civic Monitoring on the implementation of the Visa Liberalization Action Plan with the European Union” http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1847 The Foreign Policy Association together with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung would like to present a study on The impact of the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the European Energy Community on the domestic energy security sector, elaborated in the framework of the project “Foreign Policy and European Integration Synthesis and Debates”. The Present paper was written by Alexandru Baltag, expert in energy security field. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1844 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1843 This paper was presented at the EU - Republic of Moldova Forum in Berlin, organized on 22-23 October 2012. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1842 This paper was presented at the EU - Republic of Moldova Forum in Berlin, organized on 22-23 October 2012. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1708 This report is both an assessment of the progress made by Republic of Moldova in implementing the Action Plan for visa liberalization and an analysis of the relationship between Chisinau and Brussels regarding visas, through a detailed comparison with the precedent set by Western Balkan countries, where visas were lifted from 2009 to 2010. The report also includes an analysis of how decisions on visas have been taken and will be taken in the EU. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1693 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1642 In the last twenty years, Republic of Moldova registered a series of major changes in political, economic, social and cultural field. The collapse of the Soviet Union generated a continuous transition process in all spheres of human life that led to the emergence of new social phenomena or deepening existing ones, migration of working - age population being one of them. Migration is determined mainly by the lack of jobs and low wages, unstable political situation, lack of social and economic security. According to statistics provided by National Bureau of Statistics, in 2010 around 311 000 people were abroad working or seeking work. At the same time, it is assumed that the actual number of unofficial migrants is around 600 000 people. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1558 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1273 This study suggests an assessment and review in progress for the development assistance that the Republic of Moldova was granted by the European Union. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1272 EU role in the 5+2 negotiation process and the possibilities of increasing its involvement in the transnistrian conflict resolution process. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1263 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1234 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1233 This article analyses the extent to which the European Union (EU) constitutes a normative power in its relations with Moldova. ‘Normative power Europe’ is examined along three dimensions: (i) normative intent; (ii) normative process; and (iii) normative impact. Our empirical analysis focuses on two norms: democracy and good governance. In addition, we ask how ‘normatively’ the EU has acted regarding a solution to the Transnistrian conflict. On the basis of our three-dimensional framework, we find that EU normative power can be judged as only moderate in EU-Moldovan relations. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1181 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1139 Ukraine and Republic of Moldova, which have not existed as independent states by the Soviet implosion, represented the European interface first of the Russian Empire and then of the Soviet Empire. In these circumstances, this territory, particularly the Ukrainian one, has the role of geopolitical pivot, because the existence of these states as independent by the Kremlin (independent in the strict sense of the word) contributes to Russia's geopolitical transformation. An eventual join of these two countries to the EU and NATO could push Russia in Asia in such a way that the relations between Russia and Europe will be related only to the economic and energetic domain. This fact is perceived as a threat for the Russian Federation, as long as it has played and plays a (geo)political and (geo)strategic role of dominance in Europe during the recent centuries. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1129 To investigate the most heinous crimes of the twentieth century - genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the international community has set up ad hoc tribunals such as the International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia. However, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes remain a grim reality of the world today. Thus, on July 17, 1998, the Rome Diplomatic Conference adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the aim of creating a permanent and competent international court designed to prosecute people who have committed the most heinous crimes known to humanity. Thereby, the International Criminal Court differs from the International Court of Justice, sometimes called the World Court, which settles disputes between governments. Rome Statute of the ICC entered into force on July 1, 2002 and the Court is fully operational, having its seat in Hague, the Netherlands. The treaty was welcomed and appreciated by governments, legal experts and civil society as the most significant achievement in international law since the adoption of United Nations Charter. In this way, the struggle for international justice has made a major breakthrough. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1128 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=1115 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=988 The Foreign Policy Association (APE) in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Foundation has agreed to conduct a review of the major topics of the foreign policy of the Republic of Moldova during the period 1998-2008. Thus, the present paper does not only try to reestablish the chronology of events, but also highlights the successes and failures of the foreign policy of the Republic of Moldova, analyzes the challenges to be faced by our diplomacy in the given time, and, of course, underscores the possible evolutions and options that Moldova shall take into account in the nearest future. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=987 The Foreign Policy Association (APE) in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Foundation has agreed to conduct a review of the major topics of the foreign policy of the Republic of Moldova during the period 1998-2008. hus, the present paper does not only try to reestablish the chronology of events, but also highlights the successes and failures of the foreign policy of the Republic of Moldova, analyzes the challenges to be faced by our diplomacy in the given time, and, of course, underscores the possible evolutions and options that Moldova shall take into account in the nearest future. http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=889 This book is work of six think tanks from Baltic States, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. Centre for East European Policy Studies (Latvia) had a leading role in the implementation of this research project. Contributors include the International Centre for Defence Studies (Estonia), the Centre for Geopolitical Studies (Lithuania), the School for Policy Analysis at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine), the Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (Moldova), and the International Centre for Geopolitical Studies (Georgia). http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=533 http://old.ape.md/libview.php?l=en&idc=156&id=494