Category Archives: Danubian Bulletin

07Feb/19

Opportunities for co-operation within major innovative transnational project through the Danube-Black Sea Macro-Regional Hub

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In the period 1-2 February 2019, in Constanta, it took place the founding reunion of the Danube-Black Sea Macro-Regional Hub, as an initiative of the ”Local Communities along the Danube River” Association (CLDR) in partnership with Cluj IT Cluster. The last one coordinates a group of 30 clusters in the Balcanic area, Black Sea Basin and Baltic Region. The mission of this Hub mainly consists in contributing to the macro-regional innovation through territorial co-operation and developing transnational projects according to the Smart Regional Specialisations and subsequent to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) and to the other strategic documents.

The participants to the founding reunion of the Danube-Black Sea Macro-Regional Hub were: CLDR Association – member of CoDCR (Vienna), Cluj IT Cluster – composed from four universities and some other business companies in the region, Maritime University in Constanta, University of Craiova, Western University in Timisoara, Spiru Haret University, PrelMet Transilvania Cluster – composed from three universities, two municipalities and numerous SMEs from the Central Romanian Region, National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique, Archdiocese of Craiova, Ecological Action Romania Foundation, ”24Pharte” Association – Prahova County, URBASOFIA Agency and CIO-SUERD ”Jean Bart” – project founded by EUROLINK-House of Europe Foundation in partnership with the Romanian Academy.

This already function structure is not a closed one. Through an affiliation request, addressed to the Hub Presidency, currently ensured by Cluj IT Cluster, other universities, research centres or motivated entities may join in view of involving within major project consortia.

Within the same context, the thematic areas have been presented and debated in relation with the financing opportunities for the next period. A special focus was addressed to the mixt between various interdisciplinary knowledge and action fields with the transformative digitalisation approach.

Also, on February 1st 2019, CLDR Association deployed the General Assembly reunion. This event provided the activity report in 2018. Meanwhile, a new leadership of the Association was elected. The CLDR Presidency was assumed by the Maritime University in Constanta through its Vice-Rector Gabriel RAICU, and the Executive President was re-elected the Danube Regional Commissioner on behalf od CLDR, Mr. Sever AVRAM

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Press Release – 5 February 2019

30Jan/18

Launching the SMART Innovative Learning Hub

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House of Romanian Academy – 2 February 2018 ~

In view of better supporting and promoting the access of Romanian relevant stakeholders/beneficiaries to the European Funds mostly related to the bioeconomy, innovation, sustainable development, good governance, the International Honorary Chair “Jean Bart” in favour of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (CIO-SUERD), project founded by EUROLINK-House of EuropeFoundation in 2012, in partnership with the Romanian Academy, will launch at the House of the Romanian Academy, on the 2nd of February 2018, the “SMART Innovative Learning Hub”. Other main Institutional Partners are: the Local Communities along the Danube River Association (CLDR), the Romanian Smart City and Mobility Association, the Professional Association for Quality in Training for Public Administration (CINAQ) and URBASOFIA Agency (Rome-Bucharest).

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13Dec/17

Rewarding excellency within the Gala ”Integrity, Good Governance and Social Responsibility”

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Press Release

As a follow-up of the European Conference deployed in May 2017, at the Palace of the Parliament, and co-sponsored mainly by EUNET and Hanns Seidel Foundation Romania, on the occasion of celebrating 20 years of permanent activity of the EUROLINK – House of Europe Foundation in Bucharest-Romania, on the 8th of December 2018, it took place at the Cotroceni National Museum, at the headquarters of the Romanian Presidency, a special Gala Ceremony for rewarding leading personalities from Romania and other EU countries for their contribution to the Europeanisation of Romania and the promotion of integrity, good governance and social responsibility.

One of the ”Integrity, Good Governance and Social Responsibility” Cups, together with the Diploma of Excellence was conferred to EUNET President, Mr. Richard STOCK, also coordinator of the Centre European Robert Schuman, in recognition of his merits related to the promotion of the European Idea in Central-Eastern Europe.

In the same time, the Danube Head Commissioner, Mr. Peter LANGER, General Coordinator of CoDCR from Ulm – Baden Wurttemberg Land also received a similar distinction for his personal support to a better implementation of EU Danube Strategy in Romania.

The Gala was hosted thanks to the support provided by the Presidential Counselor Mrs. Elena Simina TANASESCU and the General Manager of the National Museum of Cotroceni, Mr. Liviu Sebastian JICMAN, and was preceded by a debate, organised in partnership with the Romanian Smart City and Mobility Association and CLDR Romania, about the relation between Smart City and Good Governance principles, honored by the presence of the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Cristian WINZER, State Secretary and Ministerial Coordinator of the Danube Strategy implementation in Romania.

For more information please contact the Organising Consortium at info@houseofeurope.ro.

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Bucharest, 11 December 2017

29May/17

Improving Anti-Corruption Policies through an active civil society participation

Danubian Bulletin

The European Best Practices Transfer Conference & Training Session ”Improving Anti-Corruption Policies and Practices through an active civil society participation” took place in Bucharest (Senate of Romania/House of the Romanian Academy), in the perioad 25-27 May 2017. The event was organised by EUROLINK – House of Europe Foundation with the kind support of the Senate of Romania in cooperation with the European Network for Education and Training – EUNET and co-funded by the “Europe for Citizens Programme” of the European Union and by the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The institutional partners were: the Senate of Romania – Commission for the Investigation of Abuse, Fighting Corruption and Petitions; “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of Romanian Academy; Romanian Union of Liberal Professions (UPLR).

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27Mar/17

CALL for repositioning Romania in relation to the new architecture of the European Union

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AN APPEAL
to the President of the EU Council, the European Commission and the EU Parliament as well as the Romanian President, Government and Parliament

The fact that the member states of the EU need the Union, as well as sensible improvement in the decision-making process and the functioning of EU institutions should not need to be argued for. From the perspective of economic and social competitiveness, security and innovation, nations would simply not endure on their own, the way they could have before World War II. Accelerated global competition, against entire continents and emergent economical groups has intensified over the past decade, showcasing the inevitability of cooperation between the EU’s states and their nationals. This is especially poignant for some of the most fragmented of peoples, as is the case in Spain, Belgium or Poland.

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25Jan/17

CIO-SUERD rewards the most active members and partners of the Danube

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On January 20th, 2017, (12:30h), at the House of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest, took place the  General Assembly of the CLDR Romania – “Local Communities along the Danube River” Association.

The General Coordinator of the Council of Danube Cities and Regions (CoDCR), Mr. Peter LANGER, attended the meeting as Special Honorary Guest.

In his introductory message, Mr Peter LANGER made an overview of the achievements so far relating to the EUSDR and suggested short ways to enhance cooperation between partners and focus on a few major goals envisaged by the European Commission and CoDCR.

In this regard, the General Coordinator of CoDCR announced that negotiations are underway to support certain energy infrastructure projects, in particular, and of cultural tourism and preservation of cultural and historical heritage in the Danube states. Finally, he invited the representatives of CLDR Romania to the forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the Council of Danube Cities and Regions (Ulm, 26 to 27 April 2017).

After the deployment of the General Assembly, Mr. Peter LANGER congratulated the new Executive Board of CLDR, especially the new President, Mr. Viorel IONESCU, Mayor of Harsova and wished a lot of success for the year 2017.

Mr. Peter LANGER also attended the short ceremony of awarding the most pro-active organisations, partners and persons with the Title and Diploma of Excellence “Romanian Champion in the Danube Region”, by the EUSDR International Honorary Chair “Jean Bart”(CIO-SUERD), coordinated by EUROLINK-House of Europe in partnership with the Romanian Academy.