Editor in chief Gabriela Carmen PASCARIU, Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania Editors • Ramona ȚIGĂNAȘU,  Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania • Teodor MOGA, Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania • Lucian DÎRDALĂ,  Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania   Scientific Board • 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 • 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 • 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 • Tiiu PAAS, University of Tartu, Estonia • 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    Executive Editors • Ciprian ALUPULUI, Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania • Bogdan IBANESCU, Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania • Cristian INCALTARAU,  Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania • Sorin MAZILU, Centre for European Studies, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania

ISSN     2393-2384 ISSN-L  2392-8867