scholarly journals SOFIA UNIVERSITY "ST. KLIMENT OHRIDKSI" STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE IN VOLUNTEERING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS PROMOTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-507
Author(s):  
Petya Hristova
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
European Values ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Eu

The importance and benefits of volunteering have long been acknowledged in the European Union. Volunteering activities contribute to strengthening some of the fundamental European values, such as solidarity and connecting with the community. It helps individuals to play a significant role in creating a more democratic, caring and responsible society. Today almost 100 million citizens of all ages make a positive contribution in the EU through an active involvement in volunteering activities in a wide range of organisations including civil society organisations, youth clubs, hospitals, schools, sport clubs and many others. Bulgaria is one of the newest members of the EU (since 2007) and is still adopting and trying to keep up with the good practices and values in the European countries. Being the biggest and oldest in Bulgaria, Sofia University educates young people from all over the country. One of the main targets of their education is to prepare them to be active, valuable and responsible citizens of the Bulgarian society as well as of the European community. The article highlights the importance of volunteering as a way to create more democratic, caring and responsible society as well as what personal benefits come with it. It also emphasizes the significance of volunteering in sport events as a way for introducing the importance of regular physical exercise for humans’ health. The article shows the results from a study aimed at exploring the experience of Sofia University’ students in volunteering, their motives to stay or become a volunteer as well as their will to volunteer in sport events. Participants were 250 university students in different years of their bachelor studies in a variety of subjects. All of them enlisted in different sport classes for the 2017-2018 academic year. For the purposes of the study has been used the Descriptive - explicative method. The results show that young people do not have much experience in volunteering and are not very well educated about all possibilities that it offers today. The author gives some recommendations for the promotion of volunteering among young people. The University could/should establish courses, where students can learn about volunteering in general and volunteering in sport. There could be motivational engines created, which will make students to be more active in volunteering. The University’s Authorities could find and provide the legal background for volunteering in its Regulations. University could make regular calls for volunteers for all of its annual events (conferences, university’s sport championships, projects and charity events). The author suggests that an additional research should be made to identify the type of events young people are interested in, in order to attract them to become volunteers as well as what are the negative sides they find in volunteering.

Young People in the Age of Crisis. Discovering Patterns of Change in Cosmopolitanism and Attitudes towards Europe/European Union among University Students in Southern Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-165
Author(s):  
Massimo Pendenza ◽  
Dario Verderame
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Crisis ◽  
The Eu

Since 2008, the European crisis, in its many forms, has brought about an increase in inequality and has loosened the social bonds between EU citizens. It is the young who have been hit hardest by the consequences of the crisis, as much in the short term as in the long term. One would reasonably expect the European crisis to have affected young people’s sense of belonging to Europe and to the EU. We will deal with this issue from the perspective of cosmopolitanism. In particular, this article, based on data from two surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018 among young university students in southern Italy, will attempt to ascertain whether the crisis is the background for young people’s changed ‘cosmopolitan openness’ (their sense of belonging and attitude to other people), their ideas about Europe, and the depth and manner of their support for the EU; it looks at those dimensions, both jointly and separately, bringing out the finer points. While cosmopolitan feelings and support for the EU do not seem to have changed to any great extent among the young people interviewed, they are far from presenting a homogeneous group as regards their views on diversity, Europe, and their support for the European Union.

scholarly journals Young people’s perception of the European Union. Visions and perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Alexandra Marginean ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
European Values ◽  
Important Basis ◽  
The Eu

In today's society, young people's perception of the European Union is essential, especially in the context in which it faces various crises. In this context, the perception of young people and the level of their trust in the European Union is a very important basis for its future. In this sense, the research methods used to find out young people's perception of the European Union included the online questionnaire and the focus group, finding out young people's level of confidence in the EU, but also their visions and perceptions on the EU and its future. What is certain is that the way young people perceive the European Union is vital for its harmonious development and for the perpetuation of European values by the young generation.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis C Screening for Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Greenaway ◽  
Iuliia Makarenko ◽  
Claire Abou Chakra ◽  
Balqis Alabdulkarim ◽  
Robin Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Eu

Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) is a public health priority in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer. Migrants account for a disproportionate number of HCV cases in the EU/EEA (mean 14% of cases and >50% of cases in some countries). We conducted two systematic reviews (SR) to estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of HCV screening for migrants living in the EU/EEA. We found that screening tests for HCV are highly sensitive and specific. Clinical trials report direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies are well-tolerated in a wide range of populations and cure almost all cases (>95%) and lead to an 85% lower risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and an 80% lower risk of all-cause mortality. At 2015 costs, DAA based regimens were only moderately cost-effective and as a result less than 30% of people with HCV had been screened and less 5% of all HCV cases had been treated in the EU/EEA in 2015. Migrants face additional barriers in linkage to care and treatment due to several patient, practitioner, and health system barriers. Although decreasing HCV costs have made treatment more accessible in the EU/EEA, HCV elimination will only be possible in the region if health systems include and treat migrants for HCV.

scholarly journals Limits to the European Commission – Managing Services of General Interests

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Ząbkowicz
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Services Of General Interest ◽  
The Eu

Services of general interest form an essential element of the European model of society as a way to increase quality of life and to overcome social exclusion and isolation. They are also at the core of the public debate touching the central question of the role public authorities and the institutions of the European Union play in a market economy. The competencies and responsibilities conferred by the Treaty, the EU regulations and directives lay emphasis on the essential role and the wide discretion of national, regional and local authorities in defining, organizing, financing and monitoring services of general interest. The same time the EU Law provide the European Commission with a wide range of means of action to ensure the compliance of the process of organizing and financing such services according to a comprehensive regulatory regime at Community level to make them compatible with the internal market and to prevent a distortion of the competition rules. The paper indicates divergences of the points of view of public authorities and the Commission on their role, shared responsibility and powers in that process.

scholarly journals Current Trends in the Development of Public Administration in the Security Field: National and Global Aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Anatolii KALIAIEV
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
National Level ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
European Values

Current trends in public administration are considered in the context of national security imperatives, in particular regarding prevention and elimination of military conflicts, achievement of international understanding and formation of a global security environment. In recent decades, military conflicts of varying intensity and scale, both in Europe and beyond the continent, have remained a potential threat to Ukraine and all European countries. The research methodology is based on a systematic approach, which, in particular, summarizes modern interpretations of public administration and identifies problematic aspects of reforming modern governance structures amid globalization, informatization and democratization of the society and government. The position on the effectiveness and political perspective of democratic reforms is substantiated. Similar processes are observed in public administration in the security field within the democratic trend aimed at developing a dialogue between society and government through the active involvement of a wide range of non-state actors. On the basis of the dialectical method the trends of public administration development in the field of military security are researched and their ambivalence is argued. The global context of the new consolidated view on the protection of the common future of humanity is noted. The axiological method has provided an opportunity to characterize the processes of securitization of socio-political life and to determine the prospects for reducing its conflictogenity. It is consistently held that the most effective and efficient is the combination of three levels of identity in integrated European societies: maintaining strong positions of the customary national level of self-identification, transnational level of common European values and ethnic level of identity - preservation of historical memory.

Policy-Making in the European Union

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Common ◽  
Key Events ◽  
The Eu

Policy-Making in the European Union explores the link between the modes and mechanisms of EU policy-making and its implementation at the national level. From defining the processes, institutions and modes through which policy-making operates, the text moves on to situate individual policies within these modes, detail their content, and analyse how they are implemented, navigating policy in all its complexities. The first part of the text examines processes, institutions, and the theoretical and analytical underpinnings of policy-making, while the second part considers a wide range of policy areas, from economics to the environment, and security to the single market. Throughout the text, theoretical approaches sit side by side with the reality of key events in the EU, including enlargement, the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, and the financial crisis and resulting Eurozone crisis, focusing on what determines how policies are made and implemented. This includes major developments such as the establishment of the European Stability Mechanism, the reform of the common agricultural policy, and new initiatives to promote EU energy security. In the final part, the chapters consider trends in EU policy-making and the challenges facing the EU.

Liability and artificial intelligence in the EU: Assessing the adequacy of the current Product Liability Directive

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-635
Author(s):  
Tiago Sérgio Cabral
Keyword(s):  
Product Liability ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Current Product ◽  
European Values ◽  
Technological Transition ◽  
Technological Challenge ◽  
The Eu

The European Union selected achieving a leadership position in the AI sector as one of the priorities for the future of the bloc as a whole. Economic reasons are behind this decision, but they are not the exclusive motive behind this objective. Undeniably, AI will have an enormous impact on world’s economy and if the EU falls behind, the standards of living that citizens of the Union currently enjoy may be at risk. Furthermore, there is also the question of keeping European values, principles and ethical standards alive in this technological transition. To achieve the leadership position it desires, it is essential for the EU to possess an updated, producer-friendly legal framework, that manages, at the same time, to ensure consumer protection and safe development of AI. One of the legal instruments that may need to be amended is the Product Liability Directive. In this paper we will study the Product Liability Directive and its shortcomings on AI regulation, along with the possible solutions to adapt the EU product liability legislation to this new technological challenge. We will assess what solutions are best suited to apply in the EU and fulfil the objective of achieving leadership in the sector.

scholarly journals Higher education in the EU countries: comparative geographical analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 00131
Author(s):  
Marina Voronina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Eu

The article analyzes indicators of higher education in the European Union: the number of higher education institutions; the number of university students; changes in the number of faculty members, age structure; higher education expenses; cost of training one student. A similar study was conducted by the author in 2006. The article provides a comparative analysis of indicators for 2001-2016. The analysis uses data from EUROSTAT which were interpreted at the cross-country level.

POLISH AND RUSSIAN BORDER ON THE ROAD TO SCHENGEN

2011 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-122
Author(s):  
Halina ŁACH
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
The Other ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Illegal Migration ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Eu

After the collapse of communism, the countries of Central Europe, including Poland, be-came a “buffer zone” for the European Union. This was not the result of a deliberate policy by the EU; Poland and the other countries in Central Europe wanted to begin cooperation with the EU as soon as possible, hoping to become its members.Future membership in the Union required Poland to adopt and implement the regulations of the Schengen legal order, which included control on its external borders, a common visa regime, combating cross-border crime, migration policy, infrastructure for border protection, as well as cooperation of border, customs and police services. Adopting the EU standards formed the basis for drawing up and implementing strategic governmental projects: The Action Plan for the Implementation of the Schengen Legal Heritage in Poland as well as the Strategy for the Integrated Border Management.Membership in the EU entailed a wide range of legal, institutional and infrastructural adjustments along the Polish and Russian border, as Poland came to be responsible for the safety of each specific section of the external border. In order to meet the Schengen regulations on the Polish and Russian border, the authorities of the Province of Warmia and Mazury began implementing projects and plans for managing the national border with respect to modernising its infrastructure and construction of border crossings. On the other hand, The Warmia and Mazury Division of the Border Guard took action in border protection consisting in adjusting border protection standards to the border crime threats, illegal migration as well as the intro-duction of regulations to allow for free transfer of persons and objects across the border.

Principles of European Tort Law (PETL) and Their Impact on Approximation of Ukrainian Tort Law to European Standards

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Olesia Otradnova
Keyword(s):  
Tort Law ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Tort Liability ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Rules And Principles ◽  
European Values ◽  
European Standards ◽  
The Eu

Ukraine has chosen its way of development towards Europe, European values and respect for human dignity and human rights. The signing of the Association Agreement in 2014 obliged Ukraine to harmonize its legislation in priority spheres of life with the legislation of the European Union. But legislative approximation should touch not only upon the fields of public law, but private law too and, in particular, tort law. The main problem of tort law approximation is that there are no joint tort rules in the EU. All attempts to harmonize tort law stopped at the creation of acts of “soft law” – general non-binding rules and principles. One of the most significant examples is the PETL – the Principles of European Tort Law. The PETL show a modern understanding of torts, spell out the conditions of tort liability, as well as other relevant requirements. Ukrainian rules of tort law do provide protection of a victim’s violated rights, however some recommendations of the PETL, such as provisions governing the conditions of tort liability, the understanding of causation and fault should be taken into account when Ukrainian tort law is modernised.

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