scholarly journals EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT UNIVERSITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
TIHANA CEGUR RADOVIĆ ◽  
IVANA VARIČAK ◽  
NIKOLINA SMAJLA
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One

Sustainable development has become a leading paradigm in the late 20th century when it became obvious that economic growth has a negative impact on the natural balance and social events, although its declared objective is the development of economy and society. The most frequently quoted definition is the one used by the World Commission on Environment and Development - WCED) as reported in 1987 in ‘’Our Common Future’’, according to which ‘’Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of th e present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.‘’ The European Union has been supporting sustainable development for several decades already, and the new Europe 2020 strategy is the one for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of all member states of the European Union. From the above it is evident how much importance the European Union attaches solely to sustainable development. Given the importance of sustainable development, it is becoming a subject of study at all levels of education is extremely significant, especially at the tertiary level. The subject of this paper is to examine the curricula of universities in the Republic of Croatia with the aim of analyzing the extent to which sustainable development is being studied and whether there are existing comprehensive interdisciplinary programs dealing with this issue. Key words: sustainable development, education, high education.

scholarly journals Challenges for the Entrepreneurial Environment and the European Union During the Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Irina Geanina Harja ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Community ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Natural Resource Base

In the last decade, it has come to the recognition and awareness that European states and the business environment have been constantly guided by the objectives set out in the strategies by the European Union. Due to the crises, that arose, the whole of contemporary society was in a constant struggle to maintain a balance between the economic, social and environmental. Thus, the trinomial of the interdependence between economic growth, resource use and environmental protection, now known as "sustainable development", creates a multitude of activities that succeed in promoting realistic strategies on how to manage the natural resource base. Currently, due to the new crisis in the European economy, a trinomial has formed between entrepreneurship - pandemic - sustainable development. The EU continues to play its role in protecting citizens and the business community by mobilizing financial resources to minimize the negative impact of the pandemic. The purpose of this article is to highlight the fact that awareness of the emergence of a new impending crisis is forcing EU states to consider the sustainable development of the entrepreneurial environment as the driving force of the late twentieth century.

scholarly journals Map and Track the Performance in Education for Sustainable Development across the European Union

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13185
Author(s):  
Daniela Cristina Momete ◽  
Manuel Mihail Momete
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
European Union Member States

The 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) established by 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved unless the learners are educated about sustainable development. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a key component in preparing individuals to cope with sustainable challenges and paves the way towards a more sustainable aware society and life satisfaction. However, ESD is very complex as it depends on numerous factors and needs significant development all over the word. The paper aims to design an original and easy-to-apply framework which maps and tracks the actual performance in quality education across the European Union member states (EU27), focusing on SDG4—quality education from Agenda 30. The framework integrates three interventions—formal, non-formal, and essential education—and delivers a useful tool, a composite index, which maps and tracks the performance of the EU27 in the transition to ESD in a practical manner. The research categorizes four clusters of countries and tracks the Nordic countries of the EU27 among the high performers tier, allowing the identification of the best practices which can be spurred at European level. The findings of this paper may be used by educators, researchers, national and European authorities, and other stakeholders to monitor and accelerate progress in ESD, especially for low performers.

scholarly journals Comparison of Ukraine and the EU on Key Indicators of a Healthy Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
L.Yu. Saher ◽  
N.Ye. Letunovska ◽  
A.P. Nazarenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Target Values ◽  
Key Indicators

Modern approaches to economic management are based on sustainable development principles, which ensure the balance between economic, environmental, and social targets of public policy, balancing society's current and future interests. The mechanism for achieving the target values of sustainable development indicators is the formation of a healthy economy. A healthy economy provides opportunities for stable growth and minimizes social risks caused by economic problems. The importance of forming a healthy economy is confirmed by a significant amount of research on this topic in developed countries, particularly the European Union. The Ukrainian scientific community ignores this issue. That indicates different economic management approaches, identifying priorities for its development, coordinating economic and social, strategic, and tactical goals. The paper presents a comparative analysis of key indicators that determine a healthy economy. Such indicators include GDP, employment, and inflation. According to numerous studies, these indicators are the most indicative in assessing the economic system to determine whether it can be considered healthy. As a result of the study, significant differences in Ukraine and the European Union's studied indicators were revealed. Based on statistical information, a steady upward trend in key indicators of socioeconomic development in the European Union has been established. Instead, similar indicators in Ukraine indicate economic instability, which has a significant negative impact on the country's further development and the prospects for a healthy economy. Thus, the analysis allows us to conclude that the European Union's economy generally meets the definition of a healthy economy and creates the conditions for sustainable development of the European Union. Instead, Ukraine's economy is focused on solving tactical problems and cannot solve socio-economic development's strategic tasks.

scholarly journals Determination of circularity indicators: A case study of MB International Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Angelina Pavlović ◽  
Goran Bošković ◽  
Nebojša Jovičić ◽  
Snežana Nestić ◽  
Natalia Sliusar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Additional Value

The circular economy (CE) is currently a worldwide popular concept that should ensure sustainable development and resource efficiency. It is established on the theory of consumption and use of resources in the process of production in a way that affects a limitation of adverse effects on the environment. Simultaneously, this concept creates additional value and reuse of the products. In the Republic of Serbia (RS), the idea of CE is still new and underdeveloped. Hence, this paper aims to explore the possibility of implementing a CE in companies that operate in the RS by adopting the already developed methodology in the European Union. This research was conducted by monitoring the production process in the company "MB INTERNACIONAL" that produced cardboard packaging. The obtained approximate value of Circular Indicator of this company was 0.47, which indicated that the company had excellent chances for full implementation of the CE model in the business with the application of specific measures. The low-budget and highbudget measures, which could improve the circularity level in the analyzed company, are also presented in the research.

Is the European Union a Pole of Corporate Social Responsibility?

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-198
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Development Objectives

This chapter focuses on the analysis of the efforts made by the European Union authorities to encourage companies in the process of promoting sustainable development and involvement in various CSR actions. On the one hand, at the EU level, many regulations provide the general framework for the voluntary development of CSR programs. On the other hand, public institutions are involved in meeting sustainable development objectives set at the European and international levels. The tools are numerous, having a higher degree of adaptability depending on the company size, activities, and origin of the capital. Over time, the concerns of European institutions have intensified and have targeted not only the social responsibility of companies but also of public authorities, which through specific instruments can impose certain conduct on companies. The companies paid particular attention to ensure the communication of the actions taken and the results obtained with different categories of stakeholders.

scholarly journals Using the Eco-Innovation Index to Assess the Eco-Innovation Performance: Case of Slovakia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lubica LESAKOVA ◽  
Peter LACO
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Policy

Eco-innovation becomes an emerging priority of the European Union (EU) policy. To secure the environmental protection and economic growth eco-innovations have a central role. As the numerous practical examples demonstrate, eco-innovation is a powerful instrument that combines reduced negative impact on the environment and the positive impact on the economy and society. Emphasizing eco-innovation as a means for achieving sustainable development requires information on the performance of main actors, in particular, countries.

scholarly journals Teorijski pristupi o područnoj (regionalnoj) samoupravi u Republici Hrvatskoj

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-442
Author(s):  
Duško Lozina ◽  
Damir Juras
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Full Member ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
Year 2013

Croatia has, as an independent state, and from the year 2013 as a full member of the European Union; chosen to fully affirm the institutions of local and regional self-government. Croatian administration science has made significant advances in terms of acceptance of basic, for now, European, profiling of these institutions, but it is also aware of its' particularities on that path. As one of the most significant dubieties, the one on the concept of regional self-government appears, i.e. on the organization of that area, especially which territory would be encompassed by the units of regional self-government in the Republic of Croatia, as well as the authorities which would these units possess. In order to critically and wholly analyse the crucial questions of regional self-government in the Republic of Croatia, this paper also analyses perspectives of scientists in other areas: economists, political scientists, geographers and sociologists.

scholarly journals USPJEŠNOST PROGRAMA EUROPSKE UNIJE U POTICANJU I FINANCIRANJU KULTURNOG I KREATIVNOG SEKTORA U REPUBLICI HRVATSKOJ

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 201-228
Author(s):  
Ivana Bestvina Bukvić ◽  
Kristina Bjelić ◽  
Marija Šain
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Membership Length ◽  
The Eu

The cultural and creative sectors are highly ranked by the number of employees at the European Union (EU) level and they represent an economic force that proved its resilience to economic changes due to rapid and easy adaptations to market and innovation trends. In order to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, in 2013 the Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 was passed by the European Parliament and the Council to establish the Creative Europe Programme (2014–2020) for support to cultural and creative sectors. However, it was found that the Republic of Croatia lacked systematic monitoring of the cultural and creative sectors (including the IT sector) as they are not sufficiently and well positioned in national policies and strategies. The research has been conducted into the level of success of the EU and its regulatory framework in stimulating cultural and creative sectors in developing countries. The paper analyzes the extent to which the Republic of Croatia adopted and applied the opportunities offered by the European Union programmes in financing the projects in cultural and creative sectors based on the results of the Creative Europe Programme, the Culture Sub-programme. The authors conducted the comparative analysis into the official programme results achieved in the Republic of Croatia, Slovenia and other EU member states. The research results show the position of the Republic of Croatia in relation to other countries, the influence of EU membership length and the level of innovation on the total number of positive applications evaluations in this field.

scholarly journals International Cooperation Between Ukraine and Latvia in the Area of Justice (Executive Branch of Power)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (20) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Olena Agapova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Fruitful Cooperation ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
Energy Community ◽  
Intentions To Change

Implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union has opened additional opportunities for establishing bilateral cooperation between bodies, institutions and organisations in the field of justice. The article examines the structure and management system of the Ministries of Justice of Ukraine and Latvia. In the course of a detailed analysis of the institutional structure and functional purpose, it was established that the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia have similar activities and management systems, typical for many European countries. Ukraine’s European integration aspirations, reflected in its commitments under the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other, demonstrate Ukraine’s serious intentions to change its approach to justice. It is established that in the direction of the development of cooperation in the field of justice between Ukraine and Latvia fruitful cooperation is established, which is reflected in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia.

scholarly journals EUROPEAN ASPECT OF AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN POLICY

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The European Union ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Realistic Assessment ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
The One

The Republic of Azerbaijan’s state hood development process state and stages, the features of which are determined by the specifics of history, geographical, geopolitical, national, and cultural factors, are considered. The role of the nation-state as the only possible political institution that can defend national interests both within the country (in the economic, sociocultural, domestic political spheres) and in the international arena is highlighted. The growing role of the modern state in preserving its sovereignty in the era of the formation of a multipolar post-globalization world and the effective use of its own natural and other resources for the benefit of the citizens of their country is emphasized. Particular attention is paid to the relations of Azerbaijan as one of the countries of the South Caucasus with powerful geopolitical actors, with the European Unionin particular. The presence of the unresolved problem of the prolonged Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which is a threat to the national sovereignty of Azerbaijan, is brought up. The specifics of Azerbaijan’s relations with the European Union are explained, namely: on the one hand, the importance of Azerbaijan as a transit country and supplier of gas and oil resources of the Caspian basin to the EU, and on the other hand, constant pressure on the political leadership of Azerbaijan to force them to make structural political changes and steadily implement generally accepted in Western Europe, democratic principles and values. The gradual transformation of the policy of the European Union itself is emphasized in the sense of closer proximity to a realistic assessment of its relations with member countries, neighboring countries, and associate members.

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