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Napoleon POP
Banca Naţională a României
Iulia Monica OEHLER-ŞINCAI
Academia Română
During the recent years, a number of EU internal and external factors, associated with a threefold failure – that of markets, institutions and economic governance – have contributed to heightened risks, uncertainties and vulnerabilities and thus the propagation of long-lasting tensions inside the EU and also in its relationship with first-rate partners. Taking into account that chronic deficiencies in governance reside in non-observance of the spirit of the clauses included in treaties and these generate a reality of the European integration more committed to solving the current issues – and, consequently, the loss of the compass of the European political project – than implementation of a strategic vision, the present paper has three major objectives. The first one is given by outlining the principles of resetting the strategic vision of the EU, in the actual global and European context. The second one is attached to identifying the determinants leading to resetting the EU strategic vision. The third one resides in emphasizing possible ways in which the EU strategic thinking can be readjusted by taking into consideration Romania’s national interests, given that our country is preparing to take over the rotating Presidency of the EU Council in 2019.

ŒCONOMICA no. 1/2015
Keywords: European Union, Romania, Eurozone, European integration, conflictual situations, national interests, new world order
JEL: 70, D74, D79, F15, O52
Resetting the EU Strategic Vision: Context, Rationale and Preliminary Results [Resetarea viziunii strategice a Uniunii Europene: context, argumente şi rezultate preliminare]