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Volume 23/2025

EU and its Neighbours amid AI Transformation and Multi-Level Geopolitical Pressures 

L’Europe unie / United Europe — No. 23 / 2025 — Special Volume DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17969063

Editorial Preface / Préface éditoriale

Regards européens sur l’innovation, la sécurité et la mémoire
Hedi Saidi 

DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/18062090

CHAPTER 1: Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Digital Ethics in the EU

Enhancing Digital Trust in Game Development Through AI

Akvilė Svidraitė
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16546353 

Deepfake Threats and EU Law: Navigating Disinformation, Cyber Violence, And The Risks Of Digital Manipulation

Mariam Makhniashvili
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16582485

Brain-Computer Interfaces in the Medical Field: Legal and Ethical Considerations Surrounding the Global Protection of Human Rights

Francesca Buiatti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16582901

Biohacking Regulatory and Ethical Dynamics in Europe and Latin America

Anis H. Bajrektarević, Valentina Carvajal Caballero
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18062064 

CHAPTER 2: EU Digital Governance, Data Protection and Financial Regulation

The Impact of Data Protection Legislation on Fintech and Financial Inclusion

Raluca Anica Onufreiciuc, Raul Felix Hodoș, Crina Malcoci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17147946   

Perspectives on the Application of GDPR Rules Regarding the Protection of Sensitive Personal Data in Romanian and European Practice

Raul Felix Hodoș
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17147768

Indicators, Perceptions and Financial Education: Aligning Evidence with EU and OECD Policies

Raluca Șandru, Silvia Mișu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18061867 

CHAPTER 3: European Democracy, Geopolitics, and History of Russian Power Projection

Russian Interference in Democratic Processes — Lessons from History

Ilie Florin Cĕușan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16764116

The SOE Redux: The 2024 European Parliament Elections in the Romanian Context

Luiza-Maria Filimon, Mihaela Ivănescu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16495727  

The 1994 Budapest Memorandum and European Security Architecture: Ukraine’s Denuclearization and the Limits of “Security Guarantees”

Aurel Lazăr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17705271 

Moscow Archives Revealing the Long History of Russian Power Projection

Maria Costea
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17964879 

CHAPTER 4: EU Neighbourhood and Mediterranean Dynamics

La Méditerranée à l’épreuve des défis révolutionnaires et migratoires en Tunisie: Dynamiques et représentations

Mourad Mhenni
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16496222    

La question de l’entrepreneuriat dans les projets des entreprises indigènes en Tunisie: Un essai de fondement conceptuel et épistémologique

Adel Bouzid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15620405 

Conclusions

Strategic Reflections for the EU and Its Neighbours in an Era of AI Transformation and Multi-Level Geopolitical Pressures

Mihaela Daciana Natea, Maria Costea, Simion Costea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18061651 

Volume 22/2025

EU Enlargement and Resilience: Legal and Economic Reforms on Georgia’s Path to Integration

Special volume

The present research is published with the support of the European Union and represents an outcome within the EU project Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in European Security and Disinformation in Multicultural Societies – no. 101047907 – ESDMS. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Editorial / Argument (Professeur Dr. Hedi SAIDI)

Section 1: EU Enlargement, Security, and Hybrid Threats

The European Union’s Handling of Hybrid Threats: In Search of the Enlargement Dimension
(Professor Dr. Youri DEVUYST) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15118722

The migration crisis as a tool of hybrid warfare – Analysis of selected cases at the borders
of the European Union (Prof. Dr. hab. Zbigniew CIEKANOWSKI, Dr. Sławomir ŻURAWSKI,
Dr. Marcin OSKIERKO) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121154

Economic Diplomacy of Georgia and its strategic role in European Integration
(Dr. Nicoleta VASILCOVSCHI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121222

Section 2: Legal Reforms and Judicial Adaptation for EU Accession. Focus on Georgia.

The Role of the Constitutional Court of Georgia in Aligning Criminal Procedure Legislation with European Standards (Dr. Irine BOKHASHVILI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121414

The role of the Court of Justice in the implementation of EU policy through the method of comparative interpretation (Dr. Nino KHARITONASHVILI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121514

Infringement of Special Categories of Personal Data and the Data Subject’s Rights Under GDPR and Georgian Law (Dr. Simoni TAKASHVILI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121579

Section 3: Economic and Financial Integration. Focus on Georgia.

Social Right of Company Director Under Georgian Law (Dr. jur. Giorgi USTIASHVILI, LL.M/MBL) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121794

Challenges and Opportunities of Self‑Employment in the Contemporary Labour Market: An Examination of Legal Frameworks (Dr. Tatia UBERI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121869

Expansion of Georgian Financial Sector from Perspective of Association Agreement between EU and Georgia (Professor Dr. Levan GOTUA) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121964

Section 4: EU Enlargement: Competition, Consumer Protection, and Energy Law.
Focus on Georgia.

Compatibility of Standardization Agreements with EU Competition Law: Legal Insights
(Dr Givi ADAMIA) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15121985

Consumer information Standard according to EU and Georgian Laws
(Professor Dr. Maka KARTOZIA, Sandro ALAPHISHVILI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122019

Europeanization of Georgian Energy Legislation: Approximating Legal Frameworks with EU Energy Policy (Dr. Levan MOSAKHLISHVILI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122142

Section 5: Gender, Human Rights, and Socio‑Cultural Perspectives

Rape as socio‑cultural phenomenon – a key to tackle gender‑based violence
(Dr. Irine KHERKHEULIDZE) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122177

Legal and Practical Challenges in Safeguarding the Rights of Juvenile Witnesses
(Dr. Levan DARBAIDZE) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122222

Evolution of Museum Policy in Tunisia: Through the Archaeological Museums of the City of Sousse/  Évolution de la politique muséale en Tunisie: à travers les musées archéologiques de la ville de Sousse
(Dr. Sofien BEN MOUSSA, Dr. Bilel SAOUDI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122253

Conclusions: Vers une Europe résiliente et inclusive (French) / Conclusions: Towards a Resilient and Inclusive Europe (English) (Dr. Mihaela NATEA, Dr. Simion COSTEA) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15122293

Volume 21/2024

EU and its Neighbours: Resilience and Multicultural Harmony

Special volume

The present research is published with the support of the European Union and represents an outcome within the EU project Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in European Security and Disinformation in Multicultural Societies – no. 101047907 – ESDMS. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Editorial / Preface (Professeur Hedi SAIDI)

SECTION 1: History, Religion, and Multicultural Societies: Bridging Europe and Its Neighbours

Victimization, Violence, and Suffering: How Is the Victim Discourse Constructed? / Victimisation, violences et souffrances. Comment se construit le discours victimaire? (Professeur Dr. Hedi SAIDI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162244

Secularism – A Western Value or a Universal Principle? / La laïcité – valeur occidentale ou portée universelle? (Dr. Mohsen NEFFATI) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162319

Young Algerians and Their Relationship with Religion: Between Fundamental Adherence and Contradictions / Les jeunes Algériens et leur rapport à la religion: entre adhésion fondamentale et contradictions. (Dr. Abla ROUAG, Dr. Amina BOULAHROUF, Dr. Houria BENLOUCIF) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15162355

The State of Mind of European Communities in Tunisia During the Second World War / L’Etat d’esprit des communautés européennes en Tunisie durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale (Dr. Saoudi BILEL) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15162372

Apostolic Anglo-Orthodox Unity Efforts in Multicultural Societies: The 1930 Lambeth Negotiations and Moscow’s Opposition (Dr. Maria COSTEA, Dr. Simion COSTEA) DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.35802.86725

SECTION 2: Russian Aggression, Deepfake and EU Enlargement

Defining Ukraine’s victory in a war against Russia (Dr. Mykola KAPITONENKO) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162443

Focus Areas to Act upon to Enable the EU Integration Readiness of the Republic of Moldova (Marcu-Andrei SOLOMON) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195480

In electoral competition without a political party. Motivations, context and legal resources for independent candidates in the Republic of Moldova (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Valentina CORNEA, Dr. Alin TOMUŞ) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162519

Deepfake: Implications and Solutions in the EU (Aysegul ZENGIN) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15162549

SECTION 3: Building-up resilience: policies and human dimensions

Preventive program for developing psychological resilience in people living in countries neighboring international military conflicts (Dr. Angelika KLESZCZEWSKA-ALBIŃSKA) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162576

Sport and foreign policy during the communist regime (Dr. TACŞA Andreea-Maria) DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15162583

Football, a factor of globalization (Dr. Mircea UNGUR, Dr. Edit Laura CIULEA, Dr. Irina Mihaela TRIFAN) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15162615

Study on the optimization of the physical component of the training process at the level of juniors a by educating the motor quality resistance (Dr. Florin ŢURCANU, Dr. Szabo-Csiffo BARNA, Dr. Lauren iu MAGDAŞ, Dr. Dana Simona ŢURCANU) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15162648

EU and its Neighbours: Resilience and Multicultural Harmony Conclusions (French) / Conclusions (English) (Dr. Mihaela NATEA, Dr. Simion COSTEA) DOI:

Volume 20/2023

EU Law and Politics at the Crossroads: Navigating the Complexities of AI, Digitalization, Data Protection, Security, and Radicalization

Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea, Editors/Coord.

The present research is published with the support of the European Union and represents an outcome within the EU project Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in European Security and Disinformation in Multicultural Societies – no. 101047907 – ESDMS. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Special number – proceedings of the International Conference Redefining European Security in a Post COVID-19 World

EU Enlargement and Resilience: Legal and Economic Reforms on Georgia’s Path to Integration – Argument Dr. Mihaela NATEA, Dr. Simion COSTEA 

EU Law

Marieta SAFTA, Security Challenges from the Perspective of the Constitutional Courts' Vulnerabilities , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194693

Irina-Cristina APOSTOLESCU, Le notariat traditionnel face à la blockchain , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194768

Ruxandra Andreea LĂPĂDAT, The Phenomenon of Legal Professions Being Replaced by Artificial Intelligence – Real Danger or Just a Myth? DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194393

Daniela DUȚĂ, Responsible Innovation. Confidentiality, Privacy and Data Protection DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194440

Vlad BĂRBAT, Inside Pandora’s Box, finding the roots of Natural Law. Applicability in the Future of the European Law, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194626

Giorgi URTMELIDZE, Legal Technology: Concepts and Opportunities, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15178085

Ana KOIAVA, Legal Aspects of Vulnerability Disclosure: Navigating GDPR and NIS Directive Obligations for Data Protection and Cybersecurity, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194481

Marta TERLETSKA, Post-mortem privacy and the latest GDPR legislative shifts, DOI:  10.5281/zenodo.15194540

Mattia MORRESI, The Main Legal And Ethical Challenges Posed By Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS), DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194071

EU Policies

Dr Hedi SAIDI, Sociologie d’une jeunesse radicalisée. Pourquoi certains jeunes sont attirés par cette radicalisation ? , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15194882

MSC.Sabina CENOLLI, Ulpian HOTI, Measuring Performance Management in Albanian Public Administration, (The relationship of work-life balance, work-family conflict, and family-work conflict with employee performance – the moderating role of job satisfaction), DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195126

Ana BUHALJOTI, Mirela MERSINI, Prioritizing Security Awareness in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Strategies and Considerations, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195169

Irina NICOLAESCU, Solidarity of the International Trade Union Movement in the Post COVID 19 Era, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195230

Andreea-Romana BAN, The Impact of Digital Transition on Education DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195455

Dr. Mihaela IVĂNESCU, Dr. Luiza-Maria FILIMON, What do national parties campaign on during European elections? Trends from Romania , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15519136

Marcu-Andrei Solomon, A Window of Opportunity with an Existential Stake: The European integration of the Republic of Moldova, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15195480

Volume 19/2023

The EU Foreign Policy and Security Dilemmas in a Challenging World

The present research is published with the support of the European Union and represents an outcome within the EU project Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in European Security and Disinformation in Multicultural Societies – no. 101047907 – ESDMS. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.


Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea, Editors

Special number – proceedings of the International Conference Redefining European Security in a Post COVID-19 World

Dr. Leila NICOLAS, How Can the Future of the Middle East Affect European Security?

Dr Shariful ISLAM, Understanding Bangladesh-EU Relations: From Aid Dependence to Economic Partnership

Cristina MORARI, EU’S Role in Its Eastern Neighborhood Transformation

Dr Radu CARP, The European Model of National Minorities Protection in the Case of Ukraine – Romania as a Kin-State

Natalia BÎRLĂDEANU, EU – Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. Their power relations.

Dr Nicolae PLOEȘTEANU, Raul MIRON, The Cold Security World War: A New Approach to the Conflict in Ukraine and the Implications for the Security of the European Union

Dr Veronica ZAHARAGIU, Voices at War. Can Cultural Diplomacy Bridge Back Communication?

Alexandru DOROSEVICI-DUKA, Information Security in The Republic Of Moldova in The Context of Hybrid Threats

Dr Mihaela Daciana NATEA, From Democratic Culture to Security Culture, and Now Resilience. Are They Different in Building Competences to Combat Disinformation?

Xenophobia, Radicalisation and Disinformation Impact over the EU

Cristina EJOVA, Phenomena of Radicalism, Extremism, and Terrorism: Conceptual-Theoretical Landmarks

Dr. Gabriela GOUDENHOOFT, Xenophobia and Alienation. Apprehensions on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees

Stela SPÎNU, The Impact of Ethnocentrism on the Communication of Young People in a Multicultural Environment

Ilie Florin CEUȘAN, European Union Policies and Strategies to Counter Russian Propaganda and Disinformation

Margareta BELTEI, Multiculturalism and Political Correctness: Theoretical-Conceptual Aspects

Andrei GUȚU, Transnistria and the War in Ukraine – 31 Years of Active Separatism

Thomas IRENEUSZ, Polish Social Security in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Volume 17/2021

L'Europe Unie no. 17/2021

Editors Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea

SUMMARY

EU Universities

Colin SWATRIDGE, Was Erasmus Altogether Too European?, pp. 16-21

EU legal framework, internal and external policies

Dioleen HUNDT, Finland and the European Union, pp. 22-28

Teele NÄSSI, EU external relations with Africa, pp. 56-43

Katrin VIRGEBAU, External relations between EU and China, pp.64-70

NATO, Turkey and Kremlin in international context

Global issues

Anis H. BAJREKTAREVIC, Carlos López-Veraza PÉREZ, Palermo Treaty System. Towards the Universal Criminal Justice. 20 Years After, pp. 108-138

Book reviews

Mihaela Daciana NATEA: “Corruption and combating the phenomenon by means of criminal law and criminal procedure” by Dr. Aurelian Sabau Pop, Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2010 pp. 186-187

Volume 15/2019

L’Europe Unie, nr. 15/2019

Editors Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea

Daryna KOSINOVA – The legal nature of the franchise agreement (comparative-legal analysis) pp. 1 – 8

Ashley PARDBUCK – Brexit and the future of the European Union pp. 9-15

Iwejuo Uche KINGSLEY – Right to Self Determination in Globalization Era. pp. 57-63

Review: Simion COSTEA – Mihaela Daciana (NATEA) BOLOȘ, Trademarks and Geographical Indications in the International Relations System ((in Romanian “Mărcile şi indicaţiile geografice în sistemul relaţiilor internaţionale”) p. 114

Volume 13/2018

L’Europe Unie, nr. 13/2018

Editors Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea

Volume 12/2018

L’Europe Unie, nr. 12/2018

Editors Dr Mihaela Natea, Dr Simion Costea