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Moldova’s aspiration to join the European Union is on the rise, but at the same time the extremist parties in member states are gaining support. Given that the EU’s enlargement policy is contested by extremists, and that a state’s accession also depends on the vote of its current members, we analyze trends in French political discourse regarding the association agreements, EU enlargement and the Republic of Moldova.

Today we call the political activity of those who covet or exercise power political consulting. What was this activity called in ancient times? Who were the people who did it? What was their education and what did their work consist in? We have tried to answer all these questions, without claiming to have covered all existing sources, in this article. However, in order to portray the political activity of people in the inner circle of decision-making in ancient Rome and Greece, we have turned to articles that have studied this phenomenon, as well as to selected historical sources from the period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is an unwritten law about the progress of society which sounds like this: that who invests in education, over the course of a generation – 30 years – will gather wellbeing and progress. This experiment was launched and implemented in Romania, in 1878, by the mathematician Spiru Haret. The results of such a reform which began in the beginning of 1900, led to the third wave of modernization of the country in 1930. The newly launched reform at that moment represented a beginning for the development of Romanian society. Starting from these considerations and viewing the encouraging horizons coming from historical arguments, we propose an analysis of the influence of the education system present for this period in the history of the Romanian state, how the system worked, how was this important necessity identified and how it was regulated in order to benefit economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Is Russia losing its influence in Central Asia? To what extent has the attitude of the Central Asian population towards the Russian Federation changed since the outbreak of the war of aggression in Ukraine? This study aims to examine whether or not Russia has lost influence in Central Asia and to explain its foreign policy towards Central Asian republics in the context of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to use military means to achieve his security and foreign policy goals. For a more complete answer, opinion polls in the region, political discourse and foreign policy strategies of the actors involved were analysed. The result is surprising. Russia has not lost much credibility and influence in the region. The public opinion barometer on attitudes towards the Russian Federation has not changed significantly over the period under review.