1. THE ADENAUER-ERHARD DISPUTE AND THE SHAPING OF THE GERMAN POSITION TOWARDS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.2. HOW CAN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC CRISIS AFFECT THE STRUCTURES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE?. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.3. THE MERITS AND LIMITS OF SOCIO-CONSTRUCTIVISM IN EXPLAINING THE PROCESS OF EASTERN ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.4. THE FUTURE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY. WILL THE TREATY OF LISBON BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THE CAPABILITIES – EXPECTATIONS GAP?. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.5. THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY AND THE INEXHAUSTIBLE QUEST FOR ITS INSTITUTIONAL CONSISTENCY. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.6. THE POSITION OF G20 WITHIN THE PRESENT STRUCTURES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.7. THE REFORM OF THE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION. THREE VISIONS FOR THE ADVANCE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.8. CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY. THE BURDEN OF EXCESSIVE BUREAUCRATIZATION. Authors: GEORGIANA CICEO.