Ovidiu Sincai Social Democratic Institute

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Ovidiu Sincai Social Democratic Institute Foundation is a non-governmental organization from Romania.

The Ovidiu Sincai Social Democratic Institute Foundation received the legal status of non-profit organization of public utility on 4 June 2002.[1][2] The aim of this foundation is to support the process of doctrinal modernization and has various objectives.[3]

Through this doctrinal modernization, democracy in Romania and in the world can be improved and developed. What's more, it can help in efficiently organizing human resources education and training, thus contributing to the political class professionalization.[4]

The institute is viewed as one of Social Democratic Party, (Partidul Social Democrat - PSD).[5][6]

Objectives

Ovidiu Sincai Social Democratic Institute has the following objectives:

Leadership

Activities, events and actions

The Ovidiu Sincai Institute has a prolific research and academic activity, organizing numerous events, round-tables and debates concerning political, social or economical themes, foreign affairs issues or ideology matters.

Seminars, conferences and debates

In the last 11 years the Ovidiu Sincai Institute organized and hosted various conferences, debates, round tables, covering different issues such as: social-democracy in Romania and in Europe, role of women in politics and in Europe, the EU integration process for Romania and for Eastern Europe countries, the social-democratic party reform process, social-democracy ideology, European security, Romanian foreign affairs, economic growth and sustainable development etc. (check here for a complete list).,[8][9][10]

In organizing these events the Ovidiu Sincai Institute collaborated with PES Group of the European Parliament, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, the Union of European Federalists, among others.[11]

Ovidiu Sincai Institute received special guests [12] such as foreign officials, international organizations officials and foreign ambassadors to Bucharest (HE Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of the France in Romania, HE Eldar Humbat oglu Hasanov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Romania, HE Terenyi Janos, former Ambassador of Hungary in Romania, HE Soknan Han Jung, Director of the UN Representation in Romania, HE Markiyan Kulyk, Ambassador of Ukraine in Romania, HE Oleg Malginov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Romania).

Among them were Madeleine Albright, former US State Secretary, Ronald Asmus, Co-president of the US NATO Committee, Antonio Guterres, President of the Socialist International, Regis Passerieux, Secretary for International Relations of the French Socialist Party, Herbert Boesch, Vice-president of the Budget Control Commission of the European Parliament, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Vlad Filat, former prime-minister of Moldova; Erhard Busek, Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-East Europe, Peter Schieder, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Catherine Lalumiere, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Anke Fuchs, Vice-President of the German Bundestag, HE Gerhard Schroeder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998-2005).

Reports and policy papers

The Ovidiu Sincai Institute elaborated and presented a few analysis reports concerning political and social issues,.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] All these reports were given to Romanian political parties, mass media, other NGOs and to foreign embassies in Bucharest.

The institute also publishes books, political analysis bulletins, policy-briefs, political analysis reports and synthesis. Some of the published books covered the social-democracy issue in Romania and in Europe,[21][22] others analyzed the Romanian integration process,.[23][24]

Ovidiu Sincai European School

One of the important projects of the institute is the Ovidiu Sincai European School, established on 18 June 2004 in Bucharest, under the aegis of the Council of Europe. Every participant receives a graduation certificate from the Council of Europe at the School’s end.[25]

Each year 30 participants are selected from a wide spectrum of the Romanian society who participate in four seminars of three-four days, conducted by experienced national and international experts, covering the main aspects of governing a pluralist, democratic and open society.

The main objectives are:

References

  1. ↑ Fundatia Ovidiu Sincai a primit statut de utilitate publica, Europa FM http://www.europafm.ro/stiri/interne/ong-afiliat-pnl-finantat-de-la-bugetul-de-stat~n22317/, October 22, 2008
  2. ↑ Fundaţia PSD, făcută „ong de stat“ de guvernul liberal, Mediafax,http://www.mediafax.ro/revista-presei/fundatia-psd-facuta-ong-de-stat-de-guvernul-liberal-2727864, June 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.gesis.org/knowledgebase/institutions/index.asp?stock=institutions&selcat=Romania%3E%3Enon-academic%20research%20institute%3E%3E&slice=2&q=7764&switchto=instcountryorgen&order=sortinsten Eastern European Institutions on Gesis
  4. ↑ Oficial ISD: Avem nevoie de un obiectiv major de ţară care să coalizeze toate fortele şi energiile în realizarea sa,Agerpres, http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/politic/item/199700-Oficial-ISD-Avem-nevoie-de-un-obiectiv-major-de-tara-care-sa-coalizeze-toate-fortele-si-energiile-in-realizarea-sa.html, May 2013
  5. ↑ Stânga are oameni şi idei, Mediafax, http://www.mediafax.ro/revista-presei/stanga-are-oameni-si-idei-5434371, January 2010
  6. ↑ Se caută echipa lui Harap-Alb pentru PSD, Mediafax,http://www.mediafax.ro/revista-presei/se-cauta-echipa-lui-harap-alb-pentru-psd-5360932, January 2010
  7. ↑ http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/politic/item/191168-Schimbare-de-garda-la-Institutul-Social-Democrat-Ovidiu-Sincai.html Schimbare de garda la Institutul Ovidiu Sincai in Agerpres, April 23, 2011
  8. ↑ http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/politic/item/65089-Adrian-Nastase-USL-va-prezenta-pe-27-mai-principiile-de-baza-ale-programului-economic.html , Dezbaterea Social-democraţie şi liberalism: soluţii la criza economică, Agerpres, May 2010
  9. ↑ http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/iliescu-rusia-nu-trebuie-sa-fie-membru-ue-7481325 , Iliescu: Rusia nu trebuie să fie membru UE, Mediafax, October 2010
  10. ↑ http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/nastase-il-acuza-pe-basescu-ca-vrea-sa-distruga-psd-sau-sa-l-controleze-2340047 Năstase îl acuză pe Băsescu că vrea să distrugă PSD sau să-l controleze, Mediafax, January 2008
  11. ↑ http://beyondborders.brandacademy.ro/our-previous-events/2010-ovidiu-sincai-institute , Beyond Financial Crisis, Beyond Borders
  12. ↑ http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/news-of-the-day/item/33602-German-ExChancellor-Gerhard-Schroeder-in-Bucharest.html German Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Bucharest, Agerpres, October 2010
  13. ↑ http://www.gandul.info/politica/institutul-psd-ului-recomanda-alegerea-presedintelui-de-parlament-si-posibilitatea-sanctionarii-acestuia-7937245 Raportul ISD privind parlamentarismul in Gandul.info, January 31, 2011
  14. ↑ https://adevarul.ro/news/politica/institutul-ovidiu-sincai-psd-propune-modelul-electoral-4-sferturi-1_50abe7937c42d5a66382269c/index.html , Institutul Ovidiu Sincai propune modelul electoral german in 4 sferturi, Adevarul, October 2004
  15. ↑ http://www.europalibera.org/articleprintview/1422076.html , Raportul "Transnistria" elaborat de Institutul Ovidiu Sincai, November 2005
  16. ↑ http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/Actualitate/89365/Institutul-Ovidiu-Sincai-Basescu-a-folosit-Summit-ul-in-scopuri-electorale.html , Basescu a folosit summitul NATO in scopuri electorale, 9am, April 2008
  17. ↑ http://epochtimes-romania.com/news/institutul-ovidiu-sincai-comisarul-european-trebuie-desemnat-prin-consens-politic---36793 , Institutul Ovidiu Sincai - Comisarul European trebuie desemnat prin consens politic, May 2009
  18. ↑ http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-6822570-raport-institutului-studii-social-democrate-ovidiu-sincai-psd-pierdut-alegerile-din-cauza-lui-mircea-geoana.htm , Raport ISD - PSD a pierdut alegerile din cauza lui Mircea Geoana, January 2010
  19. ↑ http://www.econtext.ro/eveniment--2/politic/institutul-ovidiu-sincai-opozitia-are-prima-sansa-la-castigarea-alegerilor-dar-victoria-ii-poate-scapa-printre-degete.html , Institutul Ovidiu Sincai - Opozitia are sansa la castigarea alegerilor, November 2011
  20. ↑ http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/severin-cat-timp-basescu-conduce-romania-influenta-romaniei-in-ue-va-avea-de-suferit-4286804 , Severin: Cât timp Băsescu conduce România, influenţa României în UE va avea de suferit, Mediafax, May 2009
  21. ↑ Erich Froeschl, Calin Morar-Vulcu, Diana Tîrziu, George-Vadim Tiugea, Ana Maria Tanase, Anne Juganaru, Florin Abraham, Alexandru Florian, Adrian Severin, "Social-democratia contemporana - între traditie si globalizare", Editura MondoMedia, Bucuresti, iulie 2004
  22. ↑ Ion Iliescu, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Christoph Zoepel, "Social-democratia si globalizarea - Solutii social-democrate pentru o ordine globala", Editura MondoMedia, Bucuresti, noiembrie 2004
  23. ↑ Adrian Nastase, "Victoria Normalitatii - Construirea României Europene", Editura MondoMedia, Bucuresti, December 2004
  24. ↑ Adrian Nastase, "Romania Europeana", Editura MondoMedia, Bucuresti, mai 2007
  25. ↑ http://www.european-network-of-political-foundations.eu/cms/Best-practices/The-Ovidiu-Sincai-European-School About Ovidiu Sincai European School

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