ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS is the first Romanian publication to focus exclusively on the European integration debate and on Romania's role in an enlarged European Union. The publishers warmly welcome submissions of manuscripts. Starting with vol.2, no.2, the structure of the RJEA includes an articles section and a book reviews section (both open to contributors), plus a debates section that will include only solicited texts. The ideal length of an article/study (written in Romanian, English or French) is 4000-8000 words, including a 200-word abstract in English and a very brief biographic note, while a book review will have to be no longer than 2000 words. RJEA appears on a quarterly basis, therefore you should consider notifying us of your intention to contribute as soon as possible (including title, name of author, abstract and a brief biographical note). Please send your articles or book reviews before February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 respectively, in order that your contribution be considered for publication in the upcoming issue. Authors should send notifications, as well as the final and revised version of their articles or review in electronic form to [log in to unmask] * Editor-in-Chief Lucian Branea Associate Editors Gilda Truica Iulia Zamfirescu Cristi Badiu Consiliul editorial / Editorial Board Daniel Daianu - Professor, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest; former Finance Minister Eugen Dijmarescu - Advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania; former Economy and Finance Minister Nicolae Idu - Director General of the European Institute of Romania Andras Inotai - Professor, Director of the Institute for World Economy, Budapest, Hungary Mugur Isarescu - Governor of the National Bank of Romania Alan Mayhew - Professor, Sussex University Costea Munteanu - Professor, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest Andrei Plesu - Rector of New Europe College, Bucharest; former Foreign Affairs Minister, former Culture Minister Cristian Popa - Vice Governor of the National Bank of Romania Tudorel Postolache - member of the Romanian Academy, Ambassador of Romania to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Helen Wallace - Professor, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence Romanian Journal of European Affairs is published by the European Institute of Romania 7-9 Regina Elisabeta Blv., Bucharest 70348, Romania Tel. (+401) 314.2696, 314.2697, Fax (+401) 314.2666 E-mail: [log in to unmask], http://www.ier.ro RJEA is funded by the Phare programme of the European Union (RO 9706-02-01-0001)