Sergiu Adrian Vasile’s research while affiliated with Alexandru Ioan Cuza University and other places

Borders controls within the EU need to be effective and permissive at the same time. The basic policy issue in this area resides in strengthening while softening border control - in other words, complementing the need for mobility with the need for control. In this regard, integration has become a genuine balancing act for an incomplete federation such as the EU, with its sensitive mix of one single external border and 27 separate legal/administrative systems. EU agencies, institutions and bodies actively engaged in border security are herein briefly reviewed.

In the content of the first issue of William Feather Magazine that appeared in 1916, William A. Feather, who founded this editorial states that education means to know where to go and find what you need to know; and it also means to know how to make use of the information you have found. One must take into consideration also the words of the Russian leader Stalin, who stated that... education is a tool whose effects depend on whom it supports it and whom it aims to. The culture of the police activities implies a set of values and special competencies they acquire in their activity. This has specific characteristics in each country, mainly because it is influenced by the social culture, but it has to be synchronized with the European environment as the role of the national training units is essential.

In recent years, the concept of Integrated Border Management (IBM) has been developed to address the weak link in the border mechanism to provide facilities and security solutions – two issues vital to the functioning of modern societies. Pursuant to its specific needs, the European Union has set up its own IBM concept that aptly caters to the Union’s incomplete status and to the multitude of competent authorities, both at a national and European level.

Globalization has brought new opportunities. The substantial growth in the developing world, led by China, has brought millions out of poverty. But globalization has also led to more complex and interconnected threats. The important areas of our society - such as computer systems and energy supply - are more vulnerable. Global warming and environmental degradation change the appearance of the planet. Moreover, globalization is accelerating shifts of power and highlights the differences in values. One of the most troublesome issues is the pressing need of the EU to begin to develop an identity in the area of defense, to help improve its status of international entity. The European Union took part in a growing number of relevant operations to ensure international peace and security: peacekeeping missions, training police forces, reform the military forces or border surveillance. The recent financial crisis has destabilized the economies of all countries, either developed or in the developing process.

In recent years, the concept of Integrated Border Management (IBM) has been developed to address the weak link in the border mechanism to provide facilities and security solutions – two issues vital to the functioning of modern societies. Pursuant to its specific needs, the European Union has set up its own IBM concept that aptly caters to the Union’s incomplete status and to the multitude of competent authorities, both at a national and European level.

Globalization has brought new opportunities. The substantial growth in the developing world, led by China, has brought millions out of poverty. But globalization has also led to more complex and interconnected threats. The important areas of our society - such as computer systems and energy supply - are more vulnerable. Global warming and environmental degradation change the appearance of the planet. Moreover, globalization is accelerating shifts of power and highlights the differences in values. One of the most troublesome issues is the pressing need of the EU to begin develop an identity in the area of defense, to help improve its status of international entity. The European Union took part in a growing number of relevant operations to ensure international peace and security: peacekeeping missions, training police forces, reform the military forces or border surveillance. The recent financial crisis has destabilized the economies of all countries, either developed or in the developing process

The activity developed by the intelligence services in order to secure the national security involves the usage of particular covered devices meant to intercept and record images and any other kind of signal which may contain the data needed. Considering that the usage of such technology inflicts some damage to the right to a private life, in this study we made a short presentation concerning the link between the national security and the right to private life from the perspective of the warranty that the Romanian Law system supplies in the cases that involve the restriction of this right by the psychical surveillance realised by the Romanian intelligence services.

Eurojust is a judicial cooperation body created to help provide safety within an area of freedom, security and justice. Eurojust was set up by the Council of the European Union in February 2002 (Council Decision 2002/187/JHA) to improve the fight against serious crime by facilitating the optimal co-ordination of action for investigations and prosecutions covering the territory of more than one Member State with full respect for fundamental rights and freedoms. Eurojust is composed of 27 National Members, one from each EU Member State. These are senior and experienced judges, prosecutors, or police officers of equivalent competence, who together form the College of Eurojust.

In an era of globalization, distant threats may be as much a concern as those that are near at hand. Nuclear activities in North Korea, nuclear risks in South Asia, and proliferation in the Middle East are all of concern to Europe. Terrorists and criminals are now able to operate world-wide: their activities in central or southeast Asia may be a threat to European countries or their citizens. Meanwhile, global Enlargement should not create new dividing lines in Europe. Resolution of the Arab/Israeli conflict is a strategic priority for Europe communication increases awareness in Europe of regional conflicts or humanitarian tragedies anywhere in the world.

Asylum is a fundamental right respected by the member states of the European Union. Together, the member states receive nearly 400000 applications every year. This raises the question of how to handle them at a European level. The Dublin Convention of 1990 responds to this need. It defines which member state is responsible for looking after an asylum seeker and examining his application. A reliable system had to be put in place to apply this convention and also to combat abuses. Member states can now check if an asylum seeker or an illegal alien on their territory has already applied for asylum elsewhere. This is why EURODAC has been created. EURODAC is a database storing all persons over the age of 14 who’ve submitted a request for asylum on one of the members of the Dublin Convention. In EURODAC every asylum application stored in the database is formally authenticated by the applicants fingerprints. In reality EURODAC has three elements: a Central Unit managed by the Central Commission which is responsible for managing the fingerprint database, the member states each with a national point of access to the Central Unit and secure electronic communications between different access points and the Central Unit.