The EUROSFAT 2022 Forum proposes you an update on day – to - day realities towards digital transformation. The European Commission's digital dimension for 2030 is linked to the European digital identity, however the potential for integrating these technologies remains untapped in Romania. Citizens need to incorporate these innovative solutions to achieve a sustainable interaction with the public system and to solve public administration’s systemic problems. At the same time, the modelling of e-government services in the service of communities depends indispensable on the cooperation of governments with the private environment, both by achieving the objectives included in The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, also by innovating various areas essential to citizen life.
We invite you to explore solutions for transforming Romania into a strong member of digitised societies and economies by opening new opportunities for accessing public and private digital services in a secure way, together with leaders in the field of digitization.

2022 is the year in which Romania celebrates such an important milestone, of being a member of the European team for 15 years! After ten years of being the stander-by of Romanian’s progress path, it is time to glorify another significant development. And how can it be celebrated otherwise, if not by organising a debate on the ”Conference on the Future of Europe - conclusions”. Through this debate, the #EUROSFAT2022 Forum would like to give you an overview of the measures adopted by the three major European Union institutions. Now is the time and here is the place where you, the European Union citizens can think of a future for the EU!

The European Union has managed to transform one of Europe’s biggest challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic, into a historic opportunity for Europeans: the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The biggest financial instrument ever created by the EU, the RRF has come to Romania’s help with € 29 billion, but subject to one condition: to create a Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). Romania had to come with a plan on the national level, with an engagement that must include reforms, as well as investments, including measures in 6 pillars, presenting a strict calendar of milestones and targets, as well as a well-developed audit and control mechanism. Romania has succeeded in getting the approval of the RRP, and now comes the difficult task of respecting the calendar of milestones and targets which will ensure the disbursement of funds. After 6 months from the beginning of this implementation process, where are we? Are we on schedule or are we behind? One year and a half from the launch of the symbolic instrument of European solidarity, the European Commission presents a first implementation report, and we will hear the feedback of the EU institutions related to the stage of the national RRPs implementation. At the same time, the European Parliament comes with its own analysis on the implementation of the facility at EU level. After 15 years of accession to the EU, will Romania manage to transform the RRP in a success story and, therefore, is Romania able to pass its most important maturity test?

In a modern world of digitization and automation, innovation and flexibility are always welcome. Among the changes offered by online platforms, one of them is the traditional concept of the workplace. As the online environment advances and evolves every day, the European Commission launched on 9th of December 2021, a package of proposals for this digitised workspace: improving working conditions for people working through digital platforms. Thus, the EUROSFAT 2022 Forum organises a wide-ranging debate based on this package, through which we want to highlight and analyse the Romanian labour market at the moment from two perspectives: from the point of view of the economy of online platforms and from the point of view in which our legislation can be harmonised with the new directives.

The world of politics is dynamic, the central theme of the agenda changes every day. However, after the collapse of the communist block, and the entering into a new century that is characterised by technological evolution and a better grade of interconnectivity between people, people were optimistic, they thought that, at least in Europe, in the West, in occident, a total war would be impossible to ever take place again, that it was the ”end of history”. We see, sadly, that this vision was not sustainable. The Russian invasion of Ukraine reminded us that the liberal international theory would work only if each state cooperates. The firearms could be heard very close to our borders, and thus, the subject of regional and collective security arose back into our agenda. In this year’s edition of EUROSFAT, the participants will have the opportunity to find out how the specialists are preparing for an event that would threaten our regional and collective security, having, at the same time, the chance to communicate their views that might help the officials in the process of building a better structure.

The evolution of the digitalisation of justice systems is already regularly reflected in various monitoring frameworks, such as the EU Justice Scoreboard, the Rule of Law Report and the European Semester. However, the Romanian justice system needs to be updated in order to ensure that everyone can make full use of new or additional digital tools in the field of justice. By improving access to justice, digitalisation will also contribute to strengthening the rule of law in the EU. Digital technologies can lead to improved access to justice, especially by reducing the length of judicial proceedings. In this international panel we will discuss the best practices of the most advanced European countries in terms of innovation and digitalisation of justice. The panel will focus on the steps taken to implement digital solutions in Estonia, Germany and the UK, cooperation with other authorities, integration with various public databases, and obstacles encountered.

The Romanian justice system needs to be updated in order to ensure that everyone can make full use of new or additional digital tools in the field of justice. By improving access to justice, digitalisation will also contribute to strengthening the rule of law in the EU. Romania is already developing, using other EU funds, the ECRIS (Electronic Case Management System) system. The recovery and resilience plan will complete the efforts in this regard. There are other reforms at macro-level that must be taken into consideration, such as digitalizing the entire administrative system in order to create a viable e-governance infrastructure. In this panel, starting from the analysis of successful models in the European Union, we will discuss the steps that Romania must take for the successful implementation of the new ECRIS 5 system, but also about its efforts to implement digitization and integration processes at the level of the justice system.

The debate entitled "The social role of sport in Romania" aims to address a topic with huge potential for development in Romania: sport. The contribution of sport to increasing cohesion and social inclusion, the role of sport in promoting health, tolerance, understanding and mutual respect, strengthening sport as a basis for Romania's sustainable development, supporting education through sport, European priorities in the field of sport, the role on sport in fostering the European identity, but also encouraging public-private partnership in the field sports, are just a few issues that will be covered during our session, along with experts, national and European decision makers, but also representatives of civil society.

Romania still has a lot of work to do in terms of sport, especially when it comes to its social dimension. Investments and involvement in this field could represent a very good chance for the development of Romanian society. This opportunity has been ignored for 15 years since we became members of the EU. Bringing relevant stakeholders together at the same table at the EUROSFAT Forum could be a new beginning on this path. 

The ‘European health policies post COVID-19’ debate proposes to bring into discussion the potential lessons learned during the pandemic on the one hand, and the priorities of the European Union regarding public health on the other. Following more than two years of the pandemic, it is clear that no health system within the EU can survive on its own. This goes to show just how important it is to act in a joint European effort. We invite you to find out more about the European Union’s involvement in public health, about how we can build resilience in the health system and how we can ensure effective interinstitutional communication.

This year’s EUROSFAT 2022 Forum brings a new vision on the commitment to climate change, under the form of the ambitious package of 12 measures entitled ”Fit for 55”. The European Commission wishes to bring to the European Union’s citizens’ knowledge the implementation of reductions in emissions from industry, buildings, transport and land use. Through this new implementation, Romania must build a sustainable mobility, in terms of financial instruments. Thus, the event will start the discussion on the content of the package "Fit for 55", in which we will learn from experts from Brussels, how to shape the mobility in Romania after this new decision. Moreover, from national representatives we will be able to discover and analyse the problems and changes that our policies will face.

In the last three years, the society had to adapt to some unexpected, even tragic events - such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the humanitarian crisis that started on February 24 - which affected it in every way. The pandemic and the restrictive measures which had been taken represented the moment when many people have begun to experience anxiety and depression. That specific moment represented the point where mental health became an increasingly discussed topic. The humanitarian crisis has developed new fears among people and the problem of mental and emotional health is becoming more and more complex. The youth is facing an uncertain future, marked by changes to which young people have to respond in a flexible way. The "Mental Health after the pandemic" panel aims to debate concrete methods and necessary public policies through which the society can help its youth to go through these social changes easily. During the debate, topics such as the importance of mental health in the present context, defining mental health's parameters nowadays and the impact of the recent events on the psycho-emotional and social life of the Europeans will be addressed.

The Panel will be held in Romanian. 

We, the Romanians, view Germany as an example of a successful, powerful and stable state. Whether we adopt an economical point of view, or a social one, we tend to envy the grade of development of his state. 2022 represents the year we celebrate 30 years of bilateral relations with Germany, a relationship that tightened constantly, Romania’s adherence to NATO in 2004 and EU in 2014, being a factor that empowered this relation. It can’t be doubted that Germany contributed to the development of our society, for example, by creating more than 300.000 workplaces. For a solid future, it is necessary to know the past, but more importantly to know the present, because only in this manner, we might be able to preview and establish clear and realistic objectives. In this year’s edition of EUROSFAT, through direct interactions with the German diplomats and Romanian officials, you have the opportunity to satisfy both curiosities, the actual status and how the future might look. You also have the chance to become an important factor in this process, by telling them your innovative and pragmatic ideas.