Taking Over the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union by Romania: A Psychosocial Approach

Abstract

The 2018th Eurobarometer shows that "the number of Romanians who have a positive image about the EU is also rising above the European average (52% vs. EU average of 43%)". In order to analyze the perception of Romanians regarding the taking over of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union by Romania, starting with January 2019, but also other important issues concerning Romania in its context of member state, we applied a questionnaire with 8 questions constructed as follows: (1) the degree of knowledge about the studied issue, (2) awareness of the importance of the studied subject, (3) assessment of the perception on the standard of living, (4) scenario regarding the positive and negative future of Romania as a member state. The questionnaire was distributed, between May 3-5, 2019, to the students of the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences ("Ovidius" University of Constanta).

Keywords

• european union
• romania
• the presidency of the council of the european union