EURINT (Dec 2022)
ROMANIA STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS ON THE PANDEMIC IMPACT AND THE EU ACTORNESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY ON THE IAȘI
Abstract
Early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic surfaced some deficiencies in the functioning mechanisms of the European Union, especially in terms of a concerted response in case of an unforeseen event. The global crisis affected mobility for goods and people putting a sudden and unexpected halt on daily life and temporarily shifted some of the dynamics of the markets thus leading towards some institutional transformations and resilience became the new objective with emphasis on economic recovery. Young people were among the most affected, with education and socialization moving to the internet. Though drivers for innovation and digital transformation, the lockdowns and restrictions left their mark on an important human capital resource thus it became important to study the way young people perceived the changes, with an accent on the way they perceived the EU's involvement in an EU member state. The purpose of this case study was to identify, through a complex questionnaire, the perceptions that students in Iasi, Romania had about the impact of the pandemic, about the degree of information of the subjects regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and about the involvement of the Union European in managing the effects of the pandemic. It was also aimed to identify the degree of acceptance of the respondents regarding the granting of increased powers to the European Union bodies in exceptional situations.
