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Water resources are among the most valuable resources of the natural environment. The sustainable and integrated management of these resources is the basis of European water policy. Pursuant to the Water Framework Directive, all waters in the European Union should achieve a state considered at least good by the year 2015. Just how this objective can be met continues to be a topic of discussions in some of the Member States. There exist serious problems and delays in performing and implementing the provisions of the Directive in most EU countries. What is more, the state of the water economy in several countries, including Poland, has been criticized by the European Commission. Many challenges stand before European water policy. They require solutions on a global and local level. This article presents current key problems and planned directions for EU water policy development, subjected to analysis and assessment. Note is taken on the newest initiative of the European Commission in the area of water policy, especially the plan for protecting Europe's water resources-the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources ; Celem artykułu jest zbadanie głównych społecznych aspektów związanych z działalnością korporacji transnarodowych w nowych krajach członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (UE) oraz próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy korporacje transnarodowe mogą pomóc złagodzić społeczne problemy występujące w krajach goszczących, czy też są źródłem dodatkowej nierównowagi w sferze społecznej. Analiza i ocena skali zaangażowania korporacji transnarodowych w nowych krajach członkowskich UE została przeprowadzona z wykorzystaniem bazy danych UNCTAD, OECD i CEIC. Analiza empiryczna obejmuje cztery kraje, tj. Czechy, Węgry, Polskę i Słowację. Wyniki badań wskazują, że korporacje transnarodowe mogą odgrywać pozytywną rolę w łagodzeniu społecznych problemów w krajach goszczących, którymi są bezrobocie, ubóstwo i społeczne wykluczenie. Korporacje transnarodowe tworzą i utrzymują stosunkowo duża ...

Water resources are among the most valuable resources of the natural environment. The sustainable and integrated management of these resources is the basis of European water policy. Pursuant to the Water Framework Directive, all waters in the European Union should achieve a state considered at least good by the year 2015. Just how this objective can be met continues to be a topic of discussions in some of the Member States. There exist serious problems and delays in performing and implementing the provisions of the Directive in most EU countries. What is more, the state of the water economy in several countries, including Poland, has been criticized by the European Commission. Many challenges stand before European water policy. They require solutions on a global and local level. This article presents current key problems and planned directions for EU water policy development, subjected to analysis and assessment. Note is taken on the newest initiative of the European Commission in the area of water policy, especially the plan for protecting Europe's water resources—the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources ; Celem artykułu jest zbadanie głównych społecznych aspektów związanych z działalnością korporacji transnarodowych w nowych krajach członkowskich Unii Europejskiej (UE) oraz próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy korporacje transnarodowe mogą pomóc złagodzić społeczne problemy występujące w krajach goszczących, czy też są źródłem dodatkowej nierównowagi w sferze społecznej. Analiza i ocena skali zaangażowania korporacji transnarodowych w nowych krajach członkowskich UE została przeprowadzona z wykorzystaniem bazy danych UNCTAD, OECD i CEIC. Analiza empiryczna obejmuje cztery kraje, tj. Czechy, Węgry, Polskę i Słowację. Wyniki badań wskazują, że korporacje transnarodowe mogą odgrywać pozytywną rolę w łagodzeniu społecznych problemów w krajach goszczących, którymi są bezrobocie, ubóstwo i społeczne wykluczenie. Korporacje transnarodowe tworzą i utrzymują stosunkowo duża liczbę miejsc pracy w nowych krajach członkowskich UE, oferując wyższe wynagrodzenie pracownikom, niż firmy miejscowe. Ich skłonność do koncentracji bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych w rozwiniętych regionach ma jednak niejednoznaczny wpływ na spójność społeczno-ekonomiczną poszerzonej UE, badanej na poziomie regionalnym. Korporacje transnarodowe wydają się stymulować nierówności na poziomie międzyregionalnym i wewnątrz regionów. Jednocześnie korporacje te są liderami społecznej odpowiedzialności w nowych krajach członkowskich UE.

Is a social complex identical to many united people or is it a group entity in addition to the people? For specificity, I will assume that a social complex is a plural subject in Margaret Gilbert's sense. By appeal to my theory of Aspects, according to which there can be qualitative difference without numerical difference, I give an answer that is a middle way between metaphysical individualism and metaphysical holism. This answer will enable answers to two additional metaphysical questions: (i) how can two social complexes have all the same members and (ii) how can there be a social complex of social complexes?

This article reveals the relevance of the topic associated with the need to modernize modern society. It gives a conceptual apparatus that characterizes this phenomenon. At the same time, the article outlines the difficulties and debatable issues that arise in the course of modernization. The article also substantiates the optimal model for the modernization of modern society and analyzes the practice of reforming individual segments of the social sphere.

"This book offers an evidence-based management approach to issues associated with the human and social aspects of designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining health information systems across a healthcare organization--specific to an individual, team, organizational, system, and international perspective. Integrating knowledge from multiple levels, will benefit scholars and practitioners from the medical information, health service management, information technology arenas"--Provided by publisher

Contents: Leisure and technological civilization, by Georges Friedmann; Current problems of the sociology of leisure, by Joffre Dumazedier; Popular culture: a humanistic and sociological concept, by Leo Lowenthal; Work, careers, and social integration, by Harold L. Wilensky; Leisure, social participation and political activity, by Renate Mayntz; The social planning of leisure, by Ahtik Vitomir.

PUBLIC HEALTH SOME INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS -- PUBLIC HEALTH SOME INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH -- Introduction -- What is public health? -- Public health achievements in the 20th century -- Into the next century -- Looking globally -- A few missing items -- Looking ahead -- Acknowledgment -- References -- SECTION ONE: CHILDREN, MOTHERS, PARENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Frontmatter -- Preface: Converging technologies from the nanoscale require enhanced ethics -- Forewords -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Overall vision of ethics in nanotechnology developments -- Embedding ethics in nanomedicine: Europe acted promptly -- List of contributing authors -- About the editors -- Part I: International reflection -- 1 Toward a revitalized vision of ethics and safety for the revolutionary nanotechnologies -- Part II: Nanotechnology expansions raising ethical concerns -- 2 Nanotechnology in agrifood sector: Ethical, regulatory, and governance landscape in EU -- 3 Defining nanoscience and nano-ethics: why does the future need nanoproducts? -- 4 Streaching the notion of moral responsibility in nanoelectronics by appying AI -- 5 Risk screening tools for engineered nanomaterials -- 6 Nano-ethics: A view from a developing country -- Part III: Nanotechnology philosophy: Dilemmas and ethical issues -- 7 Christian thinking and acting in nanotechnologies: Reflection based on the principles and values of the Social Teaching of the Church based on apps concerning old people -- 8 Ethical imperatives towards the development prospects of the triad of Dentistry 4.0, dental engineering, and nanoengineering -- 9 Debate: Nanoparticles – a blessing or a curse? -- 10 The broad spectrum of ethics in nanoscience and nanotechnology: A reflection from scientific research to the media -- Part IV: Ethical recommendations for promising technology -- 11 From big statements to anecdotal and incremental regulation: Nanotechnology and the law in the EU -- 12 Emerging nanoregulations: zapping the mythical absence of nanotechnology law -- 13 Contemporary global bioethical challenges of innovation in nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals -- 14 Nanotechnology and ethics in dialogue -- 15 Revitalizing nano-ethics: Nanotechnology at the center of nano-ethics -- 16 Reflections on nano-ethics the way forward toward equitable and safe nanotechnology for all -- Conclusion -- Index

This paper analyses the problems of the new peripheral regions after the European Union enlargement. The last EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007 were the logical consequences of political, social and economic changes associated with the break-up of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of the Communist Bloc. These two enlargements led to substantial geopolitical consequences. The European Union's demographic and territorial potential increased by around one-third. At the same time, the European Union structures moved east and southwards. In 2004, one of the Polish regions, the Warmia and Mazury region, faced some new challenges associated with the Polish accession to the EU. The years of Poland's membership in the European Union have been a period of gaining experience in submitting EU projects for the region, and in allocating financial resources properly. The total effect of this period is rather positive. However, we must not forget that many negative economic and social phenomena still occur (e.g., a high unemployment rate, emigration of young educated people, etc.). Politically, a new challenge for the Warmia and Mazury region is going to be a continuation and development of the cross-border cooperation with the Kaliningrad region. Poland's accession to the EU has had no positive impact on improving the Polish-Russian relations at the central decision-making level.

KEYWORDS: • European Union • regional development • new peripheral regions • Warmia and Mazury region

The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the social life of foreign students studying in the third year of Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, specialty "Medicine". An online questioning of 144 students was conducted using Google Forms in March 2021. More than half of the surveyed students (53.5 %) stated that they limited their social activity. One third of students (36.1 %) indicated that now they communicate less with friends, especially among males (47.7 % vs. 22.0 % among females). At the same time, communication with the family has not changed and even increased (of course it is about online communication). Mostly surveyed students (74.8 %) indicated that they adhere to all quarantine measures, both mandatory and recommended. The rest of students adhere only mandatory measures. Mostly students (64.6 %) consider the quarantine measures implemented at the time of the survey are adequate to the epidemiological situation. Regarding vaccination, the responses differed significantly depending on gender (χ2=13.085, df=3, p=0.000). Among students' part of female who would like to take vaccination as soon as possible is in two times higher than part of male. Whereas male students more often indicated that they would take vaccination, but later. 1.7 % of surveyed male and 2.4 % of surveyed female do not want to be vaccinated. The issue of foreign students' vaccination is relevant and requires a comprehensive effort of representatives of both government agencies and educational institutions to implement it. ; Пандемія COVID-19 має істотний вплив на соціальне життя студентів-іноземців, які навчаються на третьому курсі Івано-Франківського національного медичного університету, спеціальність «Лікувальна справа». Проведено онлайн-опитування 144 студентів за допомогою Google Forms у березні 2021 р. Більше половини опитаних студентів (53,5 %) вказали, що повністю обмежили свою соціальну активність. Третина студентів (36,1 %) вказала, що зараз менше спілкуються з друзями, особливо студенти чоловічої статі (47,7 % проти 22,0 % серед осіб жіночої статі). Водночас спілкування з родиною практично не змінилося або навіть збільшилося (зрозуміло, що тут йдеться про онлайн-спілкування). Переважна більшість опитаних (74,8 %) студентів вказала, що дотримуються всіх карантинних заходів, і обов'язкових, і рекомендованих. Решта дотримується лише обов'язкових. Більшість студентів (64,6 %) вважає карантинні заходи, які впроваджені на момент опитування, адекватними до епідеміологічної ситуації. Щодо вакцинації, то відповіді достовірно відрізнялися, залежно від статі (χ2=13,085, df=3, р=0,000). Дівчата-студентки вдвічі частіше, ніж хлопці-студенти, вказували, що будуть вакцинуватися за першої ж можливості. Тоді як студенти частіше вказували, що будуть вакцинуватися, але пізніше. Не хочуть вакцинуватися 10,7 % опитаних чоловіків та 2,4 % опитаних жінок. Питання вакцинації студентів-іноземців є актуальним та потребує комплексних зусиль представників як урядових структур, так і навчальних закладів для його реалізації.