Suchergebnisse

Analyses show that the mutual relations between the EU and Russia are marked by profound pragmatism on the one hand (in Russia) and a certain complex of a powerful neighbor and the fear of political turmoil on the other (in the EU). Russia tries to take advantage of these fears in order to maximize her profits and skillfully oscillates between the policy of the USA and that of EU which both count on the benefits to be obtained from the opening of the Russian market. However, the recently popular Russian alliance with China does not pose an actual alternative for the commercial exchange with Europe. This is due to the abundance of Chinese natural resources and expanding Chinese economy that is looking for sales markets rather than offering its purchasing market. In the long run the Russian alliance with the EU will have to be based on new principles that will restrict financial support by the United Europe that will be required to finance its new members.

The subjectivity of human - being and the "J" consciousness have been the subject of reflection for many moralists, theologians, philosophers, psychologists and sociologists as well. One of the reasons of using the word "identity" in the political science language, among others, is its usefulness in many analyses of interactions among subjects of political life. The "national" identity plays a special role in this process. The determinants of identity are symbols, rules, and behaviour, which are a requisite of the sense of community. One year after the EU accession the author analyses some phenomena in Poland in the context of national feelings and their possible transformations in the direction of European society. Analysing the origins of Polish identity and its factors in a new geopolitical situation, the author estimates the essence and character of changes in the Polish society, and studies the possibility of changes in the Polish national consciousness - "a citizen of united Europe".

Please visit: http://krzysztoffirlej.pl/; krzysztof.firlej@uek.krakow.pl ; Przedstawiony artykuł nakreśla problematykę możliwości w zakresie przygotowywania właściwej konkurencyjności dla jednostek organizacyjnych funkcjonujących w polskim agrobiznesie do warunków istniejących w Unii Europejskiej. Polskie przedsiębiorstwa już od początku wczesnych lat dziewięćdziesiątych rozpoczęły trudną drogę przystosowania, przekształceń strukturalnych i organizacyjnych umożliwiających im konkurencję na wewnętrznym rynku krajowym, jak i w przyszłym unijnym. W tym celu zostały wyasygnowane przez Unię Europejską i rząd polski specjalne środki finansowe, które miały za zadanie realizację powyższych zamierzeń. Niestety środki przeznaczane na ten cel były zbyt małe, niemniej jednak umożliwiły wsparcie tychże działań podejmowanych przez nasz kraj. ; The article discusses the possibilities of enhancing the competitiveness of the organizational units in Polish agribusiness in the context of their adaptation for the requirements of the European Union. Since early 1990s, Polish companies have been faced with the difficulties of adaptations as well as structural and organizational transformations, which are to enhance their competitiveness, first on the Polish market, and then within the European Union. In order to accomplish these goals, special funds have been assigned by the European Union and the Polish government. These funds were insufficient, nonetheless they allowed our country to instigate action in this area. ; Krzysztof Firlej

The population ageing process is characterized by two stages. At the second stage a share of the oldest old (people aged 80 years and more) increases very rapidly bringing challenges to social policy actors and to all society. The European population is now very differentiated by share of the oldest old. The EU countries are now more advanced in the second stage of population ageing in comparison to the candidate countries, but in the next five decades it will change due to limitation of fertility in Central and Eastern European countries. In the future in 2050 – according to the UN population projections (medium variant) – 15% share of the oldest old is expected in the most advanced regions. The mentioned population of the oldest old will be feminized and getriatrized (proportion of people aged 85 years and more is expected to increase significantly).