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The general aim of the paper is a systenatization of concepts and also an analysis of some aspects of the process of forming institutional infrastructure in Europe after the collapse of centrally managed economic system. Characteristic feature of such transformations is that they concern mainly the sphere of non-material components of economic subjects' surrouding. This involves difficulties in monitoring them and in interpreting them in a strict way. Europe needs a transformation of all the elements of its institutional infrastructure. In teh case of such institutions-organizations as European Union or NATO - an evolution is expected towards their more universal character. Within the institutions of codified principles the developing of European political infrastructure (i.e. agreements serving increased co-operation of all States of the region) is more particularly desirable. The element that unites transformations of institutions-organizations and institutions-formali zed principles is the fact that both of them are undertaken fully consciously. Also changes within institutions-non-formalized principles are of much importance for the process of European integration. The changes are the result of very complex and time consuming economic and social developments. The need for such changes involves more particularly the societies of former Eastern Europe which, under specific conditions of centrally planned economy, have developped institutional system quite difficult to adept it to the market economy. ; Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/2016

The study elaborates essentials, in the author's opinion, of the answer to the following query formulated at the outset: is the formation and the development of contemporary crisis phenomena related, and to what extent, to the present policies of infrastructure developement and to its attained level. A decision to elaborate this subject can be justified, on the one hand with prevalent disturbances of the economic developement in European States and on the other, with the weight attributed to infrastructure as a substantial determinant of economic changes. Relations between infrastructure and a developement of capitalist states can be characterized by means of presentation of three crucial moments. The first one incidental to the 19 c. industrial revolution, the second, resulting from Keynsian assumptions and the third one, started, in the author's opinion, in 1973 along with the oil crisis and a process of the EEC extension. As far as the socialist States are concerned, the author indicates at the significant reasons of apparent tendencies in economic practice in those States, they are rooted in the views on understanding a socialist economy, still vivid in the theory and present in the practice of economic life (e.g. identifying it with one giant enterprise), on principles and conditions of development (e.g. a tendency to allow a preferential treatment to accumulation in a distribution of national income), as well as on a practical interpretation of goals of socialist economy. Many conclusions and theses could be illustrated on account of a wide employment of statistical data on a state and a pace of transformations of economic infrastructure of the 20 European states, on utilization of infrastructure services in relation to the gained effect of GNP and on assessment of interactions between a level of infrastructure developement and a general stage of developement. ; Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/2016

Poziom bezpieczeństwa energetycznego państwa najlepiej można ocenić rozpoznając rynek w sektorach gazu, ropy naftowej i paliw oraz energii elektrycznej. W celu określenia poziomu bezpieczeństwa energetycznego Polski w 2015 r. w pierwszej kolejności zbadano istotę problemu krajowego rynku energii - przeanalizowano zasoby surowcowe, zapotrzebowanie oraz stan infrastruktury wytwórczej i przesyłowej tych surowców i energii. Następnie rozpoznano główne założenia polityki energetycznej i zaplanowane do realizacji w latach 2010–2015 działania. W dalszej kolejności zweryfikowano poziom wykonania tych założeń odzwierciedlony w rzeczywistych zrealizowanych i obecnie realizowanych działaniach. Tak przeprowadzone badanie pozwoliło, w końcowym efekcie pracy, potwierdzić założoną na wstępie hipotezę, że rząd Polski w latach 2010-2015 realizował i obecnie dalej realizuje planową politykę, która mimo pewnych opóźnień, prowadzi do zrównoważonego rozwoju oraz wzrostu bezpieczeństwa energetycznego i gospodarczego Polski. ; The level of national energy security can be rated by studying gas, oil, fuel and electricity markets. In order to estimate the level of Polish energy security in 2015, at first the essence of the national energy market problems was examined in the terms of the state of resources, demand, the condition of energy generation and distribution infrastructure. Next, the main principles of the energy policy and actions scheduled for 2010-2015 were analyzed. This analysis was followed by estimations of the extent at which these goals and plans had been met; it was done by analyzing the actions actually being performed and already completed. The research allowed to confirm the hypothesis put forward at the beginning of the paper that in 2010-2015 the Polish government had accomplished and still was performing the coherent policy which, despite some delays, led to sustainable development and improvement in energy and economic security of Poland.

The aim of this paper is to analyse the actions taken by the Polish government to achieve energy security. On the basis of specifi ed assumptions and its specifi c circumstances, the realization of Polish energy security is examined by looking at three levels: the state level, the EU level and the international level. At the state level, Poland seeks to diversify its energy mix [does author mean 'and' here instead of 'or'] and develop infrastructure. Energy security at the European Union level is sought by the development of trans- European networks between all member states and the attempt to build an internal energy market. At the international level the achievement of energy security is sought by the diversifi cation of Polish contracts for import of fossil fuels and efforts to build international infrastructure projects. All three levels are interdependent and their nature is one of mutual interpenetration. ; Celem artykułu jest analiza działań podejmowanych przez rząd Polski w celu realizacji bezpieczeństwa energetycznego. Biorąc pod uwagę jego specyfi czne uwarunkowania, realizacja bezpieczeństwa energetycznego Polski sprowadza się do trzech poziomów. Na poziomie państwa jest ono realizowane między innymi poprzez próby dywersyfi kacji struktury bilansu surowcowo-energetycznego oraz rozbudowę infrastruktury. Na poziomie Unii Europejskiej bezpieczeństwo energetyczne Polski jest realizowane w kontekście budowy wspólnego rynku energii, a także rozbudowy sieci transeuropejskich. Z kolei na poziomie międzynarodowym, realizacja bezpieczeństwa odbywa się poprzez dywersyfi kację struktury kontraktów na import surowców energetycznych oraz działania zmierzające do budowy międzynarodowych projektów infrastrukturalnych.

Energy market in EU is changing, for examle: economic crisis, energy consumption is still growing, CO2 emissions problems, costs of clean energy. That's why UE needs good cooperations between all the actors. The EU needs a stable long term strategy to promote the development of the energy sector in 2050. The Polish Presidency will suport this way and suport aspirations of European conutries. Poland started the Presidency in July 2011 (the first country of the Trio, which also includes the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Cyprus). During the 6-month presidency took place a lot of meeting and events. The Polish Presidency for example finalise the negotiations on the Regulation on the Integrity and Transparency of the Energy Market (REMIT), The Presidency adopt also the TTE Council conclusion in november 2011. Polnad also make progress on the Infrastructure Package and Energy Efficiency Acts.

Functioning of the Visegrad Group since its beginning was not an easy issue. V4 was established to integrate East-Central European countries into Euro-Atlantic structures in the atmosphere of cooperation. However, it was a partnership o f countries which in many cases guided by different interests. From the beginning, there was no sympathy inside the Group, but over time it changed. Since joining into the European Union in this cooperation experienced moments of common mobilizing such as: a struggle under the EU Cohesion Policy, the fight for the Union budgets, and the last one position against the welcome of refugees arriving to Europe. It should be noted that properly develop cooperation of Visegrad Group at the elementary level in areas such as: environmental protection, infrastructure, transport and energy projects and tourism. An important new motivation to this cooperation is founded in 2016 EU Battle Group of the Visegrad Group with almost 4 thousand soldiers.

The geopolitical location of Poland in Central Europe determines the role of platform between the countries of Western and Eastern Europe. This location nowadays and very probably access to Eropean Union's structures and the NATO in near future will support the development of economic relations in Eastern Europe and will enable an additional source of income for the country by transit including through the sea ports. To make this development real it's necessary to expand the transport infrastructure for all means of transport because its present weakness is a barrier for goods transportation and it negatively influences the development of the region and the country - it's irrevocable condition of effective transport policy performing to consider the transit policy. The analysis of changes in transit services realization in Polish ports makes conclude that the transport and transit policy is inefficacious or even there's no such a policy. The statistical data show that the turnover broke down in 1991. The evident transit decreasing in railway transport and inland shipping caused by modification of Polish geopolitical location, economic transformation process in Central Europe, the fall of Soviet Union and Council for Mutual Economic Aid had the unprofitable effect on reloading of goods and transit reloading in Polish ports in the years 1991-96. After 1991, the Ukrainian and Belarusan transit determined by geopolitical factors has appeared. After independence regaining by Ukraine this country faced with the problem of reconstructing transport connections with foreign countries, especially in the direction: Odessa - Gdańsk and Gdynia. The substantially important for Polish- Ukrainian co-operation will be constructing of the transport track linking ports of Black Sea via Lvov and Lublin to ports of Gdańsk Bay: "Via Intermare". This assignment will enable to increase activity of regions crossed by the track and also will strengthen economic relations between Poland and Ukraine. The economic crisis in Central Europe caused not only transit decreasing but also competition among the transit countries. In this competition Poland is rather weak competitor because of insufficient transport infrastructure. Also teh changes of geopolitical location highly influenced the amount and directions of cargoes reloaded in Polish ports. These negative processes are a result of lack of univocally defined aims and instruments of the transit policy. ; Marcin Polom

President's bill on cooperation in local government for local and regional development and on amendments to certain laws presupposes the introduction of new forms of cooperation between local government units. These include associations and committees of local activity, teams of territorial cooperation conventions of the local government delegates at the province. Submitted proposals for new forms of cooperation of local government units should be assessed as interesting and innovative at the same time. Residents of local communities are expected even more than they were a dozen years ago to modernize the infrastructure, increase efforts to protect the environment, ensure public safety and order, as well as to guarantee a stable system of health care and education. Only municipalities that are financially and organizationally strong and that cooperate with each other will be raised by counties to better positions which consequently means development of the whole province. The recently adopted EU budget for 2014-2020 may give us the last such opportunity to use EU funds even further for development of our local and regional communities. ; Artykuł nie zawiera abstraktu w języku polskim

In this analysis, the Turkish Stream pipeline project infrastructure will be presented.We will concentrate on the gas transportation route from Russia to the Turkish energy market and then to the Southern European states. The Russian Federation, as the main exporter of the energy resources in the global scale, is interested to restore its strategic position in its relations with Turkey and the Southern European states. Such policy is corresponding with Turkish aspirations, to be much more influential in the region. Therefore, the joint strategic energy project will combine the interests of Russia and Turkey and will be important for both countries in terms of strengthening their position not only in the energy market, but also in the geostrategic dimension. ; Przedmiotem analizy artykułu jest budowa Turkish Stream, gazociągu eksportowego z Rosji, który będzie docierał na rynek energetyczny Turcji, a następnie ma przekroczyć granicę tego państwa z Grecją i kierować się do Europy Południowej. Działania Federacji Rosyjskiej demonstrują chęć odzyskania strategicznej pozycji w relacjach z T urcją i państwami Europy Południowej kosztem Unii Europejskiej. Propozycje Rosji są zgodne z polityką Turcji, która dąży do wzmocnienia swojej roli w regionie. Wspólny strategiczny projekt energetyczny połączy znacząco interesy Rosji i Turcji pomimo wielu sprzeczności oraz zwiększy znaczenie tych państw nie tylko w wymiarze energetycznym, lecz także geostrategicznym.

Local Government in Poland Before and After its Accession to the European Union. The Use of EU Funds by Local Government Units as Exemplified by Podkarpackie VoivodeshipThe local government has been part of the Polish political system since 1990. The key moments in the transformation of the organisation in the country were the adoption in 1999 of a three-tier territorial division in 1999 and the entrance into force of the 2002 Act on the direct election of mayors and governors. The local government is a form of participation of citizens in shaping – public collective life at local and regional levels.The purpose of this article is to present a the changes in the functioning of the local government after Poland's accession to the European Union and to present the impact of EU funds on development of local government units. Thanks to EU funds a num- ber of projects have been implemented aimed at improving skills, social integration and employment as well as improving the competitiveness and innovation of Polish enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to the impact of EU funds on regional development and the construction of modern infrastructure in local government units. Development of individual local government units translates directly into improved living standards and the development of the Polish state.

The problem of shaping the security designates one of the most important tasks facing the state nowadays. The key role in constituting and maintaining an adequate level of security of the state plays a strategy and national policy on the field of leadership, efficient organization of crisis management system or the elimination of internal and external threats. Knowledge about the essence of the state security sets the scope of self-determination of citizens with reference to their basic existential needs and requirements, as well as national values. The implementation of these requirements is generally understood as protection of life and health, timeless ethical values, property and environment, as well as state institutions against threats from the forces of nature and human activities. Neutralizing these threats must be a priority of the state, since the proper management of security leads to the survival of current and future generations of Poles and ensures proper living conditions and development. Creation of a superior, integrated plans of defense of life and human health and the protection of national infrastructure is of a great importance for the security of the country. The focus on the utilization of full potential of both the state and local authorities and commercial protection establishments also becomes the most valuable

For the last thirty years, we observe constant yet poorly coordinated changes in Poland's higher education. The changes result from national demographic, along with social and economic determinants. Moreover, the changes result from the impact of external factors [Antonowicz 2015, Wnuk-Lipińska 1996]. First, the public policy towards higher education institutions – especially typical universities – focuses on the problem of institutional effectiveness and related science funding regulations, Polish universities' participation in global competition, along with legal and institutional infrastructure and organisational culture adequate to new challenges [Jabłecka 2002, Kwiek 2010]. The direction of reforms in Polish science led to multiple fundamental changes in staff recruitment mechanisms (open competitions) research funding mechanisms (grant system and institutional evaluation), student education (courses accreditation), and academic career, i.e. the gradual abandonment of hierarchy in favourof scientific results. We notice changes in almost every sphere of universities' functioning, but in one of those spheres changes occur unusually slow, by which I mean the management structure analysed from the viewpoint of women and men in managerial positions. This article's goal involves the identification of barriers that limit women's access to the highest managerial positions at universities. In particular, I will elaborate the institutional barriers, according to both the subject literature and results of qualitative research that involved seventeen women: female rectors and vice-rectors of the 2016–2020 term of office. (fragment of text) ; Od trzydziestu lat szkolnictwo wyższe w Polsce przechodzi nieustanne, choć mało skoordynowane zmiany, powodowane krajowymi uwarunkowaniami demograficznymi, społecznymi i gospodarczymi, jak również wpływem czynników zewnętrznych [Antonowicz 2015; Wnuk-Lipińska 1996]. Polityka publiczna wobec szkolnictwa wyższego, zwłaszcza klasycznych uniwersytetów, ogniskuje się wokół problemu ...

Die Festung Thorn war 1914 eine der wichtigsten Garnisonen im Bezirk des 17. Armeekorps. So ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass bei der Mobilisierung 1914 bedeutende Kräfte von ihr ins Feld rückten. An ihre Stelle traten Einheiten der Landwehr, die die Kriegsgarnison bilden sollten. Doch wenig später marschierten auch sie an die Front. Im Frühjahr 1915 wurden in Thorn zwei Infanteriedivisionen zusammengestellt, während die Infrastruktur der Festung auch zur Schulung von Luftbeobachtern und Artilleristen genutzt wurde. Nach der Niederlage Deutschlands im 1. Weltkrieg kehrte nur ein Teil der Einheiten in ihre Heimatgarnison zurück, doch auch dies reichte aus, um jeglichen bewaffneten Versuch einer Besetzung der Stadt durch die Polen zu verhindern. ; In 1914, the Toruń Fortress was one of the most important garrisons in the district of the 17th Army Corps. Not surprisingly, in 1914, as a result of the call-up, considerable forces set out from it. Landwehr units were brought instead, which were to be the military forces' war garrison. However, they also soon went to the front. In the spring of 1915, two infantry divisions were set up in Toruń, and the fortress infrastructure was also used to train air observers and artillerymen. After Germany had been defeated in World War I, only some of the troops returned to their parent garrison, but it was enough to prevent any armed attempt to capture the city by Poles. ; Twierdza Toruń była w 1914 r. jednym z ważniejszych garnizonów na terenie okręgu XVII Korpusu Armijnego. Nic zatem dziwnego, że w 1914 r. w wyniku mobilizacji wyruszyły z niej znaczne siły. W ich miejsce sprowadzono jednostki Landwehry, które miały stanowić jej wojenny garnizon. Jednakże wkrótce również i one wyruszyły na front. Wiosną 1915 r. w Toruniu zestawiono dwie dywizje piechoty, a infrastrukturę twierdzy wykorzystywano również do szkolenia obserwatorów lotniczych i artylerzystów. Po klęsce Niemiec w I wojnie światowej tylko część oddziałów wróciła do macierzystego garnizonu, jednakże i tak było to wystarczająco, żeby zapobiec jakiejkolwiek zbrojnej próbie opanowania miasta przez Polaków.

Twierdza Toruń była w 1914 r. jednym z ważniejszych garnizonów na terenie okręgu XVII Korpusu Armijnego. Nic zatem dziwnego, że w 1914 r. w wyniku mobilizacji wyruszyły z niej znaczne siły. W ich miejsce sprowadzono jednostki Landwehry, które miały stanowić jej wojenny garnizon. Jednakże wkrótce również i one wyruszyły na front. Wiosną 1915 r. w Toruniu zestawiono dwie dywizje piechoty, a infrastrukturę twierdzy wykorzystywano również do szkolenia obserwatorów lotniczych i artylerzystów. Po klęsce Niemiec w I wojnie światowej tylko część oddziałów wróciła do macierzystego garnizonu, jednakże i tak było to wystarczająco, żeby zapobiec jakiejkolwiek zbrojnej próbie opanowania miasta przez Polaków. ; Die Festung Thorn war 1914 eine der wichtigsten Garnisonen im Bezirk des 17. Armeekorps. So ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass bei der Mobilisierung 1914 bedeutende Kräfte von ihr ins Feld rückten. An ihre Stelle traten Einheiten der Landwehr, die die Kriegsgarnison bilden sollten. Doch wenig später marschierten auch sie an die Front. Im Frühjahr 1915 wurden in Thorn zwei Infanteriedivisionen zusammengestellt, während die Infrastruktur der Festung auch zur Schulung von Luftbeobachtern und Artilleristen genutzt wurde. Nach der Niederlage Deutschlands im 1. Weltkrieg kehrte nur ein Teil der Einheiten in ihre Heimatgarnison zurück, doch auch dies reichte aus, um jeglichen bewaffneten Versuch einer Besetzung der Stadt durch die Polen zu verhindern. ; In 1914, the Toruń Fortress was one of the most important garrisons in the district of the 17th Army Corps. Not surprisingly, in 1914, as a result of the call-up, considerable forces set out from it. Landwehr units were brought instead, which were to be the military forces' war garrison. However, they also soon went to the front. In the spring of 1915, two infantry divisions were set up in Toruń, and the fortress infrastructure was also used to train air observers and artillerymen. After Germany had been defeated in World War I, only some of the troops returned to their parent garrison, but it was enough to prevent any armed attempt to capture the city by Poles.

Negotiation is an important aspect of social and economic life. Skilful negotiators can stop wars, achieve a lasting peace, as well as resolve conflicts of various kinds for the benefit of all parties involved. With the onset of the pandemic, the inability of negotiating partners to meet in person, face-to-face, has led businesses and all other economic actors to turn to virtual negotiation applications that can be conducted remotely. The aim of this article is to identify the key success factors of remote negotiations, to show entrepreneurs and other economic actors good practices in this field, as well as to identify those areas in which in-person negotiations differ from virtual ones. The study was of a qualitative nature and consisted of a questionnaire survey carried out on a purposive sample. People for whom negotiation is an important part of their professional life were selected. The main conclusion of the research is that the success factors for remote negotiation are essentially the same as for in-person negotiation, but the latter needs taking more care about technology – both in terms of one's own skills in operating the equipment and in ensuring adequate quality of the infrastructure. ; Negocjacje stanowią ważny aspekt życia społecznego oraz gospodarczego. Wprawnym negocjatorom możemy zawdzięczać koniec wojny albo jej zapobiegnięcie, a także wiele innych korzystnych rozwiązań różnego rodzaju konfliktów. Wraz z początkiem pandemii niemożność spotkania się partnerów negocjacyjnych na żywo, twarzą w twarz, skłoniło przedsiębiorstwa, ale też inne podmioty, do sięgnięcia po aplikacje umożliwiające prowadzenie negocjacji w formule zdalnej, czyli na odległość. Celem artykułu jest zidentyfikowanie kluczowych czynników sukcesu negocjacji zdalnych, by wskazać dobre praktyki w tym zakresie, a także zidentyfikować te obszary, którymi różnią się negocjacje stacjonarne od zdalnych. Przeprowadzone badanie miało charakter jakościowy i polegało na badaniu ankietowym próby celowej. Wybrano do niej osoby, dla których ...