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Aspen Institute Romania is a non-profit, non-governmental association dedicated to promoting values-based leadership in Romania and its region.

We drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time, in service of a freer, more just, and more democratic society.

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Aspen European Strategic Forum 2026

European Security - Defense, Innovation and the Social Contract
September 28-29 | Brussels
2nd edition

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Bucharest Forum 2026

The Place Where Europe Meets the World

15th Edition: On the Edge of Realignment
November 19 – 20 | Bucharest

News, Ideas and Past Events

Aspen Energy Summit 2025 – Conference Report

Facing the Trilemma: Access, Security, Sustainability

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Publications October 15, 2025

Celebrating 75 Years of Leadership and Dialogue: Aspen Institute’s Milestone Year

From Walter Paepcke’s pioneering vision of humanistic leadership to today’s global efforts, the Aspen Institute US has remained unwavering in its mission: to cultivate an informed, responsible, and empathetic global community.

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Blog Post April 8, 2025

Aspen-GMF Bucharest Forum 2024 Report

The Era of Twin Revolutions

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Publications March 4, 2025

Aspen Technology & Society Program White Paper 2024

The White Paper is one of the core deliverables of the 2024 edition of the Aspen Technology & Society Program.

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Publications January 27, 2025

Aspen New Economy & Society Program White Paper 2024

The White Paper is one of the core deliverables of the 2024 edition of the Aspen New Economy & Society Program.

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Publications January 27, 2025

White Paper – Addressing the Challenges of Technological Resilience and Cyber Defense

In a highly in terconnected world, cybersecurity plays a critical role in maintaining national security, protecting individual privacy, and ensuring the stability and reliability of critical systems and infrastructure. It protects against unauthorized access to sensitive information and systems, including personal and financial information, trade secrets, and critical infrastructure.

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Publications February 16, 2023

Central and Eastern Europe – From New Members to Co-Designers of Future Europe

Aspen Institute Romania in partnership with the Aspen Brussels Hub organized the roundtable discussion „Central and Eastern Europe – From New Members to Co-Designers of Future Europe”, held under the aegis of the Bucharest Forum – A New European Architecture Program, on February 2nd, 16:00-18:30 CET, in Brussels, at the headquarters of the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union.

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A New European Architecture February 8, 2023

A World in Flux – Towards a New European Architecture Report

A New European Architecture is the answer to the war in Ukraine, as it is to Europe’s struggle with multiple crises – economic pressures, illiberal tendencies, the good and the bad faces of technology advances, institutional adaptation to the changing environment, and, not the least important, military and cyber threats. While we did not pose any question, each of the contributions in this publication offers plenty of excellent answers. More importantly, each and all authors are offering a VISION of a renewed, empowered and strong Europe.

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A New European Architecture January 18, 2023

Atlantic – Black Sea Security Forum 2022 Conference Report

What New European Security Architecture after Russia’s war on Ukraine? The Black Sea Vortex

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Publications August 31, 2022

White Paper – Accelerarea transformării digitale a serviciilor publice din România

Suntem însă în fața unei oportunități uriașe datorate tocmai necesității de transformare digitală a serviciilor publice. Regândirea acestora pentru un mediu digital, pentru o nouă infrastructură de tip cloud, într-un mediu interoperabil, asigură condițiile propice pentru a face un salt important înainte, de a sări peste multe etape, pentru atinge într-un timp atât de scurt ținta de 100% servicii publice digitale până în anul 2030.

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Publications June 4, 2022

Disinformation, Societal Resilience and Covid-19 Report

This project was funded by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, following the common application by Aspen Institute Romania and Eurocomunicare Association to the 2021 call for proposals on Increasing Societal Resilience.

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Publications April 27, 2022

White Paper – Aspen Energy & Sustainability Program 2021

The document is based on the conclusions of the Program workshops and public events and summarizes the main policy recommendations of the 2021 edition of the Program.

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Publications February 8, 2022

Aspen Healthcare Forum Event Report 2021

Aspen Healthcare Forum, at its tenth edition in 2021, is the major public event of Aspen Institute Romania’s Healthcare & Quality of Life Program, bringing together decision-makers, renowned specialists and researchers from the medical sector, European and national healthcare experts, representatives of non-governmental organizations and academia, representatives of the health technology and pharmaceutical sector, as well as industry leaders engaged in developing health policies.

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Publications January 14, 2022

Digital First Romania

Propunere de cadru colaborativ privind dezvoltarea unei politici publice de transformare digitală a administrației publice în România.

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Publications June 24, 2021

White Paper – Aspen Healthcare & Quality of Life Program 2020

The White Paper is one of the core deliverables of the 2020 edition of the Aspen Healthcare & Quality of Life Program.

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Publications February 25, 2021

White Paper – Impact of COVID19 and the local business environment index (LBEI) 2020

The White Paper is one of the core deliverables of the 2020 edition of the Aspen Economic Opportunities & Financing the Economy Program.

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Publications October 25, 2020

Bucharest Forum 2019 Conference Report

West Meets East: Furthering in Times of Volatility and Disruption

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Publications April 14, 2020

Call for Applications: Aspen European Strategic Forum 2nd edition – Leadership Seminar

The Aspen European Strategic Forum is an initiative of the Aspen Institutes across Europe, co-led by the Aspen Institute Romania and the Aspen Institute Kyiv, with the support of the Aspen Institute Central Europe, Aspen Institute Germany, Aspen Institute France, Aspen Institute Italia, Aspen Institute UK, Aspen Institute Spain and the Aspen Strategy Group.

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Opportunities August 10, 2026

A Year of Milestones: Aspen Institute Romania at 20

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of our Newsletter

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Newsletters July 31, 2026

Policy Brief – “Taxarea Tutunului – Între noua directivă Europeană și realitatea macroeconomică a României”

Acest document sintetizează principalele concluzii și recomandări privind taxarea tutunului în România, pe baza unei mese rotunde desfășurate la București în februarie 2026.

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Publications March 23, 2026

Policy Brief – “Tobacco Taxation – Between the New European Directive and Romania’s Macroeconomic Reality”

This policy brief summarizes key findings and policy recommendations on tobacco taxation in Romania, based on a high-level consultation held in Bucharest in February 2026.

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Publications March 23, 2026

[CLOSED CALL] APEL DESCHIS PENTRU APLICAȚII: Programul Aspen de Leadership pentru Sectorul Public din Republica Moldova

Institutul Aspen România, cu sprijinul National Endowment for Democracy (S.U.A.), lansează cea de a doua ediție a Programului de Leadership pentru Sectorul Public, un program pe bază de burse, dedicat celor mai promițători lideri din sectorul public din Republica Moldova.

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Opportunities March 20, 2026

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Bucharest Forum 2026

The Bucharest Forum serves as a premier strategic convening at the intersection of regions, interests, approaches and objectives. As an established public diplomacy event at its 15th edition, the Forum empowers global leaders to engage on topics of relevance, past the effort of deciphering the current state of affairs to that of writing the playbook […]