Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu (born 20 January 1952) is a Romanian university professor and diplomat. He is currently dean of the department of international relations and European studies of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in

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, as well as president of the senate of this university. He is also president of the Romanian Association for International Relations and European Studies (ARRISE). He has a doctorate from the University of the Basque Country, with a thesis on the pre-accession of eastern European countries to the European Union. He was also a diplomat in Romania's ministry of foreign affairs (1997-2003), and a member of the joint committee on preparation for the negotiations of

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's accession to the

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Awards and distinctions

In 2002 professor Barbulescu was admitted to the

National Order of Faithful Service The National Order of Faithful Service ( ro, Ordinul Național "Serviciul Credincios") is the second highest national order of Romania, with the Order of the Star of Romania being the highest national order. Originally it was established as the M ...

with the rank of Knight for his contribution to the promotion of

's foreign policy. In 2016 he also received the

European Citizen's Prize In 2008, the European Parliament introduced the European Citizen's prize. It is intended to reward on an annual basis individuals or groups who have particularly distinguished themselves in strengthening European integration by the expression of ...

awarded by the

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References

Living people 1952 births European Union and European integration scholars University of the Basque Country alumni Recipients of the European Citizen's Prize {{Romania-diplomat-stub