The paper deals with the idea that at present, the EU is more a region which faces great challenges and disparities. Such disparities are those related to the EU industries and industrial policy. The analysis in the paper is focused on the main EU industries and points out the disparities across the region. The analysis is carried out in three steps: first, a comparative analysis, second, a regression one, in order to quantify disparities, and, third, a cluster analysis. The main conclusion is that currently, the EU is divided in countries with three speeds of industrial development.

Keywords: regional industrial disparities, regional industrial clusters, regional industrial dispersion, impact of innovation on industry
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The importance of the concept of ‘social innovation’ and the attention it has gained seem to be ever growing. The scientific literature in the field has expanded accordingly, insisting upon the necessity of developing a specialized terminology and methodology of research. Elaborating from the categories of innovation established by the Oslo Manual, researchers have advanced another notion, that of ‘public innovation’ or ‘innovation in the public sector’, making efforts at providing a conceptual framework, finding methods of analysis and research, and at establishing its particular features. The present paper intends to offer an analysis of the new trends of the scientific research in the field of social innovation, with a special interest in the category of public innovation. This newer topic of research is considered as necessary by many theoreticians and professionals alike, in the current context in which the public administration is confronted with a wide range of complex issues.

Keywords: social innovation, public innovation, collaborative innovation, public administration
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The plea of unconstitutionality, or of non-compliance with the Constitution, represents a constitutional guarantee of the citizens’ fundamental rights and liberties, established with the goal to protect people against the possible unconstitutional provisions adopted by the Parliament. The concept of “constitutional control” is more and more often used in the contemporary literature, together with the expression “constitutional justice”. The two expressions are fairly similar, meaning the review of the conformity of the law with the Constitution. The constitutional judge has the right to examine and decide on both the ‘’text’’ of the law and on the ‘’norm’’, although the control of the ‘’norm’’ is the prerogative of the legislative power. At the level of the majority of the constitutional courts in Europe, there has been a comparable evolution of the phenomenon of these interpretative decisions. This evolution was marked by a gradual change of the attitude expressed in the scientific doctrine and the jurisprudence, from one of categoric hostility towards one of total openness to this category of decisions. Almost all scholars accept now that the Constitutional Court has the power to establish the unconstitutionality of an interpretation resulting from the unclear or inappropriate wording of the legal provision under control. This conclusion is scientifically supported by the constitutional judge’s competence to interpret the legal texts and by the necessity to ensure juridical security.

Keywords: plea of unconstitutionality, constitutional control, constitutional justice, constitutional court, juridical security
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The legislative context, the institutional and organizational framework of education, all have an impact that reverberates across the entire society, as well as at the level of each individual. Being a national priority, due to societal benefits internationally recognized, education is regarded as a fundamental human right. This fundamental process optimizes the overall social system, following a joint involvement on the part of institutional actors and interested organizations, and has a major contribution to ensuring public accountability.

Keywords: education system, public accountability, public service, priority, responsibility and training of the younger generation
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Concerning the equal opportunities of dyslexic and/or dysgraphic persons to participate as candidates for the driving license examination, we mention that, besides the law that regulates it, it is circumscribed to the principle of equality enshrined by Article 16 of the Romanian Constitution. According to this article, equality is manifested before the law and the public authorities, without privileges and without discrimination. Along the same lines, Article 1 paragraph (2) of the Ordinance no.137 / 2000 on the prevention and sanctioning of all forms of discrimination, republished, establishes that the principle of equality between citizens and the exclusion of privileges and discrimination are guaranteed especially in the exercise of several rights, including the exercise of the right of access to all places and services intended for public use, as well as the right to work and the free choice of occupation. Or, it is known that obtaining a driving license is often a mandatory requirement for a job. In the present study, we will try to put forward arguments for the necessity of amending the Romanian legislation regarding the recognition of equal opportunities for dyslexic persons to participate in the examination for obtaining a driving license.

Keywords: dyslexia, dysgraphia, examination, driving license
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