Bio

Mădălin Blidaru is a specialist in Political Sciences, Economics, and International Relations. With a doctorate degree centered on researching the external relations of the European Union, he furthered his competencies through practical and professional experiences in policy area and in international affairs, including at the Ministry of Environment of Romania, the European Commission, the central bank of Romania, as well as in a few non-public settings. After the initial background in International Relations and European Studies, he earned a master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Negotiations, and one in Labour Studies, with professional practice in most of these areas. Besides external relations, foreign policy, and cooperation, among his interests there are policy- and decision-making processes, regional studies, in addition to sustainable development and good governance.

Trained as a specialist in International Relations and European Studies, Mădălin Blidaru obtained a doctorate (PhD) at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania, as a result of his research of the external relations of the European Union (EU). Complementary, he earned a master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Negotiations, and one in Labour Studies (European Master in Labour Studies). Besides external relations, foreign policy, and cooperation, among his research interests there are interregional relations, European institutions, EU policy- and decision-making processes, regional studies. In addition to his researcher experience, his professional experience includes project management and policy analysis. Most recently, he was International Relations Specialist at the central bank of Romania, focused on analysis of and briefing on international and global economic and financial developments, thematic research, and relations with institutional investors and credit rating agencies, among other activities. Previously, he was a Blue Book Trainee of the European Commission in the area of structural reform support – in particular related to governance, public administration, anticorruption, rule of law, and justice, and European Affairs Advisor for the Romanian Ministry of Environment, during the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, position in which he coordinated, prepared, and chaired the relevant working arrangement of the Council, and participated in multilateral international negotiations. These have built on the fond memories of the previous participation in cooperation formats at youth level.