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The tourism of the last 60 years has been constantly expanding and diversifying, becoming one of the most dynamic and largest economic sectors globally speaking. According to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), between May and August 2016 in Romania, 3.8 million Romanians and 1 million foreigners have spent their holidays, twice as many as 6 years ago. Regarding foreign tourists who visited our country during the summer, most of them, more than half a million come from Germany. The followi...

The objective of the study is an adaptation of the survey method for the preliminary evaluation of the Rural Development Program (RDP) in short-term, when the quantitative data for the period is not yet available. A survey of agricultural holdings and enterprises (i.e., on-line questionnaires with an e-mail notification) was therefore designed, equally targeting the units supported and non-supported by the Program. The survey covered all regions of Latvia, with a total of 867 responses obtained. The responses were...

The institutionality of discourse as a qualitative parameter of its functioning has already become an axiom for linguists. However, the problem of studying the mechanisms of discourse impact in social practices remains relevant. The instrumental function of discourse is not limited to influence. It is active in the construction of many types of social and interpersonal relationships. What mechanisms and technological programs can control the process of discourse influence? What is the role of event concepts, cogni...