%0 Journal Article %T GOVERNANCE AND "EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION" %A Adrian IVAN %J Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences %D 2008 %I Babes Bolyai University %X The aim of this paper is to explain concepts like governance and good governance and to analyse to what degree can we talk about an efficient governance within the European Union. We have also analysed the treaty reforms performed within the EU (Nice Treaty and European Convention), necessary for correcting the democratic deficit and for reaching the objective of United States of Europe. The conclusion of this paper is that there is the need of a strong political will and states have to go beyond their national pride in order to reach an effective governance. %K efficient governance %K ˇ°good governanceˇ± %K politically predictable %K transparent process %U TRAS-22E-2008-6Ivan.pdf,