ECATERINA
BORDEI-LAIU
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA · A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVEA PERSONAL FIELD OF VIEW / 01

LAW. POLICY. PEOPLE.

Ideas into
dialogue.
Dialogue into
change.

Law student. European affairs enthusiast. A voice for meaningful youth participation.

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+THE PUBLIC SPHERE
Different perspectives. Shared possibilities.
AN ONGOING EXCHANGE
ECATERINA BORDEI-LAIU

At the intersection of institutions
and the people they serve.

A little more about me
Legal curiosity✳European perspective✳Civic imagination✳Meaningful dialogue

01 / IDEAS IN PRACTICE

A perspective,
put to work.

Selected contributions to conversations
that deserve to move forward.

01JUL 2026 · EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIPMaking Europe a conversation.Bringing European governance closer to the people it affects.Europe

Guest session · Europuls / GEYC

An introductory session for the European Fellowship on Democratic Engagement, covering European Commission priorities, the legislative process and how EU decisions reach national and local communities. Europuls credits Ecaterina with opening the seminar on 24 July.

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02JUL 2026 · CITIZENS’ ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMParticipation, by design.A European Volunteering Compact, built around accessible ways to contribute.Civic

Author · Public proposal

A proposal published on the European Commission’s Citizens’ Engagement Platform on 31 July 2026. It suggests sector-based volunteering pathways, with shared coordination and local implementation. This is a citizen contribution, rather than an adopted EU policy.

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03MAR 2026 · SOFIA, BULGARIAA more informed public sphere.Exploring information integrity, digital life and democratic participation.Europe

Participant · EU4Global / Europuls

Europuls reports that Ecaterina Bordei-Laiu and Denisa Popescu represented its team at the EU4Global transnational panel in Sofia, 25–27 March 2026. The programme addressed digital developments, information integrity and the EU’s role in the world.

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04JUL 2026 · WSIS FORUM / ONLINEDigital services. Human access.Why inclusive public services need both digital access and human contact.Civic

Online delegate · GEYC EU-Matter

Prisma European Network’s report on the GEYC EU-Matter delegation includes Ecaterina’s perspective from the WSIS Action Line C7 session on inclusive e-government services. Her contribution focuses on combining online portals with accessible human support. The delegation participated online.

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05DEC 2023 · REVISTA TIMPULThinking in possible futures.An early exploration of foresight and the choices that shape what comes next.Writing

Author · Essay

In “Foresight: Ce înseamnă și cum ne poate ajuta”, Ecaterina reflects on foresight workshops at Zilele Nordului and introduces the idea of anticipating multiple possible futures. Published in Romanian on 6 December 2023.

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02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE

ROOTED IN ROMANIA. LOOKING OUTWARD.

Curiosity is
my starting point.
People are why.

I’m Ecaterina. My interests meet where law, public life and communication overlap.

Ecaterina Bordei-Laiu is a law student at the University of Bucharest, involved in European affairs and civic participation through Europuls. Her interests connect legal research, public policy and communication.

This space brings together my contributions, the questions I’m exploring, and the conversations I want to keep open.

STUDYING

Law, University of Bucharest
2025–2029 · degree in progress

INVOLVED WITH

Europuls
European affairs & civic participation

My professional background

03 / THE PATH SO FAR

Learning by doing.

A developing practice in research,
communication and public life.

2026 —

Government of Romania

Referent · Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Legal and policy research, briefing materials and institutional communication.

2026

National Trade Register Office

Intern · Government Internship Programme

An introduction to commercial law and public administration in practice.

2025 —

Europuls

Volunteer · European affairs

Contributing to civic dialogue and European participation initiatives.

2025 —

ELSA Bucharest

Academic Activities member

Continuing to develop a legal perspective alongside fellow law students.

2023–24

Phase Learning

Journalist

Developing a practice in storytelling and communication.

Experience and education as publicly listed on LinkedIn ↗. Europuls involvement is also listed on its team page ↗.

04 / A NOTEBOOK, OPEN

Questions worth
staying with.

Writing, observations and ideas
for a more engaged public life.

05 / ROOM FOR CONVERSATION

Good questions
bring people
together.

Planning a conversation, a civic initiative or an opportunity to work together?

These are the subjects I keep coming back to.

European affairs & institutionsYouth & civic participationInformation integrity & democracyCommunication in public life
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