European Finance, Regulation and Business – May 2026

International Conference

European Finance, Regulation and Business

Legal and Financial Perspectives on Risk and Resilience for Global Economy

EUFIRE 2026

Organized by

ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IAŞI – ROMANIA
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

JM Centre of Excellence EUropean FInancial REsilience and REgulation EUFIRE-RE
IFA Romania
Asociația Henri Capitant Republica Moldova

Dear Madam/Sir,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are glad to invite you to present your research results at the International Conference “EU FInance, REgulation and Business EUFIRE 2026” organized at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi (Romania), on the 8th and 9th of May 2026, focused on Legal and Financial Perspectives on Risk and Resilience for Global Economy. 

Risk is present in all aspects of our life, and resilience is an important ability for better functionality of global market, developed in a self explanatory challenging time. Continuing the line of innovative regulation and pioneer rules with global impact, the EU strategy for building resilience and prompt response to various risks has the vocation to affect every pattern of the economic integration, changing the perspective on the topics previously addressed in the debates of the EUFIRE conferences series. While the EU regulation is efficient to European area and beyond, the scholars and researcher are invited to bring their most valuable input to investigate the present status of legal and financial tools to built efficient response to global economy threats, by implementing most productive analyses for productive debate and wide dissemination of their research results. The diverse opinion within academia, from the ones regarding the EU market as autonomous, to the wider view focused on the threats that are globally observed, the conference presents the opportunity for productive presentation and in-depth investigation on this very fast developing topic. 

The conference aims at offering the framework for debating the main challenges faced within EU and globally, emphasizing the legal and financial perspectives for the global economy, in particular, and for the business sector, in general. The event will reunite academics, researchers, and practitioners, both from Romania and abroad, and will provide the necessary background for the development of constructive analysis and productive dialogue. Participation at the sessions of the event will be open to academics, researchers, students, and practitioners with interests in EU law, finance, economics and public administration, to present the results of their scientific work and/or to attend/participate in the discussions. In response to the actual demand for fruitful academic events, the conference organizing committee proposes the on-site format, guaranteeing the opportunity for all the participants to bring up their research results for debate, both in plenary sessions and in panel discussions. 

Contributors are encouraged to approach one of the main topics of the conference (but not limited to):

  • The European single currency area: achievements and challenges
  • EU Banking and Financial Stability
  • EU Accounting: Challenges of the Digital Era
  • The Risk and Resilience in Public Administration
  • EU and global taxation: current challenges and resilient conduct
  • The EU Business and Green Finance
  • EU Macroeconomic Policies and Health Sector Strategies
  • EU Information Systems and Technology for Business and Government

We are delighted to announce the presence of our keynote speakers:

MIHNEA CONSTANTINESCU

Deputy Governor

National Bank of Moldova

CBDCs: Innovation Transcending Public Money

Mihnea Constantinescu is Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Moldova. He previously led the research departments at the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of Lithuania, and has worked in fintech and edutech on product development.
He is external lecturer the University of Amsterdam, and has held academic positions at the New York University, University of Zurich, the Kyiv School of Economics, and ISM University in Vilnius. His courses and research span macro econometrics, credit and housing markets, pension reform, machine learning, digital transformation with an emphasis on practical policy relevance. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Zurich.

Instructions for authors:

Extended abstracts (up to 300 words) and/or full-length papers are welcomed, limited to two abstracts/papers per participant. The papers should be written in English and their length should be between 6 and 20 pages. The format of the paper must strictly follow the guidelines (see paper template).

Language and publication:

The language of the conference is English, both for abstracts and papers. All submissions are subject to double-blind review process and will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and scientific contribution. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, indexed in IDB, and upon authors’ option, selected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in renowned peer-reviewed journals. We are glad to have been invited to submit selected papers to REBS – Review of Economic & Business Studies (indexed in EconLit, RePEc, DOAJ, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Index Copernicus, CEEOL, etc.), Cluj Tax Frum (indexed in Heineonline, EBSCO, CEEOL, DOAJ, etc.) and Legal Studies and Research (indexed in CEEOL; EBSCO; HeinOnline).

Important dates:

  • Extended abstract or full paper submission by email at eufire@uaic.ro: 1st of April 2026
  • Notification of abstract/ paper acceptance /rejection: 15th of April 2026
  • Registration deadline and final paper submission by email at eufire@uaic.ro: 1st of May 2026
  • Conference dates: 9-10 May 2026
  • Final paper submission for publication: 30 June 2026

Conference fee and registration:

The standard fee is 75 Euro per participant (375 Ron); a discounted fee of 50 Euro (250 Ron) is available for Ph.D. students. The JM community members, and authors of the selected papers to be presented in the workshop associated with the conference are welcome tax-free. Participants will have access to conference materials, as well as the publication of the final paper. The deadline for paying the fee is the 1st of May 2026. The registration fee should be paid after the acceptance of the paper, by bank transfer (payment details to be available soon)

Conference venue:

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
JM Centre of Excellence European Financial Resilience and Regulation EUFIRE-RE
22 Carol I Blvd., 700505 Iasi, Romania

Please download the call for papers for more details on the conference .