MGT 448
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Introduction
The European Union is made up of several democratic European countries. These countries are committed to working together to promote peace and prosperity. The countries who are involved with the EU have set up common institutions so they can delegate their ideas to decisions that are made on specific issues. This makes these decisions so that the EU stays on a democratic level. European Union leaders have pledged to make the EU the world 's most dynamic knowledge-based society with a competitive economy and a skilled workforce. (Communities, 1995 ) The EU wants businesses to prosper in their region. Through the integration of the region and looking to the different economic situations of each country involved in the EU region the EU plans on advancing its position as a world leader in global business.
Integration
One third of the EU 's 100-billion-a-year budget is used to stimulate the economy and to create jobs in disadvantaged regions and to provide training for unemployed or under qualified people. (Communities, 1995) The EU has worked to integrate their region through the creation of what the Europeans call, the Euro. Since the creation of the Euro, there have been several million jobs that have been created. Immigration and asylum have also had significant impacts on the Integration of the EU for the better. Treaties, successive agreements, and 'action plans ' have invited several who reside outside of the EU territories. Because of the amount of people from different countries and one of the EU 's main industries, tourism, the elimination of border control between the countries of the EU has been a large success. The common rules that are applicable to visas, claiming asylum rights and checks at external borders, were brought into light by the coordination efforts of the police and the judicial system. A disadvantage of Integration of the EU is the speed at which integration
References: Communities, E. (1995). The eu at a glance. Retrieved Mar. 24, 2006, from http://europa.eu.int/abc/index_en.htm.