European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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historians over Renaissance Factors that led to Renaissance Characteristics of this period Why Renaissance took place in Italy Scholars and historians mark the era spanning two centuries from the 1330s to the 1530s as the period of rebirth of European civilization. It was a rebirth from the disorder and conflict of the semi barbaric middle ages marked by oppressive feudalism‚ bigotry of the church‚ the prolonged crusade of the cross against the crescent and the competitions of power and supremacy
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After the tragedies of World War II‚ European leaders have made striving efforts to prevent such a catastrophic event from occurring on their continent again. The best solution seemed to be highly mechanized cooperation among the highest European powers to assure that future conflict‚ and perhaps war‚ could not arise between them. If all the states ran themselves in a manner cooperating with their neighbors‚ conflict could be avoided. To prevent other nations from not cooperating‚ treaties and
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The European Union‚ which was previously known as the European Community is an institutional framework that began in 1951 between six countries with the intention of constructing a unified Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to economically and politically unite Europe so that another war among the European nations would not occur. The enlargement of the European Union is a historic opportunity to foster peace after generations of division and conflict. After fifty plus years
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Unity in Diversity: European Values Unity in Diversity is the official motto of European Union. Is there a unity in diversity? Even there are many different cultures in Europe are there common European values? In order to define “European Values” first we should answer an important question. What is Europe? In basic sense it is a continent. But actually it is more than just a continent. Olli Rehn who is the vice president of the European Commission says “I am often asked where Europe’s ultimate
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problems within the company‚ such as the 1999 contamination scare‚ their slowing unit growth‚ ugly class action racial discrimination suit (which result in a $195.2 million settlement with 2000 employees)‚ and an aborted takeover offer for Quaker Oats and its Gatorade Sports drink brand. Losing out to PepsiCo in the Gatorade battle left the company with a weakened strategy of beefing up its "fizless" soft drink products. Daft plans to launch coke’s first U.S. coffee brand‚ Planet Java‚ but the problem
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Question 1: Go back in time to 1986.Do a SWOT analysis for Telefonica de Espana. Does your analysis lead to the same conclusions as Telefonica’s managers? Answer: According to the question‚ I’ll do a SWOT analysis in the following article. SWOT is an acronym for ‘Strengths‚ Weakness‚ Opportunities and Threats.’ I’ll do the analysis in two ways: internal factors and external factors. First analysis for internal factors: Strengths: 1.Telefonica is a state owned enterprise(SOE)‚ it has strong
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1. How has the convenience-store concept evolved in the United States. A company called Southland Ice Company found 7-Eleven in Dallas‚ Texas in 1927. They initially started by selling ice blocks that were used to refrigerate food in homes. Later‚ an employee at one of the stores started offering common essential groceries such as milk‚ bread‚ and eggs on Sundays. Customers valued the convenience of this since regular grocery stores were closed for the weekend. As this become popular‚ the stores
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1.How is it possible‚ as Braddock noted‚ to have a great deal of data but little information? How does the SAP database and business intelligence component change this? Fresh Direct is a New York online grocery firm aiming to offer higher quality food with the best price which is 10-15% less than the local competitors and home delivery. The Fresh Direct has 300‚000-square-foot headquarter and 1‚500 employees. 8‚500 products and 200‚000 customers active in every day transaction. So every second
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Managing the Hewlett Packard Way William R. Hewlett and David Packard are two organizational leaders who demonstrated a unique managerial style. They began their operation in a one-car garage in 1939 with $538 and eventually built a very successful company that now produces more than 10‚000 products‚ such as computers‚ peripheral equipment‚ test and measuring instruments‚ and handheld calculators. Perhaps even better known than its products is the distinct managerial style preached and practiced
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