Turkey: The eternal candidate to the European Union Geographical aspects concerning TURKEY: Turkey is situated in Anatolia and the Balkans‚ bordering the Black Sea‚ between Bulgaria and Georgia‚ and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea‚ between Greece and Syria. Other neighbours include Iran‚ Iraq‚ Azerbaijan‚ Bulgaria and Armenia The area of Turkey is 783‚562 km (land-98%) and 9‚820 km (water-2%). The country of Turkey straddles two continents: Asia and Europe. The European
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business sense to stay up to date with current EU legislation and policies. Also discussed shall be the effects that following or not following them could have on a business‚ and what a consumer could do if they believed one of the legislations or policies had been broken. A Brief History of the Single European Market An important speech made by Robert Schuman‚ the French Minister for Foreign Affairs on 9th May 1950 planted the seeds for the creation of the EU (Suder‚ 2008). May 9th is now celebrated
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Treaty‚ that entered into force on 2009‚ replaced the Constitutional Treaty after some period. A lot of changes that were in the Constitutional text were add in the existing treaties as amendments. Inicial steps: The new debates on the future of Europe bagan at the Laeken European Council 2001‚ when former French President proposed to draft a Constitution. A European Convention was founded‚ chaired by the same former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and composed of two Members
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first time in 1992 and a number of rights were specified in the treaty which can be enjoyed by the citizens. Directive 2004/38 strengthened and displaced most of the legislation that were governing the rights of different category of people under EU law‚ including workers‚ job seekers‚ self employed‚ families‚ students‚ etc. Moreover‚ discrimination on the ground of nationality is prohibited on matters such as taxation‚ social benefits‚ educational benefits and dual-nationality situation. For
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report on Turkey as a candidate member of the EU. The conclusion is clear: Turkey takes the reforms in the country slowly‚ but need to put a lot more momentum behind. The European Union is a supranational organization of European countries‚ which currently consists of 27 Member States. Within the Union‚ there is cooperation in the political‚ legal and economic terms. Since October 2005 negotiates Turkey‚ which is for 13 percent in Europe‚ with the EU accession. There are some great and important
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Should the UK leave the EU? The European Union made up of united countries whose governments work together. Each country has to pay money to be a member‚ and mostly do this by taxes to ensure they receive certain benefits. The money contributed by each country is used to change the way in which people live and do business in Europe. The intention of the EU is to unify people in Europe‚ however it is often debated whether or not being a member of the EU is beneficial for the UK. Many people believe
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EU Integration Theories:Neo-Functionalism “Any comprehensive theory of integration should potentially be a theory of disintegration.” (Schmitter‚ 2002: 4) Introduction Neo-functionalism‚ as the first integration theory of EU to form a regional cooperation‚ is a theory of collective security and collective development but there was a compromise‚ a negative side: interdependence; sometimes `excessively´ to a supranational authority and the risk of by-passing of nation state. The balance
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Risks and challenges of the EU expansion I. Introduction For several years now the European Union is discussing a possible enlargement‚ because several European countries have applied for membership in the EU. These are especially the former communist countries in Eastern Europe‚ that have clearly turned towards the west since the fall of the iron curtain. These countries are Bulgaria‚ the Baltic countries Latvia‚ Lithuania and Estonia‚ Poland‚ Romania‚ the Slovak Republic‚ the Czech Republic
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major significance and considerable controversy in recent years. Turkey applied for associate membership of the EU in 1959. The application resulted in an Association Agreement in 1963 whereby Turkey and the EU would conditionally and gradually create a customs union by 1995 at the latest. The customs union was considered as a step towards full membership at an unspecified future date. The EU granted Turkey financial assistance and protective tariffs in the first stage‚ but the second stage of gradual
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Economy i. How debt crisis started ii. The Bailouts c. The Flaws of the European Union i. The euro ii. Policy constraints iii. Integration 3. Conclusion a. My viewpoint i. The cracks must be fixed Greece is Sinking: Will They Drown the EU? Introduction Over the past few years‚ it seems that one cannot turn on the news without seeing something about Greece and its collapsing economy. It may have a high standard of living‚ but it has never had a top-tier economy and this was brought
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