discrimination against non nationals and if the Redundancy payments Act can be seen as discriminatory against Carlota and justifications the member state may have against this. In the last paragraph‚ I will be talking about the direct effect of Directives‚ and state liability as in Francovich & Bonifaci v Italy. Issues: paragraphs 1-3 The issues arising are whether the Luxembourg law (which prohibits the sale of any drink containing more than 5% sugar) constitutes a measure equivalent to
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economic crisis of 2007‚ Spain was the EU´s “economic miracle” and now is the EU member state with the highest unemployment rate amongst other serious problems. Spain is now being subjected to tough austerity policies to deal the with the crisis and because of the problem of its indebtedness‚ particularly its high level of external debt. Spain´s integration in the EU and the Eurozone has played a major role in the boom and deep crisis.1 From its entry‚ the EU has made significant progress in the
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In this essay I shall attempt to analyse whether the separation of powers is respected in the attribution of competences within the European Union. The separation of powers In order to assess this question we first have to consider what the doctrine of separation of powers actually is. The idea was developed by the French jurist Montesquieu in the 18th Century. It is based on a division of power between the legislature‚ the executive and the judiciary. Each institution have their distinct and largely
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of the EU Topic: Is there a democratic deficit in the EU? "A democratic deficit occurs when democratic organizations or institutions in fact fall short of fulfilling what are believed to be the principles of democracy."1 Having this in mind‚ many claim that the governance and decision-making of the European Union lacks democratic legitimacy. Are these allegations true? Or is the democratic deficit of the EU just a myth? In order to establish if there is democratic deficit within the EU‚ first
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EU COHESION POLICY C O N T E N T 1. Introduction 2 2. The Lisbon Treaty – A Union for the 21st Century 3 3. The EU institutional framework: legal framework and main bodies for the EU cohesion policy 5 4. The Funds 8 5. Grouping of the Member States and its regions in the Fifth report on economic‚ social and territorial cohesion (2010) 15 6. Cohesion policy in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2007-2013 and in MFF 2014-2020
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violations‚ including noncompliance of airworthiness directives. Airworthiness directives (AD) are notification to operators about a deficiency within their certified equipment and must be fixed. It is mandatory for the operator‚ Eastern Airlines‚ to comply with the AD otherwise their equipment is not airworthy. Even though the operator is at fault‚ FAA should be questioned for their inadequate oversight. According to the report many airworthiness directive noncompliances by the operator went undetected
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Healthcare Reform and Advanced Directives To save an individual or to not save an individual‚ this is the question at hand. Many uninformed Americans are up in arms over the notion of the government forcing the elderly Medicare patient to make an advanced directive. Healthcare reform as a whole has been a highly debated topic as it should be‚ but there are many aspects of the new healthcare reform bill that have their own energized debate. An advanced directive is one of them‚ but the debate
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The concept of the Union Citizenship introduced at Maastricht for the 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
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YOUR CLAIM FORM Claim no: 10954683 The excess you must Policy no: 29869509 £100.00 13-Jan-2014 Date from printed: 1 - YOUR DETAILS Full name Mr Ahok Kumar Address Previous name PostCode Date of Birth 03-11-1987 Previous Occupation address (if lived at current Employment address for status PostCode 2 - PHONE DETAILS - What phone are you claiming for? Please check your phone details below and provide your handset colour & memory size if applicable
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and aid policies of the EU CONTENT 1 TRADE AND AID POLICIES WITH THIRD PARTIES 1 1.1 THE WTO 1 1.1.1 FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS 2 2 MAIN TRADING PARTNERS OF THE EU 3 2.1 USA 3 2.1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSATLANTIC CO-OPERATION 3 2.1.2 DISPUTES BETWEEN THE EU AND THE USA 4 2.2 CHINA AND ASIA 4 2.3 RUSSIA 5 3 TRADE POLICIES WITH CERTAIN GROUPS 7 3.1 WIDER EUROPE: THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY 7 3.2 THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION 8 3.3 EU-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS
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