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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Energy Policy in EU The European Union has entered a new and crucial stage in energy policy. After the adoption of legally binding targets to address climate change‚ energy security and competitiveness‚ the 27 member states are now turning their attention to the implementation of these targets. However‚ with an unfinished internal market for gas and electricity and with member states continuing to focus on bilateral energy relationships with supplier countries‚ the EU is still at the very beginning
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EU-Bangladesh Relations at a glance: Since Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971‚ its population has grown from about 70 million people to 150 million or more in 2009. Over the same time period‚ the population of the European Community has expanded as new countries have joined. From six EC Member States in 1971 with a combined population of some 210 million‚ the European Union (EU) as it is now called has 27 Member States with some 500 million people. The European Community (EC) established
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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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EU Politics and Governance The success of the European Union stems from delivering its initial objectives which were a lasting peace‚ prosperity and security. Having done so has created a body of laws and norms known as acquis communautaire in the Community ’s parlance. However‚ when analysing closely‚ one finds that the EU exports its norms and regulatory policies to its allies and countries and regions throughout the world. Having studied many of the EU policies that are either intergovernmental
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important of EU legislation. The EU is the leading authority in this area with up to 80% of UK legislation on environmental affairs estimated to come from the EU. However‚ critics of EU environmental policy question the efficiency of some measures‚ arguing that the cost of complying with these regulations leaves European business uncompetitive‚ especially in the face of increased competition from countries such as China and India‚ which do not have such strict environmental rules. How the EU ’s environmental
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Union and the NAFTA‚ NAFTA’s functional structure. A brief introduction if NAFTA and EU confront one another. Executive Summary Some would doubt that the formation of NAFTA was the American response to the European Single Act that formed the EU‚ which is made up of 27 countries. There is nothing to gain for both the blocs. However in some areas‚ “peaceful co-existence” and some form of “stricter ties” between the EU and NAFTA would prove to be beneficial for both. Introduction The NAFTA and the
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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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Energy as the Defining Component in EU-Russian Relations After the Eastern EU Enlargement Marek Neuman* University of Groningen m.neuman@rug.nl * Marek Neuman is a PhD student at the University of Groningen‚ Groningen‚ The Netherlands. This paper has been presented at the Fourth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics held on 25 - 27 September 2008 at the University of Latvia‚ Riga‚ Latvia. Please do not distribute or quote without permission of the author. Introduction Since the
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