Proposed EU Scoping Paper Philippine Counter-Draft Proposed Philippine Positions Elements of the EU-South Korea FTA Projects‚ overseas films may bid but there is a 15% price preference for domestic suppliers.36 For other procurement projects such as those funded domestically‚ only firms with at least 60% or 75% Filipino ownership or interest‚ depending on the type of procurement‚ may participate. However‚ if the goods are not available locally‚ or when there is a need to prevent unfair competition
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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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disadvantages of immigration in Western EU countries 5 2.4.1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of companies? 6 2.4.2 How are domestic workers affected by foreign workers? 7 2.4.3 What are the motives for immigration to Western welfare states? 8 3. Conclusion 9 Introduction The freedom of movement of workers without restrictions within the European Union has existed since 1986 when the Single European Act was created. Nevertheless‚ every EU enlargement‚ especially concerning countries
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History of the Treaty of Constitution for Europe – TCE: The establishment of a Treaty of Constitution for Europe (TCE) was a treaty attempting to create a solid constitution for the European Union that was unratified. The ideia was replace the current European Union treaties with a Constitution text‚ with legal force to the Charter of Fundamental Rights and expand Qualified Majority Voting into policy areas. The Treaty was actually signed on October 2004 by representatives of 25 member states
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| EU Aid to South Africa | HIV/AIDS in South Africa | This research is about the current HIV/AIDS situation in South Africa‚ and the involvement of the European Union in this issue. | Ena Macic (11067365) Jozua Dam (11034505) ES4e-1D Lecturer: Dave van Ginhoven April 19‚ 2012 Executive summary The aim of this research report is to inform about the spread of HIV/AIDS; how can the EU work better with South Africa to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS? It is known that the problem is quit
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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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commitment‚ divisions over economic priorities and turbulence in international markets all played their role in frustrating progress towards EMU. Despite these obstacles‚ the second half of the 20th century saw a constant search by the growing number of EU Member States for deeper economic integration as a means of strengthening the political bonds between them and protecting the common market. The road towards today’s Economic and Monetary Union and the euro area can be divided into four phases:
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European Union. It will also look at the contributions that the EU has made to the UK. Also the future of enlargement‚ and the consequences it may have in Britain with immigration and the economy. Six nations‚ also known in European circles as the Inner Six‚ did not want a repeat of abuse of power that Germany had when Hitler was in power‚ so they agreed that Germany would not be allowed to have its own military force. Since then‚ the EU has extended outside the six nations; it now has twenty-seven
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the UK population showed that around half of the UK’s citizens would vote to pull out of the EU if it went to referendum. However‚ after all of the economic‚ political‚ and social advantages of being a member of the EU are considered‚ it remains clear that leaving the EU is not in the UK’s best interest. Economically‚ it does not make sense for the UK to leave the world’s largest trade block considering the EU buys fifty percent of the UK’s exports‚ at a time when the UK’s current account deficit is
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EU Enlargement Background The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC)‚ formed by six countries in 1958. In 1967 they merged into European Community. The Maastricht Treaty established the EU under its current name in 1993. The EU has grown its size by the accession of new member states. For example‚ on May
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