government a ‘good kicking’ during European elections‚ as seen in the UK‚ Spain and France‚ rather than vote on a broad manifesto of ideas. This is fuelled further by MEPs campaigning on local issues rather than European ones.” This is an example of part of the democratic deficit in the European Parliament. To further show how there is a democratic deficit in the European Parliament I will explain how it is largely inaccessible to its European citizens and how the European Parliament lacks the power that
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of the EU William D. Smith ABUS 383 The European Union is a union of 27 member countries‚ that predominately operates in Europe. It had predecessors‚ however under the current name‚ it was founded in 1993 after the Maastricht Treaty. Since its founding‚ the EU has adopted many policies and regulations to theoretically make its members better off‚ however the current crisis does not reflect much positivity to this. So‚ how could the Europeans possibly overcome this current debt crisis?
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describe the impact of international factors on a selected business. M3 – assess the impact of changes in the global and European business environment on a selected business. Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This amounts to an average of five per cent over the five-year period
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as a result of the banking crisis which has spread throughout the world since 2008. The countries in question are Portugal‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Greece & Spain all of whom have requested financial aid from the European central bank. In order for the countries to pay back the loans from the European central bank they will need to implement austerity measures in the form of raising taxes and reducing costs on public spending‚ the effect of that will be job losses within the public sector. This is turn
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On a proper interpretation of the case law of the European Court of Justice‚ there can be no doubt that the real seat theory is dead throughout the EU Discuss. Since the Treaty of Rome entered in force in 1958‚ companies were allowed to be formed across the EU benefit from the basic right of the freedom of establishment. The principle of freedom of establishment set out in Article 49 (ex Article 43 TEC) enables an economic company to operate an activity in one or more Member States. At present
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[pic] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Before we start to discuss the counter-terrorism strategies of European Union‚ we have to first answer the question: “What is terrorism?” or “How exactly can be terrorism defined?” When answering this question we will encounter two “problems”. Firstly‚ it is not straightforward to define this worldwide-known term because of its complexity of relating criminal‚ unlawful activities and there is no universal definition of terrorism. And secondly
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the potential reforms that could be made to the European Parliament to make it a more powerful institution. My main source of information when it came to these reform ideas where the core text by Neil Nugent‚ Michelle Cini’s "European Union Politics" and Judge and Earnshaw’s "The European Parliament"‚ which can be found on the reading list for this seminar. I found them to be good sources of information‚ as they lay out powers and roles of the European Parliament‚ as previously laid out in this presentation
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The European Union The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union of 7 member states which are located primarily in Europe. Its capital is Brussels. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community‚ formed by the Inner Six countries‚ which were France‚ Italy‚ West Germany‚ Luxembourg‚ Belgium and the Netherlands‚ in 1951 and 1958 respectively. In the intervening years the community and its successors have grown size by
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2. The European Union is a political and economic Union‚ which is collectively made up of twenty-eight European countries. The intention of the European Union is to foster economic and political cooperation between the member states‚ and “to make war not only unthinkable‚ but materially impossible.” (Schuman Doctrine) The belief of the European Union is that by promoting trade and interdependence between the member states‚ it will not only make them less likely to engage in war with each other‚ but
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full impact. The scope of the change to the UK constitution that has been instigated by it and other European Court of Justice decisions has been conceptualised as ranging from a ‘legal evolution’ to ‘revolution’. Although some theories are more convincing than others‚ each faces its own weaknesses. However‚ notwithstanding the conclusion of this particular speculative debate‚ the processes of European integration has undoubtedly quickened the pace at which UK Parliament and courts as part of a globalised
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