Many reasons were behind European Colonization of the New World‚ which‚ in countless ways‚ shaped the lifestyle we know today. However‚ three of those reasons stand out most in assessing what made the colonization of the Americas possible. New trade routes‚ religious freedom‚ and ambitions of wealth all played major roles in colonizing the Americas. When Columbus set out west‚ he was seeking a new‚ faster route to Asia. He did discover an important route to somewhere. While the route to the Americas
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Enforcing the European Union legal system is diverse and done on multiple platforms; through not only actions taken against member states for breach of their obligations‚ but also‚ for example‚ through the use of direct effect1. Article 267 TFEU; an organism devised to practice private enforcement of EU law before national courts‚ has been critical to ensure uniform interpretation and application of EU law in member states. References for preliminary rulings occur when the national courts are presented
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Section 1 The European Commission has taken legal action against the UK due to the excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air and for breaching its obligation to reduce these levels by 2010. Of the 43 zones in the UK‚ 40 exceed the standard set by the European Air Pollution Directive in 1999 to take effect in 2010. The Directive states if the deadline has not been met‚ an extension can be granted upon the approval of submitted air quality plans. Air quality plans have been submitted
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Case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission V. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores‚ Inc. Facts/Summary Abercrombie & Fitch Stores‚ Inc. (A&F) followed a ‘Look Policy’ administering the way its employees dressed in office. One of the policy explicitly says that caps must not be worn but however they did not define the term ‘cap’. The problem aroused when a practicing Muslim named Samantha Elauf‚ wore a headscarf due to her religious beliefs (Oyez‚ n.d.). One day‚ Elauf decided to apply at Abercrombie
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main advantages and disadvantages of European Union enlargement for a) existing members and b) for applicant countries. In 2004 we will see the biggest enlargement in the history of the EU. All previous enlargements have significantly impacted on the regional focus of the EU’s external policies. The countries joining the EU in 2004 are Cyprus‚ Czech Republic‚ Estonia‚ Hungary‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Malta‚ Poland‚ Slovakia and Slovenia and will expand the European Union from currently 15 members to 25
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Briefly describe the current crisis in the Eurozone. Discuss its potential effects on European integration and theorize as to how to overcome the crisis. Country | CIA 2007 | OECD 2009 | IMF 2009 | CIA 2009 | EuroStat 2010 | Austria | 59.10 | 72.7 | 67.10 | 66.40 | 72.3 | Belgium | 84.60 | 100.4 | 93.70 | 101.00 | 96.8 | Cyprus | 59.60 | | 56.20 | 56.20 | 60.8 | Estonia | 3.40 | | | 7.10 | 6.6 | Eurozone | | | | | 86.0 | Finland | 35.90 | 52.6 | 44.00 | 40.30 | 48.4 |
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The history and current state of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy development The European Union is indeed a unique entity‚ both from the internal and external perspectives. And if from the internal side it’s mostly about the people of the Union‚ their interests and rights‚ then from the external it’s mainly the compromise between the member states about any action‚ decision‚ or even declaration. Having so little competence within the external dimension the EU institutions
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Lisa Huang Mr. Birtwell U.S History Honors November‚ 26th‚ 2012 What were the effects of the contact between Europeans and North Americans? Ever since 1485‚ Christopher Columbus‚ an explorer from Italy‚ began to vigorously look for sponsor for his voyage. He presented his idea of sailing to the Atlantic and into mysterious Asia to John II‚ King of Portugal. Yet‚ he was interested in his plan. John II and the royalties thought the plan was unfavorable and unrealistic. When Columbus was about
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1. Abstract: There has been a great deal of interest in the formation of a currency union in Asia since the countries of the European Union (EU) decided to introduce a single currency for Europe. Most of the studies have been to identify the relationships between the existing economic integrations as NAFTA and EU and the ASEAN. The objective of this paper is to summarize proposed future evolution of Asian currency arrangements and examine it theoretically and empirically from a broad perspective
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Lars Rensmann PL 315 Institutions and Policies of the European Union November 2‚ 2013 Asymmetric Integration in the EU: Nuclear Energy Policy within European member states The delegation of powers by member states for the process of integration has made the European Union unique in its kind. Although the main European theoretical schools might argue whether the EU is more supranational and intergovernmental‚ no one can argue that European states have made a serious commitment to create an “ever
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