English Part 2 Words: 1132June 4‚ 2013 Gender Quota in European Companies Women are having a hard time reaching top positions in companies. The European Union recognizes this problem and decided to implement new laws that require quotas for women in businesses. According to the European Commission‚ women need to work an extra of 59 days to match the salary earned by men‚ which makes an average gender pay gap of 16.2% across the European Union in 2010. ("Equal pay day:‚" 2013). The reason why the
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Core Issues in European Politics 3 Main sources of political conflict in Europe 1. National Interests 2. Ideology 3. Domestic Politics - Most relevant political arena for most politicians - Euroscepticism / Populism Issue 1: European Finances Issue 1.1: Debt Crisis • • • • Public Debt Low growth Ageing + Welfare States Targets of financial speculation: - Portugal‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Greece‚ Spain (’PIIGS’) Issue 1.2: Troubled Banks Issue 1.3: Welfare State Reform • Welfare spending
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No. F. 33-2/2013-NVS(Acad) Dated : Oct. 24‚ 2013 To‚ The Deputy Commissioners Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti All Regions. Sub. European Union Essay Competition – 2013 – reg. Sir/Madam‚ I am to draw your kind attention to the Commissioner’s meeting with Joint Secretary’s Chamber regarding conduct of a European Union Essay Competition 2013-14. This contest will be fined to Class XI students. It is proposed that the essay competition may be conducted on the convenient
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Mirlena Stefani FASTIP June 2012 Mirlena Stefani FASTIP June 2012 Payment Instruments in European Area Payment Instruments in European Area Contents Introduction 1 1. Chapter I - Key Concepts - Payments 2 1.1 Paymants and the payment system 2 1.2 Types of Payment 3 1.3 Payment Instruments 4 2. Chapter II - The Payment Market Landscape in the Euro Area 6 2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Payment instruments 7 2.2.2 Non-cash payment instruments 7 2.3 Large-value payment system operating
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The Threat of Chinese Market to the European Companies China is the single most important challenge for EU trade policy. EU-China trade has increased dramatically in the past few years‚ doubling between 2000 and 2005. Europe is China’s largest export market; China is Europe’s largest source of imports. This trade policy paper addresses the economic and competitive challenges that flow from this change and the responses the EU should adopt in the area of trade and investment. The EU’s open
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The European Court of Auditors Introduction The European Court of Auditors is the fifth institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg to audit the accounts of EU institutions. This report will cover 3 aspects which are history‚ organization and president. Then it will give some criticism about the declaration of assurance and the size of the court. History The Court of Auditors was created by the 1975 Budgetary Treaty and was formerly established on 1977-10-18
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Social Differences Preserving the unique history and cultural differences of European nations presented itself as a roadblock to early European cooperation. •Long standing rivalries/histories •Nationalism (France 1960s DeGaulle withdrawal from NATO) •Class/Wealth/Ethnic distinctions between Nations Political Differences Political disagreements between Europe’s leaders lead to an impasse in early European cooperation. •Concerns over Sovereignty/ Central Power over Europe/ Central
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Name 09/23/14 World History The Economic and Political Causes of European Exploration and Colonization By 1400s‚ European countries began to dominate the globe with trade and advanced technologies. England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal emerged as the strongest nations in the 1400s and 1500s. For reasons separate for each‚ the dominant European powers desired to expand their reign beyond Europe. Europeans began exploring various economic reasons‚ but they did not want to set up colonies right away
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consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original motives for exploration were wealth‚ power
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What are the differences between Europeanization and European Integration? The European Union (EU) has attracted much scholarly interest since it’s founding in the 1950’s. It is an organisation unlike any other‚ and with currently twenty-five members‚ holds a great deal of influence on the continent. This research paper shall look at two key fields of study within European studies; these are European Integration and Europeanization. Despite the similarity in the terms‚ these are two fields are
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