European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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SAVE FILE AS from your browser ’s toolbar above.In Chrome‚ select right click (with your mouse) on this page and select SAVE AS Record: 1 Title: The Sentinel Source: Masterplots II: Short Story Series‚ Revised Edition; January 2004‚ p1-2 Article Author: Virginia‚ Mary E. Document Type: Work Analysis Biographical Information: Clarke‚ Arthur C. Pseudonym: Charles Willis; E. B. O’Brien Full Name: Arthur Charles Clarke Gender: Male National Identity: United Kingdom; England Language:
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September 11‚ 2001: Conspiracy or Not? What if everything one was supposed to believe was wrong? What if the people who are supposed to protect citizens from danger‚ do not? What if 9/11‚ the most tragic day in American history‚ was caused by the people we are supposed to respect and we are supposed and to believe‚ our government? Could our government have masterminded this horrific crime? Actually‚ I believe they did. In August 1997‚ on the front cover of FEMA’s‚ The Federal Emergency Management
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Department of History & Geography Morgan State University Baltimore‚ Maryland 21251-0001 Final Assignment By Randall Craig Aubrey Thompson History 102.101 Monday‚ June 30‚ 2014 Identify and discuss the factors responsible for European expansionism from the 15th century. What were the social‚ political and economic effects of this expansionism on Europe‚ Africa and the Americas? There were three chief factors in the 15th century European expansionism. European nations such
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Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing social divisions within China. The global flow of silver during this time caused disputes and changes economically as seen in documents 2‚4‚6‚7‚and
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1. The Cassis Case was a landmark in the European history of law. Explain Why Germany impeded the liquor to be sold because of non-conformity to German products (not the same alcohol level as German liquors: could be misunderstood and misused by consumers). * The ECF said it was a restricting measure in the frame of the Common Market and draw the following rule from this case for the free movement of goods * Any product legally manufactured and sold in one member state must be allowed to
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Christina Blackwell Global History March 5 ‚ 13 The European expansion resulted in the death of millions to better the lives of the few in Europe at the time. In 1492 there was beyond an enormous amount of genocide than ever before. The Europeans invaded the land of the Native Americans and Africans took them ‚ crowded them on ships and decided that it was ok and civil. During the triangle trade though many goods were transferred so was disease ad slaves. European expansion was definitely a
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The European Union‚ which was previously known as the European Community is an institutional framework that began in 1951 between six countries with the intention of constructing a unified Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to economically and politically unite Europe so that another war among the European nations would not occur. The enlargement of the European Union is a historic opportunity to foster peace after generations of division and conflict. After fifty plus years
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BACKGROUND The European Union (EU) was founded as the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to promote economic and political integration in Europe. The beginning of the EEC followed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community‚ created after World War II as a means of promoting integration among former enemies. The EEC has expanded from its original six members (Belgium‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ and Netherlands) to include United Kingdom‚ Ireland
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I. General Information 1. What are the goals of the European Union (EU) and what is its total membership? Briefly discuss one of the financial issues under discussion. Answer: * The primary function of the European Union was to unify nations which were crippled from World War II. The E.U. also aims to bring together countries who are financially interdependent on each other. * The European Union is currently made up of 27 member nations. * Aim to reduce roughly
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