The operations of the European Union are hinged on its supranational institutions and progressive agreements among its 28 member countries. Since its inception in the mid 1950s‚ this organisation has witnessed significant growths and the consequent adoption of various treaties all aimed at rearranging the constitutional and legislative frameworks among its major institutions. The latest of such treaties was the Treaty of Lisbon adopted in 2007 and one which accorded the European parliament to a higher
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The Europeans were motivated to embark on voyages for discovery had many motives. One motivation was to find the fantastic lands described in works such as the Travels of Mandeville and the legends of the magical kingdom of Prester John. Columbus even took a copy of Marco Polos Travels with him on his voyages. The most important motive was economic. The conquests of the Ottoman Turks had cut the Europeans off from trade with Asia. The overland trade routes were controlled by the Arab Muslims
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1 A “real” European Union World order is going to change in the near future. This year 2012 will be remembered as the year the European Union become a reality. There are three big events occurring this year that are promoting a larger economic‚ political and social unity inside the EU. A united Europe is a project that has taken a long time to create and that had overcome many difficulties. All the indefinitions in the EU in the past have created many problems in the present‚ but now they work
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Maastricht introduced European citizenship. This finally defined what an EU citizen ’ is‚ most obviously in the amended Article 17 of the Treaty of Rome. This declared that in order for one to hold "citizenship of the Union"‚ one must hold "nationality of a Member State". So anyone with nationality to a country within the European union is immediately granted European Citizenship. Consequently all nationals belonging to states joining the EU will also be automatically conferred European citizenship. It
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Have you ever wondered what was behind the European Imperialism…. Probably not‚ but i’m going to tell you anyways. European Imperialism was about controlling the most amount of land in Africa or in any area of land. There are three main topics in European Imperialism‚ they are economics‚ military‚ and exploratory. Economics was a great driving force of European Imperialism. I will tell you why‚ with evidence I found in a few documents. In document Eit shows how Great Britain imports and exports
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After the industrial revolution‚ imperialism became a common practice of European nations to take over weaker nations or regions and dominates its economic‚ political‚ and cultural life. Imperialism affected many countries in Asia such as China‚ India‚ Japan‚ and Africa. European expansion began in the 15th century however the process greatly accelerated in the 19th century. British economic and political interest in India began in the 17th century‚ when the East India Company established trading
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important factor in the development of early Europe as it forced growth amongst nations and pushed into an era of exploration and discovery. This took place throughout the Americas‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe and yet the same motivations held true. Early Europeans participated in imperialism to fuel economic growth‚ fulfill moral obligations‚ and equalize rivalries. Imperialism held the key to promoting economic growth‚ as Europe required more places to sell its goods. African and Asian countries required
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GEO-101-004 Dr. Hellrigel European Union & Supranationalism The European Union is an economic and political union started by six countries in 1950 and now up to 27 different countries. Supranationalism is a voluntary association in economic‚ political‚ or cultural spheres of three or more independent states willing to yield some measure of sovereignty for their mutual benefits. (Regions pg.56) These are two major modern transformations for Europe‚ which link up with each other because of
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civilizations and land were colonized by European nations and approximately ninety percent of the African continent has been controlled by the European powers. In 1884‚ The Scramble for Africa‚ the colonisation of African countries‚ has started. Two of the major countries which led to the colonization of African territories were The United Kingdom and France; they both thought that imperialism was a simple way to carry out their responsibilities to civilize Non-European countries‚ but it then ended as a
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Did the benefits of European exploration of the New World outweigh the consequences? No‚ the benefits of European exploration of the new world did not outweigh the consequences. Was the benefits of European exploration of the new world was worth it. There was good things happen during the European exploration too. But was it worth it and the consequences lead to them. I have three reasons why the benefits did not outweigh the consequences. First‚ according to document
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