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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HANDELS- UND W IRTSCHAFTSRECHT‚ LAW AND ECONOMICS Compilation of German and European Statutes 7th Edition 03/2011 Content I. BASIC LAW ....................................................................................................................... 4 II. CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ............... 40 III. CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ....................................................................
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The European sovereign debt crisis‚ which made it difficult or impossible for some countries in the euro area to repay or re-finance their government debt without the assistance of third parties (Haidar‚ Jamal Ibrahim‚ 2012)‚ had already badly hurt the economies in “PIIGS”‚ Portugal‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Greece and Spain. This financial contagion continues to spread throughout the euro area‚ and becomes a dangerous threat not only to European economy‚ but also to global economy. Although a commonly
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asked to present a proposal to the steering committee comparing the advantages and disadvantages of starting operations in one of two selected foreign countries. The steering committee has determined that one alternative must be a member of the European Union (EU) while the other cannot be a member of the EU. Subject to these conditions‚ you may choose any two foreign countries‚ except China‚ Czech Republic‚ and Romania for comparison. Deliverable: There are many factors to consider in your
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Running head: European Data Protection Directive European Data Protection Directive Piera Hosinski SECURE MANAGEMENT ( MGT 580 Winter 2012) Instructor: Christopher Sobota Abstract “The Data Protection Directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data) is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the European Union. It is an important component
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Managing the inventory imbalance at the European DC Problem Definition With the DeskJet market booming in Europe‚ retailers are demanding high availability of products. The core problem for HP is that it is piling up inventory in its European Distribution Centre (DC) to meet this demand‚ but there are still complaints of product shortages. This is because: * Wrong/unpopular country-specific product models are stocked up‚ while the popular “localized” models run out- caused by ineffective
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European Free Trade Association Renata Culcean 1st year IBM 23th of November 2010 Table of contents I. Foundation 3 II. The Association is responsible for the management of: 3 III. The EFTA States 5 IV. Free Trade Agreements 6 V. What is in an EFTA Free Trade Agreement? 6 5.1 Agriculture 6 5.2 Fish and other Marine Products 7 5.3 Rules of Origin 7
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Introduction Considered to be one of the most advanced forms of regional economic integration‚ the European Union (EU) is an assemblage of 27 countries that share a common goal of mutual prosperity‚ cooperation and peace. There is no other such union in the world‚ although it in many ways serves as a model of integration that has so far has not been successfully replicated. Being part of the EU has many advantages and disadvantages for countries. The advantages include access to SEM; funds
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EUROPEAN BUSINESS ENVIROMENT-BUSN 102 ASSINGMENT 1 REFERENCES ELENI OPSIMOU BSC IN BA DEADLINE 12/1/15 45% OF THE FINAL MARK QUESTION 1 CURRENT EU COUNTRIES COUNTRY POPULATION IN MILLIONS AUSTRIA 8.3 BELGIUM 10.7 BULGARIA
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Ireland and the European Union 1998 - 2010 Introduction Ireland has been recognised as one of the fastest growing countries compared to other European Union (EU) countries in the 1980s and 1990s. With a wider and in-depth communication with the EU as well as the rest of the world‚ the great changes have emerged from the increasing of export‚ output and employment thus named Ireland as “Celtic Tiger” (O’Donnell‚ 1998). This assay will specify Ireland’s great changes in terms of macro-economic
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