PEST - Analysis This analysis is a helpful tool to take a closer look at the general environment. Although the PEST analysis rely on past events and experience‚ it can be used as a forecast of the future (Wilson and Gilligan‚ 1998). Political factors The political environment is good. The government is stable and reliable‚ even if Britain fails to achieve total agreement with some EU policies from time to time. At the present no EU directives are known which will have a direct effect on the
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Hristina RUNCHEVA PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE BINDING EU CHARTER Introduction G he concept of fundamental rights protection according to the modern political thought is considered as setting boundaries to the political power. The establishment of the European Union as a sui generis creation that goes beyond the boundaries of the traditional concept of the nation-state has created a new challenge: how to protect the fundamental rights in a community
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the forming of common policy‚ economics and transnational connections in European Union is European identity as a very important basic formation for the future development. Beyond the existing icons of Europeanisation‚ there is a circulating idea on the need of consciousness of European identity which is being systematically sponsored by the Administration of the European Union. A European identity is necessary for the European Union to avoid "fragmentation‚ chaos and conflict" of every kind (military
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emergence of a supra-national European citizen Kostas Theologou‚ PhD NTUA The emergence of a supra-national European citizen ABSTRACT This paper examines the emergence of European citizenship as a procedure of merging national (partial) characteristics into a supra-national formation. The paper summarizes the catalysts to the formation of a Pan-demos Europe. No doubt‚ the role of the nation-state is changing within the institutional frame-work of the European Union. The model of citizenship
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I. Introduction The European Union is a unique example of integration and unification. Alone integration process is complicated and complex. It had a crucial role in countries with their interests and aspirations‚ political situation‚ as well as key political figures who support or hinder this process by all means take place. European Union has been passing through various associations‚ contracts and transformations to reach its present development. The Treaty of Maastricht in 1992 -1993 makes
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The European Union should not let Turkey join the EU. The negotiations between Turkey and the European Union to join the European Union began already in October 2005. There are many arguments for allowing Turkey join the EU‚ but there are at least as many arguments against it. Should Turkey be allowed to join the EU (Rosenberg‚ Turkey in the European Union‚ 2008)? Many proponents think that Turkey’s location might be useful for the future. It can serve as a bridge between Europe and the Islamic
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The objective of my report is to analyze the external environment in "Ryanair-’Southwest" of European airlines" case‚ which is very important factor for the firm’s formulated effective strategy. The external environment consists of a wide array of economic and sociopolitical factors. It is the specific market arenas that the organization has chosen in its strategy; it provides the business opportunities to the firm and it’s also a source of threats or forces that may impede the successful implementation
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Giedrė LAPINSKIENĖ Vilnius Gediminas Technical University‚ LT-10223 Vilnius‚ Sauletekio‚ 11‚ E-mail: gielap@gmail.com Abstract. Taking into account the current financial crisis‚ the European Commission has launched the new strategy “Europe 2020‚” released as the follow up to the Lisbon strategy. Both strategies encourage the European Union countries to be competitive and to maintain the sustainable development
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in a geopolitically limiting way‚ to refer only to the European Union or‚ even more exclusively‚ a culturally defined core. The political implications of a European voice as opposed to the needs of each country being addressed individually. The issue of immigration : should there be one voice as well or should each country have its own rules and laws ? Border security : tourists and nationals can move effortlessly between European nations : does this pose a risk to a country ’ s security
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The article entitled “Europe as a Way of Life” is the last chapter in highly acclaimed book named “Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945” written by Tony Judt‚ a British historian and university professor specialized in European history particular in modern French history. He was a Marxist with Jewish background. He also was the author who wrote over fifteen books and was a frequent contributor to the several journal including the New York Review of Books many other journals in Europe. The article
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