The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also
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Citizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty‚ which was signed in 1992‚ and has been in force since 1993. European citizenship is supplementary to national citizenship and affords rights such as the right to vote in European elections‚ the right to free movement‚ settlement and employment across the EU‚ and the right to consular protection from other EU states’ embassies when a person’s country of citizenship does not maintain an embassy or consulate in the country they
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Introduction of European Union The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries working together to improve life for their citizens and to build a better world. In just half a century it has delivered peace and prosperity in Europe‚ a single currency and a frontier-free ’single market ’ where people‚ goods‚ services and capital can move around freely. It has become a major trading bloc‚ and a world leader in fields such as environmental protection and development aid. The European Union
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the European Integration Background – Intellectual context -‐ to understand the theories of European integration‚ it is important to consider the intellectual context from which the idea of European integration emerged Federalism – Altiero Spinelli -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ Spinelli: leader of the European Union
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Tony Pinchot POSC339 Final Exam The European Union: Supranational or Intergovernmental? The European Union is a complex political body that is very difficult to summarize under simply one category. However‚ I believe the most important categorization to help explain the European Union and how it operates is whether it is viewed as a primarily supranational or intergovernmental organization. The main difference between whether the European Union is viewed as a success or failure hinges primarily
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‘The Netherlands and the European Union’ Table Of Contents 1. History of the European Union 2. The Netherlands and Europe 3. Positive rated topics by Dutch people 4. Negative feelings towards European Union 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the European Union 6. The European Policy from the Netherlands in the coming years 7. Sources History of the European Union Nowadays the European Union contains 27 members and
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with the European Central Bank being their central bank. The United Kingdom has decided to stay out of the European Union and stick with their currency of the Pound. Their central bank is the Bank of England located in London. Both of these countries are 2 of the biggest‚ most powerful countries in the European Union so they both have quite the impact on how the European Union behaves. Both France and the United Kingdom are members of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. While France
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NAFTA AND EUROPEAN UNION The NAFTA and the European Union comprising 27 countries constitute the largest trading blocs in the world. In 2008‚ the value of exports of goods and services from the European Union to the NAFTA region amounted to 450.2 billion Euros while the value of imports of goods and services to the European Union from the NAFTA bloc amounted to 362.1 billion Euros. For Canada the European Union is the second most important trade partner. In 2008‚ the exports of goods and services
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the European Union The European Union is political and economic union that consists of 28 member states located primarily on the European continent. The process of forming the European Union has a long history. Through the history‚ the European Union has to undergone some expansions which were each of them‚ separately‚ discussed and also followed by some policies. While the European Union still expanding its borders‚ there is a question‚ about the size of the union‚ which
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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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