Political Sustainability of the EU by Cristóbal Fernández de Soto T. The European Union —as we know it— is ill fated because of its structural legitimacy deficit. If only the ideal of Europe remains for the greatest part of the people‚ its governance is perceived as decision-making centred (Germany and the rest)‚ distant from citizen’s aspirations (both for the German constituency and for the rest)‚ distant from citizen’s experiences (technocratic rule by unelected bureaucrats)‚ impose by the
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Presentado por: Jack Fleming Julio 2011 Contents Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION THE EUROPEAN UNION IV. HISTORY Europe in ruins: the need for an integrated Europe The Economic Community 1960s: De Gaulle and the “empty chair crisis” 1970s: Eurosclerosis 1980s: A new direction for Europe The Maastricht
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The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is an agreement between participating European nations to share a single currency‚ the euro‚ and a single economic policy with set conditions of fiscal responsibility. Since the euro entered in circulation in 2002‚ the European Union has become more and more powerful. However‚ in 2008 when the economic crisis dramatically started with a huge bank investment from the bank in the United states of America “Lehman Brothers »‚ “Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
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The European Union The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union of 7 member states which are located primarily in Europe. Its capital is Brussels. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community‚ formed by the Inner Six countries‚ which were France‚ Italy‚ West Germany‚ Luxembourg‚ Belgium and the Netherlands‚ in 1951 and 1958 respectively. In the intervening years the community and its successors have grown size by
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2. The European Union is a political and economic Union‚ which is collectively made up of twenty-eight European countries. The intention of the European Union is to foster economic and political cooperation between the member states‚ and “to make war not only unthinkable‚ but materially impossible.” (Schuman Doctrine) The belief of the European Union is that by promoting trade and interdependence between the member states‚ it will not only make them less likely to engage in war with each other‚ but
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Introduction On 25 March 2017‚ the European Union will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its existence. Nevertheless‚ the European Council and the presidents of the twenty seven member states are aware that it is not a perfect union. The Hanseatic League is probably the oldest trace of city alliances in Europe that actually started as a merchant’s society in the Middle Ages. The main interest of this work is to analyse this trade alliance from three different points of view to outline the similarities
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EUROPEAN STUDIES INTENSIVE PROGRAMME University of Groningen‚ the Netherlands 2010 EUROPE BETWEEN EUROPEANIZATION AND GLOBALISATION Student Name: F. Osvaldino N. Monteiro Home University: Deusto University Sub -theme: Socializing the Global in Europe: Micro-level and Regional developments Title of the Paper: “Reflecting about Secondary Education within the European Union in the context of knowledge-based Economy: the challenge of developing new competences” Table of Contents ABSTRACT
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EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES TASK 4.3 1 European Policies a. Monetary system (EMS) European Monetary system was set up in 1979. Its purpose is “ to establish greater monetary stability in the European Union. The exchange rates between currencies can fluctuate considerably.” ( BBP Professional education‚ 2004) In Europe‚ EMS is playing a very important role to recognize change in relative prices‚ avoid inflation risk premium‚ reduce the distortionary impact of tax and social security systems and
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Pros and Cons of the European Union Do you think it is useful to join into a union especially the European Union to strengthen their economic positions? The question could be simple to answer but an individual must look much deeper into the situation. For instance‚ what are the pros and cons of joining a union? The European Union has many pros but also many cons. The European Union was formed in February 1992 with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. It consist of originally twelve members
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consumers since the enlargement of the European Union in 2007‚ it is the biggest market in the world. Moreover‚ it was one of the key factors concerning the creation of the European Community. The establishment of the Single Market represents a liberal entity‚ in which the suppression of barriers for the exchange of goods is perceived as a factor of growth and encouraging employment. The establishment of the Market was based on 3 crucial steps: - Custom union (no more custom barriers for the intra-community
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