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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government a ‘good kicking’ during European elections‚ as seen in the UK‚ Spain and France‚ rather than vote on a broad manifesto of ideas. This is fuelled further by MEPs campaigning on local issues rather than European ones.” This is an example of part of the democratic deficit in the European Parliament. To further show how there is a democratic deficit in the European Parliament I will explain how it is largely inaccessible to its European citizens and how the European Parliament lacks the power that
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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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“The European Union – The Road To Lisbon” Why and how was the European Union created? The predecessor of the European Union was the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It was a collaboration of 6 nations (West Germany‚ France‚ Italy‚ Belgium‚ Netherlands and Luxembourg)‚ formed in 1951. Its aim was to unify Western Europe after World War II‚ to ensure peace and stability in Europe and to prevent division amongst allies by increasing the economic interdependencies of these countries. In the
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describe the impact of international factors on a selected business. M3 – assess the impact of changes in the global and European business environment on a selected business. Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This amounts to an average of five per cent over the five-year period
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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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Financial System of European Union | Capital Markets & Financial Institutions | | TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Enlarged European Union of 27.......................................................................................3 a. Introduction.......................................................................................................................3 b. A Brief Explanation Economy in EU...........................................................................
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3 w 2006 Language conflicts in the European Union Ulrich International IJAL © 0802-6106 O 3 16 Language riginal The Ammon Author Article conflicts Journal Journal inLtd of the compilation Applied European Linguistics © Union 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Oxford‚ UK Publishing On finding a politically acceptable and practicable solution for EU institutions that satisfies diverging interests Ulrich Ammon University Duisburg-Essen For EU institutions‚ having a single internal working language
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Moldova’s relations with European Union: the wind of change? Content: 1. Historical overview ……………………………………………………………………….2 2. From RSSM to Republic of Moldova……………………………..……...……………….3 3. Moldova’s relations with EU: …………………………………………………………….3 3.1. 1991-1998 - “wait and see”…………………………………………………………..4 3.2. 1998-2008 – “two steps forward and one back”……………………...………………4 3.3. 2009-2010 – “twitter revolution”- turning point in Moldova – EU relations ………..6 3.4
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economic benefit from reducing interregional trade and tariff barriers La Raison d’Etre Successful economic union requires favorable economic‚ political‚ cultural‚ and geographic factors as a basis for success. Major flaws in any one factor can destroy a union unless the other factors provide sufficient strength to overcome the weakness. Economic Factors Every type of economic union shares the development and enlargement of market opportunities as a basic orientation; usually‚ markets are enlarged
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