Energy Policy in EU The European Union has entered a new and crucial stage in energy policy. After the adoption of legally binding targets to address climate change‚ energy security and competitiveness‚ the 27 member states are now turning their attention to the implementation of these targets. However‚ with an unfinished internal market for gas and electricity and with member states continuing to focus on bilateral energy relationships with supplier countries‚ the EU is still at the very beginning
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There is no such thing as a free gift. Evaluate this statement. In western society we are led to believe that gift giving is distinct from market exchange. This originates from western economic theory that is based on the perception that societies evolve from ‘sharing’ archaic societies to market economies‚ that are based on theories of supply and demand. However‚ through the history of anthropological thought we can determine that this distinction is a false dichotomy. According to the Oxford English
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1635 Index 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------3 2. Positive Changes in British economy after UK joining EU -----------4 3. Further Benefits of British society from joining EU ---------------------5 4. Viewpoints of UK public about joining EU and staying EU------------6 5. Conclusion-------------------------------------------------------------------------8 6. Bibliography-----------------------------------------------------------------------9
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3 2012/13 Student Number: 09018133 Submission Date: Before 3pm‚ 30 April 2013 Words Total: The UK and the EU: in or out? Advantages and disadvantages of EU membership for the UK. How would a UK outside the EU look like? Introduction Since the first stage of the nation’s participation in the EU‚ Britain has viewed membership as a means to an end-namely‚ securing the upside of the welfare-enhancing trade that comes with free access to hundreds of
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The Institutional Design of the EU 1. Introduction EU institutions can be divided into two categories: those with supranational guidance such as: Commission‚ Parliament and Court of Justice and the intergovernmental orientation: Council of Ministers and the European Council. 2. European Parliament The UE institution which is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years. The number of MEPs for each country is roughly proportionate to its population. The Members of the European Parliament sit
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Short Paper: EU Competition Policy Economic principles underlying EU competition policy Effective competition between suppliers is important in the way that it allows to reduce prices‚ improve the quality of goods‚ and enlarge the quantity of items provided for the consumers due to the process of innovation. The European Commission’s purpose is to ensure fair competition in European markets. It promotes economic efficiency‚ an optimal allocation of resources
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important of EU legislation. The EU is the leading authority in this area with up to 80% of UK legislation on environmental affairs estimated to come from the EU. However‚ critics of EU environmental policy question the efficiency of some measures‚ arguing that the cost of complying with these regulations leaves European business uncompetitive‚ especially in the face of increased competition from countries such as China and India‚ which do not have such strict environmental rules. How the EU ’s environmental
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economic crisis of 2007‚ Spain was the EU´s “economic miracle” and now is the EU member state with the highest unemployment rate amongst other serious problems. Spain is now being subjected to tough austerity policies to deal the with the crisis and because of the problem of its indebtedness‚ particularly its high level of external debt. Spain´s integration in the EU and the Eurozone has played a major role in the boom and deep crisis.1 From its entry‚ the EU has made significant progress in the
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In this essay I shall attempt to analyse whether the separation of powers is respected in the attribution of competences within the European Union. The separation of powers In order to assess this question we first have to consider what the doctrine of separation of powers actually is. The idea was developed by the French jurist Montesquieu in the 18th Century. It is based on a division of power between the legislature‚ the executive and the judiciary. Each institution have their distinct and largely
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of the EU Topic: Is there a democratic deficit in the EU? "A democratic deficit occurs when democratic organizations or institutions in fact fall short of fulfilling what are believed to be the principles of democracy."1 Having this in mind‚ many claim that the governance and decision-making of the European Union lacks democratic legitimacy. Are these allegations true? Or is the democratic deficit of the EU just a myth? In order to establish if there is democratic deficit within the EU‚ first
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