ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are primarily based in Europe. The EU operates through a system of independent institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states. EU institutions include the European Commission‚ the Council of the European Union‚ the European Council‚ the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Parliament (Pinder‚ 2008). The EU governs in a unique way‚ hence the ability to
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major significance and considerable controversy in recent years. Turkey applied for associate membership of the EU in 1959. The application resulted in an Association Agreement in 1963 whereby Turkey and the EU would conditionally and gradually create a customs union by 1995 at the latest. The customs union was considered as a step towards full membership at an unspecified future date. The EU granted Turkey financial assistance and protective tariffs in the first stage‚ but the second stage of gradual
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considerable amount of effort to meet the EU criteria. Despite showing Turkey’s commitment by meeting some of the EU standard‚ the decision to give the accession of the membership still remains unsettled. Italy‚ as a member state of EU‚ believes that the EU should give membership to Turkey and enhance Europe’s standing and make the EU a more diverse identity. To be or not to be with Turkey? It is evident that taking a decision of whether to support Turkey joining the EU or standing on the opposing side
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development was lost during the period of British colonialism. However this indomitable nation is now rapidly developing. Since the 21st century when globalization swept the world‚ India has gotten the chance to move. India is rising. The paper will use PEST political environment‚ economic environment‚ sociocultural environment and technological environment analysis to examine whether International Business activities have increased or decreased in the past 10 years in India. The summaries will study International
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business sense to stay up to date with current EU legislation and policies. Also discussed shall be the effects that following or not following them could have on a business‚ and what a consumer could do if they believed one of the legislations or policies had been broken. A Brief History of the Single European Market An important speech made by Robert Schuman‚ the French Minister for Foreign Affairs on 9th May 1950 planted the seeds for the creation of the EU (Suder‚ 2008). May 9th is now celebrated
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Pest Analysis on Pfizer Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is a pharmaceutical company‚ ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City‚ with its research headquarters in Groton‚ Connecticut. It produces Lipitor (atorvastatin‚ used to lower blood cholesterol); the neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia drug Lyrica (pregabalin); the oral antifungal medication Diflucan (fluconazole)‚ the antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin)‚ Viagra (sildenafil) for erectile dysfunction‚ and the
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Turkey: The eternal candidate to the European Union Geographical aspects concerning TURKEY: Turkey is situated in Anatolia and the Balkans‚ bordering the Black Sea‚ between Bulgaria and Georgia‚ and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea‚ between Greece and Syria. Other neighbours include Iran‚ Iraq‚ Azerbaijan‚ Bulgaria and Armenia The area of Turkey is 783‚562 km (land-98%) and 9‚820 km (water-2%). The country of Turkey straddles two continents: Asia and Europe. The European
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PEST and SWOT analysis of AirAsias international business operations 1.1Background AirAsia was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Fernandes and his partners set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia. Now‚ AirAsia has become one of the most successful airlines in the Southeast Asian region and the pioneer of low cost and no frills travel in Malaysia. The leading low fare airline in the Asia - AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since
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the European Economic Community (EEC) and finally the European Union (EU)‚ through the Treaty of Paris (1951) and the Treaties of Rome (1957)‚ Maastricht (1992) and finally Lisbon (2007). The ECSC was created in the wake of Europe’s need to rebuild as a primarily economic cooperative focused on the resources of the British occupied Ruhr Valley. Initially evolving into a union to promote trade by abandoning internal tariffs‚ the EU quickly evolved into an entity looking to safeguard prosperity and peace
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PEST Analysis Using the PEST analysis to assess the macro environment of the newspaper industry shows that the technology and recession are two of the major factors that have been affecting the newspaper industry as well as the socio cultural side. Technology The Internet‚ a powerful and advance technology‚ has changed the model of mass communication. The Internet has had a major impact on the external environment of the newspaper industry and has been gradually substituting the prints. It has
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