Hague The Honorable Jan Peter Balkenende Minister President Herengracht 12-D‚ 2717DC Middelburg Dear Minister President‚ As a staff member of the Directorate-General of the European Commission I have been appointed to describe to you the composition and the powers of the Commission in the European Union. In the following paragraph I will describe the body of the Commission divided in three pillars: First you have the College of the Commissioners‚ then the Directorate-General (DGs) and
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The european Union historical key-data points The European Union was created in the aftermath of the 2nd World War. The first step was to ensure Economic Cooperation between countries trading with each other’s in Europe. 1948 - 1952 Marshall Plan: European Economic Cooperation. The plan provides know-how on financial aid and economic liberalization & integration of countries in Europe. 1952 Treaty of Paris: The European Coal and Steel Community is established by six founding members (Belgium
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Insurance Regulation in the Commonwealth Caribbean has emerged from custom‚ based on the principles and policies of the English Common Law. Insurance allows for the protection of an event or thing against risk of loss or damage‚ by another party‚ such as an insurance company‚ which agrees to compensate its equivalent in occurrence of the event. The importance and relevance of its regulation‚ sourced in legislation‚ judicial decisions‚ and regulations issued by insurance commissions‚ are clearly shown
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CHAPTER 13 NOTES. European Empires in the Americas 1. Western European empires were marked by maritime expansion. Spaniards in Caribbean‚ then on to Aztec and Inca empires Portuguese in Brazil British‚ French‚ and Dutch colonies in North America Europeans controlled most of the Americas by the mid-nineteenth century 2. The European Advantage geography: European Atlantic states were well positioned for involvement in the Americas the Atlantic’s fixed winds helped‚ once they were understood
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the Industrial Revolution. European imperialism grew out of a long development of exploration and industrialization. The European powers competed with one another for control over resources both within Europe and all over the world. There was a significant amount of greed that was inflicted upon the Europeans when they had realized they could conquer Asia and Africa. These were two continents with an abundance of resources that could provide for the growing European population‚ along with bring
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civilizations and land were colonized by European nations and approximately ninety percent of the African continent has been controlled by the European powers. In 1884‚ The Scramble for Africa‚ the colonisation of African countries‚ has started. Two of the major countries which led to the colonization of African territories were The United Kingdom and France; they both thought that imperialism was a simple way to carry out their responsibilities to civilize Non-European countries‚ but it then ended as a
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13 The European expansion resulted in the death of millions to better the lives of the few in Europe at the time. In 1492 there was beyond an enormous amount of genocide than ever before. The Europeans invaded the land of the Native Americans and Africans took them ‚ crowded them on ships and decided that it was ok and civil. During the triangle trade though many goods were transferred so was disease ad slaves. European expansion was definitely a force for evil hands down. European expansion
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European colonialism Colonialism is the control by one power over a dependent area or group of people. The purposes of colonialism include economic exploitation of the colony’s natural resources‚ creation of new markets for the colonizer‚ and extension of the colonizer’s way of life beyond its national borders. The most active practitioners were European countries; in the years 1500-1900‚ Europe colonized all of North and South America and Australia‚ most of Africa‚ and much of Asia by sending settlers
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European Handball – goal shooting European handball is a unique‚ high intensity sport which is best described as a combination of netball‚ soccer and basketball. Two teams with seven players per side verse each other. In order to earn points‚ the handball must be thrown into the goals; this demonstrates the skill of goal shooting which will be the main focus of this report. Characteristics of basketball are seen in the rule that the player must bounce the ball while running. Defending is a common
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Corporate Strategy---European Airlines 1993-1997 ⇨ Back ground and PEST analysis For many years‚ European Airlines are considered to be feed by the government. Before 1990s‚ the introduction of deregulation‚ this market was highly controlled by the government. Automatically‚ the result is high price as well as poor management and service. Consumers‚ of course‚ complained about the bad perform of them. Like most of the state-owned businesses‚ although some of the airlines intended to lower their
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