EU Foreign Policy: Economic vs Political Actions
Essay - 5 pages - European union
The European Union's foreign policy has long been dominated by economic actions, but a progressive rebalancing towards political and military actions has taken place with the creation of the CFSP.
European Social Policy Challenges
Essay - 8 pages - European union
The European social policy faces numerous challenges due to economic and social changes, including financial solvency issues and a lack of legitimacy.
EU Representation System Effectiveness
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The EU's institutional framework ensures effective representation of member states through the Council and Coreper, promoting cohesion and consistency in decision-making.
European Social Dialogue and Business Europe
Essay - 2 pages - European union
This document examines the European social dialogue and Business Europe's approaches to integrating social policies in Europe, highlighting their successes, limitations, and challenges.
The Shortcomings of European Democracy and the Rise of Euroscepticism
Essay - 5 pages - European union
This document explores the fundamental ambiguity of the European project, revealing the shortcomings of European democracy and its impact on euroscepticism and populism. Written in the context of a law course, this analysis delves into the European Parliament's limitations and the paradox of...
To What Extent Is EU Policy Processes Efficient in the European Union?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
The hybrid governance model of the European Union has been the subject of profound questioning since the 2010-2011 debt crisis. This crisis has crystallized the dysfunctions of the area: the difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and, to a lesser extent, the whole area, have revealed...
Jean-Claude Junker's vision for the European Union: the first steps towards federal integration?
Essay - 8 pages - European union
In his 2017 White Paper, Jean-Claude Junker, president of the European Commission, proposes five possible scenarios concerning the European Union's future after Britain's definite departure in 2019. These scenarios range from "nothing but the single market" -- where the Union is...
In the European Union, how can the current generation gap be bridged?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The generation gap is not exclusive to our time. In fact, this phenomenon has been documented in literature since antiquity. In each generation, an arbitrary label is given to each side, but the deepest essence of the gap remains the same: economic, social, and political divergence of points of...
How does Hungary's and Poland's illiberal approach to democracy, accompanied by a nationalistic retreat, constitute a break with the values of the European Union?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
On 28 July 2014, at the twenty-fifth summer university in B?ile Tu?nad, Romania, Viktor Orbán declared: "The new state we are building in Hungary is not a liberal state, it is an illiberal state based on the value of labour." Indeed, since he came to power in Hungary in 2010, and won the...
Is the European Union still relevant nowadays?
Essay - 2 pages - European union
In his declaration of May 1950, in the aftermath of World War II, Robert Schumann emphasized the goal of peace that the European Union (EU) has to play in European politics. Throughout its history, the EU evolved and gained more and more power over several aspects of our lives. The EU that we are...
In what respects does the EU of today resemble the original creation, and in what ways has it changed?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
In the aftermath of the World War II, the European continent was laying in ruins with an uncertain future. From these ashes, an ambitious project of peace and unity was born, ultimately giving rise to what we know today as the European Union (EU). This entity, initially conceived to prevent...
Is Georgia, Despite Its Complex Political Situation, Its History with Russia and Its Geographical Remoteness, Likely to Join the EU?
Essay - 2 pages - European union
Georgia, a nation situated between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, is a relatively small country at the heart of strong tensions between different powers. Turkey to the South, Russia to the North, Azerbaijan to the East and the Black Sea to the West, the Georgian identity is shaped by different...
The growing involvement of the European Union in the control of foreign investment in its territory
Essay - 6 pages - European union
This is what the European Commission said on March 25th, 2020 for the Member States concerning foreign direct investment and free movement of capital from third countries, and the protection of Europe's strategic assets. From this quotation, we can see that the European Union (EU) expressed...
Future Opportunities, Threats, Challenges and Goals of the European Union
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The European Union is the largest and most successful political and economic union in the world, making it a key player. Research on the European Union focuses mainly on its construction, its functioning, the challenges and threats it faces. Our research aims to examine the responsibilities and...
Brexit - latest agreements, consequences, related laws
Essay - 3 pages - European union
At the end of World War II, six states met to form the European Economic Community (EEC). Over the years, the EEC has become the European Union (EU) which included some other areas than the EEC did not address. In fact, the EU expanded its intervention and its application in other fields such as...
Should Scotland leave the EU and the UK?
Essay - 1 pages - European union
In just over two years, Scotland expects to be given the historic choice of whether or not to stay in the United Kingdom. That choice will shape Scotland's future, not just for the lifetime of a parliament but for generations. There will be no going back.
What are the potential consequences and influence of the brexit on the UK and the EU?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
The term Brexit is an abbreviation of British Exit, which means the leaving of the United Kingdom from the European Union. January 1, 1973, is a key date for the United Kingdom: it saw its entry into the European Union (EU). But on June 23, 2016, a general referendum was held on whether Britain...
Public consultation - A new communication strategy launched by the EU through the web
Essay - 3 pages - European union
On 29th May 2005, French people refused the EU constitution, I was in Italy and had the news on a bus, through my neighbour's newspaper. In this context, the 'no' from French public opinion was the opportunity to reveal the wide gap between the EU and its 'citizens'. This...
Is the European neighborhood policy only a policy of exclusion which separates the EU from its close neighbors?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
Developed in the context of the enlargement of the European Union in 2004 at the Stockholm European Council in 2001, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) as it is conceived today was designed to avoid the appearance of new dividing line in Europe. The main objective of the ENP is to improve the...
The Common Agricultural Policy (PAC)
Essay - 6 pages - European union
First and foremost, the CAP was conceived as the first common policies, it should be the harbinger intervention other common policies whose definition was deemed desirable. A common belief animated the two political currents. Europe should be equipped with all supranational powers to integrate...
Communication about our defense against alleged anti-competitive conducts
Essay - 10 pages - European union
Last Monday, we received a request for information from the DG COMP of the European Commission. The European Commission claims that a number of European and non-European companies have complained that our company is hindering competition in different ways, in particular: - By treating more...
Theories and strategies of European Integration- "The role given to national parliaments in the Lisbon Treaty: a path towards enhanced legitimacy of the EU?"
Essay - 7 pages - European union
In 1994, the British Prime Minister John Major asserted that “the European Parliament sees itself as the future democratic focus of the Union. But this is a flawed ambition, because the European Union is an association of States, deriving its basic democratic legitimacy through National...
Has the power of the Commission declined since the 1990s?
Essay - 9 pages - European union
The Commission is composed of 27 commissioners, one per Member State, referred to as “the College of Commissioners”. The Commission is led by a President, proposed by the European council- according to the outcome of the European elections- and elected by the European Parliament (EP)....
The state of regionalism in Great Britain
Essay - 2 pages - European union
For about three decades, Britain has launched itself on the path of devolution whose objective was originally to grant a fair amount of autonomy to Scotland and Wales. The problem of enabling England to benefit from devolution too is a case in point.
The coalition: what sort of relationship with Europe?
Essay - 6 pages - European union
Essai sur la coalition actuelle au gouvernement britannique et leur vision des relations avec l'Union Européenne.
Compare and contrast the impact that European Integration has had on Croatia and Switzerland
Essay - 6 pages - European union
According to E. Bomber and A. Stubb (2003) , the European integration is 'a process by which sovereign states relinquish (surrender or pool) national sovereignty to maximize their collective power and interests.' Usually, the European integration involves different institutions where...
Can one fear a return of inflation in euro area?
Essay - 15 pages - European union
John Paul II cried "Do not be afraid!"Trichet added "Take back your minds!" In both cases, the aim is to build trust and faith in order to avoid fear. The fear of rising prices and declining purchasing power followed. Inflation can be defined as a process of cumulative gains that are...
The reasons for the rejection of the Irish by the treaty of Lisbon
Essay - 8 pages - European union
A blow to Europe was delivered on June 12, 2008, with Ireland handing an emphatic "no" to the Lisbon Treaty which had won over 53.4% of voters. Ireland was the only member of the European Union to hold a referendum on this issue. A referendum is a procedure that allows all citizens of a country...
What is the future for Euro?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
In 2009, the euro was the official currency of 330 million users, located in 16 countries in Europe, and accounted for about 16% of global GDP. The single currency of the Euro zone is now the second most important currency in the world, and enjoys a broad consensus about its effectiveness. The...
The European financial crisis and the future of the euro
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Europe has suffered from the recent subprime financial crisis, which has spread through the stock markets in all developed market economies. This crisis will bring these countries to an economic downturn, which will perhaps, allow them to take stock, and hopefully help them avoid repeating the...
