United States - Europe relationship
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Three days ago, President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Barack Obama met in Washington to address economic issues and the European role in the sanctions against Iran. This meeting has been the main news in the European media, the American media barely spoke about it. This difference of views is...
How did Brexit and the relationship with Europe at large revive federalism and regional tensions in the UK?
Presentation - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
The file I will present to you today belongs to the theme "Changing environments: Borders and Spaces". Here, this theme applies to the UK and the EU and more particularly to how the Brexit has impacted both separately and together. I will answer the following question: How did Brexit and the...
Nations and Identity in Contemporary Europe
Essay - 4 pages - European union
There is a controversial debate on the existence of a European identity. Before the development of the Nation-State in its nationalist form and the two World Wars, there existed a ?vague sense of cultural commonality' . We can distinguish periods of unity in the history of Europe into...
In 1987 the Moroccan request for membership of the European Communities (EC) was rejected on the basis that Morocco was not a European country. Where are the boundaries of Europe?
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
The Moroccan request was rejected because Morocco was not considered as a European country. This claim was based on geographical and cultural dimensions. Morocco could not be part of the political boundaries because it did not match geographical ones and because it did not share the so-called...
Pinus strobus - Eastern White Pine
Presentation - 26 pages - Biology
Common: Eastern White Pine Scientific: Pinus strobus Derivation of name: Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / incense-bearing or a gum-yielding tree (pitchy) or [sic] Greek "strobus" (cone) [1] Also known as: white pine, northern white pine, northern pine, ship-mast pine, soft...
Fair trade in Europe: overview and perspectives - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 36 pages - Economy general
Fair trade is a movement born after the Globalization. It's a consequence of the growth of exchanges. To develop their economy, countries have been forced to trade with their neighbors and the territories around them, etc…Finally countries have abolished their barriers and established...
Postcolonial Europe or understanding Europe in times of the postcolonial
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
The text we have is a chapter written by Gurminder K. Bhambra, extracted from a book talking about European Studies. In this chapter, the author wants to deconstruct the idea we have of modern Europe and its history in order to reconstruct our understandings of Europe in a...
Fair trade in Europe: overview and perspectives
Dissertation - 75 pages - Economy general
Fair trade is a movement born after the Globalization. It's a consequence of the growth of exchanges. To develop their economy, countries have been forced to trade with their neighbors and the territories around them, etc…Finally countries have abolished their barriers and established...
United Kingdom: In and out of Europe - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 10 pages - Journalism
The United Kingdom has always been in and out of Europe. Such posturing is in keeping with a series of mantras [religious beliefs] upon which Britain's policy towards Europe is predicated. The latter have never been really challenged in the last century. Britain's...
Polythene industry of Europe
Essay - 38 pages - Business strategy
Polythene is one of the most widely used materials today. It has permeated practically every aspect and walk of life. From the positive to the negative its always there, the positive being some of the products made from it that uphold essential functions in various industries and the negative...
The market of the cosmetics and essential oils in Northern Europe
Market study - 15 pages - Services marketing
This study presents the main characteristics of the market for cosmetics and essential oils in northern Europe. The targeted countries are Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Initially, the general characteristics of the markets will be studied and then a more detailed analysis on...
What factors have led to the notion that Britain is an 'awkward partner' in Europe?
Essay - 3 pages - European union
The brightest manifestation of the various innovations in Europe was the emergence and the development of the different European communities, later to be merged in the European Union. The history of this process is a complex one. Each State is motivated and implicated in the integration...
United Kingdom: In and out of Europe
Essay - 10 pages - European union
The United Kingdom has always been in and out of Europe. Such posturing is in keeping with a series of mantras [religious beliefs] upon which Britain's policy towards Europe is predicated. The latter have never been really challenged in the last century. Britain's...
le système de partis en Europe de l'est
Case study - 2 pages - European union
Since the end of the communist era in the early 90's, new countries have emerged. These countries had to rebuild a political system, which had often been based on the model given by the Western Europe countries. However, these new democracies remain unstable and complex. Indeed,...
Integrated essay on the empire in the West, France and England as powerful states, the medieval period and Black Death in Europe
Thesis - 5 pages - Literature
Charlemagne's coronation as emperor at St. Peter's Basilica heralded a new era for the West and for the Byzantine Empire. Charlemagne became the strong leader at the helm and his missi dominici kept a watchful eye on territories that were far away. The governments of France and England could not...
Compare and contrast western and eastern methods of converting non-Christian peoples during the tenth century
Case study - 9 pages - Political science
In the 10th century, Byzantium and the East Frankish Empire led by a German family were the two most powerful states. The Carolingians had been crowned Emperors of the Romans since 800. Byzantium had never fully recognized the creation of this rival Empire since this title was their possession,...
Europe and the far-right movements
Case study - 9 pages - Political science
On Friday, July 22, 2011, two terrorist attacks occurred in Oslo, Norway. The first one was an explosion which happened at Regjeringskvartalet, government district of the city of Oslo, killing eight people and injuring several others. The second attack occurred two hours later in a youth camp...
Migration: one of the most important challenges for Europe
Essay - 2 pages - European union
"The European population growth at a level of less than 3% per year [is] only possible through net migration?. Europe is indeed currently absorbing 2 million migrants each year ? proportionally more than any other part of the world. This influx is thus altering the population composition...
State Fragility and Human Trafficking in the Post-Soviet Space: A Comparative Study of Moldova and Transnistria
Dissertation - 40 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This thesis examines human trafficking, organised crime and state fragility in the post-Soviet region through a comparative case study of Moldova and Transnistria. It focuses in particular on how weak governance, corruption, political fragmentation and limited economic prospects influence the...
The right to strike in Europe
Essay - 9 pages - European law
'A strike is the name given to a collective movement conducted at the initiative of all or part of the staff of a company, usually intended to compel employers to negotiate working conditions and pay (Law Dictionary). The right to strike presupposes that there is a contract of employment....
Ukraine-EU Relationship : Is Ukraine ready for Europe?
Essay - 9 pages - European union
Ukraine faced a hard time in its orientation in the west and also in Europe. Since its independence from the Soviet Regime in 1991, the process of democratization and establishing a market economy stalled, under the semi-authoritarian and the corrupt President Kuchma. It lasted more than a...
I'm 15 and Don't Want to Die: A Chilling Narrative of Survival
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Literature
This gripping narrative, inspired by the true story of Christine Arnothy, follows a 15-year-old girl's harrowing experience of survival during World War II in Eastern Europe. With vivid descriptions and a mature perspective, the story delves into the dark realities of war, fear,...
Russia-West Relations Cooling
Litterature review - 9 pages - International relations
The relationship between Russia and Western countries has cooled significantly over the last decade due to NATO and EU expansion into Eastern Europe and Russia's reassertion as a regional power.
Covering "L'Affaire Richard" in Eastern Canada
Case study - 23 pages - Literature
“Like the bear-pits in Shakespeare's time, we attend hockey games as our popular theater. It is a place where the monumental themes of Canadian life are played out - English and French, East and West, Canada and the United States, Canada and the world, the timeless tensions of commerce and...
EU relations in the wake of the 21st century
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
Eastern and Western Europe were separated in the aftermath of the Second World War by their rapprochement with one of the two great victorious powers, the USSR and the United States. Rebuild = European countries reduced their military budgets and thus find themselves at a...
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and energy security, is there a role for Europe?
Essay - 13 pages - European union
After a risk in the supply of energy from Russia again this winter, strong voices claimed the necessity of a European common foreign energy security policy. However, once the crisis resolved, and the cold weather wore off, the idea was left aside, at least by the Media. The EU energy policy is a...
The minorities in Europe under the EU and the UN protection
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
"We must do more to prevent conflicts happening at all. Most conflicts happen in [?] countries, especially those which are badly governed or where power and wealth are very unfairly distributed between ethnic or religious groups. So the best way to prevent conflict is promote political...
McCarthyism : myths, realities of the "red scare" and its perception in Europe
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
The first obstacle might be to define what McCarthyism was. Globally, it refers to a specific era in the political history of the United States in which communism was fought. However, McCarthyism overcomes the political aspect and deals with the social life in the United States. Indeed, it had...
Global Business Economics and Finance - AmRest Holding SE
Case study - 13 pages - International economy
AmRest Holdings SE is a public limited company with operations in the global bar and restaurant industry. The firm's headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. AmRest enjoys market dominance in Eastern and Central Europe. It operates several subsidiary firms, including Burger King,...
Augustus Imperialism: Expanding Roman Empire
Dissertation - 22 pages - Ancient history
This document examines Augustus' imperialist strategy, focusing on his military conquests and territorial organization, highlighting the expansion of the Roman Empire under his rule.
