The European Union: widening or deepening?
Case study - 4 pages - European union
“Enlargement and deepening are two wheels of a same carriage, to the pursuit of European integration”. (FNSP, 2006) Michel Emerson, researcher at the Centre for European Policy Studies, describes these two exclusive events, enlargement and deepening must instead be conducted...
Turkey as a candidate to join the EU
Case study - 10 pages - European union
Since 1999, Turkey is officially candidate to enter the European Union. 13 years later, it has still not joined the EU, while other countries like Croatia, Romania or Bulgaria applied at the same time or later and joined before Turkey. In 13 years, there have been a lot of events that occurred...
EU towards a federal state - publié le 11/06/2013
Case study - 5 pages - European union
"Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity" (issued from Schuman Declaration on 9th May 1950). At the end of the Second World War, bruised, France, Germany, Benelux, and Italy,...
EU towards a federal state
Case study - 5 pages - European union
"Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity" (issued from Schuman Declaration on 9th May 1950). At the end of the Second World War, bruised, France, Germany, Benelux, and Italy,...
Critically assess the extent to which the Court of Justice of the European Union, through its interpretation of EU law, has struck an appropriate balance between the need to respect single market objectives and also accommodate national interests of indiv
Case study - 5 pages - European union
European integration was always conveyed by economic motives. The European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Union (EU) were founded by economic interests. Since the European Union is a sui generis organisation and is also founded by the law, those...
Critically assess the extent to which the Court of Justice of the European Union, through its interpretation of EU law, has struck an appropriate balance between the need to respect single market objectives
Case study - 5 pages - European union
European integration was always conveyed by economic motives. The European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Union (EU) were founded by economic interests. Since the European Union is a sui generis organisation and is also founded by the law, those...
Are Muslim and Western European values generally incompatible? Discuss with reference to the Turkish accession to the European Union
Case study - 4 pages - European union
Since the middle of the 20th century and the beginning of globalization, a phenomenon of mass migration has appeared. It thus led to an unprecedented cultural mix. Therefore, the Western states had to find a way to cope with this new challenge. Each country developed its own model: the French...
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)....
To what extent have the national foreign policies undermined EU-Chinese relations?
Internship report - 8 pages - European union
EU diplomatic relations with China were established in 1975 and are governed by the 1985 EU-China Trade and Cooperation Agreement and seven other legally binding agreements. This rapprochement between the two powers culminated in the setting up in 1988 of a delegation by the EC Commission in...
China's (mis)perception of the European Union
Thesis - 5 pages - European union
The People's Republic of China's (PRC) rise and arrival as a superpower on the international stage makes it more necessary to study China's vision of the world,and how it perceives the different actors with which it interacts daily. The European Union (EU) is one of these important...
John Major and the Single Currency
Internship report - 5 pages - European union
At a time of numerous issues about an Economic and Monetary Union between the European Countries, Britain, which was a powerful state in Europe, was led to consider the membership. Eventually, Britain joined the European Economic Community and the Economic and Monetary System but the European...
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 role of European Parliament: Its positive contributions and weaknesses
Thesis - 3 pages - European union
The European parliament is the parliamentary body of the Union; it can be defined as the expression of the democratic will of all the 450 million citizens of the union in 25 states since 2004. Currently there are 732 members, called the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The allocation of...
How does the Treaty of Lisbon modify European Union's foreign policy?
Case study - 8 pages - European union
Most European citizens expect the European Union (EU) to play a more significant role on the international stage. According to a survey conducted in France in June 2007 , 70% of the French respondents agree with the idea that EU might have a common foreign policy vis-à-vis other countries and...
Le système de partis Italien
Case study - 2 pages - European union
"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." This sentence from the movie The Leopard was written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It is representative of the Italian political system which has been in place since the post-1945. In fact, Italy is characterized by a...
les partis en Allemagne
Case study - 2 pages - European union
Germany is a federal parliamentary republic that is based on representative democracy. The Chancellor is the head of government and federal legislative power is vested in the Bunderstag and the Bundesrat. There is a multi-party system that has been dominated by the Christian Democratic Union...
France: présidentalisation?
Case study - 2 pages - European union
The Fifth Republic wanted to break with the system of parties in the first half of the century, particularly because of the instability of the parliamentary system of the Fourth Republic. One major evolution in political and institutional areas gradually shaped a new system of parties under the...
les partis politiques britaniques
Case study - 2 pages - European union
The British party system is often regarded as a model of stability and longevity. Indeed, the early development of a parliamentary system in this country makes it very difficult to separate the political, whatever its form, from the parties. In addition, this system is characterized by a bipolar...
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,...
Great Britain and the European Union
Thesis - 2 pages - European union
Great Britain because of its quality of being an Island, and it was always excluded from the continent's activities. Furthermore, the British take a real pride in their own culture which can explain their rather cold attitude in the matters of international relations. So, we can ask ourselves...
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.
Is EU a global player
Presentation - 3 pages - European union
Is eu a global player regarding economy, politics, military power and culture
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...
EU enlargement (past and present) has arguably been a real achievement of the integration project but how far can the EU enlarge and will any potential problems outweigh the advantages?
Internship report - 7 pages - European union
‘EU enlargement generally means increasing the size of the Union by incorporating additional members. This is a process that can take a number of years, as the candidate states attempt to align their economy and regulatory structures to those agreed to by the existing members. The decision...
To what extent is there a need for the European Union in 2010?
Internship report - 5 pages - European union
With the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, the ‘European Union begins 2010 with a new look', according to VOA News. The European Union has strengthened its institutions, with a new ‘president of the European Union'; Herman Von Rompuy and a new High Representative...
To what extent has European integration promoted security and stability in post-Cold War Europe?
Internship report - 5 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.' We notice that European integration involves different institutions where...
