The expansion of the European Union
Thesis - 5 pages - European union
Over a period of time, the European Union had bifurcated into two groups. Trade between the East and West was minimal, and the accession of Eastern European countries was out of question. The sudden disappearance of the Iron Curtain created a need for exchange of goods and...
The Relationship between the European Union and the South Mediterranean Countries: An Incomplete partnership submitted to the union's interests and fears - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The Mediterranean area presents a particular structure. The Northern part of the region is composed of Western, developed countries belonging to the European Union, such as France, Spain, Italy and Greece. The Southern part is the African coast, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria,...
Financing the European Union (EU)
Thesis - 5 pages - European union
The first twenty years of the Community financial system have been marked by several important developments: The movement toward unification: Since the unification the various fiscal budgets created from the ECSC Treaty in 1951 have gradually been merged. In 1975, there were only two fiscal...
European union and regulation of the peace process in the Middle East since 1991
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
Launched with the Madrid Conference in 1991, the israeli-Palestinian peace process led to the historical handshake between Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres at the White House in Washington. American president Clinton, thus sealed the signature of a statement of principles, and reaffirmed the...
The foreign policy tools of the European Union and the various institutions that they are connected to
Thesis - 4 pages - European law
The European Union is present on the international scene through 3 main policies areas: trade, development and security. Each domain depends on different institutions, holds different power and uses different tools. Decisions-making procedures are varied. Nonetheless, these three...
Should turkey join the European Union?
Thesis - 4 pages - European union
Many people believe that the debate regarding Turkey's adhesion to the European Union (EU) is modern and recent; it actually goes back quite a long time. As a matter of fact, it dates back to the 1960s; the issue was raised in 1963, when Turkey signed a customs union with...
Environment protection initiatives by the European Union
Thesis - 7 pages - European law
Environment policy is one of the greatest social challenges faced by governments and Businesses today. This is due to the rise in awareness of the impact of the environment on public health and welfare. The need for environmental conservation gave rose to a series of Community initiatives...
The results of the "lisbon agenda" - the attempt to make europe the world's most successful knowledge-based economy - are generally thought to have been disappointing. what steps should be taken by the european union, and by national governments - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
In March 2000, the Lisbon Strategy was launched to overcome a series of weaknesses in the European economy: long-term structural unemployment, a poor employment rate, and under-development of the service sector. In an often-quoted sentence, it has therefore assigned the EU "a new strategic...
Analyse of the European Union (EU) common Strategy on Weapons of Mass Destruction - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - European union
While globalization makes trade easier, it also makes illegal trafficking easier. As a global trade power, the EU has to against the limiting negative effects of liberalization, especially in the WMD domain. The question we must answer at the outset is: what are Weapons of Mass Destructions?...
Bulgaria in the European Union: A framework (proposal) of the dissertation
Essay - 2 pages - European union
Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007 - shortly before the world was hit by the global financial and economic crisis. The situation turned into an unprecedented challenge for the new Member State. The aim of this dissertation is to provide us with sufficient information about...
Polonsky M. J., Brito P. Q., Pinto J. and Higgs-Kleyn N. (2001). Consumer Ethics in the European Union: A comparison of northern and southern views
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Our article for seminar three is called Consumer Ethics in the European Union: a Comparison of Northern and Southern Views. It discusses the issue of a single European market and the cultural problems that occur in this growing “integrated” market. The authors have...
Is the integration of Turkey a threat to European Union (especially to Germany)?
Case study - 7 pages - European union
In the past couple of years, different voices became louder calling for an integration of Turkey as a steady member into the European Union (EU). Many discussions and conferences have been held concerning this topic and the question of integration spreads across the whole EU. Some...
Politics of the European Union - publié le 13/01/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - European union
Since its foundation in the late 1950's, the European Union has seen its membership growing from 6 to 27 countries in 2007, with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania. The process might not stop at this point, as other countries such as West Balkans, Turkey, and eastern countries...
What does the European Union's so-called 'democratic deficit' stem from, and how could it be tackled? - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - European union
One of the most important discussions in the modern-day European Union concerns the democratic deficit. The Maastricht treaty, which was signed on February 1992 by different European states, claims that the goal the EU is to create ‘an ever closer union among the...
The Relations between the European Union and Latin America - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Latin America is a huge geographical and cultural space that faces many serious difficulties in development because of high social inequalities, drug traffic and democracies that are often young and fragile. Because of these important issues, and as Latin America is a potentially important...
The role of the European Union in the democratisation of Central and Eastern Europe - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - International relations
In the concept of « consolidation of democracy », two aspects can lead to misunderstanding. Firstly, one can interrogate on the direction towards which such a consolidation is supposed to tend, as the word « consolidation » implies that democracy already exists, as something is bound to exist if...
The European Union and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - published: 15/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - European union
With the recent election of Mahmud Abbas as chairman of the Palestinian Authority and Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza strip, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians appears to be at a crossroads, after years of severe strain on the so-called...
Multi-level governance in the European Union - published: 09/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - European union
The former French President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, once stated that the European Union was an “unidentified political object”. This phrase highlights the complexity of the EU polity, which various theories have tried to capture and which has...
Relations between Norway and the European Union
Essay - 11 pages - European union
During a speech in Birmingham in 1904, British politician Joseph Chamberlain said: "The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come". Although pronounced a century ago, these words could still apply to the European integration today, and reflect Europe's move...
The European Union and democratic progress in post communist states:The cases of Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, strong winds of change have been sweeping across the European continent. With the growth of the European Union into the region's dominant political force, the last remnants of communism and...
The situation of the French energy market within the European Union: Case study
Case study - 7 pages - European union
Since its conception, the EU has been aware of the importance of energy issues. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, served as the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as the foundation for the modern-day...
The situation of the French energy market within the European Union: Case study - publié le 12/05/2009
Thesis - 6 pages - Services marketing
Since its conception, the EU has been aware of the importance of energy issues. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, served as the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as the foundation for the modern-day...
Decentralization in the European Union: subsidiarity or crumbling of the public policies?
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Local administrations budgets represented 26% of GDP of the European Union in 2005. Despite this fiscal relevance, the heterogeneity of national legal frameworks has prevented these organizations from coordinating their respective interventions. Nevertheless, a generalized...
The European Union and the global economy
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The principle of creating a political and economic union in Europe is not new. In fact, long before the twentieth century, Victor Hugo advocated that European states needed to build one united Europe unite in order to remove the national rivalries and to control the division of...
How can the east European economies adapt themselves to the demanding economic structure of a new European union?
Essay - 9 pages - European union
First and foremost I have to define the term east European economies, which is not clear enough to be understood. "East European Countries" is the general term that refers to the geopolitical region encompassing the eastern most of the European continent. Its borders are...
The future of the state in a global context: Is the European Union a super state? - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - European union
The organization of the world has been changing for the past few decades. Besides the nation sates, a lot of different forms of organization have been coming up. The development of international relations has brought about the need for organizations which enable cooperation between the national...
How the Georgian and the financial crisis stress the main difficulties and changes that the European Union is facing nowadays?
Essay - 9 pages - European union
The financial crisis that we are facing in the present scenario is said to be the worst since World War two or even since the great depression. We can't compare our situation to the one in 1929 but we have to be realistic that the crisis is a global issue. We are now far away from the German...
Is the "democratic deficit" of the European Union a political or institutional problem?
Essay - 6 pages - European union
"No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time; but there is the broad feeling in our country that the people should rule, continuously rule". When...
Financial Integration and Cross-Border Banking Mergers in the European Union
Essay - 13 pages - European union
On March 30, 2005, the Dutch bank ABN Amro launched a bid to acquire the small Padua-based Italian bank Antonveneta. ABN Amro clearly had a number of reasons to make such an offer: it was trying to expand its activities in the European Union through mergers and acquisitions, while...
The European Union (EU) and Mercosur - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - European union
“The objectives of this Agreement shall be to strengthen the existing relations between the Parties and to prepare conditions enabling an interregional association to be created. To these ends, the Agreement covers trade and economic matters, cooperation regarding integration and other...
