Energy as the Defining Component in EU-Russian Relations After the Eastern EU Enlargement Marek Neuman* University of Groningen m.neuman@rug.nl * Marek Neuman is a PhD student at the University of Groningen‚ Groningen‚ The Netherlands. This paper has been presented at the Fourth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics held on 25 - 27 September 2008 at the University of Latvia‚ Riga‚ Latvia. Please do not distribute or quote without permission of the author. Introduction Since the
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Does the EU suffer from a democratic deficit? If so‚ can it be solved by conferring greater powers on the European parliament? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The ‘standard version’ of the democratic deficit formulated by Weiler‚ consisting of the increased role of the executive Commission in matters of legislation‚ the weakness of the European Parliament (hereafter the EP)‚ the lack of ‘European’ elections‚ EU distance to
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EU Competition Policy European competition law and policy have changed significantly in recent years. With an enlarged EU of 27 member states‚ new rules‚ policies and administrative procedures have become increasingly important to ensure that this fundamental legal regime continues to promote competition and protect consumer welfare. In an attempt to define Competition policy‚ Massimo Motta described it as follows: “the set of policies and laws which ensure that competition in the market place
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Our project emphasized on the development of the economic relationship between EU and China‚ and especially on international trade. The objectives are to understand and identify the main factors determining or influencing the direction and scope of the relationship between the two countries within a broad theoretical framework and large social context and to explore the future development tendency‚ and furthermore‚ to see the possibilities of forming strategic partnerships between the two giants
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EU-Bangladesh Relations at a glance: Since Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971‚ its population has grown from about 70 million people to 150 million or more in 2009. Over the same time period‚ the population of the European Community has expanded as new countries have joined. From six EC Member States in 1971 with a combined population of some 210 million‚ the European Union (EU) as it is now called has 27 Member States with some 500 million people. The European Community (EC) established
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The Liberalization of the EU Postal Market: What are the possible welfare effects? 1. Introduction In regulated industries‚ governments established Universal Service Providers (USPs) in the postal market in order to provide every inhabitant of a country with essential services. Many European Union (EU) member states decided that by the 1st of January 2009 the EU postal market should be liberalised‚ causing competition to increase. When competition rises within a specific market‚ usually‚ welfare
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Short Paper: EU Competition Policy Economic principles underlying EU competition policy Effective competition between suppliers is important in the way that it allows to reduce prices‚ improve the quality of goods‚ and enlarge the quantity of items provided for the consumers due to the process of innovation. The European Commission’s purpose is to ensure fair competition in European markets. It promotes economic efficiency‚ an optimal allocation of resources
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------------------------------------------------- European Union From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "EU" redirects here. For other uses‚ see EU (disambiguation). European Union[show] | | Flag | | Motto: United in diversity[1][2][3] | Anthem: Ode to Joy | Anthem of the European UnionOde to Joy[2] (orchestral) | | | Political centres | Brussels Luxembourg Strasbourg | Official languages | 23[show] | Demonym | European[4] | Member States | 27[show] | Leaders |
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Why the EU decided to intervene and what they aimed to achieve from doing so is a huge topic and still an on-going discussion between many politicians One factor of the intervention was learnt from previous mistakes for example the non-intervention of Rwanda and Srebrenica massacre The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800‚000 people over the course of approximately 100 days‚ in the small East African Nation of Rwanda. This came about because of the longstanding ethic and
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the citizen while Directive Principles of State Policy are meant for the State. In other words Fundamental Rights are individualistic and meant for individual citizens while Directive Principles of State Policy are socialistic in nature and want to establish equality and justice in the society. b) Fundamental Rights are enforceable in the courts. Individual can move to the court seeking legal assistance if Fundamental Rights are usurped by force. On the other hand Directive Principles of State
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