The European Energy Market For several years now the European Union‚ the largest regional trading block in the world‚ has been trying to liberalize its energy market‚ replacing the markets of its 27 member states with a single continent wide market for electricity and gas. The first phase of liberalization went into effect in June 2007. When fully implemented‚ the ability of energy producers to sell electricity and gas across national borders will be improved‚ increasing competition. The road
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1. The European Community was initially formed with aims of securing lasting peace and ending frequent warfare within Europe‚ most notably World War II which left the continent divided between the communist east and democratic west. Robert Schuman‚ the French Minister of foreign affairs at the time‚ therefore presented a plan for a common organisation of German and French coal and steel production which would subsequently expand across the rest of Europe to unite the nations both economically and
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Introduction of European Union The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries working together to improve life for their citizens and to build a better world. In just half a century it has delivered peace and prosperity in Europe‚ a single currency and a frontier-free ’single market ’ where people‚ goods‚ services and capital can move around freely. It has become a major trading bloc‚ and a world leader in fields such as environmental protection and development aid. The European Union
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Analyzing Mercantilism Name: BigE What is mercantilism? Mercantilism is an economic theory in which a country accumulates wealth in gold and silver or other natural resources. According to the (Exploring Globalization Textbook By: Gardner and Lavold) mercantilism is a policy followed by European imperial powers from 16th to the 19th century. In colonies trade was strictly controlled to benefit the economy of the imperial power. What were some factors that caused mercantilism
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NAFTA AND EUROPEAN UNION The NAFTA and the European Union comprising 27 countries constitute the largest trading blocs in the world. In 2008‚ the value of exports of goods and services from the European Union to the NAFTA region amounted to 450.2 billion Euros while the value of imports of goods and services to the European Union from the NAFTA bloc amounted to 362.1 billion Euros. For Canada the European Union is the second most important trade partner. In 2008‚ the exports of goods and services
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‘The Netherlands and the European Union’ Table Of Contents 1. History of the European Union 2. The Netherlands and Europe 3. Positive rated topics by Dutch people 4. Negative feelings towards European Union 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the European Union 6. The European Policy from the Netherlands in the coming years 7. Sources History of the European Union Nowadays the European Union contains 27 members
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there are two angles from which it can be viewed. A crisis can be defined as a time of intense difficulty‚ trouble‚ or danger. Others would define a crisis as being a crucial or decisive point of a situation. A turning point. During this period in European history‚ Europe faced major declines in various parts of their society throughout multiple regions. The population declined‚ agriculture saw no fluctuation‚ and with absolutism reigning France‚ taxation and revolts grew at a steadily increasing rate
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The European Welfare System Introduction In a previous lecture I explained the concept of ‘welfare system’ whereby different countries across the world organize and distribute welfare goods and services through an interlocking of five areas of provision: state and public sector agencies; market and businesses; family and kinship support; local community bodies; and civil society both in national and international forms. In short‚ a ‘welfare system’ is born of‚ and embedded in‚ particular interactions
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1)Hi! My topic today is European union funds and I would like to tell you something more about this topic. 2)There is a structure of my presentation and lets start by vocabulary. 3)There are the most important words from this presentation The Structural Fund = Strukturální fond The Cohesion Fund = Kohézní fond European Regional Development Fund = Evropský fond pro regionální rozvoj European Social Fund = Evropský sociální fond Regional competitiveness = Regionální konkurenceschopnost
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Citizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty‚ which was signed in 1992‚ and has been in force since 1993. European citizenship is supplementary to national citizenship and affords rights such as the right to vote in European elections‚ the right to free movement‚ settlement and employment across the EU‚ and the right to consular protection from other EU states’ embassies when a person’s country of citizenship does not maintain an embassy or consulate in the country they
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