economic crisis of 2007‚ Spain was the EU´s “economic miracle” and now is the EU member state with the highest unemployment rate amongst other serious problems. Spain is now being subjected to tough austerity policies to deal the with the crisis and because of the problem of its indebtedness‚ particularly its high level of external debt. Spain´s integration in the EU and the Eurozone has played a major role in the boom and deep crisis.1 From its entry‚ the EU has made significant progress in the
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The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.1 The EU operates through a system of supranational independent institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states.2 Institutions of the EU include the European Commission‚ the Council of the European Union‚ the European Council‚ the Court of Justice of the European Union‚ the European Central Bank‚ the Court of Auditors‚ and the European Parliament. The European
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EU COHESION POLICY C O N T E N T 1. Introduction 2 2. The Lisbon Treaty – A Union for the 21st Century 3 3. The EU institutional framework: legal framework and main bodies for the EU cohesion policy 5 4. The Funds 8 5. Grouping of the Member States and its regions in the Fifth report on economic‚ social and territorial cohesion (2010) 15 6. Cohesion policy in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2007-2013 and in MFF 2014-2020
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economically tight European Union‚ the EU did not consider Turkey’s application until 1993. They were not a candidate country until 1999. The EU had outlined 35 chapters for the country to comply with before their admittance is decided on a vote. Though Turkey still has room to improve on several mandates as given by the EU‚ Turkish economic potential cannot be ignored. Europe and Turkey extensively trade between each other. Turkey and the EU already have free trade between each other. Turkey’s exports
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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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important of EU legislation. The EU is the leading authority in this area with up to 80% of UK legislation on environmental affairs estimated to come from the EU. However‚ critics of EU environmental policy question the efficiency of some measures‚ arguing that the cost of complying with these regulations leaves European business uncompetitive‚ especially in the face of increased competition from countries such as China and India‚ which do not have such strict environmental rules. How the EU ’s environmental
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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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Portes‚ The immigration‚ free movement and the E.U referendum‚ addresses the European Union formation and immigration policy of E.U. Portes centers typically on the immigration policy of E.U. Portes lays down his arguments that “The EU was founded on four basic principles: free movement of labor‚ capital‚ goods and services: these four freedoms were set out within the original accord of Rome‚ which spoke of the abolishment‚ as between Member States‚ of obstacles to the free movement of persons” (Portes
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I believe that all individuals have free will. They have the ability to choose their desired path‚ but what influences their decisions is the environment that surround them. The values and characteristics that individuals develop over time are influenced by their family‚ culture‚ and society. Individuals have free will‚ but because of their influences they are encouraged to choose what family‚ society‚ or their culture tells them what to do. It is up to the individual to either go with or against
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of the EU Topic: Is there a democratic deficit in the EU? "A democratic deficit occurs when democratic organizations or institutions in fact fall short of fulfilling what are believed to be the principles of democracy."1 Having this in mind‚ many claim that the governance and decision-making of the European Union lacks democratic legitimacy. Are these allegations true? Or is the democratic deficit of the EU just a myth? In order to establish if there is democratic deficit within the EU‚ first
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