The Europeans were motivated to embark on voyages for discovery had many motives. One motivation was to find the fantastic lands described in works such as the Travels of Mandeville and the legends of the magical kingdom of Prester John. Columbus even took a copy of Marco Polos Travels with him on his voyages. The most important motive was economic. The conquests of the Ottoman Turks had cut the Europeans off from trade with Asia. The overland trade routes were controlled by the Arab Muslims
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European Custom Law. The Customs Union is one the bases of the European Union and an essential element in the functioning of the unified market. The unified market can only function when there is a common application of common rules at its external borders. This implies that the 27 Customs administrations of the EU must act‚ as they were one. These common rules go beyond the Customs Union as such‚ and extend to all aspects of trade policy‚ such as preferential trade‚ health‚ environmental
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dictatorships were quite old and the new dictatorships were totalitarian. Traditional form of antidemocratic government was conserve. authoritarianism (which prevented major changes that would undermine existing order‚ had limited power). Relied on bureaucracies‚ police‚ and armies. Liberals‚ democrats‚ and socialists were persecuted as radicals. C.A. limited their demands to taxes‚ army recruits‚ and passive acceptance. Only Czecho was liberal in political. Parliamentary regime were founded but lands
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GEO-101-004 Dr. Hellrigel European Union & Supranationalism The European Union is an economic and political union started by six countries in 1950 and now up to 27 different countries. Supranationalism is a voluntary association in economic‚ political‚ or cultural spheres of three or more independent states willing to yield some measure of sovereignty for their mutual benefits. (Regions pg.56) These are two major modern transformations for Europe‚ which link up with each other because of
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Introduction To fully appreciate the position of the European Council within the European Union we first took a brief look at how the European Union came about. The European project first started soon after the second world with the creation of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) to harmonise relations between the Nations of Europe and to prevent any further conflicts of the scale of the wars that had preceded its creation. The new spirit of cooperation aimed to bring about a new era of
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slave trade. 4. The desire for power between European countries. 5. The desire to invest in Africa. 6. Over-population in European countries. 7. The desire for cheaper labor. 8. The desire to spread Christianity. 9. The need to sell their manufactured products. 10. The need to eliminate unemployment. Reasoning for Order 1. The need for raw materials was placed first because raw materials were needed for European industry and this led European nations to explore other countries. Raw materials
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Current European Debt Crisis Since 2010 fears of a sovereign debt crisis also known as the “Euro Crisis” has developed in Europe having direct impact on countries such as Greece‚ Portugal‚ Ireland and more recently European giants Spain‚ Italy‚ and France. What is on hand for these countries is a serious economic crisis that could involve widespread defaults and or significant rises in inflation caused by toxic short-term loans. The surreal thought of an entire country defaulting‚ is becoming more
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the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a specific form of regional foreign policy‚ that was developed in 2004‚ with two core strategic objectives. The first one is avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours‚ by creating a two-speed Europe‚ one integrated‚ stable‚ and affluent Europe in the West‚ and another less stable‚ much poorer‚ and less democratic in the East. The second one is strengthening the prosperity
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UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW COURSEWORK FOR ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN LAW (2LAW0043) DATE - 16th March 2010 ‘The useful effect of a directive would be weakened if individuals were prevented from relying on it before their national courts...’ Van Duyn v Home Office (Case 41/74) Discuss the above statement in the light of the doctrine of direct effect and the later doctrines developed by the ECJ. In order to discuss the above statement
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Why are so many people over the age of 21 entering college? It used to be that you would graduate from high school‚ obtain a job at the local company‚ and retire or die. Those days are long over. Technological advances have made a huge impact on the nation. Changes in society‚ a greater demand for higher education‚ and the recent trend of companies down-sizing has led to more people over the age of 21 entering college in the hopes of obtaining a position or a new career. Once upon a time you
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