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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In this essay I shall attempt to analyse whether the separation of powers is respected in the attribution of competences within the European Union. The separation of powers In order to assess this question we first have to consider what the doctrine of separation of powers actually is. The idea was developed by the French jurist Montesquieu in the 18th Century. It is based on a division of power between the legislature‚ the executive and the judiciary. Each institution have their distinct and largely
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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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Energy Policy in EU The European Union has entered a new and crucial stage in energy policy. After the adoption of legally binding targets to address climate change‚ energy security and competitiveness‚ the 27 member states are now turning their attention to the implementation of these targets. However‚ with an unfinished internal market for gas and electricity and with member states continuing to focus on bilateral energy relationships with supplier countries‚ the EU is still at the very beginning
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and aid policies of the EU CONTENT 1 TRADE AND AID POLICIES WITH THIRD PARTIES 1 1.1 THE WTO 1 1.1.1 FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS 2 2 MAIN TRADING PARTNERS OF THE EU 3 2.1 USA 3 2.1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSATLANTIC CO-OPERATION 3 2.1.2 DISPUTES BETWEEN THE EU AND THE USA 4 2.2 CHINA AND ASIA 4 2.3 RUSSIA 5 3 TRADE POLICIES WITH CERTAIN GROUPS 7 3.1 WIDER EUROPE: THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY 7 3.2 THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION 8 3.3 EU-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS
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EU Politics and Governance The success of the European Union stems from delivering its initial objectives which were a lasting peace‚ prosperity and security. Having done so has created a body of laws and norms known as acquis communautaire in the Community ’s parlance. However‚ when analysing closely‚ one finds that the EU exports its norms and regulatory policies to its allies and countries and regions throughout the world. Having studied many of the EU policies that are either intergovernmental
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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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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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Union and the NAFTA‚ NAFTA’s functional structure. A brief introduction if NAFTA and EU confront one another. Executive Summary Some would doubt that the formation of NAFTA was the American response to the European Single Act that formed the EU‚ which is made up of 27 countries. There is nothing to gain for both the blocs. However in some areas‚ “peaceful co-existence” and some form of “stricter ties” between the EU and NAFTA would prove to be beneficial for both. Introduction The NAFTA and the
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