EXPLAIN THE CHANGING SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION (WEU) When the subject of the Western European Union and its position in the evolving European security environment was raised at a discussion of current issues at NATO in 1993‚ it was described simply as being a "paper tiger" incapable of responding to future crises 1 However the status of the WEU has changed rapidly‚ particularly with the European Community (EC) agreement at Maastricht defining new responsibilities for the organisation
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U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges SUMMARY The United States and European Union (EU) share a huge and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Not only is the U.S.-EU trade and investment relationship the largest in the world‚ it is arguably the most important. Agreement between the two economic superpowers has been critical to making the world trading system more open and efficient. Given a huge level of commercial interactions‚ trade tensions and disputes
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the EU now has huge regulatory powers and in terms of relative impact its powers over regulation exceed that of the UK government. EU membership has had a significant impact upon the work of government. The prime minister is regularly involved in European Council or Summit meetings with other EU leaders. Members of cabinet take part in monthly Council of Ministers meetings. For example‚ Margaret Beckett‚ the minister that had responsibility for agricultural issues‚ via Defra‚ represented the UK on
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PEST - Analysis This analysis is a helpful tool to take a closer look at the general environment. Although the PEST analysis rely on past events and experience‚ it can be used as a forecast of the future (Wilson and Gilligan‚ 1998). Political factors The political environment is good. The government is stable and reliable‚ even if Britain fails to achieve total agreement with some EU policies from time to time. At the present no EU directives are known which will have a direct effect on the
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Introduction The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union that currently has twenty-eight member states‚ almost all of which share the same currency‚ the Euro. The main purpose of the EU is to provide unity and harmony in social and political matters for its members. In order for a country to be accepted to the EU‚ there are certain standards that have to be met‚ known as the ‘Copenhagen criteria’. In 1981‚ Greece became the 10th country to join the European Union. Though‚ Greece’s entry
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SRN: 229113 Article 34 Article 34 TFEU states that “Quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between member states.” In regards to the quantitative restrictions‚ it is clear that member states cannot restrict the level of imports from other member states. MEQRs On the issue of measures having equivalent effect (MEQR)‚ the situation is unclear. In the case 8/74 Procureur du Roi v Dassonville(1974)‚ the Court of Justice gave
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The European Union (so called since the treaty of Maastricht of 1992) is a political and economic unity including nowadays 28 members. It was previously known under the name of European Coal and Steel Community and started a partnership of six countries during the post World War II to prevent an another rise of national socialism and to enable economic cooperation. In 1957‚ it became the European Economic Community with the treaty of Rome and its main purpose has been to create a barrier-free
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The European Union should not let Turkey join the EU. The negotiations between Turkey and the European Union to join the European Union began already in October 2005. There are many arguments for allowing Turkey join the EU‚ but there are at least as many arguments against it. Should Turkey be allowed to join the EU (Rosenberg‚ Turkey in the European Union‚ 2008)? Many proponents think that Turkey’s location might be useful for the future. It can serve as a bridge between Europe and the Islamic
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Bocconi University Milan‚ Italy 2011 The external debt in the European Union Member States. The Bulgarian case. Final Paper 1 ..................................................................................................................... 3 .............................................................................................................. 4 ...................................................... 6 ..............................................................
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time when increasing pressure from the USA and other member of the WTO to liberalise trade are in direct opposition to the talks currently being held on the successor to the Fourth Lomé Convention. This in turn comes into some conflict with the Union ’s own goals of increasing its scope as a Single Market‚ and makes for an apparently unyielding division of loyalty This essay falls naturally into two main sections; I shall concentrate first on External and then Internal policy of the EU. In
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