European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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MATERIALS ON THE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Spring 2012: PART 4 1 Caroline Bradley Free Movement of Goods Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Customs Duties and Charges Having Equivalent Effect.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Articles 28 and 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation
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The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also
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Integration of the Internal Market Introduction At the very center of the European integration process stands the internal market. The Court of Justice has in several instances ruled on the scope of the rights constituted by the internal market and the thereby following freedoms of movement of workers‚ capital‚ and goods‚ the freedom to provide services‚ and the right establish. This synopsis will look into the way in which the Court of Justice balance between promoting the harmonization of
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Case Study: Vertical Integration and the Effect on the Travel and Tourism Industry When two similar companies such as two hotels‚ are offering very similar products and are in a strong competing situation‚ integration is a popular move. It can be a voluntary decision by both companies or it can be the take-over of one company by another. Benefits include greater sales‚ which result in larger revenue and expansion opportunities. Complimentary reasons tend to be the realisation that one hotel offers
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Regional Integration For or Against Articles BUS 240 Regional Integration For and Against Articles “Regional Integration is a process in which states enter into a regional agreement in order to enhance regional cooperation through regional institutions and rules” (Babylon‚ 2011). Regional integration concentrates into assisting nations eliminate trade hurdles and overcome political problems linked to the environment‚ geographic‚ and much more. In European Countries‚ Regional Integration has
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Russia is currently involved in several forms of international economic integrations‚ and is also trying to gain access to new ones in the future. Russia is a member of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)‚ Black Sea Economic Cooperation(BSEC)‚ Eurasian Economic Community‚ and is currently petitioning to join the European Union‚ as well as‚ the World Trade Organization. Russia joined the APEC on November 14 through 15 in 1998. Members of the APEC includes‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ New
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to write this assignment on the European Court of Justice (ECJ)‚ looking into its role in the European integration process‚ and how its rulings and judgments have affected the business framework. We will also be looking into the effects of its rulings on state sovereignty‚ and how in some cases its rulings have limited states power over certain policy areas and handed them to the European Union. We will start by looking at the radical jurisprudence of the European court of justice‚ and what political
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Hague The Honorable Jan Peter Balkenende Minister President Herengracht 12-D‚ 2717DC Middelburg Dear Minister President‚ As a staff member of the Directorate-General of the European Commission I have been appointed to describe to you the composition and the powers of the Commission in the European Union. In the following paragraph I will describe the body of the Commission divided in three pillars: First you have the College of the Commissioners‚ then the Directorate-General (DGs) and
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Tony Pinchot POSC339 Final Exam The European Union: Supranational or Intergovernmental? The European Union is a complex political body that is very difficult to summarize under simply one category. However‚ I believe the most important categorization to help explain the European Union and how it operates is whether it is viewed as a primarily supranational or intergovernmental organization. The main difference between whether the European Union is viewed as a success or failure hinges primarily
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