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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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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Hristina RUNCHEVA PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE BINDING EU CHARTER Introduction G he concept of fundamental rights protection according to the modern political thought is considered as setting boundaries to the political power. The establishment of the European Union as a sui generis creation that goes beyond the boundaries of the traditional concept of the nation-state has created a new challenge: how to protect the fundamental rights in a community
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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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Relations between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) are currently shaped via the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)‚ a foreign policy instrument of the EU designed for the countries it borders. The European Union (EU) is seeking an increasingly close relationship with Ukraine‚ going beyond cooperation‚ to gradual economic integration and deepening of political cooperation. Ukraine is said to be a priority partner within the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
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This essay will discuss how the cultural domains of Religion‚ Ethnicity/Nationalism‚ Development and Geography (REND-G) compare and contrast the predominant cultural characteristics of the U.S. with those of the European Union. Specifically‚ we will discuss how the different characteristics of Religion manifests in the way the U.S. and Europe deal with security concerns. Searching for a new beginning and seeking religious freedom‚ early Pilgrims travelled to the New World (America)
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Critically discuss whether Germany or Greece should leave the European Union. In the very first part of my assignment I will briefly introduce you to the history of the European Union‚ and then in a few words I will observe the pros and cons for the EU. In the main section of my coursework I will critically discuss whether Germany or Greece should leave the EU.As a conclusion‚ I will try to draw everything together and briefly sum up my arguments. After the World War II the countries in Europe
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