Citizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty‚ which was signed in 1992‚ and has been in force since 1993. European citizenship is supplementary to national citizenship and affords rights such as the right to vote in European elections‚ the right to free movement‚ settlement and employment across the EU‚ and the right to consular protection from other EU states’ embassies when a person’s country of citizenship does not maintain an embassy or consulate in the country they
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‘The European Car Market Environment’ [pic] Written & researched: Amy Walford For: Stuart Challinor 1/05/05 Words: 4‚740 CONTENTS PAGE. Executive Summary 1. – Intentions of the report 2. – The European Car Market Environment 3. – The Micro-environment: 1. – Suppliers 2. - Distributors 3. – Customers 4. – Competitors 4. – Situation review of the European Car Manufacturing Industry 1. – Comparison to US and Japanese market 5.0 – Drivers of Change 6
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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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CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN REFORM A EUROPEAN WAY OF WAR Steven Everts‚ Lawrence Freedman‚ Charles Grant‚ François Heisbourg‚ Daniel Keohane and Michael O’Hanlon about the CER The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many social‚ political and economic challenges facing Europe. It seeks to work with similar bodies in other European countries
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The European Welfare System Introduction In a previous lecture I explained the concept of ‘welfare system’ whereby different countries across the world organize and distribute welfare goods and services through an interlocking of five areas of provision: state and public sector agencies; market and businesses; family and kinship support; local community bodies; and civil society both in national and international forms. In short‚ a ‘welfare system’ is born of‚ and embedded in‚ particular interactions
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European Integration of Albania Western European Integration Political Science 477 Spring 2013 Research question: How far away is Albania from becoming a member state of European Union? Albania has multiple challenges to achieve the full integrating in the European Union. But‚ there are two major challenges; 1) the economic challenges and 2) the political challenges
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Part-A Securities Exchange Commission Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is the regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh. SEC was established on 8 June‚ 1993 under the Securities and Exchange Commission Act‚ 1993. The Chairman and the members of the commission are appointed by the government. The commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. 1. Mission of SEC: i. Protect the interests of securities investors. ii. Develop and maintain fair
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The European Court of Justice as an actor of European Integration Context The European Court of Justice is the institution of the European Union which encompasses the whole judiciary. It is seated in Luxembourg and is was established in 1952 as the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Communities for the interpretation of the Treaty of Rome. Indeed‚ its main function is to ensure that the law is observed in the interpretation and application of the Treaties. Since its establishment
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NAFTA AND EUROPEAN UNION The NAFTA and the European Union comprising 27 countries constitute the largest trading blocs in the world. In 2008‚ the value of exports of goods and services from the European Union to the NAFTA region amounted to 450.2 billion Euros while the value of imports of goods and services to the European Union from the NAFTA bloc amounted to 362.1 billion Euros. For Canada the European Union is the second most important trade partner. In 2008‚ the exports of goods and services
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investors. After years of investigation‚ the European Commission‚ which defined Corporate Social Responsibility as “a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis” (European Commission‚ 2001)‚ has recently claimed that full integration of CSR into business strategies would grant enterprises long-term success (European Commission‚ 2011). CSR and quantitative corporate financial
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