... process hundreds of tonnes of fish and therefore can trawl over larger distances for longer periods of time. Basically fishermen were catching too much too quickly, whilst trying to out catch rivals. This new technology led to inefficiencies both financially and in terms of respect to natural resources. Environmental problems also resulted from this increased use in new technology. Fish that ... "selective" techniques were made compulsory. These may facilitate the escape of young fish and limiting the capture of other species. Minimum landing sizes were set; anything lower was illegal t...

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... of Preferences since 1 January 1993.EU trade with Kyrgyzstan ( in Millions ECU/, source: Eurostat/Comext)YEAR EU IMPORTS EU EXPORTS TOTAL TRADE BALANCE 93* 7.1 26.2 33.3 +19.1 94*9596979899 22.5 (+215%)33.9 (+50%)22.6 (-33%)46.3 (+104%)192 (+315%)130.1 (-32%) 45.3 (+72%)52.7 (+12%)79.4 (+48%)74.6 (-5%)88 (+17%)75.2 (-15%) 67.8 (+104%)86.6 (+25%)102 (+18%)120.9 (+11.9%)280 (+132 ... %)205.3 (-27%) +22.8+18.8+56.4+28.3-104- 54.9 00** 88.2 43.1 131.3 - 45.1 The PCA outlines several mechanisms for fostering trade between the parties in Articles 8 to 18. These mechanisms guarantee the parties...

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... enlargement and limited the number of MEPs to a maximum of 732 and allocated seats between member states and candidate countries: Member States Candidate Countries Belgium 22 Bularia 17 Denmark 13 Cyprus 6 Germany 99 Czech Republic 20 Greece 22 Estonia 6 Spain 50 Hungary 20 France 72 Latvia 8 Irealnd 12 Lithuania 12 Italy 72 Malta 5 Luxembourg 6 Poland 50 Netherlands 25 Romania 33 Austria 17 ... Slovakia 13 Portugal 22 Slovenia 7 Finland 13 Sweden 18 United Kingdom 72 (http://europa.eu.int/comm/nice_treaty/index_en.htm) The Treaty of Nice actually extended the number of members to the ...

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... the labour market. As one can see in Table 1.0 something needs to be done to lower the youth unemployment rates in Europe. Europe 27 has an youth unemployment rate of 22" compared to a rate of 16,2% in the United States. Countries such as Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece have been suffering from the financial crises and have currently youth unemployment rates ... unemployment rates in Italy compared to the European situation. Table 1.1 Unemployment rates in Italy in 2012 (%)3 Youth (under 25's) Males (25-74) Females (25-74) IT 35,3 9,9 11,9 EU-27 22,8 10,4 10,5 Source: Eurostat. tsdec4...

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... " show, indeed, that Germans are among the most ardent Euro- Constitutionalists, and so do public speeches of prominent German politicians. Germans are representing a substantial quantity of Europe s population, in fact 22 percent. My explanations may help you to better understand these Germans' motives and their enthusiasm in favor of a European Constitution. And they may complete our picture of who we − ... one way or the other can only be a more or less federative one. Central states such as France and Great Britain − even Italy and Spain with their 20 respectively 22 regions â...

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... cannot be defended in the twenty first century, citizens have no clear idea of their true rights and freedoms that protect them from the state, and Great Britain needs to catch up to the rest of the modern democracies of the world and create a written document. Even though there have been no real problems with Great Britain not having a true constitution ... ...

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... 's window to the world. It is a common occurrence in the United States and the rest of the industrialized world to wake up and turn on the television before work to catch up on the latest local and global news. Whether we?re in the car listening to the radio, or at work catching up on the latest stock reports, we are ... ...

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... . The problem with effectiveness, though, is that in the case of the European Parliament it leads towards a loss over sovereignty once again on the level of the Member States. This catch twenty-two is likely the most significant problem that the EU faces. Another of the major questions is what policies need to be essentially integrated and which ones can be ... ...

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... counteract these threats, the common European policies restricted imports from Japan and the NICs, while trying to set up joint ventures with American and Japanese companies, in an attempt to catch-up technologically. Therefore, they forced the foreign investors to share technology in order to gain access to the closed European market. Another effect of New Protectionism has been the alteration ... ...

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... believes to be to gain public support. Only time and a couple more grey hairs on tony head will tell. Should England jump on the Euro bandwagon now , or attempt to catch it later on down the road Neither , according to 70 percent of the public, they believe this wagon is slowly and ignorantly creeping towards a fiery death. However as most political ... ...

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... for EU and euro membership. At the same time, it shows that the EU decision makers can be somewhat lenient towards aspiring euro countries" ("Greece Joins" para. 22). Especially after Greece's economy started to spiral down, many became concerned, "Should the future of the European Union, and perhaps of NATO too, be put at risk by the ... ...

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... , Italian and German debt , and the same threat exists as these countries also hold many Greek bonds. Another issue threatening the United States is that it exported $412 billion, or 22.5 percent of its exports, to the Eurozone in 2010 and the poor economic conditions of Eurozone nations will likely result in significantly lower export earnings this year. This is a particular ... ...

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... . This system is less expensive, but it does not give workers control of their companies (eabg.org). Since 1999, the government has privatized more than 1,200 enterprises in more than 22 sectors. That number accounts for 77.5% of state owned assets (excluding infrastructure) and 48.7% of total assets. The privatization of business is rapidly turning Bulgaria into a market-oriented economy driven ... ...

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... the EU wine law and thus made Bulgarian wine accessible to EU market, specifically Germany without the restrictions which other non-EU competitors face. German per capita wine consumption is 22.9 liters (both wine and sparkling wine) in midyear 1997/98 with 9.9 liters in foreign wines, however, an increasing number of households frequently buy and consume wine. This is surely a solid ... ...

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... in Copenhagen on the 26 February presented a bright view for the Danish industry for the next year. Flemin forecast a 2 to 3% increase in Danish pig production in 2001 over 2000, from 22.4 million head in 2000 to 23.3 million head in 2001. Flemin set this against the long term growth in production in Denmark, were production has doubled since 1970. Flemin did ... ...

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... committee's task was to draw up a report on the planned European reconstruction program and to present it to the U.S. Government as a proposal (Hemmling, H D). The report, which was ready on September 22, 1947, proposed that a European reconstruction program should be carried out with the U.S. - limited to four years - and the participating countries cooperating closely in the economic field. "The report stated that ... ...

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... . Politicians play a big role in helping find a cure for AIDS because they play a big role in funding laboratories and scientists. In the Article from Internet on Yahoo News on September 22, 2003 U.S. Defends AIDS Spending, Urges more form Europe, the money issue about AIDS funding is brought up and how much should be given to the fund. Tommy Thompson defended his ... ...

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... , the accusa-tions of corruption that were brought against the PSD and the PSD backed government were no longer only whispered but spoken out loudly. Thus, the highbrow magazine Revista 22 published in its July 2002 edition a map of the local lords and mafiosi of the PSD" and referred in one of its articles to the system of legalized corruption". Ever ... ...

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... possible. Nicole Willams, an author for Lonely Planet, says "unscrupulous agents will offer you only the travel options that bag them the juiciest commission. Shop around and ask hard questions". ( 22 ) If one decides to use a travel agent, he/she should make sure that agent is a member of the "American Society of Travel Agents." The next thing that should be done ... ...

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Under European Union legislation, the government must investigate the possibility of reintroducing indigenous species (Article 22, EU Habitat and Species Directive, 1992). The re-introduction of indigenous species into Scotland involves bringing back species which were once present in Scotland. It is believed that eight species ... ...

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... on a proportional representation basis, & the chamber of Deputies. However, Women remain under -represented in political life with 11% of deputies and 9% of senators. In the government, only two out of 22 cabinet ministers are women. Regardless of Romania's attempts to revolutionize its political system it is apparent that Romania's main problems seems to stem out of the economic sides of things ... ...

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... the Slovene voters vote for an independent Slovenia. 1991- On June 25 Slovenia officially declared its independence. 1992- On January 15 the European Union recognizes Slovenia's independence. 1992- On May 22 Slovenia became and official member of the United Nations. 1993- On May 14 Slovenia became a member of the Council of Europe. 1994- On March 30 Slovenia became a member of the ... ...

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... rights violations was approved by United Nations Human Rights Commission on Wednesday. However, it was declared a "moral victory" by Cuba's foreign ministry. The motion passed at meeting in Geneva with 22 votes in favor, 20 against, and 10 abstentions. As Wednesday's vote was taking place, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque spoke before members of the media and all the foreign ... ...

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... Europe. And we have more weight in Europe if we are listened to in Washington. My vision for Britain is as a bridge between the EU and the USA." (Tony Blair - 22/11/99) With this statement Tony Blair realises that Britain are really of no use to the US whilst they remain on the fringes of the EU. As Allen identifies ... ...

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