... , after it consults with the Par ­liament. The role of the European Parliament in the legislative process has expanded steadily over time as the scope of EU policy has grown. As more decisions within the Council of Minis ­ters have become subject to qualified majority vot ­ing rather than unanimity to allow for greater speed and efficiency of decision-making, the Par ­liament has come ... to be viewed as an increasingly important democratic. The EP and the Council ex ­ercise joint powers in determining the EU's an ­nual budget of roughly ... $138 billion. The budget ­ary procedur...

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... create a free and an open investment environment through the consolidation and expansion of existing agreements between the ASEAN member countries (ACIA Business Guide, 2013). This was reflected in the signing in 1987 of the ASEAN Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (AAPPI or IGA) that desires to create a favorable conditions for investments, and in 1998 of the Framework Agreement on the ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) envisions a region with ... a free flow of investment, which established basic principles between the ASEAN States regarding the liberalization, promoti...

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... : "The union is bases on the principles of liberty,Of the human rights and of the fundamental liberties. .."". But the great questioning one is the European term that clearly has not been defined and even a clear limitation of the borders has been avoided as was mentioned in the European Counsel of Lisbon in 1992, in conclusion to this my muddle we have the request of Morocco was rejected for geographical ... circumstances, and on the other hand is considered that so much Malta as Turkey comply with that requirement, what presents usThe question: ... ¿in which terms is presented the eu...

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... contracted by 8% during the year 2014 as a result of the crisis. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia by western nations contributed to the collapse in value of the Russian rouble, and the resulting Russian financial crisis. The war in Donbass caused a coal shortage in Ukraine, as the Donbass region had been the chief source of coal for power stations across the country. Furthermore, Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station was forced to shut down ... one of its reactors after an accident. The combination of these two problems led ... ...

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... 3 percent of GDP, partly because of the softening of the debt criteriona of 60 percent of GDP by the addition of a supplemental clause in Maastricht that allowed for attainment of this criteriona if there was a recorded fall in the debt measure for those heavily-indebted member states. This emphasis on the budget deficit carried over into the SGP despite the fact that the rationale for the SGP was to safeguard EMU, by providing some ... elementary coordination of fiscal policy (Artis and Winkler, 1997). The recent problems with the SGP can be easily explained by ... ...

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... it by duly authorized international organs and agencies."" The European Union, similarly, has instituted the European Court of Justice, which upholds standards of community law that are "separate from, and superior to national law."" The ECJ was set up for the similar purpose of the ICJ in creating a peaceable means to conflict resolution between states. The court also is responsible for aiding the European Community in evolving and growing in ... the changing world order by interpreting laws and establishing "judicial safeguards- whenever a new challenge is brought to ... ...

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... to strengthen article XXIV that was made in the Uruguay Round. And as Farrell notes, "the text of the Uruguay Round agreement which relates to tightening up the rules on preferential trade agreements offers more scope for conflict between the WTO and the EU than do any other area of the agreement [ ], since it challenges the very essence of the Union." Even though Farrell wonders, "What are the implications for traditional EU policies from ... effect on EU policies, especially when compared to the Single Market Program However, here again the effects of the agreement prove limited in pr...

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... by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." An alternative definition is offered by Abraham Lincoln who describes a democratic government as a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." From a comparative politics perspective, with the EU regarded as a political system, these definitions would suggests that to be a democratic political system, decisions made at an European level should directly represent ... to say that using the initial definition of terms, there is currently a democratic deficit in the EU. However, the word deficit implies a ...

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... and authorization. Therefore, a cancer patient in Ireland with medical insurance can rely upon EU law to pay for hospital treatment in France only if given authorization from the health board in Ireland and meeting all the eligibility requirements of France. The requirements that apply in each member state do not deal with entitlement to services in that country nor do they ... some cases, patients may receive a higher quality of treatment at no extra expense (Hospital Management). Although there are no specific rules for medical treatment throughout the EU, each state must comply with o...

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... time for vain words, but for a bold, constructive act. France has acted, and the consequences of her action may be immense. We hope they will. She has acted essentially in the cause of peace. For peace to have a chance, there must first be a Europe. Nearly five years to the day after the unconditional surrender of Germany, France is now taking the first decisive step towards the construction ... (1992) cautiously doctrined the need for the member states of the new European Union to develop its own defence policy as member states were keen to maintain the WEU-NATO alliance. However this...

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... Republic of Yugoslavia) as well as eleven international experts representing the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, INTERPOL, the Constitutional and Legislative Policy Institute, Transparency International Hungarian Chapter, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Council of Europe and UNICRI agreed that the adoption of financial disclosure measures was an effective anti-corruption strategies and suggested effective practices, tailored to ... the legal and social contexts of the different countries, for...

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... and security matters" (Nugent 447). With these bases, intergovernmentalism plays another part when talking about a more integrated union and a more solidify political entity, in the hands of nation member states. Here, "The Maastricht and the Amsterdam Treaties have provided for significant advances in foreign and security policy cooperation, albeit on a basis that maintains their essentially intergovernmental nature and non-EC status" (Nugent 449). Another example ... though, there was much opposition for the formation of the single currency, eleven of the fifteen member states finally...

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... the economic history and development of the region, specially after the Second World War. As from the second half of the 20th Century, the degree of progress attained by national industries made it difficult for manufactured products to compete in markets of both developed and developing countries. Thus, an expansion of the market through a process of integration of the Latin American economies was considered. The ... formation of a common market, supplied mainly by regional industries, would provide economic solutions to many of Latin America's problems. Because of this, the first ... ...

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