... and political clarity, results in the EP not reflecting the wishes of the people it represents, and consequently acting as a further contributor to the democratic deficit. In bringing together the four institutions which we have discussed, and looking at how their separate characteristics support the concept of a democratic deficit, a broader picture is formed. Institutionally, the EU comprises ... a relatively unrepresentative European Parliament, which despite being the most directly elected body, lacks the authority to portray the wishes of the people it represents. Furthermore, the i...

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... , there is a question whether the Commission, as a body that is not elected, has too much legislative power at their disposal, which in turn raises the question of lack of democratic accountability, seeming how a body that lacks democratic credential has so much say in shaping the law for the Union. Historically, European Parliament (EP) had very few powers. There was no intention to establish EP ... a valid reason to argue that the power to elect the President provides a basis of democratic accountability as the President is chosen as a result of a proposal by the Council which is compo...

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... still supposed to be unrepresentative. ˜White, middle-class, middle-aged'- this is the main composition of the Commons. By the way, more than 400 MPs, 62% of the total, are white men aged over 40. The truly democratic UK political institutions would have a whole diversity of sexes, races, ages, an educational qualification, professional background, and especially an opinion. The last one is ... With regard to the Lords, Blair was concerned about unelected House of Lords. His reform consisted of two stages. Stage 1 was the Lords Reform Act of 1999 which cut number of hereditary peers from...

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... 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 procedure begins with the Commission propos ­ing a preliminary draft ... 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 democr...

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... as much as one-half; 3) several operations, including those in Kosovo and on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, will also decline slightly; and 4) the U.N.'s peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will increase dramatically." As far as current arrears the United States is the largest debtor to the United Nations at 582 million dollars (according to the United States ... United Nations are not being accomplished in an efficient, effective manner on behalf of the United States. The United Nations has proven itself an irrelevant organization for accomplishing ...

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... , so to ensure collective security in Europe and through out the world, organisations like the Brussels Pact was established to contain communist aggressors. More importantly to Australia and to much of the democratic world, the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO, which was first established in 1949, still proves to this day to be very effective in ensuring peace, however there is ... extremely significant, as "It was here that the great movements of our time were forged and indeed, the very notion of modernity itself was first given form."4 Today, Australia has revealed itse...

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... decades. In their respective countries these two parties have been winners and losers in past elections. They don't have complete dominance like the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, nor are they constantly at the bottom like the Free Democratic Party of Germany. By taking a closer look at the two party's framework and history, a slight resemblance as well as contrasting characteristics can be seen. ... has fared better than Gaullist governments with other world powers. A major surprise in international diplomacy was the support the party gave to the United States during the Cold War, ...

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... qualified majority. The constructive abstention method should remain in order to safeguard of all states particularly the small ones. The role of the Member States A debate which has been going on during the past years is related to the decision-making powers of the EU institutions. Many have claimed that a democratic deficit exists within the European Union and have proposed more competences for ... the European Parliament. Coming from a small country I personally disagree with such a line of thought. As a small member state it would be more beneficial if the main ... issues remain wit...

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... racism has demolished but people's beliefs towards this may be worsening e.g. towards asylum seekers. In August 2000an article entitled "Europe fears spread of racism" was published by BBC News. It was based on evidence taken from the German police force in Germany. It was shown by ... racist tendencies towards migrants. The far right parties then gained support when exploiting the situation. Balibar sees that the government has a tremendous amount of influences on society, which can be seen to promote racist beliefs, caused by the government being the dominator and the electorate becom...

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... expanded into a powerful European body designed to establish European citizenship; ensure freedom, security and justice; promote economic and social progress; and assert Europe's role in the world.1 The EU consists of 15 member states plus 13 eastern and southern European states currently preparing for accession. The EU's expanding role has redefined European national sovereignty by eliminating the absolute power ... gave a speech at the university in Zurich in which he Declared "We must recreate the European family in a regional Structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe....

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... Power, Joseph Nye, discusses American power and influence from a global level of analysis. Moreover, Nye explains America's challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. There are many factors Nye refers to regarding America's role in the game of world dominance. Many are obvious, but some are not so obvious. ... Western culture imposes upon religious beliefs and the influence that the United States has through soft power creates animosity among these nations. In the case of the September 11th attacks, our soft power came back to haunt us. On the flip side, soft power has gained...

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... . Since they do not have to worry about converting money for each European country's currency, bookkeeping will be easier, therefore cheaper. Also, a lot of companies will want to do mergers and joint ventures, thus making a more united and stronger Europe (Fiarlamb, 2001). Consumer behavior is also going to ... , they had to change all the prices, but it is going to be easier. They did not round up the prices unlike the majority of other businesses (Yorgey, 2002). Another US marketer also says that the Euro is making direct marketing much easier. Even though there is only one ... Since ...

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... habits. This was very much like my father growing up. He was two years old when he emigrated from Palau to Guam. When he started school, he got into a lot of fights over the school kids' prejudicial comments. He could not articulate any verbal defense against such remarks and ended the conversation with a brawl. More often than not, discrimination comes from ... ; In the high school my mother went to, they offered what was called "Culture Class." This Culture Class explored the history and customs of the variety of ethnic groups in the community. It was because of this class that her pee...

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... , including aging baby boomers who are entering peak income and wealth years; strong immigration trends resulting to new household formations; increasing homeownership rates; an aging housing stock (approximately 36% of existing home were built before 1960); and better financing options for buyers. The Homeownership Alliance predicts that these demand drivers will lead to 1.85 to 2.17 million new U.S. housing ... almost all countries except Greece. The largest falls are recorded in Ireland and Spain, the countries with the highest rises in house prices. A similar relationship is found i...

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... . France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK sign the Brussels Treaty agreeing on military assistance, economic, social and cultural cooperation. A year later the same countries set up the Council of Europe - a forum for all European countries to discuss informal co-operation. 1951: THE FÃ"RST STEP: SCHUMAN'S VÃ"SÃ"ON The "Six" - France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and ... causing Jean Monnet to resign from the High Authority. 1957: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNÃ"TY Ã"S BORN The "Six" - France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries - sign the Treaty of Rome - the found...

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... most important dimensions in macroeconomic performance are. I will then go onto explain what factors need to be considered in order to assess the likely performance of the two economies, between the years 2003-2006 and 2030-2040, and how the two time periods may differ. I will then be using data ... again. However unemployment is rising in the US: Year 2000 2001 2002 2003* Unemployment (%) 4.0 4.7 5.8 6.0 (*First three quarters) This could still be the aftermath of September 11th, but it greatly reflects the decrease in inflation in the US: Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 Inflation (%) 3.4 2.9 ...

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... for international commerce. They are essentially contracts, binding governments to keep their trade policies within agreed limits. Although negotiated and signed by governments, the goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business, while allowing governments to meet social and environmental objectives. The system's overriding purpose is to help trade flow as freely ... ' grocery bills just to support sugar in one year (1988). Negotiating agricultural trade reform is a complex undertaking. Governments are still debating the roles agricultura...

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... 1/200311 the Commission shared the competence to apply Articles 101 and 102 with national competition authorities and national courts.12 'EU Competition law has received a wide variety of critiques of not being flexible enough by treating all practices alike or 'the admission that the market alone cannot effect competition'13 but the EU has succeeded in framing cohesive and ... consistent objectives, identified in the Commission's Ninth Report on Competition Policy. Some of these objectives are achieving fairness in the market, protecting the consumer and penalising unlawful s...

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... to there being a requirement to restrict some rights to protect the country as a whole. An example can be found in Article 10 (freedom of expression), there is a restriction preventing an individual shouting 'fire' in a crowded area (Montgomery, 2012). This stops widespread panic and this ... Question 2 (40 marks) 1000 Privacy cases have three essential elements that must be met in order to prove that there has been a breach of confidence. A breach of confidence was determined by Coco v A N Clark (Engineers) Ltd (1969) RPC 41. It is required to establish whether the information Char...

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... influencing private economic decision-making. The assistance from national governments to their domestic firms, may affect trade between member states. As outlined in Article 87 (formerly Article 92) of the treaty, Subsidies ( estate aids) which distort competition by favoring certain enterprises and giving them an artificial advantage are considered incompatible with the common market, and the EU ... commission. The key tasks for EU competition policy include differentiating between such purposes and minimizing the extent to which aid distorts the European economy. If necessary, the a...

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... War, was to secure peace between Europe's victorious and vanquished nations. Subsequently, the six member states decided to build a European Economic Community (EEC) based on a common market in a wide range of goods and services. During the 1960's common policies, notably on trade and agriculture were established and on July 1st 1968, custom duties between the six countries were completely removed. This ... ) at Maastricht in December 1991. This Treaty on European Union' came into force on 1 November 1993. The EEC was renamed simply the European Community' (EC). Moreover, by adding areas ...

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... that the media had on the events that took place. In an effort to stir up support within the United States, the students carried signs with American democratic symbols such asThe Goddess of Democracy? and Abraham Lincoln. The students knew that they would not succeed in bargaining with the Chinese government. Their best hope was to gather support worldwide through ... their own increased visibility in the international scene. With alarming pictures of war torn non-democratic countries aired at every rise in arms, there is a growing cry for international accountability from democratic cou...

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... in such a way that they identify certain principles from them that they interpret as having a constitutional nature. This method of creating the European Constitution is even less democratic than making a draft through Intergovernmental Conferences, because the Judges of the Court cannot even be held accountable for their decisions by the European Parliament or any National Parliament. The problem that ... that is, essentially, supranational. Reasoning from this perspective, one could argue that, according to the German Constitution, the process of drafting a European Constitution could ...

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... EU enlargement zone. India is the seventh largest country in the world with a landmass of 3,287,590 sq km. It is the second most populous country with a population of over 1000 million people. Poland provides a stable democratic government that is open to foreign investment, couple with recent economic boom, a relatively big domestic market, an ever-developing operational environment, a fairly favorable tax rate, and ... market-oriented reforms aimed at economic growth that will reduce poverty by creating employment opportunities for the poor and raise their income. Recommendations A ca...

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... human rights include the right to healthy and clean environment; to free education, social protection and paid work; to full participation regardless of gender, race, creed, birthplace, parentage, disability or sexuality. There should be greater democratic control and openness in institutions of power. Greens on the European Union Just before the EU launched its Inter-governmental Conference in March 1996, the Council ... immigration, police cooperation and judicial affairs matters must be put under parliamentary control. EU decision-making must become more open and democratic. Regional ...

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