... between the EU and the candidate states (mainly Central and East European countries). In accordance with the PCA, the parties guarantee each other free transit of goods destined for third countries over their territories. The Agreement does not, however, preclude restrictions on imports and exports of transit goods ... by the Kyrgyz Republic to any third country on an effective reciprocal basis and to advantages granted to another country of the former USSR. The PCA in general (and Title IV in particular) attempts not to limit the freedom of the parties to implement policies that may da...

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... over one year now seem to turn in favor of having these two elections at separate dates, stance backed by both civil society and parties across the Romanian political stage. Early summer 2005 is under consideration as a possible date for the next parliamentary elec-tions. Debates in ... that decisions of such significance for the public would disappear into the silly season and go unnoticed by the media. As expected, all opposition parties welcomed the addresses delivered by Guest, Moore, Alahdad and Scheele during the international donor conference and underlined that corruption had in...

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... The Green movement as an electoral force is young. The first ecological and alternative political groups emerged in the 1960's, but most European Green parties were not created until a decade or more later. The very first ecology party in Europe emerged in Britain in 1973. The European elections ... (5.6 %) and gained 28 seats out of 497 in the federal Parliament. The Guiding Principles Here are the Guiding Principles, adopted by the member parties of the European Federation of Greens: The European Greens want eco-development. The economy must adapt to what the natural environment can tol...

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... successes and failures in their respective National Courts effects the development of EU law. Alongside the aforementioned direct impacts of the European citizens, the allegiance to interest groups and political parties provides the resources required by intermediary organisations to have an effect at a European level. In reality however, it is these very institutions and their remote, elite-driven and ... of the elections by which the MEPs come to power. Hix argues that to have creditable European party system, hence a representative system, certain criteria must be met: Political partie...

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• Grade Level: Graduate