... 370 million to approximately 480 million consumers will only serve to stimulate economic growth and provide new opportunities for business throughout Europe. One hundred million consumers, subject to market reforms such as those in the Czech Republic, will seriously benefit Western Europe where the main EU players remain. Member states already hold tangible benefits such as considerable surpluses on their export trade ... question is why? When German Chancellor Schroeder stated in March 2001 that "there are fears and concerns in Germany about eastern enlargement" he was referring to the f...

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... fifteen countries are members of the European Union, and some 370 million people share the common institutions and policies that have brought an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity to Western Europe The European Union has produced many good results. The six founding country's are Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The first steps towards European ... an imperial power, peacemaker, and balance-provider in the scheme of European politics. It's history had given strength to the idea of uniqueness and separateness in Europe. Even W...

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... , thus making action easier to take. For example, one of their stated goals is to "promote economic and social progress- in Europe. The treaty states: The Community shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion. In particular ... the backwardness of the least favored regions or islands, including rural areas. Europe has experienced many problems with this goal, specifically with social dumping'(the practice of firms especially from developed Western nations employing labor in countries and regions that have less social standards and...

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... and Security Policy and a Justice and Home Affairs policy, which were managed at intergovernmental level. Growing from 6 member states the EU underwent four waves of accession, integrated the majority of Western European countries, and is preparing for further expansion in the East. Today, the EU, comprised of 15 member states: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, ... The new paradigm that was shaped with the creation of the EU continues to evolve. In 1995 the provisions for the "Preparation of the Associated Countries of Central and Eastern Europ...

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