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EU Commissioner faces accuses from the EP
2007-05-04 00:37:00
Louis Michel, Development and Humanitarian Aid Commission er, was criticized by the Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) on his decision to take part in the Belgian elections. Such a decision is permitted in legal terms but is seen as politically inappropriate. This is mainly because the commissioners are not allowed to show or express preferences ...
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EU Roaming Legislation
2007-05-03 15:13:00
This article has been written by Anna Flegler (Maastricht University in the Netherlands) for Analyzing EU. If you have any questions concerning the article or the author, please send us a message to info@analyzingeu.eu . Please visit EU Roaming website for more information concerning EU Roaming Legi slation . After months of debating, proposed EU legislation limiting roaming rates ...
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Under the Umbrella - The U.S. Plan for a European Missile Shield
2007-04-30 23:22:00
The new American plan to extend their defence policy is to build an anti-missile defence shield in the Czech Republic and in Poland. There official aim is to defend against potential attacks from "rogue" states like Iran, Syria and North Korea. However, the negotiations about building the radar system in Central Europe have provoked debate ...
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The Netherlands open their borders for workers
2007-04-30 10:38:00
The Dutch government has decided last week to open the job-market for the workers coming from ten Member States who joined the EU in 2004. The information, which was much appreciated by Vladimir Spidla, the Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, reached the European Commission on 27 April. The Dutch decision will be ...
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Does the EU Lose its International Power?
2007-04-29 23:02:00
There is an opinion among many scholars and politicians that the European Union (EU) starts to lose its own image on the international arena, especially in relations with the United States. The EU’s transatlantic partner starts to perceive the Union as more disintegrated than united and with less influence on world affairs than it had ...
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A Dutch Perspective on the European Union
2007-04-27 12:01:00
The EU as many other international organizations and countries is facing many security challenges. Terrorism, regional conflicts, state failure and climate change are just a few examples. However, before the EU can play an active role and seriously fight these challenges it first has to overcome its own institutional challenges and solve the impasse it ...
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The European Dream?
2007-04-22 02:01:00
Analyzing Europe?s Socio-Economic Identity   Throughout time the tradition in the separate European countries has been that the rich citizens have always been relatively willing to give up a share of their own welfare to aid those less fortunate. Europe was, and still is, seen as rather compassionate towards its poor, even if this comes at a ...
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Where to, Basescu?
2007-04-19 23:00:00
Where to, Base scu? "The sailor keeps fighting! What shall WE do ?". This is one of the many messages I’ve received today, after Romanian president Basescu was suspended by Parliament with 322 votes in favor and 108 votes against. The political crisis, determined by the internal friction between the president and prime minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, ...
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Estonia ? Past Vs Future - Marching at the front of innovation
2007-04-18 22:07:00
    Estonia ? Past & Future March ing at the front of innovation    IntroductionComing back from my last trip to Estonia[1], about two months ago, I would like to take this opportunity, to point out some of the significant moments throughout the course of history of this country, presenting at the same time the current situation (in my point ...
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The Coming Week in the EU (16-22 April/07)
2007-04-16 17:56:00
The presidential elections in France are coming closer and closer. In fact, the first round will take place the coming Sunday and there would be nothing special about it if not the fact the French nation seems to be undecided about their next president. The number of the candidates doesn’t make it easier for the ...
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Book Review: The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by D. Landes
2007-04-16 07:38:00
I. Introduction David Landes is an American economic historian born in 1924. Due to his expertise in history and economics, he has stimulated the exchange of theories, ideas and information between these two areas. ...
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Special Report - A European Political Identity: Existing, Developing or Det
2007-04-11 17:22:00
Introduction Europe is a continent of extraordinary variety and diversity geographically, ethnically, nationally, culturally, economically and politically. Yet at the same time all its parts are and always have been so deeply linked by their destiny that this continent can accurately be described as a single albeit complex political entity (Havel, 1994). This quote is part ...
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Special Report - The EU: A Driving Force or the Best Solution? (An Impact S
2007-04-08 21:33:00
Introduction One month ago, the European Union (EU) expanded with two new Member States, Romenia and Bulgaria , which makes the total amount of Member States 27. Already, after the 2004 enlargement with ten new Member States, the EU witnessed the question of further enlarging and bearing the risk of becoming ungovernable or drawing a ...
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