Latvia As A Baltic Country

Out of the 28 members of the EU, there is ought to be a country with a weaker economy. Based off of Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio and Luigi Moretti’s research, countries that recently joined (2004) the EU like Portugal, Czech Republic and Hungary now has an economy much higher than their synthetic GDP. Which is the predicted GDP if they didn’t join the EU (Doc B). This information proves that the EU does actually work economically as countries in the organization by improving their economy and supporting them. Another example of this economic growth is Poland. According to Mitchell A. Orenstein, the Polish economy had been growing “rapidly” for 20 years. At more than 4% a year. He also stated that some German industries are able to produce goods in Poland for cheaper than China. These examples show how the EU is able to support its members economically and still benefit the stronger members at the same time. Benefiting both sides brings peace in between the countries, which brings me to this last

Since the fall of the Soviet Union 1991 many changes have been brought to Europe. After the fall of the Soviet Union newly formed countries of Eastern Europe found themselves brought into a new era, many of the people had relied on the Soviet Union’s system of socialism to help them with every detail of their lives and to dictate their lives but with this newfound freedom citizens had many changes forced upon them. All they once knew had been taken away so suddenly most didn’t know what to do with themselves. The Government, Economy and Marxist Idealism had all fallen with the Soviet Union. Citizens had no choice but to move on with their new lives because it was as their past lives

Since 1950 European Union (EU) was created it has promoted peace, prosperity and values among the member nations and its neighbouring countries. EU’s influential tools, has helped transform many European states into functioning democracies and prosperous countries. EU’s membership has grown from 6 to 28 countries (Enlargement, 2014), satisfying a historic vow to integrate the continent bringing in most states of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by peaceful ideals.EU has anticipated the enlargement as an extraordinary opportunity to endorse political strength and economic success in Europe. EU’s extension policy is open to any European state that fulfils the EU’s political and financial criteria for membership; still the political process of inclusion of new state requires a unanimous agreement from all the existing 28 member states. Europe is considered to be more flourishing and safer place due to the promotion of democracy, anti-corruption policy and the single market policy.

To identify binge drinking as a social issue, one must have clear understanding of college students. This understanding means to have knowledge of the history of binge drinking. Conceptualizing the topic binge drinking, means to explore how it transition over time and determine the factors that contributed to the widespread of it becoming a social issue amongst college students.

The Southeastern European country currently has a republic and since the country’s integration with the rest of the world has been a positive impact. The 2014 Index of Economic Freedom currently has the country as an overall score of 59.4 which gives it a rank of 95, meaning it is the 95th freest economy. To put this into perspective the country has a 59.4 while the world average is 60.3. However, in the regional average 67.1. The country’s today score is still a considerable improvement from its former years where in the early 2000’s it was hovering below 50 and even just above 40. The political situation in Serbia is continuing to develop especially with the international community. Serbia applied for membership into the European Union in 2009 and EU accession negotiations are projected early in 2014. Admission into the European Union would provide tremendous improvement socially, politically, and economically.

Birth control has been legal in the US since 1972. It is, for the most part, easily accessible to American women currently. Such accessibility is not the case in third world countries. Despite the United Nations declaring birth control to be a “universal human right”, 222 million women in developing countries are still left without Family Planning methods (“ThinkProgress”). Less fortunate countries have difficulty providing birth control because of costs and social disapproval. Even in countries with limited access to birth control, women choose not to use it due to misconceptions stemmed from lack of education. However, all women deserve access to birth control no matter what country they reside in. Not only could it benefit women’s health, but it could save lives.

The EEA agreement is a trade agreement which came into force on the 1st of January 1994, and was aimed at bringing together the EU member states and the three EEA EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) into a single market known as the “Internal Market” (EFTA, 2017). The EEA agreement facilitates the free movement of goods, services, persons and capital throughout the 31 EEA states. It also encourages cooperation in other common issues such as education, the environment, social policy, tourism and culture, and consumer protection. When the agreement entered into force, there were 17 member states. 13 others joined in subsequent years. The focus of this paper will be on a subset of pioneering states. This provides for a reference

When I was younger, I remember watching The Wizard of Oz with my father. I remember the cowardly lion trying to find courage when really he had all along while he was searching for it. He was able to defend his friend and stand up to the witch. Those actions are the complete opposite of being a coward. Yet, he only initially recognized he had courage once he received a medal from ‘The Wizard’.

Albania has multiple challenges to achieve the full integrating in the European Union. But, there are two major challenges; 1) the economic challenges and 2) the political challenges that are obligatory to its integration in the European Union. The economy is a challenge for Albania because the farmers industry and the food industries are underdeveloped, as a result does not meet the European Union standers to compete

With the inclusion of theses countries in the EU the average wage went up and the living conditions have improved. They now are able to afford all the commodities that the rest of Europe has been enjoying for years.

In 2004 the country joined the European Union and pegged it currency, the lat, to the value of the euro (Hill, 2014). Latvia goal was to later adopt the euro. Latvia used a variation of a system known as a currency bond, in order to sustain parity against the euro. Warnings started to surface in 2006 indicating the Latvian economy might be in trouble (Hill, 2014). The economy was thriving because of inflow of foreign money into Latvian banks, mostly from Russia. These funds were being used to finance lending. It was suggested to the government to restrain lending by raising interest rates. However, these suggestion were ignored, and what the government failed to do…the market did anyway (Hill, 2014).

Human rights are a fundamental aspect of the lives of individuals. The atrocities committed throughout history have prompt the formation of a variety of organizations that have encourage the advancement and respect for the human rights of all individuals around the world. Despite a growing human rights movement and awareness among individuals, many countries still continue to violate the human rights of their citizens. There could be many reasons for this trend, but there are certain factors that could indicate why some countries have higher levels of human rights violations than others. Through the method of agreement, this paper will attempt to provide the factor that leads to the inequality of human rights violation-levels between

Although Norway’s economy is integrated in the market of the European Union [EU], it is still one of the countries not formally included in this organization. Previously known as the European Economic Commission in 1972, Norway did not join the EU. In 1994, Norway once again rejected membership to the European Union based on a referendum: 47.6% voted yes but 52.4% voted no to membership of the EU. Instead, Norway signed the European Economic Area Agreement (EEA). This Agreement guarantees the internal market’s four freedoms: the free movement of goods, people, services and capital. Signing this agreement was a smart and calculated choice because Norway has benefited from trade advantages while averting regulation enforced by the EU, and

Lithuania has had a very prosperous couple of decades after gaining its independence from Russia in 1990. In the year of 2004 alone, it gained membership in both NATO and the European Union. Lithuania has always been under watch from Russia and that grew further when Lithuania joined both NATO and the EU. Lithuania is a total of 25,212 square miles with a population of 3.3 million. Languages include Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, and Belarusian. This background information is important when looking at two different leaders within the Lithuanian government that play critical roles involving the European Union. Those leaders are Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Minister of Economy Mindaugas Sinkevičius. The background information is

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of the EU accession on the economy and society in Romania. Chronological and comparative analysis of pre EU membership and post membership are used to assess if the accession has been positive or negative.