The Ideas Of Creating A Unified Europe

After the bloodshed and devastation of the ww2 the unity of Europe was needed more than ever people were broken and needed hope of a better world without hatred and war. Through the actions of a few brave statesmen, who include Winston Churchill, Robert Schuman, Konrad Adenauer and Alcide de Gasperi they came to set a goal, and that was for the unification of Europe. The aims were to achieve political goals through economic cooperation and to have the industries that were destroyed and countries bankrupted from ww2, thriving once again. In 1950 Robert Schuman, with an idea originally conceived by Jean Monnet proposed that a European Coal and Steel community to be established under a common high authority. After the Second World War tensions were high between The Soviet Union and the US, the capitalists led by the US the communists by the Soviet Union, a

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As sentiments like Winston Churchill’s 1946 call for United States of Europe became louder, the Council of Europe was established in 1949 as the first pan-European organization. French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, on May 9, 1950, proposed the Schuman Declaration, which created a community to integrate the coal and steel industries of Europe in an effort to promote international cooperation and understanding. He chose the coal and steel industries due to their necessity in the production of weaponry. France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and West Germany signed the Treaty of Paris, creating the European Coal and Steel Community, giving birth to cooperative agencies like the Common Assembly. The

The European Economic Community was an organization started in 1957 by France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg, in post War World II torn European. This organization was a union between the Steal and Coal Community and The European Atomic Energy Community. The goal of the organization, heavily influenced by John Monnet one of its founders and National Liberation Committee member at the time, was to build a stronger cohesive Europe through collaboration and economic ties to bring mutual prosperity. This organization and its ideals developed into the well know European Union of today, that currently sits with 28 members. However, one controversial possible membership has increased in importance over the years.

The solution of the problem came with the Schuman Plan. Presented in1950 by the French Foreign Minister, It was about sharing European resources in a supranational union. on April 1951 the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was instituted. It combined coal and steel resources of France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and it reduced the chance of war betwwen France and West Germany. During the Paris Treaty, the six states stateded that this date symbolized the birth of Europe. The ECSC became reality in 1952, and was the first step in relation to European integration.

In the midst of an influx of migrants and an ongoing Euro crisis, the disunity of the current European union has become apparent. The implementation of a “United States of Europe” - a partially federalized system with a popularly elected president - has been proposed. The alternative to this system is the potential abandonment of the Euro, and consequently European integration altogether. In contrast, some argue that deeper political and fiscal integration is impractical, and that the existence of a United States of Europe is not within the political reality of various European states. The European Union as it currently exists is a half-hearted attempt at integration; both arguments ultimately advocate change. The existence of a United States of Europe would result in a detrimental loss of state sovereignty and presents an insurmountable challenge of unification on political, societal, and cultural levels.

The roots of the European Union can be traced back to the early 1950’s when a small number of countries made a decision to join together as a way to resolve any potential conflict nurture economic growth and common values across the continent. There was a desire to promote common values and membership was opened to all European countries. Since the inception the number of members has grown from a founding six countries to what we now know as the modern day EU with a current total of 28 countries with a further 8 countries under application review. In 1992, what was then a group of twelve countries, joined together to form the Customs Community Code which was eventually introduced in January 1993. The code effectively merged the individual customs regulations in to a single customs union.

When King Leopold II of Belgium took the throne, he began looking for somewhere that the people of Belgium could colonize, not necessarily to live there, but to offer its economic support to the kingdom. However, the political nature of Europe meant that Belgium would need to look overseas for stability. Thus, Leopold sought a colony for Belgium in Africa, namely the Congo. Throughout the time that Leopold managed this colony, he used a variety of methods to try and convince this people that the imperializing of the Congo was a good thing and helpful to Belgium as well as needful for the people of the Congo. However, the realities of what truly happened in the Congo still leaked out for all to see.

The European Union was built in the aftermath of the Second World War. This was to create peace and end frequent and bloody wars between neighbouring countries that culminated in the Second World War. The idea of a European Union came from Robert Schumann however; this was originally conceived from Joan Monnet. On the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schumann had proposed to introduce a European Coal and Steel Community . Countries that had once fought each other would now be coming together and would be in under control of one high authority.

     The external policy of the EU is generally considered to consist largely of trade negotiations on various bilateral and multilateral stages. There is much debate over the effectiveness of policy with respect to the developing world; in the context of this discussion I have used the term 'developing world' in its widest sense, although I will most commonly focus on the Mediterranean counties, ACP, and Latin America. It should also be made clear that for these purposes I will not be drawing too much on historical background, rather examining the issue over the last fifteen to twenty years, and how the changes in political climate within Europe may be affecting the developing world in the future.

A movement toward unity in Europe was first expressed following the mass devastation that World War II left on Europe. Many Europeans felt that a unification of the nation states would provide a sense of collective security and would prevent another catastrophe similar to that of World War II. In 1950, the Schuman Plan, authored by French prime minister Robert Schuman, was presented to various European nations. The project proposed to unite the coal and steel industries of France and Germany in an attempt to find a guarantee for European peace. In 1952, the plan took action, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the first European common market. The union was comprised of six countries and that did not include Great Britain, who declined to participate. In 1958, more steps were

All throughout history, it can be noted that women have been at a sever disadvantage when compared to their male counterparts. From simple tasks as who is considered the head of the household to even more challenging tasks like ensuring women are equally represented in government, women have always had to work harder to ensure they are being treated as equal. The same can be seen anywhere in the world, especially in Europe. While the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states in Article 20, 21 and 23 that every person is equal and cannot be discriminated against, it would be extremely interesting to research how members of the European Union have taken into account said articles and used it in order to ensure that their legislation and way of government provides the ultimate gender equality within their boarders. I plan on examining how different members differ in their levels of equality for men and women and how their legislation is set up in order to make that happen. How has the European Union taken measures in ensuring women’s rights across the board for members of the Union and how effective has their legislature been in ensuring this equality?

The European Union (EU) was established in order to prevent the horrors of modern warfare, experienced by most of Europe during the World Wars of the 20th century, from ever ensuing again, by aiming to create an environment of trust with the countries of Europe cooperating in areas such as commerce, research and trade (Adams, 2001). The EU has evolved into an economic, trade, political and monetary alliance between twenty-eight European Member States. While not all Member States are in monetary union (i.e. share the currency of the euro), those that are form the ‘Euro-zone’ (Dinan, 2006). The EU can pass a number of types of legislation, with a regulation, act, or law, being the most powerful. Its ‘tricameral’ (European Union, 2007)

he European Union consists of many institutions and through these parts, it functions itself. While it has a highly federalized government-like-framework (EU Parliament), simultaneously, it also has loose intergovernmental institutions (Council of European Union and the European Council). It is a complex hybrid organization, falling somewhere between the intergovernmental cooperative United Nations, and the federal government of United States of America. The chief constituting bodies are namely,

Formally established in 2009, the European Council is not a branch of the United Nations, but a branch of the European Union, a 28-member political and economic union based in Europe. The goal of the European Council is to define the European Union’s, or EU’s, overall political direction and priorities. It is not a legislative body of the EU and therefore does not negotiate or adopt EU laws. Alternatively, the European Council defines the EU’s policy agenda, traditionally by espousing “conclusions” during European Council meetings. These conclusions identify issues of concern and recommend actions to take in order to resolve