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    towards economic and political integration. The economic integration began in 1958, with the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC), which included Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The EEC removed tariffs on goods produced within those six countries, in order to promote trade and reconstruction after the war. In 1993 the EEC was renamed to the European Union (EU), when the focus of just economic integration began to include policies of “climate, environment and

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    ONE: A stronger and unified European Union The first possible scenario in the next decade is a daring rise toward much closer integration. This scenario is probably the most desirable but also the most elusive one. In this scenario, France and Germany will take the leap forward and lead the group towards fiscal and political union. Countries in the region will reduce their debt and liberalize their labor markets allowing free movement of workers between borders. The European Central Bank will supervise

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    Economic and Monetary Union The European Union started in the year 1957; it is an international and inter-governmental organization which represents a major step towards the integration of the economies under the European Union. Where states come together based on common cause to increase the economic and political ability. European Union has been changing rapidly in the globalized world with 30 trillion Euros. The EU now represents the largest economy in the world. In 2012, European Union was awarded the

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    Politics The allocation of the European Union in agreement of all-embracing or built-in law has been abundant debated, generally in the ablaze of the amount of affiliation that is perceived, desired, or expected. Historically, at least, the EU is an all-embracing organisation, and by some criteria, it could be classified as a confederation; but it as well has abounding attributes of a federation, so some would allocate it as a alliance of states.For this reason, the organisation has, in the past

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    single European currency: the Euro. The core values of the EU are Human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Furthermore, The EU takes on the many responsibilities that include, human rights, policy areas, from climate, environment and health to external relations and security, justice and migration. The EU is an organization of countries that follow a cooperative political economic system. According to The Global Organization Series: The European Union

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    Turkish Relations with The European Union  In the past Turkey has had a lot of dealings with the European Union in order to join the Union and officially be a part of Europe. Relations between the state and an intergovernmental have been fairly long and drawn out as Turkey had tried to join the European Union.  As they have jumped through hoops to become a member of Europe certain human rights and democratic rule issues came up that stalled the progress on integration into the Union. Although many attempts

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    Who Is The European Union Democratic?

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    The European Union (EU), since the initial foundation in 1952 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and throughout periods of development, has been considered one of the most advanced forms of regional integration. It, based on numerous treaties and resolutions, has strived to promote values such as peace, cooperation or democracy, and in 2012 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for having “contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe” (Nobel

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    The European Union and the United Kingdom have a long history. Winston Churchill himself is credited with bringing about the idea for the EU as a “United State of Europe”. Many in the U.K are now starting to feel that this may not be the best alliance the U.K could be in. The EU is seen by many Brits as being too much oversight for too little gains. The U.K does not even identify as majorly European, and therefore believe they should not have the oversight of the EU. The United Kingdom leaving the

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    The European Union ( Eu )

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    INTRODUCTION: The European Union (EU) is a political and economic partnership that represents a unique form of cooperation among 28 member states. Formed through a series of binding treaties, the Union is latest in a process of integration begun after World War II in Europe to promote peace and economic prosperity. Its founders hoped that by creating specified areas in which member states agreed to share sovereignty firstly in coal and steel production, economics and trade, and nuclear energy, it

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    Introduction On 25 March 2017, the European Union will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its existence. Nevertheless, the European Council and the presidents of the twenty seven member states are aware that it is not a perfect union. The Hanseatic League is probably the oldest trace of city alliances in Europe that actually started as a merchant’s society in the Middle Ages. The main interest of this work is to analyse this trade alliance from three different points of view to outline the similarities

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