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    Trafficking in human beings is a serious crime and an unrefined violation of human rights. It is often linked to organized crime and is one of the most profitable criminal activities worldwide (Access to European Union Law, 2014). There are many different forms of human trafficking, and they progress with changing socioeconomic circumstances. It targets women and men, girls and boys in vulnerable positions (Trafficking in Human Beings, 2013). The International Labor Organization in June of 2012 covering

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    world asking : “ Is the EU sinking or is it keeping afloat despite UK’s suddenly decision to leave?”. This will only depend on the how both of them manage to keep their sovereignty and succesfull coexist. Ever since the UK was allowed into European Economic Community under Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1973, there have been doubts according the effects of the decision on the British development. Therefore,

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    The European Union has continued to strangle its members with legislative acts that force its members to consider alternative options. Is independent power more powerful? Before we decide on whether or not it would be beneficial for the United Kingdom to leave, we must understand what the European Union is and what it does for the British. “The European Union is a political union of 28 European countries. Confusingly, the name of the geographical region, Europe is often used to refer to the EU

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    Since 1973 when the British first joined the European Union their membership has been a controversial issue. When conservatives in the United Kingdom won the general election in 2015, their election manifesto promised to hold a referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should stay or leave the European Union. The referendum also referred to as “Brexit” is scheduled to take place by the end of 2017. The United Kingdom initially joined the union to be part of the common market for the purpose

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    The decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union this last June will surely be a pivotal moment in political history. It was both a rejection of the EU and in some ways the broader global community. The result of this referendum seems to be striking for two particular reasons. First, few observers of politics – casual and professionals alike – did not seriously anticipate the success of the leave campaign. While only anecdotal, my colleagues and I were in the United Kingdom about a

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    # Media Perception, Blair, Cameron, and their first 100 days. Personal Project Prologue In his second inaugural speech, delivered on the 8th of May, 2015, David Cameron expressed his sentiment of the achievements his government has made in his first term as prime minister. "When I stood here five years ago, our country was in the grip of an economic crisis. Five years on, Britain is so much stronger. But the real opportunities lie ahead.” His achievements may have been remarkable but my question

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    The Marshall Plan Essay

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    Plan First and foremost, a great deal of Europe’s success would not have happened without its initial aid from the United States. After helping destroy so much of the continent, the U.S. pumped billions and billions of dollars back into the European economy through The Marshall Plan. It was named after Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who said “The world of suffering people looks to us for leadership. Their thoughts, however, are not concentrated alone on this problem. They have more immediate

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    1) ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INTEGRATION AS THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. Good afternoon, Catherine Day. Thank you for your agreement to give an interview. Good afternoon! Not at all! I would like to answer your questions. As secretary-general, you are in charge of the overall coherence of the Commission’s work, and therefore you are quite well placed to evaluate. So, what would you say are the achievements up to now, and what are the areas for improvement

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    of the world economy since the mid-1980s. Within this broad trend, Europe features prominently as both a home and host to multinational enterprises (MNEs). Not only did many Japanese and American firms invest massively, but even the most somnolent European firms appeared to awake to the need to look beyond their own national borders. (Thomsen and Woolcock, 1993) In narrow terms, FDI is simply all capital transferred between a firm and its new or established foreign affiliates. In its broadest

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    Outlined in previous sections, in terms of GDP, Germany outperformed the United Kingdom in the Golden Age by a vast amount. Consequently the important question to ask is, what were the causes of such a great difference in GDP between the two countries mentioned, during that period of time. Although the UK made several mistakes, resulting in their disappointing performance, Germany’s success in the Golden age is the main reason for such a difference in gross domestic product and therefore the

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