European Political Union

• RESPECT for all: the political self-organization of female migrant domestic workers in the European union.

Abstract This contribution focuses on the empowering political practices of RESPECT, the European network for migrant domestic workers. The paper co...

• Refuge
• Vol. 21 Nbr. 3, May 2003

• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: between political symbolism and legal realism.

I. INTRODUCTION The idea to adopt a Charter of Fundamental Rights (Charter) for the European Union (EU) is a long standing demand raised over and ov...

• Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
• Nbr. 2001, June 2001

• Turkey's Political Culture As a Necessary Condition for Decoding Its Policies Toward Cyprus, Greece, and the European Union

Despite its ambition to become a full member of the European Union, Turkey continues to illegally occupy 37% of Cyprus's territory and to challenge Greek sovereignty in the Aegean Sea. While not contradicting conventional Realpolitik interpretations of this behaviour, this article is employing readings, primarily of Turkish scholars, to develop an interpretation that links contemporary Turkish political culture to Turkey's foreign policy. The author argues that certain traits of the former are built into the composition of the latter. The resulting picture allows the drawing of some novel conclusions about the sources of Turkish foreign policy and some policy prescriptions on ways to address the decisionmaking of "the many Ankaras.

• Journal of Political and Military Sociology
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 2, December 2006

• Identity, integration and security: solving the sovereignty puzzle in E.U. studies.

Security-identity dynamics in Europe generate the need for the European Union as a political personality made up of cultural units that are sovereign within their territories. Though the Union does absorb some of the traditional duties of nation states, it does not take on the semblance of a sovereign entity nor does it diminish the sovereignty of states involved in the Union. Therefore, the Union is a post-sovereign entity with its own logic based on the security-identity-integration dynamic but the states within it are still sovereign entities.

• Journal of International Affairs
• Vol. 48 Nbr. 2, January 1995

• Unattractive union: it is now clear that European nations were deceived into joining an economic union that became a political union, yet our leaders still seek a similar economic union with the EU.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE NEW AMERICAN has devoted extensive coverage to the risks of what critics have dubbed a North American Union (NAU), in ref...

• The New American
• May 11, 2009

• Understanding the Legal Status of the World's Largest Business Market: The European Union

A great deal of confusion exists as to the legal status of the European Union (the EU) today. The EU is widely recognized as the latest phase in the economic evolution of the Common Market initiative which began in the 1950's. However, the general public is unaware of the steps the EU has already taken toward political union (i.e., nationhood), and the depth of the EU's commitment to achieving an enduring form of European political union.

• Review of Business
• Vol. 27 Nbr. 3, April 2007

• Berlusconi Says He'll Resign

ROME - Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Tuesday to resign after Parliament passes economic reforms demanded by the European Union, capping a two-decade political career that has ended with Italy on the brink of being swept into Europe's debt crisis. Berlusconi met for about an hour Tuesday evening with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano after losing his parliamentary majority during a routine vote earlier in the day. In a statement, Napolitano's office said Berlusconi had "understood the implications of the vote" and promised to resign once parliament passes economic reforms designed to spur growth and rein in Italy's public debt.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 09, 2011

• Outcry On China Goods Isn't Political, European Union Says

China's claim that measures designed to bar its goods from the European Union are politically motivated is "totally false," EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said as tensions over tainted Chinese exports grow. Last week, the 27-nation EU demanded greater vigilance from producers and national authorities after Mattel Inc. recalled Chinese toys, including some the European Commission said could prove fatal, for the second time in two weeks. China supplies 80 percent of the world's toy market.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• August 21, 2007

• Cultural Integration in the European Union: A Comparative Analysis of the Immigration Policies of France and Spain

Introduction. II. History Of The Existing Immigration Policies Of France And Spain. A. France. B. Spain. III. Framing The Issue: Recent Immigration To The European Union And Its Effect On The Immigration Policy Debate. IV. Heightened Racial And Political Tension. A. 2005 Paris Race Riots. B. Violence in El Ejido. V. Integration In Existing Immigration Policy. A. Definition. B. France. C. Spain. VI. Effect Of EU Legislation. VII. Global Economic Downturn. A. Effect on the Perception of Immigrants. B. Potential Impact on Immigration Policy. VIII. Recommendations.

• Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
• Nbr. 19-2, January 2010

• ; Global Economy Needs Skeptic of More Greek-Style Bailouts

After announcing her candidacy, French Finance Minister Christine La- garde immediately emerged as the front-runner in the race for the presidency of the International Monetary Fund. France, the United Kingdom and Germany all support her, while the emerging economies that oppose her candidacy - such as Brazil, India and Mexico - are unlikely to coalesce behind Agustn Carstens, governor of Mexico's central bank. While Ms. Lagarde's victory might be applauded by European Union political elites, it is far from clear that having a French head of the IMF is desirable in the midst of the present crisis on the eurozone's periphery. For one, a European politician is likely to have a deep vested interest in furthering the European integration project, possibly at the expense of the IMF's shareho...

• The Washington Times
• May 30, 2011