The European Union: Expand, Shrink Or Status QuoNova Publishers, 2006 - 173 sivua The primary focus of the chapters presented in this book is the European Union. The EU is a treaty-based, institutional framework that defines and manages economic and political co-operation among its 25 member states (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). The Union represents the latest stage in a process of European integration begun after World War II to promote peace and economic prosperity in Europe. This European integration project has evolved from encompassing primarily economic sectors to include developing a common foreign policy and closer police and judicial co-operation. With the end of the Cold War, the Union has also sought to extend the political and economic benefits of membership, especially to central and eastern Europe. This book examines the Union's expectations of the future, and the relationships that it has with countries in other parts of the world. |
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European Unions Arms Embargo on China Implications and Options for US Policy | 17 |
European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East | 55 |
NATO and the European Union | 85 |
The United States and Europe Possible Options for US Policy | 107 |
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USEuropean Union Trade Relations Issues and Policy Challenges | 139 |
EUUS Economic Ties Framework Scope and Magnitude | 155 |
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Sivu 131 - However, it is no longer the primary venue where transatlantic partners discuss and coordinate strategies. The same applies to the dialogue between the European Union and the United States which in its current form does justice neither to the Union's growing importance nor to the new demands on transatlantic cooperation.