Essays on EU

Issue: Criminal Accountability of UN Officials on mission

Position: Head Chair/Co-Chair Introduction The criminal accountability of the UN Officials on mission is one of the legal issues, which has been debated through the Legal Committee for numerous years. The legal gaps make it difficult for the UN to hold personnel accountable for crimes committed in the missions under its jurisdiction. The UN personnel are being currently accountable only to their countries and their legislation or being protected by the international legal statute of immunity. The lack of accountability makes the whole organization less credible and reliable. With two different groups of UN personnel the troop contributing countries ...

Introduction

The European Union is the result of the flow of economic integration in the world. It was created in 1958 and became a powerful economic group. Within the framework of the Union, the benefits of mutual trade are established, the general economic policy is carried out, and restrictions on the movement of goods, capital, and labor are constantly removed (Krugman, Obstfeld, and Melitz, 2014). The creation of the EU was due primarily to the fact that in Western Europe after the Second World War, the contradiction between the international character of modern production and the narrow national and state ...

Introduction

The term “Brexit” has been highly popularized across the world today, but it has its root in the result of the referendum on June 23, 2016, for UK's exit from the EU. Brexit is simply a short-form for “British exit” (Mirror, 2016). EU members perceive Brexit as calamitous and in fact one of the most unfortunate events that have occurred throughout the lifetime of the Union. Britain became a member of the EU (formally known as the European Economic Community, ECC) on January 1, 1973, 12 years from the time it applied to join the community, and resultantly, it ...

If I am to be given the chance to personally speak to the next president with regards to the Drone (or T-Tip) Policy, the first thing I will do is to clarify questions. The first question is who is the actual target of the policy? It is important for the president to address this concern because as mentioned in the policy, it is intended for all Al Qaeda forces and its associated forces. If the policy is intended to eradicate terrorism, should not it extend to all terrorist groups? I will inform the president that there must be a ...

1. Introduction Agriculture is an important area of policy development in the EU. There are 500 million people residing in the EU (European Commission, “Agriculture”). Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expresses the EU’s agricultural strategies and plans for all member states. CAP is one of the oldest EU policies. Revision of the CAP occurs periodically to accommodate emerging issues affecting all member states or specific to one or some member states. Spain protects its interests as a major agricultural producer by influencing the EU’s agricultural policy. Agriculture is a key sector in Spain. The agricultural sector contributes 3.4% ...

Events that led to the influx of refugees in Turkey

The Arab Spring that was experienced in African countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, inspired the protest against President Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s government in March 2011. The government, in response, sent its forces to contain the protest, and as a result, Syria plunged into civil war (Carpenter 2). As the war continued, alliances, mini-alliances and shifts took place throughout the region, and this led to a complex situation as the war developed dimensions involving Islamic extremists, Assad’s government, rebel groups and ethnic groups. In July 2011, defectors from the Syrian army organized a Free Syrian Army and ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

Introduction

Over the years, Turkey and Germany have continued to put in place comprehensive measures and policies to curb insecurity. These measures and concepts on security are always developed with an aim to promote cohesive coexistence between states, building confidence in relations among states, enhancing possibilities of diplomacy and agreeing on the use of arms and its limitations, disarmaments and promoting political goodwill and economic security among between the countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyze a policy brief covering Turkey and Germany by comparing the two countries focusing on the different security and other threats. The need ...

Occupational and Environmental Health in Carbon Nano-Tube Thread Manufacturing

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have novel physicochemical properties accompanied by new risks and uncertainties (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work [EU-OSHA], 2009). CNT release into environment and worker exposure can occur during any stage of production, usage, transport, waste treatment or storage. Data on occupational exposure to CNT is limited, and measurement techniques are also not fully developed. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment used for aerosol pollution are recommended for CNT also. Though CNTs have a primary graphene structure, their properties are entirely different from carbon particles, for which there are established exposure limits. CNT emissions are ...

Introduction

Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) is the indicators of the general economic condition of a country. These indicators give a description of the general economic and financial welfare of the nation, because the higher the level of production means higher level of the country's well-being. The subject of the study of the GDP and GNP is economic units - residents, producing goods and services for the end-user over a certain period of time (Investopedia, 2003). The indicator of GDP and GNP are very important for the economy as a whole. They are used to describe ...

Business environment in Europe

The idea of a unified Europe has been in existed and constantly resurfaced since history. The economic and political stability within the region has been supported by the idea of a unified Europe. The main objective for the European Union has been to ensure peace among all the nations. The rules governing the business environment in Europe ensure that there a freedom of movement for capital, people, goods and services. However, these rules are not sufficient to create a free market business environment. Fee market can be achieved with a restructuring of policies governing the environment for doing business.

So far, the creation of a ...

Weaknesses

Competition One weakness to opening an online derma-cosmetic business is the competition. This industry is not new and many are already successfully running their own businesses. It can then be hard to enter this market.

Inability of Customers to Sample Products

Still, another weakness is that unlike brick-and-mortar stores where customers can sample products, this can’t be easily done with online stores. This becomes a weakness in that the store will not be able to easily promote new products as customers won’t have the chance to try them or even see them in their actual form.

Difficulty in becoming a Reseller for Large Brands

In addition, it may be quite ...

Introduction

Russia is a huge producer of oil and gas. It is the second largest producer and exporter of oil, and the largest producer and exporter of natural gas (Winfrey, 2010). Its economy largely depends on its oil and gas reserves. The funds acquired from its oil and gas reserves have greatly contributed to the survival of its political system. Boix (2004) argues that there are no examples of a successful transition to democracy in a country in which the contribution of the oil in the country’s export income is more than one third, and it seems to be alarming situation for ...

- Globalization and burgeoning technology/innovation that shrink product-life-cycles, coupled with global competitor’s quality and price, brings goods to the USA adding to 80-90% mega-competition for most consumer goods sold in USA, compared to <25% in 1950’s. Equally, global companies compete severely and challenge US firms abroad. - The U.S. and Eurozone economies play major roles in the world economy and are crucially important for each other’s prosperity. The two sides combined account for around 40% of world GDP, over 25% of world trade, 60% of world foreign direct investment flows, and 60%-70% of ...

Educational Institution

Google has been in the middle of a conflict with the European Union for nearly half a year now. This conflict was initially caused by the “right to be forgotten” legislature that was adopted in the European Parliament in May 2014. Main concept of this legislature is the right of an individual to request erasure of personal data. The conflict was later on exacerbated by the recent attempt of the European Parliament to split up Google and break off its search engine from other services of the company as a part of anti-trust activities. Even though this decision of the EU Parliament ...

Labour Force of Ireland

A close look into the labour force of Ireland, in accordance to the Census of 2011, shows that total count of labour force as noted in April 2011 has been estimated as 2,232,203, which is an increase assessed to be 122,705, or to be more precise 5.8% since the year 2006. Therefore, a straight statement can be declared about the annual average growth to be 1.1 % that is notably lesser than former intercensal duration of growth that has been declared to have an average of 4% per annum. A detailed declaration made by CSO (2012) is as ...

ABSTRACT

The people of Scotland will be deciding the future of the country to remain part of the Britain in a referendum on 18 September 2014. There is growing debate on the future of the business in the resulting environment after the referendum. Also, there is debate about the business environment in UK, as a result, when UK votes to separate from the EU with or without Scotland. In the context of Boots, this report is aimed to assess the impact of the either results on the marketing strategy of the Boots.

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INTRODUCTION 3 IMPACT ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN YES AND ...

With the evolution in business acumen between the two countries, there are still visible difference between them both in the customer service interaction and the retail front. This is mostly as a result of the difference in cultures between the two countries. The differences are as follows;

Customer service interaction

In the US, there is a lower power distance meaning that there’s little inequality in the way the people relate and the customer care representative treats the clients as equals. This is not very much the case in Europe where the customer is regarded with a lot more respect since they command a lot more ...

EU audit reform (December 2013)

Introduction The European Union’s (EU) internal markets commissioner, Michel Barnier, signed the December 2013 EU audit reform into law. On December 17, 2013, EU member states and the European parliament came into a preliminary agreement about the new regulation on audit. The compromised texts were endorsed by COREPER in December 18, 2013. On that same date, commissioner Barnier welcomed the agreement reached between the two bodies on the reform of the audit sector. He claimed that the agreement formed the first step towards increasing audit quality and attracting more investors, which was an essential ingredient for economic growth ...

Article 1: Marketing to Teenagers: The influence of Color, Ethnicity and Gender

Summary The teenage market is an important customer segment in the US as well as global market. Teenagers usually don't have any financial responsibility on their shoulder and that gives them a significant buying power. Most of the teenagers spend their money on clothes, jewelry, food, entertainment and beauty products. Teenagers are usually more tech savvy than the previous generations and spend a considerable amount of time on the internet, video games, phones, television and social networking sites. They accrue money for spending by getting paid for jobs and receiving allowances and monetary gifts. Brand loyalty is very important for ...

Introduction

The location of Turkey is very unique. It is placed at the convergence of two continents. There are very few countries in the world falling under two different continents and Turkey is one of them. Turkey’s location in between Asia and Europe gives it a very strategic geopolitical advantage. From the time Turkey got its independence in 1923, it has been a great ally to the Western European Countries. On the other hand, European Union was not always together. In the early part of the century most of the Western European countries were at war with each other. After World ...

Turkey’s Accession to EU

Smith (2005) stated that the European Union had finally allowed the formal talks on Turkey’s bid to the EU on October 4, 2005 despite Turkey’s initial application sometime in the 1990s. The news of the negotiations was met in two ways: positively (by Britain and Turkey) and negatively (by most Europeans, Germany, France, and Cyprus). The opposition saw Turkey as a non-European nation that may affect the EU’s total growth and interest, while the supporters saw Turkey a benefit and a crucial step to Middle Eastern affairs, opening new doors for the Europeans . Regardless of the opposition’s sentiments ...

I have chosen to research on the topic ‘Internet and Terrorism’. The internet provides the terrorist groups an easy way to reach out to innumerable people across the boundaries of nation states to spread their word and promote the propaganda. This evokes fear and psychological stress through menaces of cyber-terrorism. This phenomenon requires investigation and the effects on American society need to be understood. I have cited several government, educational and organizational web addresses, articles and journals for this proposed research. Wiemann, Gabriel. The Psychology of Mass-Mediated Terrorism. Web 26 March 2013. http://www.udec.edu.mx/BibliotecaInvestigacion/Documentos/2009/Marzo/Com%20The%20Psychology%20of%20Mass-Mediated% ...

The Eurozone crisis began as early as 2005. The problems were mostly related to internal economic problems mainly low productivity. The crisis took a plunge in 2008 as many financial institutions in the US—like Lehmann Brothers—collapsed. Many governments and banks lost their investments in these institutions. In turn, these governments and banks began to fail in paying for their own loans. Because they were unable to pay their debt, they could not find any source of funding so entire economies. The economic crisis was not solely the result purely of the collapse of financial institutions. Some economies— ...

Abstract

Malta is situated in the central Mediterranean region and is a southern European nation in the form of three islands. Though age-standardized mortality rates are published in reports by the WHO, there seems to be a limitation of epidemiological research in the area of alcoholic liver disease in the region of Malta, which we can very well categorize as an unmet medical need. There has been a slow increase in standardized mortality rate due to cirrhosis from 1998 to 2003, but it is still low as compared to other EU nations. Besides, Malta stood at a lower rank at #51 in mortality statistics ...

Abstract

Malta is situated in the central Mediterranean region. Mediterranean region is known to follow the Mediterranean diet; therefore, the incidence of heart diseases is low. Inspite of that, the rate of coronary artery disease (CAD) is very high in Malta. The latest WHO report shows 27.45% of all deaths in Malta due to CAD alone. Maltese have been following a sedentary lifestyle particularly due to lack of breathing space and urbanisation (dependency on motor vehicles and sitting in front of computers for long). Though standardized mortality rate is decreasing in Malta, it is higher than the rate of old EU ...

Switzerland and the EU

Since the early 16th century, Switzerland has remained untouched by regional and international conflict as it stood alone as a neutral territory and became a sanctuary for people wishing to stay away from wars and conflict throughout the region. With the major World Wars and regional conflicts settled, Switzerland was expected to have joined the European States in forming its very own regional organization, the European Union, to maintain the peace in the region and rebuilt what was lost in the conflicts. However, it was unexpected that Switzerland had not acceded to the EU given that other neutral territories such as ...

Report: Low Carbon Transport Systems

Summary Research sources selected for this paper include three strategy / policy approaches to achieving a low carbon transportation system. “Towards low carbon transport in Europe” describes the European Union (EU) policies and plans they have set in place to achieve the desired CO2 emission reductions. “Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future” is the UK’s strategy document. The United Kingdom, as a member country of the EU thus shares some of its plans and targets. A more locally-based research source is “Birmingham Low Carbon Transport Strategy 2011+” – a low carbon transportation system strategy from the perspective of an English city ...

EU Neighbourhood Policy in the context of common foreign policy: the possibilities and limits of joint actions

Since its inception, the European Union has maintained its influential capacity in the European region, and it enabled a peaceful co-existence between member states and mutual development to flourish. When the Maastricht Treaty was implemented, and applications for accession of the Central and Eastern European countries increased, questions have evolved as to how the CEE countries would be able to adapt to the current policies of the European Union. There is also a concern as to how the current member states would have to bear the new addition in the organization and its effects in their respective countries. However, each member ...

Should Britain Break Ties with the EU? I. Introduction Britain has always been a powerful actor within the European Union and lately, they are being restrained by the EU through policies and decisions enacted by the institution. The British people have also noted the heavier duty they have been given as they have to sustain the member states that the EU has through taxes and lobbies imposed to them. Many politicians have already noted how the EU would weaken the strength and position of the British community both in the region and around the globe if they continue ...

Nation-State and Transnationalism

The nation-state is a sovereign entity governing a territory. The state is a political entity while the nation itself is a cultural entity. There are several characteristics which define a nation state and these include having a defined territory, some form of government which is organized, self rule in that they are sovereign against foreign interference and there exists a population of people who share a national identity and customs. These customs give a nation state a common identity. Thus, a nation state one that has a self identity and derives its legitimacy as a result of the sovereignty. The nation identifies people with common ancestry and culture such as the people ...

This paper is going to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010 to date, and especially the crisis that hit two particular governments in the sovereignty, Greece and Ireland. The two governments have recently received bailouts, or financial support from the EU/ IMF following the two nation’s financial crisis of 2010. The two countries had similarities in regards to the support owing to the fact that the two states had troubles with their government finances. The causes of the troubles, in addition to the terms of the support received by each nation, and the prospects of the ...

European business and politics are too close are often in closed and corrupt relationships." Discuss with reference to at least three corruption cases. The current businesses and politics are almost becoming the same in terms of practices and responsibilities. The developing culture of globalization needs strong connections for one to survive in the ever-demanding field of business. Individuals and organizations have found it too challenging to venture into the world of business and succeed without the help of some political figures. In other words those involved in businesses need to get the assistance of the politicians to enable them ...

The recommendation that the U.S government collaborates with other governments to prevent the entry of terrorists has been well-applied over the past few years. For starters, the United States has agreed on data-sharing with the European Union for identification of potential security threats, and the prevention of the threats accessing mobility channels. The US-EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement deals exclusively with travel between the two countries. The PNR agreement governs the application of passenger records contained in the PNRs that are generated by airlines from the information obtained from passengers on transatlantic flights. This information is forwarded to ...

Abstract

The Spanish economy was not adequately developed until the 1980s. It was liberalized when Spain joined the European Union (EU) in 1986. The government then began numerous programs aimed at economic reforms. In the 1990s the economy demonstrated steady progress until 2007 when it began to decline. In 2009, it contracted by 3.7% when compared to 2008 when a growth rate of 1.1% occurred. This was caused by many factors including; reduced external and domestic demand; decline in international environment; struggling stock markets; burst real estate industry; and high unemployment rates. The Spanish government has put several measures in place ...

Road Trains, or ‘vehicle platooning’ is a design predicted to change traditional motorway driving for the better. Improving on fuel consumption and road safety, this new technology could be in production within the next five years.

New technology has enabled the concept of road trains, otherwise known as ‘vehicle platooning’, to be successfully developed and demonstrated (Ricardo).

Road trains are due to revolutionise motorway driving in as little as ten years’ time. The EU financed the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project which was displayed at Volvo’s Proving Ground in Sweden. When testing the method in a ...

First and foremost, the European Union (EU) can be described as an organization of the countries found in Europe whose main aim is to foresee the management of its member states in terms of social, economic political and other sectors. In regard to release of waste products and management, release and discharge of hazardous materials; the European Union has stipulated several governing laws and rules which should be obeyed and complied with by its member states. It is very much important to note that these laws and regulations are to be implanted through legislation by each member state and ...

Introduction

Globalization refers to the integration of economic activities with local and foreign companies competing in the host country. It involves the liberalization of the markets so that trade can be conducted freely. It brings in technological advancement into a country and the customer benefits greatly since the transaction costs have been reduced.

Globalization has led to the increase of multinational corporations in the world market due to the liberalization of trade policies and practices. The spread of globalization is based on the capitalist theory of free trade. With globalization there are winners and losers. The bilateral and multilateral trade agreements ...