European Community

The European Community was established after WWII in 1957, buy the agreements of the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome focused on economic co-operations with European countries, but also set out a wider political vision of a closer union and eliminates the barriers that divided Europe. During the signing of the treaty, France Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, the Netherlands and Italy became the first members of the Union. It was the result of eleven years of attempt to reconstruct the European continent after World War II. The treaty also gave priorities to the Coal and Steel communities, by creating the European Coal and Steel Community; (ECSC) which opened a market for those products to those who were part of the European Community.…

Eastern European Jewish Immigrants in German Jewish Communities Late nineteenth/early twentieth century Eastern European Jewish immigrants who settled in Ohio cities merged to some extent with the pre-existing German Jewish communities. Despite the various cultural differences such as language, religious values, and different immigration experiences, the new Eastern European Jews used the German Jews as a cultural example and became the equivalent of a lower-class German Jew. The economically…

to increase productivity and an overall better life for their citizens. While in the beginning the motions for European unity were met with little challenge, as time progressed more and more countries and people began to challenge and doubt the effectiveness of European unity. In 1948, the idea of the European Community was conceived by Jean Monnet while speaking to the National LIberation Committee…

on their background. Often it is the influence of one’s family that contributes to the groups that one interacts with and understands. A major aspect of the “group” you belong too is your neighborhood community because they are likely to share the same interests and values as you. However, there is a “group” that does not belong, the reason for this is that they don’t follow or have the same dynamic and interest as you. These groups are…

Education ©2007 Pilsen is an old community in Chicago with a long history. This part of Chicago started small and got bigger, as most neighborhoods in the city did. Its cultural history is about moving, changing, and connecting. Many people have moved there over the decades. This movement started when immigrants chose to settle in this part of the city when Chicago was growing rapidly. An immigrant is a person who moves from one country to another. Pilsen’s first people spoke German. They had…

Lugenia Burns Hope was a twentieth-century civil rights activist and social reformer who worked steadfastly to rebuild black communities using grassroots politics and community ties. Hope was no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Hope worked full time at organizations like Hull House— a settlement organization founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr dedicated to providing European Immigrants with amenities such as daycare services, libraries, employment and education. Her infectious…

Community spirit, also commonly referred to as the sense of community, is generally defined as “a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members' needs will be met through their commitment to be together” (McMillan & Chavis, 1986). A strong sense of community can have positive effects on both individuals and communities (Kloos et al., 2012) and participation in the community is a fundamental aspect of a good…

The neoliberal world order established in the 1980s under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and his British counterpart Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been ever expanding, or so people seem to perceive. The world that these visionaries saw was meant to unite all nations into one system, and yet, despite the USSR’s implosion in 1991, there has been an increased sense of nationalism throughout the world; no other entity exemplifies this more so than the European Union. Since the end…

Kingdom has throughout its tenure in the European Economic Community and European Union maintained certain level of autonomy from Continental Europe. For example, the United Kingdom has chosen to opt out of both the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Schengen Area. Nonetheless, the most notable British exemption from the rest of European Union is its absence from the Eurozone. Of the EU nation’s currently not in the Eurozone only Denmark and the United Kingdom have the…

In the British constitution the principle of parliamentary sovereignty is placed at the highest pedestal. The legislature has the power to make, amend or repeal laws. No other person or organisation has the power to change the legislation that is implements. Additionally, the parliament can look into any issue unrestrained, within its jurisdiction. When it comes to parliament applying its authority, there are no sacred cows. In order to regulate fishing by European Union member states, The…