sales and profits. European Union markets for horizontal growth Several aspects of European Union markets encouraged horizontal growth of the Group, specifically the use of English as a common language within the European Union; the cultural similarities in terms of buying habits and others between the areas where Berendsen operates and the UK; the currencies used in the countries where Berensden operates, which are either the Euro or such linked to the Euro. European Union markets for…
The European Union was chosen as a model institution because it has grown to be the most successful regional organisation in the world, achieving considerable feats in terms of integration, socio-economic development and peace. Furthermore, Immanuel Kant’s essay…
colonial age, European and American customs, practices, political ideas, and cuisines have steadily drifted apart. While largely similar, it is the proverbial devil in the details that marks the subtle but profound differences between both. While one could fill several text books with these subtle difference, not the least reason for which there are so many European countries, this essay will delineate a lesser debated difference. That difference being the working habits and norms of Europeans…
movement in the United States intend to make English the sole language, although not the entirety of the United States sides with this policy and it still hasn’t passed through congress, the purpose of the bill is still debatable. Similarly, the European Union also shares North America’s diverse society but’s view on its language and cultures seem to have more care for…
The European Union is currently in crises trying to handle the influx of millions of refugees fleeing Syria following a civil war. This civil war has displaced an estimated 7.6 billion people whom the majority of have fled to Europe. Members of the European union such as Hungary, Denmark and the Czech Republic are pushing back against the refugees, using anti-immigration tactics to keep the refugees out. The Czech Republic has passed laws making the crossing of fences into the country illegal,…
Topic: What are the competitive advantages and the major challenges of the countries in European Region? Conventional wisdom has it that the European Region being one of the most integrated and developed regions in the world, which allocates all of its resources efficiently, has recently encountered several challenges which are, according to the reliable source such as the World Economic Forum (2015), fostering economic growth and innovation, youth unemployment and a worsening of the EU-Russia…
As early as the 1600’s, Central Europeans have been immigrating to the United States. Settlers from Germany, the former Soviet Union, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein came for various reasons. World wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic disparities, and dissatisfaction with their government were among the most common reasons. Each ethnic group influenced American culture by introducing new foods, music, and literature.…
Morocco seems to draw the portrait of its relations with the European Union and Sub-Saharan African countries including the African Union over the Western Sahara issue. Accordingly, the Moroccanism component of the postcolonial Moroccan national identity is preferred to Europeanism and Africanism when it comes to the Western Sahara issue. But a more important point is that Moroccanism was a strong component not only for Western Sahara but even after the postcolonial period. In an article,…
In accordance with current European treaties, there are four legislative procedures that the union can undertake, these four procedures include; the coordination procedure, the consultation procedure, the assent procedure and the co-decision procedure (now more formally known as the Ordinary Legislative Procedure). Although the coordination procedure was later repealed in the Treaty of Lisbon, it is relevant to state this procedure as the development of Parliaments participation within this…
Spain has been apart of the European Union (EU) and the Eurozone since the 1st of January 1986 when entering as a full member. Spain has held four presidencies in her country form January to June 1989, July to December 1995, January to June 2002 and January to June 2010. Spain has currently 24 representatives on the European Economic and Social Committee; representing companies, workers and other interest groups, and 21 representatives on the Committee of the Regions, which is the EUs, assembly…