Institutions of the European Union

The Group Video Assignment has been the most creative assignment I have completed during my post-secondary education thus far. My favourite aspect of the assignment is its requirement to not only utilize an analytical approach in determining why European states are having difficulty cooperating in some areas, but also its requirement to utilize a creative approach to present the rationale. Regarding the division of the work for the assignment, it was more or less equally distributed between…

Does a European political identity exist today? If not, to what extent is it possible and/or beneficial for EU policymakers to create one? Political identity is the process through which "individuals recognize themselves as part of a group sharing a set of social and political values and principles" (Lucarelli, p.149). The European Union is still looking for its own identity. This paper aims to prove how European political identity is still 'under construction' and if it is possible or…

Leases over 3years must be registered with land register but a licence is terminated whenever requested by the owner. Unless a tenant has exclusive possession there is no lease but a mere licence. This can be shown in the case Street v Mountford [1985], where Ms Wendy Mountford had concluded an agreement with the landlord for exclusive residential occupation (of…

created and developed and lastly discussing their relationship. Direct effect is the principle that Union law may, if appropriately framed, confer rights on individuals which the courts of member states of the European Union are bound to recognise and enforce. While the supremacy is an European Union law principle of when there is conflict between European law and domestic law of member states, European law prevails; the norms of national law have to be set aside. The supremacy of EU law arose…

Augustine a law that is not just is no law at all. As a result of this, these laws do not stay in your conscience, except at times when you need to avoid conflict because is still the law and it needs to be followed. Matthew stated, “If a man…Take away your coat, give him your cloak also; and whoever forces you to go one mile, go the second within” (Matthew 2). This quote seems to explain that if someone takes something away from you, you should give him more than what he asks for and make it…

state. There are also negative features of the Spanish outbound tourism, among which - pronounced seasonality of tourist flows (Spain, despite its immense potential for cognitive organization, event, or even ski tours perceived as more than 70% of Europeans as a country of beach holiday). Spain is the world’s 2nd country (after US) in tourism business sector. It attracts tourists from Europe and all around the world more and more every year. Tourists’ growth annual index is 5%. This industry…

After gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1964, Malta immediately sought friendly relations with the European Union. Though Malta did not gain membership until 2004, it has been significantly influenced by the EU, has influenced the EU and seeks to continue exerting influence on the EU. This paper seeks to present evidence demonstrating how Malta’s social and economic condition have changed since joining the EU, how Malta has worked to make the issues salient to them salient to the…

What is competition like in the mini-car segment of the European automobile industry? What do we learn about the nature and strength of the competitive pressures Toyota Motor Europe (TME) faces from doing a five-forces analysis? Competitive Rivalry – Major European competitors include VW, BMW, Ford, Fiat, and PSA (the holding company that owns the Citroen and Peugeot brands). Toyota enjoys a very loyal customer base. The company has consistent, high-ranking quality marks. New Entrants –…

issues was the concern that Greece’s financial problems would spread not only to other European nations but also across the world. A loan default by Greece might have produced a global financial shock. However, this opinion is not shared by everyone and there are people who believe that Europe’s safeguards are enough to prevent the financial damage from spreading. Greece’s possible exit from the European Union might benefit both Greece and its…

” Subsequently, on 25 January 2012, The European Commission presented the proposal for a new regulation on data protection: the article 17 of such proposal is what we came to call “right to be forgotten”. The right to be forgotten is expressed in such article within the European Commission draft as “the right to obtain from the data controller the erasure of personal data relating to them and the abstention…