Regional policy of the European Union

instance, the European Union safeguards water for drinking and bathing with legislation like the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive manages human activity that may impact the marine environment with the ambition to have healthy marine waters by 2020 (European Commision, 2015). Marine waters in Europe are split up by member states and the states are responsible for checking their waters and creating plans on how they need to be cleaned (European…

A presidential doctrine is related to how the United States sees its policies toward foreign affairs. The term was first used when President Monroe proclaimed, in 1823, that European powers should not colonize or interfere with sovereign countries in the Americas. (stampaday.wordpress.com) The United States, in turn, would not interfere with European powers or their colonies. In the event that a European power would take hostile measures toward the Americas, the country would defend itself.…

Role of colonialist and other external parties in Continued African Problems In the 1880’s, European powers divided Africa amongst themselves without the consent of the African people giving birth to the colonization Era of Africa. During this era, Africa was introduced to new policies by the colonial masters to enable them govern the continent. These policies were not well received by a majority of Africans and the struggle for independence began in earnest. The mid 19th century saw African…

significant role in the economic growth and development of numerous countries. This field represents the third largest economic sector in Europe, as this area is one of the most important tourism regions in the world and it generates more than 4% of the European Union GDP. However, the tourism industry has faced numerous challenges, from environmental disasters to globalisation, and specifically the financial crisis that started from 2008 has provoked severe damages to this economic field,…

To do so, I will utilize the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for trade policy analysis. This is the best model to analyze trade policies’ structural and productivity effects; it can also analyze micro and macroeconomic variables such as productivity gains, net national savings, overall employment, and implications of trade policies (Petri & Plummer, 2016). CGE model is beneficial in order to analyze the impact of FTAs at a macroeconomic level and industries…

Institution Britain, just like the other European countries, had been hit by the 2007-2008 economic crisis. The ratio of public debt to GDP had risen to 80% by the year 2010. Cameron came became the prime minister during these hard times. His first goal was to deal with the UK's economic problem. In light of these circumstances, he introduced the £ 40 billion austerity plan in the same year. The intention of this policy was to cut down on the government spending that had contributed much to the…

Globalisation is the "integration of the political, economic and cultural activities of geographically and/or nationally separated people" (US Department of Defence, 1999, p1) which results in the widespread economic interdependence of nations across continents through the exchange of: capital and goods; information and ideas; people and environmental substances. This massively increased scale of trade and cultural interchange has been aided by a variety of processes: Improvements in…

There are a variety of reasons as to why Russia took such bold actions in Ukraine, but the situation can best be interpreted through use the use of realism and constructivism. Although each of these theories will lead to different explanations and policy changes, it is important to analyze both when viewing the Russian behavior in Ukraine. Analysis - Realism: The theory of realism centers on certain assumptions regarding the international system, the interaction between states, and their…

1. Introduction Durban, South Africa was the place 53 Head of States from across Africa met and created the African Union. The Head of States bid farewell to the defunct Organization of African Unity and welcomed the new African Union. All this happened on July 9, 2002. During the gathering, African leaders praised OAU’s achievements. They welcomed the new Union and argued that this was a new dawn for the Africans. The African leaders elected Thambo Mbeki, the host president, as the new AU…

1. The 2015 European Migrant Crisis Must End It is seen everywhere. On the television, in the newspapers, on the front page of the Yahoo! website. The European migrant crisis of 2014-2015 is one of the biggest events of our time, and there is no avoiding it for anyone. The rapid anthropomorphic inundation has wreaked serious havoc on the countries that are having to accept them and as the year 2015 begins to close, two things are becoming clear: the anthropoid flow is not stopping anytime soon,…