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	European Union - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The major ones are the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the European Court of Justice, and the Court of Auditors.
		Although its name is similar to that of the European Council, the Council of the European Union’s powers are essentially limited to the EC pillar, whereas the European Council oversees all three pillars of EU cooperation.
		The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the judicial arm of the EU.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761579567___13/European_Union.html (2013 words)

	GlobaLex - European Union Legal Materials: An Infrequent User’s Guide
		The European Commission is roughly equivalent to the executive branch of the U.S. government, particularly the Office of the President of the United States and the cabinet-level agencies.
		European Court of Justice, consisting of twenty-five judges and eight advocates-general, interprets and adjudicates disputes over EU law, a separate body of law distinct from and supreme over the law of the member states.
		The national court determines that a question of European Union law is relevant to the resolution of the case before it and submits the question of European Union law to the Court for resolution.
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/European_Union.htm (6807 words)

	European Union ~ Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes
		It was established in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty), and is the de facto successor to the six-member European Economic Community founded in 1957.
		Supporters of the European Union argue that the growth of the EU is a force for peace, democracy, and prosperity for its member states.
		The two main treaties which form the basis of EU law are the Treaty of the European Community, or the Treaty of Rome from 1957, and the Treaty of the European Union, or the Maastricht treaty of 1992.
	www.downes.ca /cgi-bin/page.cgi?topic=126 (4242 words)

	European Union Depository Libraries in the United States
		Depositories also hold the legislative proposals and communications of the Commission in their original "COM" document form, as well as reports and debates of the European Parliament (also available on EUROPARL), opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee and decisions of the Court of Justice (also available on Curia).
		European Documentation Centres elsewhere in the world may be found here.
		European Union - Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
	www.eurunion.org /infores/libmap.htm (318 words)

	Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
		The Union recognises and respects the entitlement to social security benefits and social services providing protection in cases such as maternity, illness, industrial accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of employment, in accordance with the rules laid down by Community law and national laws and practices.
		Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which he or she resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.
		Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he or she is a national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/europeanunion2.html (2919 words)

	European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There is no "European Union copyright office" as such where one can obtain an"EU copyright." Instead European countries have their own national copyright laws and also subscribe to a number of international copyright conventions which govern copyright matters.
		General decisions of the European Union are legally binding, and are addressed to all member states, are to be applied in full, and are directly applicable without the intermediate creation of national legislation.
		Opinions of the European Union are not legally binding and may merely suggest a line of action or opinion.
	library.osu.edu /sites/reference/resources/eup5.htm (4661 words)

	Foreign relations of the European Union Summary
		The European financial and economic commitment to the recovery of Asia was reconfirmed with the ASEM Trust Fund.
		European criticism of Myanmar's record on human rights made official meetings between the EU and ASEAN virtually impossible for three years.
		As a partly integrated supernational community, the European Union and its member states are still largely running their own foreign affairs.
	www.bookrags.com /Foreign_relations_of_the_European_Union (1394 words)

	European social model is limping on the runway
		Western European politicians, for their part, certainly continue to think that what they refer to as their "social model" is superior.
		European investment in information technology as a percentage of gross domestic product is considerably less than in the United States and is declining.
		The European Commission estimates that, as of this year, labor productivity per hour in the European Union will have declined from 97 percent of the U.S. level in the mid-1990s to only about 88 percent.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0522robb22.html (806 words)

	European Union
		The Treaty on European Union (or the Maastricht Treaty) (31 ILM 247; 1992 O.J. http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/treaties/dat/EU_treaty.html which was concluded in February of 1992 and came into effect in November 1993, established the European Union, founded on the European Communities.
		The General Report on the Activities of the European Union (formerly General Report on the Activities of the Community) (KJE5380.A7C65 and http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/welcome.htm), the annual report of the Commission to the Parliament, reviews the activities the EU for the previous year.
		Smit and Herzog on the Law of the European Union (the earlier edition was called Law of the European Economic Community: A Commentary on the EEC Treaty) (KJE964.S652) is an authoritative treatise, in looseleaf format, with an emphasis on the nature and scope of EU law.
	www.law.duke.edu /lib/researchguides/europe.html (4458 words)

	The European Courier \| European Muslims
		European Muslims are getting better organized, and are forming a cohesive interest group capable of entering into strategic alliances with other political groups.
		European Muslims are also growing in numbers, exerting significant influence on Western European policy in the Middle East, and on transatlantic relations.
		A report by the European Jewish Congress in November 2006 shows that there was a similar increase in anti-Semitic incidents in EU member states during the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon in July and August of 2006.
	www.europeancourier.org /26.htm (1613 words)

	Emory University, European Union Research Guide
		The Commission is supposed to represent and uphold the interests of the European Union as a whole, whereas the European Council represents the interests of the member-states.
		The Official Journal of the European Union is the principal source of EU legislative documentation.
		Contains principal European Union documents, official publications of EU institutions, and articles from journals and periodicals that deal with the EU, and monographs.
	web.library.emory.edu /subjects/socsci/polsci/European_Union.htm (2305 words)

	NATIONAL PRESS CLUB NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: GUEST: MARIO MONTI, EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSIONER FOR ANTI-TRUST; MODERATOR: ...
		Anthony Gooch, the press spokesman for the European Commission, and also Maeve O'Beirne, of your office, who is not here but we’re dealing with her too.
		In particular, this was the case where the best of US – and European, for that matter – academia was very skeptical about the possibility to have a single currency and about the fact that having a single currency would not bring an explosion of the European economy.
		And our American friends should not perhaps underestimate the fact that the European Union has been hesitating for a while, and the fact that some portions of the European Union public opinions are a bit hesitating.
	www.eurunion.org /News/speeches/2004/041006mm.htm (3954 words)

	European Mosaic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		European Mosaic has a clearly international vocation.The partners, who are members of this network, work together realizing projects from the Youth in Action of the European Union and also other projects.
		All members of the INGYO European Mosaic are non governmental youth organisations active in the youth field.
		It's a programme of non-formal education directed to all the youngsters, residents of the one of the European countries who are between 18 and 25 years old.
	www.europeanmosaic.com (329 words)

	European Union
		The European Union (EU) is an supranational organization currently composed of 25 European countries who have decided to cooperate on a number of issues (economic, monetary, security, etc.) and adopt uniform laws.
		The Council of the European Union, representing the Member States, acts on Commission proposals and is the final legislative authority.
		The European Parliament is composed of Representatives directly elected by the populations of the Member States.
	www.ll.georgetown.edu /intl/guides/EuropeanUnion.cfm (2842 words)

	Microsoft alleged antitrust violations / The European Union's decision
		The European Union’s decision to impose a huge fine and draconian penalties on Microsoft for alleged antitrust violations ought to terrify other U.S. companies engaged in civil litigation with their international rivals.
		Hopefully, these courts will recognize what the European regulatory agency did not — that it would clearly be in the best interest of both nations and the businesses they host to render decisions in these cross-border antitrust cases that promote the equitable treatment of corporations, enforce international treaty obligations and recognize well-established legal precedent.
		As the world becomes more interconnected, it is unfortunate that the European Commission did not seize the opportunity to decide the Microsoft case in favor of the reciprocal courtesy embodied in the international comity and treaty obligations that brought the world closer together in the first place.
	www.cfif.org /htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/other_noteworthy_cases/european_union_microsoft.htm (1129 words)

	EU news: An Independent View from European Voice
		European Voice’s mission is to promote informed debate, openness and progress in the EU and the newspaper has become essential reading for the EU regulatory and political affairs communities – Europe’s most important decision-makers.
		European Voice organises and hosts a series of high-level conferences, seminars, fairs and debates bringing together professionals across a wide range of EU related disciplines.
		EV50 The Europeans of the Year are the annual awards each December shining a spotlight on 50 individuals people who most affected the EU legislative and policy agenda during the preceding year.
	www.europeanvoice.com /ev/info.asp?id=14 (427 words)

	European Union - SourceWatch
		European Banking Federation: "the united voice of the banks of the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.
		The European Union Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
		European Union Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=European_Union (868 words)

	Salvatore Lombardo: European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The European Union is often mentioned as an example of a confederation.
		There is a special European Union fund (ERDF) that bypasses national governments to reach regions and localities that need help with their economic development.
		And, through the Single European Union Act of 1987, hundreds of economic policies and regulations were "harmonized" to achieve the cross-national consistency necessary for the establishment of a true single market.
	www.siena.edu /lombardo/neweb/europe/eunion.htm (454 words)

	AR - European Union
		Similarly, the AR may send the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council or the European Commission a duly substantiated formal written opinion on the reasons why a draft legislative or regulatory text by the Commission fails to comply with the principle of subsidiarity.
		The EAC also participates in the Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), which gathers the European Affairs Committees of the 25 Member States and the European Parliament every semester in the country holding the Presidency of the EU.
		Moreover, the AR often organises colloquies, seminars and debates on European affairs, as well as public hearings with members of Government, Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament, which are open to citizens who wish to attend and are also broadcasted by the Parliament Channel, unless otherwise decided by the EAC.
	www.parlamento.pt /ingles/about_parl/ar_european_union.html (671 words)

	European Union - information / institutions, legislation
		The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity.
		European Economic and Social Committee (expresses the opinions of organised civil society on economic and social issues);
		The rule of law is fundamental to the European Union.
	www.europeanunion.promotion.org.pl (593 words)

	CNN Specials - Changing Face of Europe
		In Denmark, for instance, when the Maastricht Treaty on European Union was put to a national referendum, it was rejected by 50.7 percent of the population.
		The union's continued growth, often in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, is in no small part due to the influence of its two most enthusiastic and economically powerful members: France and Germany.
		The European Union, an economic and political alliance of 15 European states, is changing faster than at any other time in its 50-year history.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/eurounion/story/overview (1635 words)

	CNN Specials - Changing Face of Europe
		The European Union, an economic and political alliance of 15 European states, is changing faster than at any other time in its 50-year history.
		With 80,000 pages of treaties, regulations, directives and opinions, the EU's vast body of law has often been the subject of debate and rumour in the European press.
		The European Union has embarked on a new phase of its existence, for the first time taking on a military role.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/eurounion (170 words)

	The European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The European Economic Community was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
		The European Commission is the institution responsible for ensuring that the measures in the Treaties are carried out.
		The European Parliament is divided into political rather than national groupings, for example, the Socialist Group, the Christian Democratic Group and the Green Group.
	www.adviceguide.org.uk /index/your_rights/civil_rights/the_european_union.htm (1472 words)

	The European Union (Collections Bibliography)
		Westlake, Martin, The Council of the European Union.
		KJE4442.3.T27513 1999 GREF Identifies amendments brought by the Amsterday Treaty to the Treaty on European Union (resulting from the Maastricht Treaty) and to the Treaty establishing the European Inion (the Treaty of Rome amended by the Single Act and the Maastricht Treaty).
		CES Opinions and Reports are cited as "CES," and are indexed in the Documents Catalog, in European Access (selectively) and in the SCAD Bibliography.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eugde.html (1476 words)

	Pravda.RU:Penelope Puts European Union in Disarray
		Prodi, Blair and D’Estaing are symptoms of the disease called the European Union, a disjointed group of 15 Member States striving desperately to forge a Federation in a geopolitical area which has resisted the notion since Roman times.
		The President of the European Commission, the Italian Romano Prodi, drew up a secret document codenamed Penelope, which was essentially a blueprint for a European Union based on 30 Member States.
		However, on the issue of the appointment of the future leader of the European Union, the opinions could not be more divided.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2002/12/06/40499_.html (499 words)

	DECLARATION OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY PEACE PLATFORM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Recently, favorable international conditions and the coming together of the national interests of these countries in respect of their common European Union goal, has provided a serious possibility for the resolution of this problem.
		Turkish Cypriots have demonstrated their resolve not to lose this opportunity, to solve the Cyprus Problem quickly and to enter the European Union with the populous demonstrations they held in the preceding year and with their votes in the 14 December elections.
		It is not befitting for a university – whose duty ought to have been to inform correctly and enlighten the public – to organize “conferences” with the mission of misleading the public through the “presentation” of made-up scenarios, where not a single speaker holding the opposite views have been invited.
	www.emu.edu.tr /dausen/impdocs/peaceplatform_eng.htm (554 words)

	European Union Basics (FAQ), Part2/8
		As the debate over the European Union is likely to focus strongly on the IGC in the course of this year, we have added a special section[3] on it to this list.
		Thus, as far as the European Communities are concerned, there was indeed a (coincidental) correspondence between the number of member states and the number of stars in the flag.
		Defence At stake is the relationship between the Union and the defence alli ance, the Western European Union, whose founding treaty expires in 19 98.
	www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/european-union/basics/part2.html (2980 words)

	European Union FREE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES
		The Council Of The European Union (1998) : 7 Min.
		This video presents the role and the tasks of the Council of the European Union; a remarkable institution, since on one hand the Council legislates and takes decisions for the Union, and on the other, it is the body where Member States can put forward their individual interests within the Union.
		The single currency is the fruit of 50 years of European construction and is an essential part of the Single Market.
	www.karolmedia.com /resources/free/freepgs/eunion.htm (528 words)

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