The European Union Ban on North American-Produced Beef and Efforts at Retaliation
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that, in 1989, the European Union (EU) implemented a ban on imported beef from animals treated with growth-promoting hormones, cutting off U.S. beef exports to the EU valued at approximately $100 million annually. Canada and the U.S. have issued lists of “retaliation” European goods that will (and in some cases already are) the targets of steeply increased import tariffs in order to gain access to the North American markets. The retaliation has created a great deal of animosity on both sides of the Atlantic. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWEUSA.rtf

The European Union in 2010
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This 6 page report discusses the European Union and its possible future. There are, of course, numerous critics around the world who are convinced that the entire process has only one logical outcome – disaster. Initially, both corporate and political leaders feared the creation of a “fortress” Europe. However, many are now convinced that the move toward regional integration will reduce the costs and risks of doing business, as well as furthering positive social policies. What the EU will look like in the next decade is debatable. However, this report highlights the many potentially positive outcomes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Bweu2010.rtf

The European Union in Expansion
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A 5 page paper discussing several points of advantage and disadvantage to member nations, applicant nations and non-member nations, particularly the US. Formerly known as the European Community until 1993 when the Maastricht Treaty took effect, the European Union is a treaty-based and institutional entity that encourages and even requires political and economic cooperation among its current fifteen member nations. Changes could affect overall relations with the US, but the advantages are likely to be greater in number than any disadvantages that may arise. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSeUnion.doc

The Financial Institutions and their Influence on Eastern Europe
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This 7 page paper considers the institutions of the World bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European union and their influence on Eastern European countries, including Russia. The paper puts forward the hypothesis that the encouragement of free market capitalism in these countries has been self-serving and not necessarily in these countries best interests. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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The Greatest Challenges Facing the European Union
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This 9 page report discusses a number of the issues being dealt with by the leaders of the European Union. With an admittedly shared but still distinct history, the nations of Europe have faced and will continue to face a significant number of obstacles blocking the utopian state that some imagine as the future of Europe. New regulatory frameworks, the creation of the Euro, post-nationalism, economic and social expansion, as well as the growing sense of alienation on the part citizens of EU member-nations must all be considered as important challenges of the 21st century. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The History and Development of the Economy of Spain
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This 8 page report discusses the economy of Spain in terms of: historical precedent; relationship with its European neighbors; its movement toward European integration; problems it faced becoming a part of the European Union; and, its current economic and diplomatic status with Europe. The report also provides a brief comparison of the economies of Spain and Germany that illustrates both Spain’s relationship to Germany and how far the nation has come in the past several decades of determination. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWSPecon.rtf

The Problem of Immigration and the European Union
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This 10 page paper looks closely at the problems that could be faced by the European Union if immigration is to continue. The foreign policy of the Union is considered regarding immigration and asylum seekers. The perceived problems, both social and economic are also discussed. The bibliography cites 8 sources
Filename: TEeuroim.wps

The “Regulatory State” of the European Union and What it Means
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This 12 page report discusses the regulatory environment of the European Union. The advent of the euro has effectively rearranged the economic playing field in Europe, pushing nations closer to a single trading and financial market, reducing the cost of cross-border transactions, increasing competition. However, it has also resulted in a much more constrained regulatory atmosphere. Social scientists and economists often point to the regulatory burdens applied to business and commerce as one of those weaknesses. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Why Studying Financial Management is Important in Today’s World
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A 5 page paper which discusses why studying financial management is important. The paper addresses issues involving the European Union as it involves Greece, the merging condition of the Balkan Islands, and general information pertaining to why studying financial management is useful in every field of study today.
Filename: RAgrfinan.wps