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  • European Union Tasks

    Tasks of the European UnionContent about European Union Tasks from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The list of tasks entrusted to the EU strongly resembles the constitutional order of a state. These are not the narrowly […]

  • Action Programmes

    Action Programmes in Europe Resolutions, Declarations and Action ProgrammesContent about Action Programmes from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. Alongside the legal acts provided for in the Treaties, the Union institutions also […]

  • European Parliament Composition

    Composition and ElectionContent about European Parliament Composition from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the European Parliament has had 754 seats. This exceeds […]

  • Values of the Eu

    Values of the Eu in Europe Article 2 of the Teu (Values of the Union)Content about Values Of The Eu from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, […]

  • European Parliament Role

    Content about European Parliament Role from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. 1. The functioning of the Union shall be founded on representative democracy. 2. Citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European […]

  • Equality

    Equality in Europe Unity and Equality As the Recurring ThemeContent about Equality from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. Unity is the recurring theme. The present-day problems can be mastered only if European countries move forward […]

  • Local Authority

    Local Authority in Europe Based in the Local authority competences in Europe. Study of the European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (2007) Introduction In Europe, some countries have experienced territorial reform (for example, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom […]

  • Local Competence

    Local Competence in Europe Based in the Local authority competences in Europe. Study of the European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (2007) Local Power, Function and Compétence Definitions The ambiguity of the French noun compétence (and its many European equivalents) is […]