Tag: European Union
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Lexis´ Case Search
Lexis´ Case Search in Europe UK and European Digest CaseSearch is an online case citator. It allows you to track the history of a case, finding out how the decision has been applied in subsequent cases. It is updated daily and provides procedural history, annotations, keywords and summaries. […]
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Schengen land
Schengen land (= the Schengen area, the Schengen countries) in Europe In 1985, five EU countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) agreed to abolish all checks on people travelling between them. This created a territory without internal borders which became known as […]
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Harmonisation in the European Union
This may mean bringing national laws into line with one another, very often in order to remove national barriers that obstruct the free movement of workers, goods, services and capital. In other words, harmonisation means making sure that, on any particular issue for which the EU has […]
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Social partners in the European Union
This is jargon for the two sides of industry – i.e. employers and workers. At EU level they are represented by three main organisations: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), representing workers; The Union of Industries of the European Community (UNICE), representing private […]
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Qualified majority voting in the European Union
Qualified majority voting in the European Union On most issues, the Council of the European Union takes its decisions by voting. Each country can cast a certain number of votes, roughly in proportion to the size of its population. The number of votes per country is as follows: France, […]
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Maastricht criteria
Maastricht criteria in Europe These are five criteria that determine whether an EU country is ready to adopt the euro. They relate to: Price stability: The inflation rate should be no more than 1.5 percentage points above the rate for the three EU countries with the lowest inflation over […]
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Federalism in the European Union
Broadly speaking, this means any system of government where several states form a unity and yet remain independent in their internal affairs. People who are in favour of this system are often called ‘federalists’. A number of countries around the world – e.g. Australia, Canada, Germany, […]
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Directives
Directives in Europe Content about Directives from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The directive is the most important legislative instrument alongside the regu lation. Its purpose is to reconcile the dual objectives of both […]
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Communication
Communication in Europe Eu Publication and CommunicationContent about Communication from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. Legislative acts in the form of regulations, directives addressed to all Member States and decisions which do […]