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Showing 1 to 20 of 197 for “"European Union (EU)"”.

  1. Trade policy implications of economic partnership agreements (EPAS) between the European Union (EU) and Namibia

    Hassane, Dessande B.2010

    … Development Community (SADC) group of former European colonies, is traditionally enjoying preferential trade market access to the European Union (EU). This means goods from Namibia are facing lower tariffs and non- tariff barriers when entering the European market. This trade regime between …

    namibia Repository record

  2. Is the European Union (EU) a normative power?: an in-depth look at its actions and policies on refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants

    Jumana, Rumaisa N

    … examines the legality of the actions of the European Union with regards to their treatment of refugees and the legitimacy of the subsequent policies when tested against prevailing human rights norms and established international law on the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and the forcibly …

    cuny Repository record

  3. Trade union influence under austerity in Europe (2018-2016), a study of Greece, Ireland and Belgium.

    Colfer, BarryUniversity of Cambridge2018

    My PhD thesis concerns trade union responses to austerity in Belgium, Greece and Ireland (2008-2016). It explores the power resources trade unions in Europe have drawn on during these crisis years, and seeks to establish if unions are cultivating new sources of power and influence, as traditional …

    cambridge Repository record

  4. Pursuing Accountability for systemic pushbacks at the Poland/Belarus border under international law

    BOERDGEN HANNAH SOPHIE2026

    … the potentially shared responsibility of the European Union (EU) as an international organization (IO) for human rights violations. Going a step further the third part will examine if cases of systemic pushbacks fall under the legal definition of crimes against humanity pursuant to Article 7 …

    athens Repository record

  5. The perceptions of a civil society organization towards anti-trafficking policy development in the European Union: a case study

    Asbill, MichelleUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2014

    … to anti-trafficking policy development at the European Union (EU) level. The results indicated that volunteers were strongly committed to the work of their organization and half of the participants believed their work could influence EU anti-trafficking policy. Yet overall, engaging EU policy …

    uiuc Repository record

  6. Towards European Integration: Do the European Union and Its Members Abide by the Same Principles?

    Etienne, AnneUniversity of North Texas2004

    In the last few decades the European Union (EU) and its members have emphasized the importance of human rights and the need to improve human rights conditions in Third World countries. In this research project, I attempted to find out whether the European Union and its members practice what they …

    unt Repository record

  7. The Presidency Effect

    Allerkamp, Doreen K.

    … Chair, the rotating Council Presidency of the European Union (EU) has evolved into a crucial player in the context of EU decision making, although its impact remains largely unaddressed in accounts of EU output. More than from its formal job description, the rotating Presidency's four roles …

    syracuse-diss Repository record

  8. The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution

    Wesley, TiffaniDepartment of Political Studies2014

    … "lessons" offered by American federalism for the European Union ("EU") and other supra-national systems has predominantly focused on an understanding of post-Civil War American federalism. It remains, on that account, extremely superficial.' Backer notes that there are important lessons to learn …

    cape-town Repository record

  9. The European Union as a normative power: Europe's new neighborhood and energy policies

    Patton, Sarah Jayne CormackGeorgia Institute of Technology2009

    The European Union (EU) is a formidable actor in contemporary international politics. Many prominent scholars devote their lives to studying both how European power came to be and analyzing the character of that power. The vast majority of the resulting scholarship fails to empirically test the …

    gatech Repository record

  10. Exploring machine learning techniques using patient interactions in online health forums to classify drug safety

    Chee, BrantUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2012

    … based on data presented two years before FDA and European Union (EU) advisory panels were formed and the subsequent withdrawal of the drug from market within the EU and United States.

    uiuc Repository record

  11. The persistent EU democratic deficit : the power and legitimacy of the European Parliament

    University of Malta2009

    … But, whichever one is the exact definition the European Union (EU) is expected to follow and enhance some of the democratic principles that all member states present to make up for any loss of legitimacy when viewed from the national aspect. The European Parliament (EP) the only directly elected …

    malta Repository record

  12. Constrains on Freedom of Expression in Turkey: The Effects of Article 301

    Sargsyan, Armine2013

    … over human rights violations in Turkey by the European Union (EU) have hindered the Republic of Turkey’s accession to the EU. Freedom of expression has been denied through a number of laws since the creation of the Republic in 1923. This thesis presents how and why speech has been constrained …

    usfca Repository record

  13. Why EU Work-Family Reconciliation Policies Fail in Italy: A Feminist Legal Analysis

    Orozco, Chrystal2013

    <p>Following the establishment of the European Parental Leave Directive (96/34/EC), the female employment rate in Italy is still ranked the third lowest in the European Union (EU) and Italian women continue to do twice as much household work as Italian men. Parents, especially women, struggle to …

    usfca Repository record

  14. The governance dynamics of the emergent European administrative order: Explaining the strategy process of EU Agencies

    Ongaro, EdoardoKing's College London2014

    … reforms have established at the European Union (EU) level a variety of ‘public agencies’, characterised by a certain degree of autonomy from both the European Commission and the individual Member States. <br/>The research project aims at studying the under-investigated phenomenon …

    kings Repository record

  15. Economic & Social Development and the benefits of the process of integration in the European Union: the case of Cyprus

    Rafael, Petros2022

    <p>The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. An internal single market has been established through a standardized system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have …

    cuny Repository record

  16. Do private firms engage in earnings management practices to get capital grants? Some evidence from Italy

    PIANO, MARCOUniversità degli Studi di Cagliari2017

    Capital subsidies in favour of disadvantaged European regions dramatically dropped during the 2007-2013 European Union (EU) programming period due to relevant changes in the EU membership and rules. These changes have implied for beneficiary firms a greater effort both to compete for a lower slide …

    cagliari Repository record

  17. Operational Dynamics of Technology Diffusion: Evidence From Patenting Data

    Karkalakos, SotirisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    … spillovers and elasticity of labor in the European Union (EU-14 countries) at the lowest possible level of spatial aggregation. We do so by analyzing R&D expenditures made by firms and universities, number of patents, and employment in 14 countries (EU-2002) at NUTS 2 (Nomenclature Units …

    uiuc Repository record

  18. Assessing Exclusionary Conduct in Abuse of Dominance: the relevance of the Extraterritoriality Rule and Public Interest for Developing Countries

    Adeleke, OlufolahanDepartment of Commercial Law2009

    … framework of legislation originating from the European Union (EU) or the United States of America (USA). While a lot of these pieces of legislation are often modified to suit the needs of these developing countries, it is usually not the case that a cautious approach is taken to ensure that …

    cape-town Repository record

  19. ROBUST CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS—ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS TO COUNTERACT RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE: THE CASE OF UKRAINE

    Popov, ViacheslavMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School2019

    … North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), and global security in countering Russian hybrid warfare; Ukraine should continue to increase its defense potential and raise the quality of life for its citizens; develop the Ukrainian economy and national identity; and …

    nps Repository record

  20. The European Union, state of exception and state transformation - Romania, Turkey and ethnic minority politics

    Mateescu, DNottingham Trent University2011

    … and to what extent the enlargement of the European Union (EU) and its accession conditionality affect the discursive mechanisms of the national, sovereign subjectivity and its relations with national minorities. The cases studied here have been chosen because of the two states being …

    nott-trent Repository record

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