THE
EUROPEAN UNION
A:
Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
B: European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
C: France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Italy
and the Federal Republic of Germany
D: A common Market is a group of countries imposing
no or few duties on trade with each other and a similar tariff on trade with
other countries. This was also the name of the European Union or European
Economic Community, used in the 1960s and 1970s.
A:
United kingdom
B: Greece
C: Poland
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Countries that opposed Integration argued that a level of sovereignty had to be
ceded in order for the union to function as had been planned. This, they were
not ready to comply with.
Countries that opposed also argued that
control of some natural resources and infrastructure had to be given to the
Union, which put them at the mercy of the Union.
Countries that were for integration
argued that the business opportunities that would be available and the expanded
market would beallow economic growth of the member states
Pro-integration countries also pointed
to the security benefits that would come as a result. Most of them had been
badly affected by the Second World War and the Union presented a fresh start
and some sort of renewal. Collaboration in Financial and military matters would
improve their physical and economic security.
A. The countries had to fulfill
conditions as stated in the Copenhagen criteria.
They had to implement a secular and
democratic government
Political Stability of institutions that
guarantees democracy, human rights and a functioning market economy, The rule
of law, justice, respect and justice for all
Acceptance of the Community standards:
able to take on the membership obligations, like adherence to the political
aims of the economic and monetary union
B. The former
soviet countries have been complying with the conditions and joining one after
the other over time.
C: Bulgaria – Budapest
Latvia – Riga
Lithuania – Vilnius
D: Iceland – Reykjavik
Norway – Oslo
Soft
power Policy
Use of diplomacy, history, culture, policies
and institutions to persuade and attract the other country to a level where the
country comes in line with the policies and values of the other power without
use of force and coercion.
Hard power Policy
An aggressive use of economic and
military means to influence the behavior and policies of the politically and
economically weaker country by the stronger and more aggressive country
Rifkin’s
sentiments are correct because, more executions continue to be carried out in
America as compared to Europe, where almost all countries use life imprisonment
instead. America is also known to be more religious in comparison to the Europe
and its history and Legal system is more intertwined and modelled after
Christian Ideologies compared to Europe. 56% of Americans support the death
penalty as compared to averagely less than 50 % in most of Europe.
Racial
or political prejudice often result in the sentencing to death of innocent
people. Other shortcomings in investigations and legal official’s competencies
also contribute to the sentencing of innocent people. This is true and can be
attested to in the American legal system, which has a significant number of
people from certain ethnicities incarcerated and sentenced where there, was
legal technicalities and later found to be innocent.
Despair
among families of innocent suspects: This may be true but cannot be used as a
basis to oppose the death penalty since, when the suspect is guilty, even some
families are usually victims of these individuals.
It
takes time to prosecute the suspect and him or she may have changed. This case
may apply to some cases while it may not be the same for others. Some cases may
be so adverse that redemption may not be an option, for instance terrorism and
mass murder. If clarified however, this sentiment may be validated.
Capital
punishment does not prevent crime, denial of freedom does. This notion is best
applicable in some environments, societies and cultures. In others, it may pose
challenges especially in integrated and mixed societies where there is a clash
on cultural, religious and other fronts. It may apply to European countries
where there is generally well-developed security and legal structures but not,
say for, Yemen.
I). Cradle of democracy: Greece
ii). Country of Painters, Sculptors, and
architects: Italy
iii). Dance from Cossack: Ukraine
iv). Britain
v). Denmark
vi). France
vii). Turkey
ix). Spain
x). Republic
of Ireland
Leaders
Angela Merkel – Germany
David Cameron – Britain
Francois Hollande – France
Vladmir Putin – Russia
Name
of Capitals
London: The United Kingdom
Berlin: Germany
Paris: France
Madrid: Spain
Warsaw: Poland
Rome: Italy
Athens: Greece
Moscow: The Russia Federation
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