For a united Europe

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Editor : Fondation Robert Schuman

Just as the European Council in Copenhagen is in full swing and the decision to enlarge the Union will be taken, the Robert Schuman Foundation has published a volume entitled "For a United Europe" in its collection of "Foundation Papers". This work written, by Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation comprises two chapters of around 100 pages each. His timing is perfect in providing us with a new vision of this European step forwards. Designed for everyone "For a United Europe" demonstrates succinctly details of analysis, explanations and prospective data on the future of Europe.

In the first chapter different statements about this step forwards for Europe are explored via the defence of the enlargement:

- The unsubstantiated concerns about enlargement

- The results that might be expected of it, particularly on an economic level

- The membership process and negotiations to be undertaken by each of the future members.

The second chapter, a true overview of the enlargement offers a technical information sheet and a detailed map of each of the Ten as well as Bulgaria and Romania.

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Council
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Council
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Council
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Foundation
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Macedonia
Erwan Fouéré, the EU's special representative in Macedonia indicated on 15th May that pre-electoral violence that is affecting the country at the... Open Sky EU/USA
Presidency
Representatives of the European Community and its Member States met with representatives of the United States 15th-16th May for the initial round of... Treaty/Survey
Ireland
The "yes" vote with regard to the Lisbon Treaty is rising as the referendum that Ireland is organising on 12th June draws closer but the number of... Ombudsman/Data
Commission
On 13th May the European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,launched a consultation process within the European Network of Ombudsmen on access to... Government
Ireland
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced on 13th May the appointment of new Secretaries of State in his government. From now on this will comprise... EU/Presidency
Publications
The spring issue of the Revue internationale et stratégique published by the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) focusses on... Economy
Germany
According to figures published by the Federal Statistics Office on 15th May the upward trend of the German economy continued in the first quarter of... Council of Europe
Belgium
A Council of Europe delegation travelled to Brussels on 13th and 14th May to look into the situation with regard to local democracy in Belgium. The... Economy
France
According to figures published on 15th May by INSEE (the National French Statistics Institute) the GDP in France in 2007 increased by 2.2% annually... Stability/Prices
ECB
During an economic forum on 16th May in Brussels Jean-Claude Trichet, Chairman of the European Central Bank (ECB) maintained that the stability of... Ukraine
UK
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown received Ukrainian President Viktor Yushenko on 15th May. In a joint declaration they stressed the close... Arms
Studies/Reports
Germany is the world's third exporter of military equipment after the USA and Russia and its export volume is rising according to the annual report... Adoption
Council of Europe
On 7th May the Council of Europe updated the 1967 Convention given social and economic developments of the last forty years. The revised Convention... Norway
France
On 16th May French President Nicolas Sarkozy received Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg. Although Norway is not a member of the European... NATO
Studies/Reports
The Konrad Adenauer Foundatin has published a study by Patrick Keller and Thomas Kunze on the future of NATO. The anlaysis looks into NATO's present... Counterfeiting
Commission
On 19th May the European Commission published statistics relating to counterfeit and piracy showing a significant increase in customs activity last... European Elections Monitor-Georgia
Foundation
On 21st May next the Georgians will be renewing their Parliament during a general election that is taking place a few months early (the elections... Financial Crisis
Parliament
On 15th May Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) spoke to MEPs during an Economic Affairs Commission... Defence
Studies/Reports
The Centre for European Reform has published a study on the relations between France, NATO and European Defence. Author Tomas Valasek shows that... Community Law
France
On 14th May the French National Assembly (lower chamber of Parliament) approved the conclusions of the mixed parity committee on the draft law to... Industrial Production
Eurostat
According to Eurostat figures published on 14th May in March 2008 compared with February 2008, seasonally adjusted industrial production1 fell by... Political System
Publications
The Centre for Applied Policy Research in Munich has published a paper by Wolfgang Wessels: "Das politische System der Europäischen Union" by VS... Data Protection
Studies/Reports
The 2007 report by the European Data Protection Supervisor published on 15th May stresses that the enhancement of the data protection must be... Cultural Heritage
Balkans
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Germany
On 15th May the German Interior Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble presented the 2007 Report for the Protection of the Constitution together with the... EUFOR
Sweden
On 15th May the Swedish government introduced a draft law that aims to extend Swedish participation in the EU's military operation EUFOR Chad/RCA... James Bond
Culture
Fifty years after the creation of James Bond, the Imperial War Museum in London pays tribute to his creator, Ian Fleming on the occasion of his... Cinema/Cannes
Culture
During the 61st International Film Festival in Cannes that opened on 14th May 14 films that have been cofunded as part of the EU's MEDIA programme to... Erasmus
Commission
According to data published by the Commission on 13th May interest on the part of students and universities in the Erasmus programme continues to... External Trade
Eurostat
According to figures published by Eurostat on 16th May the first estimate for the euro area trade balance with the rest of the world in March 2008... Democracy
Studies/Reports
The Centre for European Policy Studies has published a study entitled "Is European democracy promotion on the wane?". Author Richard Youngs perceives... Presidency/EU
France
On 13th May, Bernard Kouchner and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Foreign Minister and State Secretary for European Affairs held a joint press conference to... Conference
Germany
On 27th May the Walter Hallstein Institute for European Constitutional Law of the Humboldt University in Berlin managed by Ingolf Pernice is... Cohesion
Commission
Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013 published on 14th May are set to boost jobs and growth throughout the EU's Member States and regions. Member... Merchant Navy
Greece
Greek shipowners are still the world leaders in terms of the merchant navy with 15.5% overall tonnage after an exceptional year for the sector said... Inflation
Eurostat
According to figures published by Eurostat on 15th May Euro area annual inflation was 3.3% in April 2008, down from 3.6% in March. A year earlier the... European Museum Nights
Culture
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Belgium
Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt succeeded in reaching agreement on 19th December to form an interim government until 23rd March next... Sea
Commission
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Belarus
The Belarus leader of the "For Freedom" movement, Aleksandr Milinkievich who was received by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 9th May last at the... Latin America
Presidency
On 16th and 17th May in Lima the Heads of State and Government of the EU's 27 Member States and the 33 countries of Latin America met for the 5th... Eurocorps
Poland
Polish Defence Minister, Bogdan Klich announced on 14th May that Poland would join the military forces of Eurocorps. Polish officers have already... Crisis?
Ukraine
The MPs in the Yulia Tymoshenko bloc blocked the tribune of the Rada (Lower Chamber of Parliament) on 13th May before the yearly speech by Viktor... Investiture
Italy
The Italian government chaired by Silvio Berlusconi won the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies 335 votes in favour, 275 against on 15th May - it... Baltic Sea
Finland
On 15th May Finnish President Tarja Halonen called on countries that lie on the Baltic Sea to act to protect the maritime environment. She also added... Poland
Germany
The deputy Minister for European Affairs, Günter Gloser travelled to Poland 14th-17th May. In Wroclaw he spoke of the climate, investments,... GDP
Eurostat
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