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Contributing Articles in European Affairs

Italian Pasta Producers Accused of Price Fixing
A raid on the headquarters of Italy's major pasta makers has raised the issue of speculation over a basic foodstuff.
Desaparecidos in Spain Still Number 150,000
Amnesty International has criticized Spain for its lukewarm approach to locating Republicans who disappeared during the Spanish Civil War. So why the continuing silence?
The Swiss Vote To Ban Minarets
After a popular referendum on 29 November, minarets can no longer be built in the small, landlocked European nation. The result surprised many Muslims and non-Muslims.
The Recession in Italy
An annual report by national research body the Censis Institute details how Italian families and workers are dealing with the recession at the end of 2009.
A Biography of Baroness Catherine Ashton
On Nov. 19, 2009, Catherine Ashton was named as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU. This is a profile.
Brain drain could lead to window of opportunity
While Western companies find it harder and harder to find sufficiently educated engineers and technicians Turkey is facing with an opposite problem: it's youth policy.
European Union (EU) Membership
First known as the European Economic Community, the European Union was formed in the early 1990s. As with any club, members have to meet certain requirements to join.
European Union (EU) Governance and Governing
The primary method by which the EU is governed is through treaties. These treaties cover policies and laws that are applied throughout the EU.
European Union (EU) Formation
Based on an extension to the European Economic Community (EEC)-established in 1957 through the Treaty of Rome, the EU was defined in the Maastricht Treaty of 1993.
European Union (EU) European Parliament
Elected by the citizens of the EU, the European Parliament is focused on representing the interests of the general voting populace.
European Union (EU) European Commission
Tasked with proposing new laws and implementing decisions ratified by Parliament and the Council, the Commission represents the interests of the EU as a whole.
European Union (EU) Council of the EU
Considered to be the more powerful of the two legislative branches of the EU, the Council applies the interests of the individual member countries.
European Union (EU) Competitive Advantage
By pooling sovereignty and delegating some of their powers to shared institutions, EU member states can make decisions on specific matters of joint interest as a group.
Accession of Turkey to the European Union
On October 3, 2005 Turkey finally entered formal negotiations with the EU. But much has changed since that date, when the accession to EU still seemed of great importance
Turkey's Middle East Strategy and Pan-Turkism
At the end of the Cold War and following the rejection of its application to join the EC, Turkey turned towards Central Asia in search of a new direction.

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