European Union European Union .eu is the new country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union, which was launched on December 7, 2005. Trademark owners will get first shot at registrations, through a sunrise process (similar to the launch of .info), in an effort to prevent cybersquatting. Full registration is planned to start on April 7, 2006. Currently .eu.int is the official domain most used for EU governmental sites. ...more on Wikipedia about ".eu"
.eu.int is the current subdomain most used by the European Union, based on the .int generic top-level domain (gTLD). The new .eu country code top-level domain (ccTLD) was launched in December 2005, as an alternative to .eu.int. ...more on Wikipedia about ".eu.int"
The Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union is currently scheduled to take place on January 1, 2007. If the Bulgarian government doesn't manage to meet the conditions agreed with the EU the country will join the union one year later - in 2008. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union"
The Accession of Romania to the European Union is currently scheduled to take place on January 1, 2007. This date was firmly set at the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003 and confirmed in Brussels on June 18, 2004. The country reports of October 2004 also affirmed the January 1, 2007 date of accession for both Bulgaria and Romania. Bulgaria and Romania signed their Treaty of Accession on April 25, 2005 at Luxembourg's Neumuenster Abbey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accession of Romania to the European Union"
OLAF (or Office Européen de Lutte Anti-Fraude) the "European Anti-Fraud Office" has been charged by the European Union with protecting the interests of the European Union, to fighting fraud, corruption and any other irregular activity, including misconduct within the European Institutions, in an accountable, transparent and cost-effective manner. OLAF reports to the European Parliament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accountability in the European Union"
The advisory bodies to the European Union are organisations that are created in primary law by the treaties that constitute the EU but which lie outside the Union's main institutional structure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advisory bodies to the European Union"
The Berlaymont building is an important governmental building in Brussels, Belgium. It houses the European Commission headquarters. The structure is located at Rue de la Loi ( Dutch: Wetstraat) in what is known as the "European district", where it is one of the most prominent of the buildings housing EU and international institutions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlaymont building"
The Brussels Regime is a set of rules regulating the allocation of jurisdiction in international legal disputes of a civil or commercial nature involving persons resident in a member state of the European Union (EU). It has detailed rules assigning jurisdiction for the dispute to be heard, and it governs the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brussels Regime"
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standard bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "CEN"
CENELEC ( French: Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique) is the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. ...more on Wikipedia about "CENELEC"
Citizens for Europe is a European Union progam designed to help bridge the gap between citizens and the European Union. The current program expires in 2006. The European Commission on 6 April 2005 has adopted a proposal for a new program to run from 2007 to 2013. The programme will provide the Union with instruments to promote active European citizenship, put citizens in the centre and offers them the opportunity to fully assume their responsibility as European citizens. The Commission has determined that citizens should also be aware of their duties as citizen and become actively involved in the process of European integration, developing a sense of belonging and a European identity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Citizens for Europe"
The Maastricht Treaty introduced the concept of citizenship of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Citizenship of the European Union"
The European Council met in Cologne on June 3- 4 1999 to consider issues after the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cologne European Council"
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an institution of the European Union created by the Treaty of Maastricht. It aims at increasing the participation of European regions in community life. The CoR, whose seat is in Brussels, is composed of 317 representatives of regional and local governments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Committee of the Regions" It's time to think about shortopedia. shortopedia
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a system of European Union agricultural subsidies which represents about 44% of the EU's spending (€43bn scheduled spend for 2005 ** ). These subsidies work by guaranteeing a minimum price to producers and by direct payment of a subsidy for crops planted. This provides some economic certainty for EU farmers and production of a certain quantity of agricultural goods. Reforms of the system are currently underway including a phased transfer of subsidy to land stewardship rather than specific crop production from 2005 to 2012. Detailed implementation of the scheme varies in different member countries of the EU. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Agricultural Policy"
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the fisheries policy of the European Union. It sets quotas for which member states are allowed to catch what amounts of each type of fish, as well as encouraging the fishing industry by various market interventions. In 2004 it had a budget of €931 million, approximately 0.75% of the EU budget. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Fisheries Policy"
CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) is an ecological commission of the European Communities located in Brussels, Belgium. Its main goals are to coordinate information and action within the EU, to define and protect biotopes, to combat air pollution, and to preserve the ecology of the Mediterranean region. ...more on Wikipedia about "CORINE"
COSAC is the name of a half-yearly inter-parliamentary conference in the European Union. The conference brings together delegations from the European Affairs Committees of the national parliaments of the EU Member States, along with a delegation from the European Parliament. COSAC is a French acronym for "Conférence des organes spécialisés dans les affaires communautaires et européennes des parlements de l'Union européenne" (Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union). ...more on Wikipedia about "COSAC"
The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty which sets out the relationship between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific governments (the " ACP countries") of the signatories on issues of foreign aid, trade, investment, human rights and governance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cotonou Agreement"
The Council of the European Union forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). It contains ministers of the governments of each of the member-states. The Council of the European Union is sometimes referred to in official European Union documents simply as the Council, and it is often informally referred to as the Council of Ministers (which will become its official name if the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe is adopted). ...more on Wikipedia about "Council of the European Union"
This is a list of countries bordering the European Union and its predecessor the European Community both at its current geographical extent and after all previous rounds of enlargement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Countries bordering the European Union"
:This page deals with current events in or of interest to the European Union and/or involving its citizens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Current events in the European Union"
The Davignon report, published October_27, 1970, was a report on the future foreign policy of EEC member nations by a council chaired by Étienne Davignon, of the Belgian Foreign Office. The committee was appointed by the Council of the European Communities to make proposals on political cooperation between the member states. It recommended that member states should try, where possible, to speak with a single voice on international problems, a proposal that was approved by all six member governments. It resulted first in European Political Cooperation, and later in the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy in 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Davignon report"
The European Union has over 456 million inhabitants and currently has 25 member states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of the European Union"
The Douzelage is a town twinning association with one town from each of the member states of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Douzelage"
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