In the period 1870 to 1945, France and Germany fought each other three times, with terrible loss of life. ... So, in 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed integrating the coal and steel industries of Western Europe. As a result, in 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up, with six members: Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. ... The single currency - the euro - became a reality on 1 January 2002, when euro notes and coins replaced national currencies in twelve of the 15 countries of the European Union (Belgium, Germany...

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On November 1, 1993, the 12 members of the European Community ratified the Treaty on European Union, or Maastricht Treaty. The twelve members were- Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... At that time the individual states notes will no longer be valid. ...

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The institutional framework of the regional mechanism is divided into 2 main funds, namely the Structural and Cohesion Fund (Appendix 1). ... These cover the areas to which support is being transferred: Features of Objective 1: covers former objective 1, 5a, 6 In the regions whose development is lagging behind, the aim is to catch up with the other regions of the Union. ... As it was mentioned above more than 40% of the whole EU population is affected by Objective 1 and 2 actions. ... This progress is all the more note worthy in that it was achieved in comparison with dynamic regions where ...

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On January 1, 1999, the Euro became the official currency of eleven countries including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain (Peterson 4-5). ... Denominations for the new Euro currency will be issued in amounts of 1,2,5,10,50 for coins and 5,10,20,50,100,and 500 for bank notes (Peterson). ... A good example of this statistical changing is the case of France. ... Right now European companies are converting their accounts to Euros, and in 2002, Euro notes and coins will be circulated in the different countries. ... These nations inten...

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The first step in European integration was taken when six countries (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) set up a common market in coal and steel. ... The Communities adopted this ambitious goal and enshrined it in the Single European Act, which was signed in February 1986 and came into force on 1 July 1987. ... This Treaty on European Union' came into force on 1 November 1993. ... The new European dynamism and the continent's changing geopolitics led three more countries - Austria, Finland and Sweden - to join the EU on 1 Jan...

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1. ... The main export partners are France, Germany, Italy and Denmark. ... As you can see in attachment 1; the import of living animals is far higher than the export. ... Main import-partners of The Netherlands are: Germany, France, The United Kingdom, Ireland and Argentine. ...

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Table of Contents • Chapter 1: Operating Environment • Chapter 2: Import-Export Process • Chapter 3: Internal and International Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure • Summary • Bibliography Chapter 1: Operating Environment Physical Elements Italy is a peninsula located in the Mediterranean portion of Europe which is comprised of 20 individual regions. ... France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia border Italy in the north. ... As a result of Italy's diversity, there are also some German, French, Ladi...

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Executive Summary This paper is about the European Economic and Monetary Union. Basically, this paper explains what the European Economic and Monetary Union is about. This paper answered the questions about the qualifications set by the European Commission to states who want to join the economic and...

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