ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Merger Treaty, Robert Schumann, Free Trade Areas In Europe
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Tutorial 2: introduction, the history of the european union, in four phases. Development of eu - 4 phases: 1. creation of the ecsc (1940-50s) Resulting in the creation of the eu, introduction of the euro. 4. period of euroscepticism (21st century) tension between: aspiration for an integration (results in unity) & close cooperation in the promotion of national interests theoretical level of neo-functionalism & intergovernmentalism. Development of the eu of legal, institutional, economic, geographical perspective: the treaties. Eu: legal phenomenon + geographical, economic, political dimension. Created by secondary sources, developed through secondary eu law (regulations, directives, decisions, judgements of court of justice of the eu) Eu: fusion of 3 pre-existing communities: ecsc, european economic community, euratom: the communities and their organs. To regulate their industrial production under a centralized authority. Parliamentary assembly, to oversee the high authority, & the court of justice. Eec & euratom parliamentary assembly: common institution of the 3 communities;
