POLS 3435 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: European Political Cooperation, European Monetary System, Environmental Policy
22 Sep 2016
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Due to the war in the middle east and the embargo placed on the ports to protest the. Possibly the first use of oil as a political weapon. Focused on open international trade and fixed exchange rates. Us has inflation pressure because of the vietnam war. Wanted euro by 1980, proposed in 70. The eu is facing the resurgence of communism. Countries then turn inward-> solve own problems and don"t think about eu integration. Regional- sometimes referred to as cohesion policy. The eu has this common budget and try to help the very poorest regions to help elevate their standards of living (use extra money in budget to do this) 1979 direct elections of european parliament being. Arriving, rethinking and figuring out what the next steps should be. Any issue that can be left at the nation should be left at that level. If it"s better dealt with at a higher level, then go for that.
