, which the European Union (EU) crystallized. The French-German alliance also provided strong leadership and a sense of … direction for the EU, which gained further traction with the admission of Central and Eastern European states after the fall of … process has no longer seemed to be unstoppable or inevitable. Most shockingly, the United Kingdom, a core EU member and the EU …

likely. The paper then deals with Europe's, and particularly the EU's, role in this dynamism. The EU was one of the early … pillars of a coherent and forceful political-economic strategy of the EU. The current European situation is rather one of … "Connecting Europe and Asia: Building Blocks for an EU Strategy" in this context and finds it to be lacking in various ways. The …

(EU), and the proven tangible economic benefits associated with a significant degree of financial integration, ASEAN could … learn from the EU's experience, particularly under the current global challenges. This paper reviews ASEAN's process, which … includes financial integration and financial stability, in comparison with that of the EU. The paper examines the effectiveness …

Since the Lisbon Process, the EU has changed its function from a mere economic common market into a social union. The … EU addressed its future policy also to sustainability with increasing employment and better jobs, and greater social … competitiveness. The EU's regional policy therefore addresses less developed regions. Furthermore, leaving the existing regional …