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Probleme structurale ale Uniunii Europene, la începutul secolului al XXI-lea
Structural Challenges of the EU at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Author(s): Mihai Macuc, Ioan Codruţ Lucinescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Governance
Published by: Institutul Diplomatic Român

Summary/Abstract: Since its inception more than four decades ago, the European Union (EU) has made significant gains in fostering trade and economic cooperation between European states. The member nations have developed rules and laws, which have encouraged economic growth. The EU, however, has recently been hampered by a series of political, cultural, social, regulatory, labor, and immigration impediments. The process toward economic integration has been difficult, as it must cross the ethnic and national boundaries of 27 distinct societies. The intrasocialization of Europe has caused a backlash, which is based on fears of globalization and forced cultural integration.

  • Issue Year: I/2007
  • Issue No: I
  • Page Range: 92-103
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian