People's Europe: the future of the European Union.

From: Harvard International Review | Date: June 22, 1996| Author: Jacques Santer | Copyright information

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, the European Union (EU) has provided the world with an unprecedented model of successful international and intra-regional cooperation. European political and economic integration has culminated in the establishment of an area characterized by transnational peace and prosperity. The structures of the European Union have shown that institutions based on the rule of law can prove both viable and valuable on the international scene. All in all, the Union constitute...

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