In Eighteenth, Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries, it was the Europe’s world. We could see the powers in any corner of any region of the world were Europeans. Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and Netherland were leading powers, especially the U.K.
In the century of twentieth, world’s leading stage moved to the United States; in all arenas of - economically, politically, educationally and in the field of military as well.
During the first decade of the 21st century, new powers have occurred in the world’s stage, such as China and India.
Now, the European countries are searching for the place of Europe in the new world, which has been changing very rapidly. The 27 member countries of the European Union signed a new treaty, which is called ‘Lisbon Treaty,’ today.
With almost 500 million citizens the EU generates an estimated 31% share of the world's nominal GDP (US$15.8 trillion) in 2007. It represents its members in the WTO and observes at G8 summits and at the UN. Twenty-one EU countries are members of NATO.
There are many pros and cons on this new treaty. The bottom line is that we can see ‘the beauty of unity among the diversities’ in the European Union.
Welcome the New Europe in the New World!
If you want to read new Treaty Text of EU, click this link;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_12_07treatya.pdf
Protocols and declarations;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_12_07treaty.pdf
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://europa.eu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Picture: http://www.delegy.ec.europa.eu/images/Eu_Img.jpg
In the century of twentieth, world’s leading stage moved to the United States; in all arenas of - economically, politically, educationally and in the field of military as well.
During the first decade of the 21st century, new powers have occurred in the world’s stage, such as China and India.
Now, the European countries are searching for the place of Europe in the new world, which has been changing very rapidly. The 27 member countries of the European Union signed a new treaty, which is called ‘Lisbon Treaty,’ today.
With almost 500 million citizens the EU generates an estimated 31% share of the world's nominal GDP (US$15.8 trillion) in 2007. It represents its members in the WTO and observes at G8 summits and at the UN. Twenty-one EU countries are members of NATO.
There are many pros and cons on this new treaty. The bottom line is that we can see ‘the beauty of unity among the diversities’ in the European Union.
Welcome the New Europe in the New World!
If you want to read new Treaty Text of EU, click this link;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_12_07treatya.pdf
Protocols and declarations;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_12_07treaty.pdf
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://europa.eu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Picture: http://www.delegy.ec.europa.eu/images/Eu_Img.jpg
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