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The EU in a Nutshell – EU Centre in Singapore’s Guide to European Integration and Institutions. EUC Background Brief

Misir, Timothy and Ji, Jason (2016) The EU in a Nutshell – EU Centre in Singapore’s Guide to European Integration and Institutions. EUC Background Brief. [Policy Paper]

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    Have you ever wondered about the difference between the European Council, Council of Ministers and the European Commission, and what do they do? How does the European Union (EU) work, and which EU institutions or actors should we focus on when something happens? To outsiders and non-specialists, the EU is often incomprehensible. Filled with misguided beliefs, cliches and stereotypes, debates about the EU are not always easy to follow. Ongoing crises in recent years – which countries are in the Eurozone, and what is the Schengen area – have also led to further confusion about the EU’s purpose and its developments. The EU Centre in Singapore has published a background brief entitled “The EU in a Nutshell” by our associates Timothy Misir and Jason Ji. With this brief guide, we hope to cut the jargon and explore the evolving nature of the EU and its purpose as clearly as possible. It provides a concise overview for the general public to be able to understand some important facets of the EU, and keep up with developments in the EU that have a broader impact on global politics and businesses.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > general
    EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > historical development of EC (pre-1986)
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > National University of Singapore, EU Centre > Background Briefs
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 16 Sep 2019 09:43
    Number of Pages: 59
    Last Modified: 16 Feb 2020 19:22
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/97421

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