LGBT stands for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community. Currently there is no encompassing legislation for the LGBT community within the European Union. This means that in every member state there is different legislation when it comes to protection of the LGBT community, recognising same-sex …

The main purpose of this bachelor dissertation is to examine the possible future consequences for the European Union (EU), if Scotland would become independent after the referendum in 2014. This year, a Scottish referendum on this issue will be held with the intention to leave the United Kingdom (UK). …

De Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten vertegenwoordigt de belangen van Nederlandse gemeenten. Dit gebeurt op allerlei gebieden waaronder op het gebied van Europese en internationale vertegenwoordiging. De belangenbehartiging in Europa wordt door de directie Europa gefaciliteerd. De invloed van Europa …

Op donderdag 22 mei 2014 worden in Nederland de verkiezingen voor het Europees Parlement gehouden. De burger wordt in staat gesteld zijn/haar vertegenwoordiger in dit parlement rechtstreeks te kiezen. Er wordt tegenwoordig veel over Europa gediscussieerd. Dat is op zich een goede zaak. De discussie …

This research paper concerns itself with the technical and political obstacles of securing the EU cyber space against espionage and surveillance both amongst the member states and particularly those emerging from foreign powers. The scope of the research is limited to signals intelligence (SIGINT) related …

Clusters are the magic answer to regional economic development. Firms in clusters are more innovative; cluster policy dominates EU policy; ‘top-sectors’ and excellence are the choice of national policy makers; clusters are ‘in’. But, clusters are complex, clusters are ‘messy’; there is no clear logic …

After the “Rose Revolution” in 2003, Georgia’s political elite announced its new policy direction to follow democratic and liberal beliefs norms, values and ideas. This has formed Georgia’s national identity, which, the country claims, has always been European. Georgia’s powerful neighbor country – Russia …

Germany has been an influential member state in the European Union, but how influential has Germany been in shaping EU-policies? What domestic policies did Germany upload to shape the EU-policies and what major EU policies did it download to shape domestic policies? This dissertation has researched Germany’s …

Even before the current issue in Ukraine started, the country had to choose between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Russia wanted Ukraine in its own union, and Europe wanted closer cooperation with Ukraine in the form of an agreement. The European Union does not have any perspective for …

De wereldwijde energievraag is enorm en blijft stijgen, maar fossiele energiebronnen, waarvan wij nog voor meer dan 80% afhankelijk zijn raken op, voorzieningszekerheid en onafhankelijkheid worden steeds moeilijker te garanderen, en de milieugevolgen van conventionele energieconversiesystemen zijn niet …