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European Union
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Aims and practice of the organisation - what does it set out to do? How successful is it? How far does its practice meet its aims?
The aims of this treaty are to promote peace and the well-being of EU citizens, they also offer EU citizens freedom, security and justice and it removes the internal borders which allows easy access to different countries within the Union. They aimed to work towards the sustainable development of Europe by promoting equality and social justice.They also made an economic union as they all share a common currency which is the euro, and they also stated on the treaty that they will contribute to the sustainable development of peace and the security of earth.
The European Union has managed to keep peace within Europe for the past 70 years, and it has also created a currency called the euro which is used by all nations of the European union. This treaty has also facilitated the transportation of goods, and the process of travelling for citizens. They have also managed to maintain peace with the members through their established economic partnership. This has also brought safety for the EU citizens as every EU country has to treat EU citizens equally to how they treat their own citizens.
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Effects of the organisation - how does this organisation impact on world governance, sovereignty and legitimacy?
The EU has delivered more than half a century of peace, stability and prosperity, helped raise living standards and launched a single European currency: the euro. More than 340 million EU citizens in 19 countries now use it as their currency and enjoy its benefits.
The EU is often described as an economic giant and the world's major trade power, able to compete with the US over tariff quotas and successfully arguing with China over textile imports.
Case studies
Poland was ordered to pay 500,000 Euros in fines to the European Commission for each day they extracted coal at an open-pit mine near Czeck and German borders.
Previously they had asked Poland to stop their operations at the Turów lignite mine, which was then followed by a lawsuit in May from the Czeck Republic to which Poland ignored. Then in June Czeck Republic asked the court to put a 5 million euro daily fine against Poland until the mine would stop their operations.
Poland found the EU court to be out of line in their ruling.
The Polish government has stated that it will not be closing the KWB Turów mine as it would threaten the stability of the Polish power system.
(Turów gives power to around 2.3 million Polish households, according to PGE, which is a state controlled company that manages the mine)
This shows how the EU used their power to enforce their rule which forced Poland into having to pay the fine.