| Author (Person) | van Schaik, Louise |
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| Publisher | Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael) |
| Series Title | Reports and Papers |
| Series Details | 21 April 2011 |
| Publication Date | April 2011 |
| Content Type | Report |
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The European Union is one of the world’s economic superpowers. Yet it is not a state with an army and a police force employed to protect its people and property. Originally designed to end a cycle of devastatingwars on the European continent,the EU has fulfilled this initial raisond’être by far. Today it is composed of 27 states with 4 currently in the waiting room to join, a population of over half a billion and an economy representing almost €12 trillion in GDP. The story of the EU began over 50 years ago and it is set to remain a dynamic and flexible structure in the future – a ‘work in progress’ that has never beendesigned according to a master plan. |
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| Source Link | http://www.clingendael.nl/sites/default/files/20110300_cesp_paper_vanschaik.pdf |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
