HST 215 - Contemporary European Issues

Historical development of European political and cultural identity; history of European integration (1947-2003); European Common Policies (Economic Policy, Regional Policy, Common Agricultural Policy and the Fischler Proposal for reform, Enlargements of (1973-1995); the launching of the Euro, its evolution and its future; transatlantic relationships (EU and US in finance, trade, defense and diplomacy); the ongoing challenges of the enlargement of 2004 and upcoming enlargements (including the issue of Turkey); the Convention for the Future of Europe; the EU Constitution and institutional reform and the Growth and Stability Pact and its reform; Europe and Islam.

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