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unusual facts about Member State of the European Union


Rainer Wend

According to Wend important elements of crisis management are besides budget discipline and structural reforms in the affected countries a greater convergence of economic and financial policies of the EU members towards a “political union”.


2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference

Standing alone against the other EU member states, in 2011 Poland blocked the proposed emission targets for 2050, and its environmental minister Marcin Korolec declared himself sceptical about the EU's strategy to lead by example.

Common Fisheries Policy

An oft-voiced criticism of the CFP is its centralised, top-down approach to management; although Member States are responsible for the policy's implementation and enforcement, the EU adopts sole competence in the creation of proposals and the making of decisions.

Elena Udrea

She also drew notice for speaking during a televised interview about a "President of Norway" (which is a monarchy) and of that country as a member of the European Union (which it is not).


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