A Comparative Perspective between the European Union and NAFTA.pdf

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1、SalvadordeMadariagaInstituteAComparativePerspectivebetweentheEuropeanUnionandNAFTA-AlejandroChanonaJeanMonnet/RobertSchumanPaperSeriesVol.3No.5August2003TheJeanMonnet/RobertSchumanPaperSeriesTheJeanMonnet/RobertSchumanPaperSeriesisproducedbytheJeanMonnetChairoftheUniversityofMiami,incooperationwitht

2、heMiamiEuropeanUnionCenter.ThesemonographicpapersaddressissuesrelevanttotheongoingEuropeanConventionwhichwillconcludeintheSpringof2003.ThepurposeofthisConventionistosubmitproposalsforanewframeworkandprocessofrestructuringtheEuropeanUnion.WhiletheEuropeanUnionhasbeensuccessfulinmanyareasofintegration

3、foroverfiftyyears,theEuropeanUnionmusttakemoremodernchallengesandconcernsintoconsiderationinanefforttocontinuetomeetitsobjectivesathomeandabroad.ThemainissuesofthisConventionareEurope’sroleintheinternationalcommunity,theconcernsoftheEuropeancitizens,andtheimpendingenlargementprocess.Inorderforeffici

4、encyandprogresstoprevail,theinstitutionsanddecision-makingprocessesmustberevampedwithoutjeopardizingthefoundingprinciplesofthisorganization.DuringtheConventionproceedings,theJeanMonnet/RobertSchumanPaperswillattempttoprovidenotonlyconcreteinformationoncurrentConventionissuesbutalsoanalyzevariousaspe

5、ctsofandactorsinvolvedinthisunprecedentedevent.Thefollowingisalistoftentativetopicsforthisseries:1.ThechallengesoftheConvention:theabilitytogovernasupranationalEuropeorthereturntointergovernmentalcooperation?2.HowwillthememberstatesfigureintheframeworkoftheConvention?3.Thenecessitytomaintainacommuni

6、tymethodinawiderEurope.4.IsitpossibleforthememberstatestojeopardizetheresultsoftheConvention?5.ThememberstatesagainstEurope:thepressuresonandwarningstotheConventionbytheEuropeancapitals.6.IsitpossiblethattheConventionwillbeafailure?TheeffectsonEuropeanintegration.7.Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweent

7、heEuropeanConventionandthePhiladelphiaConventionof1787.8.TheroleofapoliticallyandeconomicallyintegratedEuropeinthegovernanceoftheworld.9.HowimportantisEuropeanintegrationtotheUnitedStatestoday?10.Thef