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September 2000 – An independent committee has criticised the European Union’s fraud investigation unit as too weak to deal with growing cross-border crime. In its first report, the committee set up to monitor the anti-fraud body known by its French acronym OLAF, described the body’s legislative powers as “extremely depressing.” The watchdog was set up in […]

The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union’s treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union. The Commission operates in the method of cabinet government, with 27 Commissioners. There is one Commissioner […]

The first resource for export financing is your local bank. If you cannot receive the necessary credit for your export activities from your own bank, you should shop around for another bank willing to consider your loan proposal. Generally, a bank that has an international department or one that is active in small business lending […]

The European Commission The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union’s treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union. The Commission operates in the method of cabinet government, with 27 Commissioners. There […]

European integration is based on four founding treaties: The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which was signed on 18 April 1951 in Paris, entered into force on 23 July 1952 and expired on 23 July 2002; The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC); The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy […]

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