This thesis examines to what extent the European Union economic accession criteria changed and how did this impact the aftermath of the accession for new Member States between 2004 -2014. The...Show moreThis thesis examines to what extent the European Union economic accession criteria changed and how did this impact the aftermath of the accession for new Member States between 2004 -2014. The thesis compares the enlargement rounds of 2004 and 2007, in order to examine the changes within this particular period.Show less
Level of representativeness of electoral systems have polarised the academia between the Proportional Representation (PR) and First-Past-the-Post (FPTP). The UK is one of the few examples in Europe...Show moreLevel of representativeness of electoral systems have polarised the academia between the Proportional Representation (PR) and First-Past-the-Post (FPTP). The UK is one of the few examples in Europe that uses FPTP as an electoral system and it has heavily been criticised by the scholars about the lack of representativeness of such system. The 2010 General elections have triggered the debate on the level of representativeness when Liberal Democrats could not obtain the expected number of seats when compared to the vote they have won. The 2015 General election have resulted in the traditional way of having two parties dominating the parliament, but this time UKIP obtained 12% but only 1 seat, which is an example of disproportionality.This paper also calculates the possible outcome of 2015 elections if the UK was using PR as a system. Then the comparison between the two systems are conducted by using diagrams and concrete number of seats under each system. In the end, comparison of each system on the basis of representativeness is discussed with the help of the vote/seat relation.Show less
Since a few years it is possible to achieve harmonisation within the European Union, if not all member states do agree. This thesis analyses this new form of the so-called Enhanced Cooperation and...Show moreSince a few years it is possible to achieve harmonisation within the European Union, if not all member states do agree. This thesis analyses this new form of the so-called Enhanced Cooperation and uses two case studies (Matrimonial Law and Patent Law) to do so.Show less
