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प्रश्न
What makes the European Union a highly influential regional organisation?
Why the European Union is considered a highly influential regional organisation in the economic, political and military fields?
Explain the factors that make European Union a highly influential regional organisation.
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उत्तर
As a supernational organisation, the European Union bears economic, political diplomacy and military influence as a regional organisation in the following manner:
1. Economic Influence:
- The European Union is the world's largest trading bloc, accounting for a considerable portion of global trade.
- The Euro is one of the world's strongest currencies, challenging the supremacy of the US dollar.
- As a unified entity, the EU plays an important role in the World Trade Organization (WTO) by negotiating trade agreements on behalf of its member states.
- The European Union's single market provides for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people, transforming it into an economic powerhouse.
2. Political and Diplomatic Influences:
- France, the EU's only member with a permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC), ensures the EU's influence over global politics.
- EU countries frequently collaborate at the UN General Assembly and other international organizations to advance multilateralism, human rights, and environmental aims.
- The EU leads worldwide diplomatic engagements, such as its dialogue with China on human rights and climate change, and is an important player in the fight for peace.
3. Military Influence:
- The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) allows its members to conduct combined peacekeeping and military operations.
- France, the EU's nuclear power, has an arsenal of 290 nuclear warheads, which contribute to the EU's strategic might.
- The EU members have huge military capabilities, with their combined armies ranking among the largest in the world.
- The European Union is a global leader in space and communication technology, ranking second only to the United States.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Arrange the following in chronological order:
- China’s accession to WTO
- Establishment of the EEC
- Establishment of the EU
- Birth of ARF
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When was the European Union established?
The Currency Union is ______
Which of the following is a supranational organization?
In January 2007 which of the following countries joined E.U.?
In which year, the organisation for European Economic Cooperation was established?
Name the countries which resisted Maastricht Treaty.
Which among the following statements about the objectives for the establishment of the European Union is false?
Two member countries of European Union are ______.
Which of the following statements is not true?
The collapse of the Soviet bloc put Europe on a fast track and resulted in the establishment of the European Union in ______
The council of Europe was established in?
Which one of the following criteria was NOT proposed for new permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?
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Reason (R) The Eastern Alliance known as CENTO was led by the Soviet Union.
Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty and European currency, the Euro.
Name any four members of the European Union.
Explain the process of evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one.
