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The European Union: An Analysis of Its Organs, Successes and Failures

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  • Eyo, Idorenyin Akabom Ph.D

    (Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

  • Akpan, Enobong Bassey LLM

    (Faculty of Law, University of Uyo, Nigeria)

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The idea of a formalized system of European cooperation had been around for centuries. Since the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476, leaders have dreamed of unifying Europe. Conquerors like Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler tried and failed. The European integration process was initiated in the 1950’s largely as a consequence of negative experiences of the founding Member States during and in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Maintaining peace was a primary objective at the time. It was a long-term goal of States committed to European integration which was made clear by the 1950s when the six original members of the European Economic Community (EEC) expressed their determination in the first recital of the preamble to the Treaty of Rome, ‘to lay the foundations of an even closer union among the peoples.’ This was reaffirmed in 1972 when members expressed their intention to covert ‘their entire relationship into a European Union before the end of the decade.’

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  • Eyo, Idorenyin Akabom Ph.D & Akpan, Enobong Bassey LLM, 2021. "The European Union: An Analysis of Its Organs, Successes and Failures," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(09), pages 103-114, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:09:p:103-114
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