EU Social Policy and Monetary Policy
The integration of Europe has created a new government that could be labeled as intergovernmental, or supranational. Most would agree, that in reality, it is a delicate balance of the two. However, you can identify specific policies within the EU as more intergovernmental or supranational. EU social policy leans more towards the intergovernmental, and EU monetary policy would be largely considered supernatural. European Union social policy would be considered more intergovernmental mostly by lack of concrete policy. In fact, most legislation passed in the EU is to promote social issues, while leaving out specific policies to do so. As far back as The Treaty of Rome, signed in 1957, there was a stipulation for equal pay for equal work, however this policy was largely ignored, and the only reason it was even mentioned was for economic reasons, France was worried about unfair competition. The 1970’s were a time of revolution in the United States, and quality of life issues were suddenly in the spotlight. The EU was affected by this, and was forced to react by promoting both the improvement of life for workers in all of the EU, and the equality of benefits for all members of the EU. The individual countries biggest conc
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Approximate Word count = 1040
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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