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[MUSIC]
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Welcome back to Understanding Europe.
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In this new lecture, we will address the
following question.
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How does the European Union work?
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The privileged tool of European action is
represented by the
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adoption of policies through the
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preparation of legislation and regulatory
frameworks.
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It is time to look at, a bit
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more in detail, how European policies are
formulated today.
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If
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Europe is nothing else, but a power game,
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the real game within the game is European
policy-making.
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This is the process by which the EU
institutions together with all the other
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players, member states, corporations, and
civil society,
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adopt regulations governing all aspects of
modern life.
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This process is extremely complex.
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This is due not only to its inner
technicalities, but also to the
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fact that any intervention of public
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authorities involves considerable economic
and social interests.
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Each new regulation creates winners and
sometimes losers.
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That's why policy making, which is run by
the European institutions,
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tends to attract a lot of attention, as
well as resources,
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especially from the big players, such as
corporations and civil society groups.
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This attention shapes the process through
lobbying and advocacy techniques.
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Like anywhere else in the world, making
rules within
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the EU is therefore a time consuming and
costly activity.
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And putting together a set of regulations,
creating rights
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and duties is not the end of the game.
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As we will see, when you hear from my
colleague Anne-Lise Sibony from
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the University of Liège in Belgium,
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regulations are worthless, unless they are
enforced.
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The rights that are attached to them, to
travel freely
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in Europe, to pay reasonable tariffs on your
mobile when abroad,
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and being treated equally to the nationals
of your new
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country, may amount to little unless these
rights are effectively applied.
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We will see how the European Union and
other actors ensure that European
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policies, together with the rights and
duties,
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are duly applied all across the country.
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Finally, my fellow European citizen
Richard Crowe, an
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adviser to the European Parliament will
tell us how
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much money the EU needs need to work, where
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these resources come from, and how they
are spent.
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In other words, Richard will explain
everything you need
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to know about how the European finance
all works.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,381
[MUSIC]
2
00:00:08,381 --> 00:00:10,830
Welcome back to Understanding Europe.
3
00:00:10,830 --> 00:00:13,950
In this new lecture, we will address the
following question.
4
00:00:13,950 --> 00:00:16,370
How does the European Union work?
5
00:00:17,420 --> 00:00:21,290
The privileged tool of European action is
represented by the
6
00:00:21,290 --> 00:00:23,180
adoption of policies through the
7
00:00:23,180 --> 00:00:27,280
preparation of legislation and regulatory
frameworks.
8
00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,260
It is time to look at, a bit
9
00:00:29,260 --> 00:00:33,360
more in detail, how European policies are
formulated today.
10
00:00:34,390 --> 00:00:34,670
If
11
00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:37,470
Europe is nothing else, but a power game,
12
00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:43,390
the real game within the game is European
policy-making.
13
00:00:43,390 --> 00:00:48,680
This is the process by which the EU
institutions together with all the other
14
00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,210
players, member states, corporations, and
civil society,
15
00:00:52,210 --> 00:00:56,600
adopt regulations governing all aspects of
modern life.
16
00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,540
This process is extremely complex.
17
00:00:59,540 --> 00:01:03,250
This is due not only to its inner
technicalities, but also to the
18
00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:05,360
fact that any intervention of public
19
00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:10,170
authorities involves considerable economic
and social interests.
20
00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:16,520
Each new regulation creates winners and
sometimes losers.
21
00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,560
That's why policy making, which is run by
the European institutions,
22
00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,650
tends to attract a lot of attention, as
well as resources,
23
00:01:24,650 --> 00:01:29,400
especially from the big players, such as
corporations and civil society groups.
24
00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:35,460
This attention shapes the process through
lobbying and advocacy techniques.
25
00:01:35,460 --> 00:01:38,540
Like anywhere else in the world, making
rules within
26
00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:43,100
the EU is therefore a time consuming and
costly activity.
27
00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:46,730
And putting together a set of regulations,
creating rights
28
00:01:46,730 --> 00:01:49,460
and duties is not the end of the game.
29
00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,478
As we will see, when you hear from my
colleague Anne-Lise Sibony from
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00:01:54,478 --> 00:01:56,470
the University of Liège in Belgium,
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00:01:56,470 --> 00:02:00,540
regulations are worthless, unless they are
enforced.
32
00:02:00,540 --> 00:02:03,330
The rights that are attached to them, to
travel freely
33
00:02:03,330 --> 00:02:06,780
in Europe, to pay reasonable tariffs on your
mobile when abroad,
34
00:02:06,780 --> 00:02:09,420
and being treated equally to the nationals
of your new
35
00:02:09,420 --> 00:02:15,140
country, may amount to little unless these
rights are effectively applied.
36
00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,540
We will see how the European Union and
other actors ensure that European
37
00:02:21,540 --> 00:02:24,330
policies, together with the rights and
duties,
38
00:02:24,330 --> 00:02:27,110
are duly applied all across the country.
39
00:02:28,270 --> 00:02:32,014
Finally, my fellow European citizen
Richard Crowe, an
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00:02:32,014 --> 00:02:35,368
adviser to the European Parliament will
tell us how
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00:02:35,368 --> 00:02:37,942
much money the EU needs need to work, where
42
00:02:37,942 --> 00:02:41,515
these resources come from, and how they
are spent.
43
00:02:41,515 --> 00:02:45,631
In other words, Richard will explain
everything you need
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00:02:45,631 --> 00:02:49,290
to know about how the European finance
all works.
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