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European Union aims at forming a binding authority over their member states in economic and political realms, while the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) suggests non-interference in domestic affairs of its member states.

European Union, is a regional organization which consists of 28 European states that aims at implementing a common economic, social, and security policies. Originally created in western Europe, the EU expanded towards central and eastern Europe following the end of the Cold War.

A year after Schuman’s proposal, European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was established to integrate the coal and steel sectors in Western Europe following the World War 2. The founding treaty of ECSC, Paris Treaty was signed on 18th of April, 1951 and came to force in 1952. The founding members were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA) was created through 1960 dated Montevideo Treaty, signed by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The founders aimed at forming a common market in Latin America and proposed tariff reductions among the member states. It came into effect in 1962 whose main goal was to remove all duties and restrictions on trading activities between each other in 12 years. However, the agreement has important restrictions. For instance, it only includes the goods but not the services. On the other hand, it does not suggest coordination of policies. When compared to the European Union, economic and political integration was limited. In 1970, LAFTA included four other Latin American nations which are Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Andean Community is a trade bloc which aims at forming a customs union among the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. By 2018, the Community has approximately 110 million of population in 3,809,100 square kilometers with a combined GDP (sum of GDP’s of all members) of USD 608 billion USD.

European Union, is a regional organization  which consists of 28 European states that aims at implementing a common economic, social, and security policies. Originally created in western Europe, the EU expanded towards central and eastern Europe following the end of the Cold War. Doğru yanıt " E " dir.

The Single European Act (SEA) was signed in 1986 and came into effect in the following year. SEA amended and opened the way for completing the single market. Doğru yanıt " D " dir.

The European parliament consists of 751 members including a president and 750 members from 28 member states. The members are elected by direct votes of people who are citizens of the EU’s member states. Doğru yanıt " C " dir.

Directives are instructions that all member states have to consider in their national legislation processes. The member states are free to decide how to implement the directives into their own laws. Directives aim to ensure a standard quality and safety of products around the EU.

There are various mechanisms within ALADI to promote economic integration such as regional tariff preference, regional scope agreements, partial scope agreements, trade agreements, economic complementation agreements, agricultural agreements, and trade promotion agreements. Doğru yanıt " A " dır.

The Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC or EurAsEC) is a regional organization which aims at forming a Customs Union, Common Economic Space among the member states and coordinate the actions of member states’ integration into the
world economy. It is primarily based in northern Eurasia. It focuses on enhancing the integration in economic and social realms. Doğru yanıt " A " dır.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement. Before NAFTA was signed, Canada and the United States were already developed economies and liberal democracies whereas Mexico had neither of these characteristics. Doğru yanıt    " B " dir.

MERCOSUR, Mercado Común del Sur in Spanish or Common Market of the South, is a trading and political bloc of currently 5 countries in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Doğru yanıt " C " dir.

Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname are the associate members of MERCOSUR. In other words, all ALADI members are associates of MERCOSUR in addition to Guyana and Suriname. Doğru yanıt " D " dir.

ASEAN Dialogue Partners are states or international organizations with whom Asean conducts relations on a formal basis. There 10 dialogue partners of ASEAN for the moment that are Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the United States of America. Doğru yanıt " E " dir.

Each regional organization has different goals over their member states. For example,European Union aims at forming a binding authority over their member states in economic and political realms, while the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) suggests non-interference in domestic affairs of its member states.

European Union, is a regional organization which consists of 28 European states that aims at implementing a common economic, social, and security policies. Originally created in western Europe, the EU expanded towards central and eastern Europe following the end of the Cold War.

The founding members of the European Union were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The Lisbon Treaty was signed on 13th of December, 2007 and came into force in 2009. This treaty simplified the operation modes and voting system. It created an office for a full time Presidency of European Council for a period of 2,5 years which is selected by the leaders of Member States from a pool they create. On the other hand, it formed a position called High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy who would be responsible for a common and security policy.

The European Council President and the President of the Commission do not take part in the voting procedure. The European Council gathers since 1974. In 1992 it gained an official status and with the Lisbon Treaty’s coming into force, the European Council became one of the organs in the EU. The meetings are conducted in Brussels every six months. The President of the European Council is elected by qualified majority voting system among the 28 leaders for a period of 2,5 years. The current President is Donald Tusk the former prime minister of Poland.