History of Modern Europe

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Europe's political scene has changed a great deal after 1990. It was marked by the liberation of Eastern Europe from the erstwhile Soviet Empire, and the emergence of European Union. In a unipolar world, Europe would like to play a meaningful and fruitful role for bringing about peace and prosperity The European Union is fast emerging as an economic power house. It is supplementing the role of United Nations in its efforts to maintain the peace and stability in the world. The Lisbon Treaty which the 27 member of the EU have ratified, has assigned a far bigger role to the EU than mere economic integration The original purpose of founding the EU was to prevent wars and national rivalries through instrumentality of economic integration. Hence, a separate chapter included in this edition.