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Table of contents Preface 6 1 Citizen Commitment 8 1.1 Dynamic European Integration Environment 81.1.1 Concept of European integration 91.1.2 Brief historical overview of European integration 101.1.3 Enlargement of the European Union 111.1.4 Institutional framework of the European Union 121.1.5 Legal framework of the European Union 131.1.6 Priorities of the European Union 19 1.2 European Citizenship Aspects 241.2.1 Concept of European citizenship 261.2.2 Evolution of the concept 301.2.3 Dilemmas of the concept 321.2.4 Operationalising the concept 34 1.3 Citizenship Participation and Engagement 431.3.1 Citizen engagement and participation: importance and examples 431.3.2 Participation of European citizens in the EU 461.3.3 Enhancing citizen participation in the European Union 47 2 European Entrepreneurship 52 2.1 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Business Modelling 522.1.1 Introduction to entrepreneurship 532.1.2 The entrepreneurial ecosystem 562.1.3 Business modelling 602.1.4 Launching and growing a successful business 642.1.5 Adapting to change and the European context 67 2.2 Access to Finance for SMEs in the EU 742.2.1 Types of finance for SMEs used in the EU 752.2.2 Financial support for SMEs in the EU 772.2.3 Steps for financing of a start-up in the EU 79 2.3 Managing People in Europe 812.3.1 Current issues of people management and its current transformations 822.3.2 People management in a changing economic and social context 842.3.3 Human resource management paradigms today 922.3.4 New challenges for people management 974