human rights, democracy, regional integration and other aspects of economics and life. The financial support of the EU and other countries is necessary for their solution, as are the strengthening of developing countries' institutional competence, the fight against corruption, new methods of helping businesses and markets to implement sustainable development, the attraction of direct foreign investment, and so on.
The environment is affected by unlawful destruction of forests, which encourages corruption and the possibility of armed conflicts; lack of access to potable water and shortcomings in sanitary conditions; pollution, especially the greenhouse effect; and the use and depletion of natural resources, which are also precursors to conflict situations. In the social sphere environmental issues are also important, such as access to potable water and sanitary conditions, access to educationGeoffrey Of Monmouth (c.1100-1154) wrote completed his History it in its final form in 1147. Although it purports to be a book of historical fact, it is more a collection of ancient tales and legends, concerning, for example, King Arthur and Merlin. This manuscript has detailed pencil sketches of a number towns added in some of its margins; these are exceptionally early examples of eye-witness 'cityscapes'. Some of them seem to have been executed in two stages: first with faint grey pencil, and later with darker brown 'crayon'. The text on this page concerns King Leir, who founded Leicester (Leir-chester). Geoffrey of Monmouth records that Leir, having no sons, divided his kingdom between his daughters, Gonorilla, Regau, and Cordeilla: this is the basis of William Shakespeare's play, King