Proyecto Comenius Travelling Across Europe Through History

1. SPAIN IN THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
SPAIN IN THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
Paloma Chinchilla and CarmenPaloma Chinchilla and Carmen
Moreno I.E.S. Salvador RuedaMoreno I.E.S. Salvador Rueda

2. The creation of European Union
European Union (EU) is an organization, founded in
some common values of liberty, democraty, state
governed by the rule of law and respect for the
human rights.

3. The creation of treaties:
üIn the 50’ decade: Treaty of Paris and
Treaty of Rome
üIn the 90’ decade: Treaty of Maastricht
and Treaty of Amsterdam
üIn the first decade of XXI century:
Treaty of Nice and Treaty of Lisbon
The first steps

4. 1. Founding countries: France,
Germany, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Belgium and
Italy
2. First expansion: Great
Britain, Ireland, Denmark
are joined.
3. Second expansion: Greece,
Spain and Portugal
4. Third expansion: Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Slovenia, Malta
and Cyprus, and later are
added Bulgaria and
Romania
Countries

5. Spain joined in EU
-12th June 1985  the Treaty
of Adhesion was signed
-1st January 1986  Spain
was joined in EU

6. The balance between
advantages and disadvantages
in Spain has been positive for
the country
Advantages and disadvantages

7. Having a series of consequences, we
can classify them into political
consequences and economic
consequences:
Consequences

8. -In 1998 Spain adopted the euro
-Spain became ally with Germany
and France
-Spain has problems of integration
because of our items
Political consequences

9. -Primary sector: The Primary sector
modernization has been accelerated when
Spain joined the EU.
-Secondary sector: The industrial sector has
been strongly affected in its iron and steel
industry and the naval industry.
-Tertiary sector: Trade has increased, a
difference from the trade balance deficit.
Economic consequences

10. Interview with a person who
was born in the 60s