The document discusses changes in Spain before and after joining the European Union. Before joining the EU, Spain had guaranteed human rights but signed additional international agreements after joining. Spain's GDP and international representation grew after adopting EU standards. Spain also signed new international treaties and gained EU citizenship for its citizens, while its population and aid to other countries increased within the larger EU community. Education opportunities expanded with programs like Erasmus grants.
2. Before
Human rights are
ratified in the 1978
Constitution
guaranteeing
citizens.
After
Spain signed the
Convention and the
Charter of human
rights in the EU
increasing the rights
of European citizens.
3. Before
The GDP was an
intermediate value,
with respect to the
international value.
After
The GDP grows with
new European
standards and Spain
obtains
representation at the
G7 within the EU that
stands as the territory
with greater PBI
internationally.
4. Before
Spain opens
internationally.
After
With its union to the
EU Spain signed a
series of treaties in
the field of
international policy
of forced
compliance.
5. Before
In the preeuropea
Spain Spaniards
were voting every
four years to 350
deputies and 266
Senators.
After
After joining the EU,
and without losing
their right to vote their
representatives in
Spain the Spaniards
choose 54 of 750 MEPs.
6. Before
Before entering the
EU Spain had 35.6
million inhabitants;
that quantitatively
not too relevant
internationally.
After
The EU added the
population of its 28
member countries
gives 500 million
people that it puts
the most populous
after China and
India.
7. Before
Spain never noted
alone for its aid to
underdeveloped
countries.
After
He is currently one of
the greatest help to
the development of
the world.
8. Before
Spain came out of a
very tough political
transition and his
Government was
beset by the terrorist
group ETA.
After
Opens a period of
peace and stability
in which
strengthened the
rule of law and the
democraty.
9. Before
The citizens of Spain
only used to had
Spanish nationality
with national.
After
Once inside the EU
the Spaniards also
had European
citizenship with utility
in some areas in the
entire territory of the
union.
10. Before
Education was
public but study
abroad was difficult
and involved major
costs.
After
Education continues
to be public but
settles abroad
erasmus grants that
allow to study a
degree in another
country and learn
another language.
11. Before
All investments were
domestic or foreign
profit.
After
European funds are
committed to
investments that do
not seek profit but to
improve the
conditions of the
Member countries.