Spain is divided into autonomous communities, provinces, and municipalities. It has a constitutional monarchy with King Felipe VI as head of state. Legislative power lies with the bicameral parliament consisting of the Congress of Deputies and Senate. Autonomous communities have their own parliaments and governments. Spain joined the European Union in 1986. The EU consists of 28 member states with shared economic and political cooperation. Key EU institutions include the European Parliament, Council of the European Union, European Commission, and Court of Justice.

1. HOW SPAIN AND THE
EUROPEAN UNION ARE
ORGANIZED
UNIT 4

2. SPAIN AND ITS TERRITORIAL
ORGANIZATION
• Spain is divided into Autonomous Communities.

3. • There are 50 provinces in Spain and two
autonomous cities ( Ceuta and Melilla)
• Provinces are divided into smaller territories called
MUNICIPALITIES ( Alosno, Cartaya….) governed
by the CITY or TOWN HALL.

4. SPANISH
GOVERNMENT
• The Constitution …6th of
December of 1978
• Head of State… Felipe VI
• The Central
Government…consists of the
President and several Ministers
• The General Courts
…Legislative./ Consists of :
Congress of deputies and senate
• Courts of Law …Judicial power.

5. MUNICIPAL AND
AUTONOMOUS
GOVERNMENTS
• Town Hall: where municipals
meetings are held.
• Mayor or Mayoress: is the
head of the city council
• city councillors are elected by
the citizens.

6. AUTONOMOUS
COMMUNITY
• The most important legislative
document: Statute of
Autonomy
• Autonomous community:
Parliament, Government
Council, The high Court
Justice

7. EUROPEAN UNION

8. EUROPEAN
UNION(EU)
• is an economical and political association of 28
European countries.
• Spain joined the EU in 1986.

9. Advantages of belonging to
EU
• Travel with a ID or passport in any member country
of EU.
• Euro area was created, the euro was established as
the single official currency of the EU.

10. EU INSTITUTIONS
• European Parliament
• The Council of the European
Union
• The European Commission
• The Court of Justice
• The court of Auditors
European Commission
European Parliament

11. PROJECT: A new European Union Member
• Create a new country in Europe, make a sheet about your country with the following
information:
A. Your country’s name
B. Country’s population
C. What type of government your country has.
D. Who your country’s leader is.
E. What the laws of your country. Make a list of 5.
• Now include these things:
Create a MOTTO that represent your country well. MOTTO
A drawing of your country’s flag.