The European Union consists of 28 member countries and over 500 million citizens. It was founded after World War 2 to promote peace and prosperity in Europe. Key institutions of the EU include the European Commission, which proposes laws and policies, the Council of the EU which represents the member states, and the European Parliament which is elected by EU citizens. The EU has expanded from its original 6 countries to the current 28 through successive treaties which have increased cooperation on policies around trade, immigration, security and more. The EU aims to promote values of unity and freedom of movement across its members.

1. The European Union:
500 million people – 28 countries

2. Founders
New ideas for lasting peace and prosperity…
Konrad Adenauer
Robert Schuman
Winston Churchill
Alcide De Gasperi
Jean Monnet
Altiero Spinelli

3. The EU symbols
The European flag
12 stars
The European anthem
The hymn of joy
Europe Day
9 May The motto:
United in diversity

4. 23 official languages

5. Enlargement: from six to 28 countries

6. The treaties – basis for democratic cooperation
built on law
1952
The European Steel and Coal Community
1958
The treaties of Rome:
The European Economic Community
The European Atomic Energy Community
(EURATOM)
1987
The European Single Act:
the Single Market
1993
Treaty of European Union
– Maastricht
1999
Treaty of Amsterdam
2003
Treaty of Nice

7. The Lisbon treaty - taking Europe into
the 21st century
The Treaty will make the European Union:
More efficient Simpler processes, full-time president
for the Council, etc.
More democratic Stronger role for the European Parliament
and national parliaments, "Citizens Initiative",
Charter of Fundamental Rights, etc.
More transparent Clarifies who does what, greater public access
to documents and meetings, etc.
More united on High Representative for Foreign Policy, etc.
the world stage
More secure New possibilities to fight climate change
and terrorism, secure energy supplies, etc.

8. A transparent Union at your service
The website of the European Union
europa.eu
One and a half million documents available to the public
Europe Direct contact centre
Answers your questions:
00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11
Europe Direct relays
Over 400 EU Info Points across the EU
European Union Documents
Access to internal documents
upon request
The European Ombudsman
Deals with complaints over EU administration

9. How many people live in the EU?
Population in millions, 2015
500 million total
82.1
64.4
61.6
60.1
45.8
38.1
21.5
16.5
11.3
10.6
10.8
10.5
10.0
9.3
8.4
7.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
4.5
3.3
2.3
2.0
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
France
Spain
Sweden
Poland
Finland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Romania
Greece
Bulgaria
Hungary
Portugal
Austria
CzechRepublic
Ireland
Lithuania
Latvia
Slovakia
Estonia
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Slovenia
Cyprus
Luxemburg
Malta
Germany

10. The euro – a single currency for Europeans
EU countries using the euro
EU countries not using the euro
Can be used everywhere in the euro area
Coins: one side with national symbols,
one side common
Notes: no national side

11. The single market: freedom of choice
Four freedoms of movement:
goods
services
people
capital
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The single market has led to:
significant reductions in the price of many
products and services, including internet
access and airfares.
40% drop in price of phone calls from
2000-2006
2.8 million new jobs

12. Free to move
“Schengen”:
 No police or customs checks at borders between most
EU countries
Controls strengthened at EU external borders
More cooperation between police from different EU
countries
You can buy and bring back any goods for personal use
when you travel between EU countries
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13. Going abroad to learn
Over 2 million young people have studied or
pursued personal development in other European
countries with support from EU programmes:
Comenius: school education
Erasmus: higher education
Leonardo da Vinci: vocational training
Grundtvig: adult education
Youth in Action: voluntary work and
non-formal education
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14. Improving health and the environment
Pollution knows no borders – joint action needed
EU action has helped bring:
Cleaner bathing water
Much less acid rain
Lead-free petrol
Free and safe disposal of old electronic equipment
Strict rules on food safety from farm to fork
More organic and quality farming
More effective health warnings on cigarettes
Registration and control of all chemicals (REACH)
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15. An area of freedom, security and justice
Charter of Fundamental Rights
Joint fight against terrorism
Police and law-enforcers from
different countries cooperate
Coordinated asylum and
immigration policies
Civil law cooperation
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16. Three key players
The European Parliament
- voice of the people
Martin Schulz, President of
of the European Parliament
The council of Ministers
- voice of the Member States
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council
The European Commission
- promoting the common interest
Jean Claude Junker , President
of the European Commission

17. European Parliament
The EU institutions
Court of
Justice
Court of
Auditors
Economic and Social
Committee Committee of the Regions
Council of Ministers
(Council of the EU) European Commission
European Investment Bank European Central BankAgencies
European Council (summit)

18. How EU laws are made
Citizens, interest groups, experts: discuss, consult
Commission: makes formal proposal
Parliament and Council of Ministers: decide jointly
Commission and Court of Justice: monitor implementation
National or local authorities: implement

19. The European political parties
Total : 753
Number of seats in the European Parliament
per political group

20. Council of Ministers – voice of the member states
One minister from each EU country
Presidency: rotates every six months
Decides EU laws and budget together
with Parliament
Manages the common foreign and
security policy

21. THE ITALIAN CURRENT
HIGH REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURIT
AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Federica
Mogherini
Federica
Mogherini
Federica Mogherini

22. The Court of Justice – upholding the law
28 independent judges,
one from each EU country
Rules on how to interpret EU law
Ensures EU countries apply EU laws in
the same way

23. ITCG ENRICO FERMI TIVOLI 2016 CLIL
BASED ON DIFFERENT SOURCES
• UE WEBSITE
• WIKIPEDIA
• THE CLIL BOOK “ GLOBAL CITIZEN”
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DOCENTE: ROSA DE LUCA