Europe:roots from the past and future challenges Publiczne Gimnazjum, Haci Ali Saruhan & Pere Barnils Project Comenius

1. EUROPEAN UNION

2. A unique ,economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries. What is the European Union?

3. What are its aims? Peace, prosperity and freedom for its 498 million citizens — in a fairer , safer world.

4. Frontier-free travel and trade, the euro (the single European currency), safer food and a greener environment, better living standards in poorer regions, joint action on crime and terror, cheaper phone calls, millions of opportunities to study abroad … and much more besides. What results so far?

5. To make these things happen, EU countries set up bodies to run the EU and adopt its legislation. The main ones are: the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe; the Council of the European Union (representing national governments ); the European Commission (representing the common EU interest ). How does it work?

6. The EU symbols The European anthem The European flag Europe Day, 9 May The motto: United in diversity

7. Enlargement: from six to 27 countries 1952 1973 1986 1981 1990 1995 2004 2007

8. How big are the EUcountries? Surface area in1 000 km² 544 506 410 357 313 305 295 244 230 131 111 93 92 83 30 49 77 68 63 62 43 43 34 20 9 3 0.3 Italy Spain France Poland Finland Sweden Estonia Germany Denmark Latvia Greece Slovakia Belgium Malta Hungary Luxemburg Bulgaria Ireland Netherlands Romania Austria Cyprus Slovenia Lithuania United Kingdom Portugal Czech Republic

9. How many people live in the EU? Population in millions, 2009 500 million total 82.1 64.4 61.6 60.1 45.8 38.1 21.5 16.5 10.6 11.3 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.3 8.4 7.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 Italy Spain France Poland Finland Sweden Estonia Germany Denmark Latvia Greece Slovakia Belgium Malta Hungary Luxemburg Bulgaria Ireland Netherlands Romania Austria Cyprus Slovenia Lithuania United Kingdom Portugal Czech Republic

10. GDP per inhabitant: the spread of wealth 2008GDP per inhabitant Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100 271 137 135 123 122 118 117 116 115 114 107 103 101 100 95 94 91 80 76 76 68 72 63 61 58 56 46 40 Malta Ireland Austria Slovakia Sweden Portugal Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Bulgaria Finland Germany France Italy EU-27 Cyprus Greece Slovenia Denmark Spain Belgium Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Czech Republic

11. The euro – a single currency for Europeans Can be used everywhere in the euro area 4Coins:one side with national symbols, one side common 4Notes:no national side EU countries using the euroEU countries not using the euro

12. Free to move “Schengen”: 4 No police or customs checks at borders between most EU countries 4 Controls strengthened at EU external borders 4 More cooperation between police from different EU countries 4 You can buy and bring back any goods for personal use when you travel between EU countries © Corbis

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: 4 Comenius: school education 4 Erasmus: higher education 4 Leonardo da Vinci: vocational training 4 Grundtvig: adult education 4 Youth in Action: voluntary work and non-formal education © Getty Images

14. Three key players The European Parliament- voice of the peopleJerzyBuzek, President of of the European Parliament The council of Ministers- voice of the Member StatesHerman Van Rompuy, President of the European CouncilThe European Commission- promoting the common interestJosé Manuel Barroso, Presidentof the European Commission

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

16. Council of Ministers – voiceof the member states 4One minister from each EU country4Presidency: rotates every six months4Decides EU laws and budget together with Parliament4Manages the common foreign and security policy

17. Council of Ministers – number of votes per country 29 Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom 27 Spain and Poland Romania 14 13 Netherlands Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and Portugal 12 10 Austria, Bulgaria and Sweden 7 Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovakia and Finland 4 Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovenia 3 Malta 345 Total: “Qualified majority” needed for many decisions:255 votes and a majority of member states From 2014: 55% of the Member States with 65% of the population

18. Summit at the European Council Summit of heads of state and government of all EU countries4Heldat least 4 times a year4Sets the overall guidelines for EU policies 4President: Herman Van Rompuy

19. The European Commission – promoting the common interest 27 independent members, one from each EU country4Proposes new legislation4Executive organ 4Guardian of the treaties4Represents the EU on the international stage

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