This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.
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The European Union
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Slide 2 - Video
Chapter 5:
The European Union
Section 5.1.: History Section 5.2.: How is the EU organised?
Section 5.3.: The NW of the EU Section 5.4.: The southern EU Section 5.5.: The eastern EU
Topography Europe
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Peaceful Europe?
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The European Union (EU)
- Two world wars made the world feel less safe.
--> Some European countries decided to work together
--> European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (colaboration in a common market)
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European coorperation
Economic coorperation
The EU was formed out of this and started with 6 countries. Now it has 27 countries.
In this union there is free trade.
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How many people live in the European Union?
A
+- 450 million people
B
+- 200 million people
C
+- 750 million people
D
+- 1 billion people
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Treaty of Maastricht 1993
The European Union was formed --> To apply countries had to have the following criteria:
They have to be a democracy
They need to have a working market economy
They need to implement any EU-laws.
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What does the European Union want?
A
Safety and economic growth
B
Peace and welfare
C
Welfare and well-being
D
Peace and more money
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Put in the correct order:
ECSC
EEC
EU
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0:30
1952
1957
1993
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The government of Europe
The European commission
The European Parliament
Counsil of ministers
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Let's start off with:
European Commission --> Decides on legislation (Laws) --> Has 27 members, a.k.a. European Commissioners (one from each country) --> Represents the EU internationally
--> The European Commission is based in Brussels.
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And then....
The European Parliament. --> MEP's (751) keep an eye out for the European Commission. --> They approve and supervise all decisions made by the European Commission.
--> Voted for by EU-citizens.
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europa.eu
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Never again war!
Shuman declaration > 1952 ECSC
Treaty of Rome > 1957 European Economic Community (EEC)
In 1967, the EEC became the European Community (EC), to stress that economic cooperation was not the only goal anymore.
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Schengen treaty
Treaty in which was decided that not only products but also people and money could move freely between all member states.
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subsidiarity
The principle that matters that can be organised on a national scale more efficiently, should regulated by a country itself.
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Northwest, south and east
- physical geographical characteristics
- human geographical characteristics
- contributing to the EU
- profiting from the EU
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