The EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

• Is a economic and political union of 27 members state

  The EUROPEAN UNION
• The EUROPEAN UNION have many member state?

  27 member state
• EU originally founded in?

  1957
• EU originally founded in 1957 as?

  European economic community (EEC)
• EU population?

  494 million people
• EU DGP

  US$15 trillion
• EU has single currency called?

  Euro
• EU has single currency called Euro used by?

  13 member state
• What are the  Euro activity cover many policy

  Economics, foreign affair, defence,health
• Citizen of EU member state are also a?

  EU citizen
• In EU They direct elect the?

  European Parliament
• In EU They direct elect the European Parliament in?

  Once every 5 years
• This Parliament have many member?

  785 members(MEP's)
• The larger population of each member state-

  The more MEP's they have
• EU is a?

  Single market
• Single market means

  Free movement of land ownership,labour, capital
• What  EU citizen can do?

  Freely live,travel,work,own property, invest other member state
• EU new member has?

   Restrictions
• EU in Internal borders

  No passport controls or customs checks
• EU is part of?

  Free trade zone
• EU is part of free trade zone called?

  European Economic Area (EEU)
• 3 non members of EU

  Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
• The EU and_____ had to overcome many obstacle in it's history


  ( EEC) EUROPEAN ECOOMIC COMMUNITY
• Continent with a many languages and cultures

  Europe
• In history it also been the area of conflic that started in Europe


  Both world war l  and world war ll
• Many countries most disagreement to integrate with the?

  Union
• In UE  Governments and countries are worried about?


  Losing their independence
• Refuse to join euro

  Uk, Denmark and Sweden
• Refuse to join euroUK, Denmark and Sweden because?


  They fear to lose control over their economies
• Their membership was delayed for a number of years due to concern over their economic and political situation

  Bulgaria and Romania
• Bulgaria and Romania joined on?


  January 2007
• Despite being a member of UN


  Citizen can't move freely throu other member state
• Western European fear


  If there is no control, huge of Eastern European will migrate to Western Europe