One Earth 1: Chapter 2.5 onwards

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European Union
> The Beginning (2.5)
> Growth of the European Union (2.6)
> How does the EU work? (2.7) 
> Different departments (2.8)
> The future of the EU (2.9) 

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Assignment 1
Do you think it's a good thing that Great-Brittain leaves the EU? 
Work it out!

1) Write down at least 4 reasons to support your opinion
2) Discuss them with your neighbour
3) Do you agree on certain points? Write them down

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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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Later Treaty of Rome (1957)
European Economic Community (EEC) was formed. 

--> liberal idea of a free common market

1973: Three more countries joined. 
Total: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, 

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The European colaboration grows even more!

- The EEC went on to evolve into something stronger
--> through the 70's and 80's more EU-oriented colaborations came to exist: 
           - European Council: Consist of all leaders
           - European Parliament: Deciding on European Laws
           - 1985: Schengen Agreement: Free movement

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After the Cold War
  • Borders opened up for Eastern European countries
  • A lot of countries changed their politics drastically
  • "The Iron Curtain" dissapeared
     --> An imaginary border between communist East and capitalist West. 
  • Countries searched for new allies and support....

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The Maastricht Treaty (1993)
The European Union was formed
--> To apply countries had to have the following criteria:
  1. They have to be a democracy
  2. They need to have a working market economy
  3. They need to implement any EU-laws. 

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2.6 Growth of the EU

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To summarize:
What is the EU?

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The EU
  • 1993: Started out with 12 members
  • 2019: 27 members (UK not included)

    --> 27 members that had one aim: 'a Europe without borders'

    They try to focus on freedom of movement for goods, people, services and money. 

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Competition
- the European Union became a very strong economic colaboration, competing with the BRICS countries (picture) and the U.S.A. 

- Europe had one big disadvantage over the others... 

What is that disadvantage? 

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Solution
- One single currency

2002: EU introduced the Euro as the new currency.  

--> Very good for internal economic traffic

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Now: 
- Read 2.6 
- Finish 2.6
- Summarize 2.5 and 2.6
when you're done!
- Answer sheets are available when you're done.
- Music = allowed

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2.7 How does the EU work? 

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#Glossary
  • amended
  • elected
  • to approve
  • legislation
  • MEP
  • dictates
  • unity

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So......
There are 3 major institutions responsible for the most important decisions made by the EU. 
  • The European Commission
  • The European Parliament
  • The Council of the European Union

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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 keep an eye out for the European Commission. 
--> They approve and supervise all decisions made by the European Commission. 

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Council of the European Union
--> Used to be called "The Council of Ministers".
--> Main decision-making institution. 
--> foreign policy, justice, security, defence, legislation and (most important one) budget. 


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EU and energy sources

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Today: 
- Read 2.8 together
- Finish 2.7 and start working on 2.8
- Check 2.7 in class
- Preparational work for test next week.
- Writing down any questions about the test

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