EIO introduction

• Economie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

An introduction to the

EIO project

• A brief history
• The treaties
• The countries
• The objectives

What was the objective of The European Coal and Steel Community
that was established in 1952

1. Producing more coal and steel
2. Aiming for more prosperity
3. Prefenting countries from producing large quantities of weapons
4. Raising taxes on coal and steel

Which 5 countries formed the European Coal and Steel community

Which 5 countries formed the European Coal and Steel community

The Netherlands

Belgium 

Luxembourg

Italy

France 

West-Germany

1957 Treaty of Rome:

Objective: further economic integration and cooperation

European Economic Community

Free movement of:

Goods

Services

Capital

Persons

1992 Treaty of Maastricht

Common foreign and safety policy

Common justice policy and internal affairs 

European Economic Communion --> European Union

More power to the European Parliament

One currency 'the euro' in the future

2002 The euro is born

One currency for 12 countries

The first countries that adopted the euro were DING FLOF BIPS. These were the first letters of the countries. Which countries?

Euro countries

Ding Flof Bips

Duitsland, Italië, Nederland, Griekenland, Frankrijk, Luxemburg,

Oostenrijk, Finland, België, Ierland, Portugal, Spanje

Nowadays 19 countries use the euro as currency

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 

Bodies of the EU

European Parliament

Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities

European Commission

Promotes the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget

Bodies of the EU

European Council

Defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union

consists of the prime ministers of all the 28 EU countries

European Central Bank

To manage the euro, keep prices stable and conduct EU economic & monetary policy

the assignment

Choose a country

Do research on the areas:

A. Geography

B. History

C. Economics

D. Art & culture

E. Politics

The assignment

Inform others about the characteristics of your country

The product is a newspaper of

a video

Minimum of 4 pages, maximum of 5

Minimum of 4 minutes, maximum of 5