STAGE 5: EUROPEAN UNION,
MOBILITY OF THE POPULATION
Worksheet 1) The EU: Introduction and mobility
• Poland
I think it’s good for my country to be on the EU: We can travel to other European country
without passport. We get subsidy of investment and project. We can work in other countries. EU gives money to our business if necessary. Our students have more facilities to study
abroad.
• France
Join EU is important because: We can travel all around EU without passport
there’s an only currency in EU, except the UK.
There is Erasmus at university and many other programmes if you want to study abroad.
There are more than 150000 French companies working in the EU.
• Turkey
I think it's good for my country to be part of the EU: It helps to develop my country's economy They will have respect at the political area. We have to travel to European countries with
passport because my country isn’t part of the EU. When my country will be in the EU we will be able
to go to these countries without passport. My country isn’t part of the EU yet.
• RomaniaIt’s better to be part of the EU: We can participate at this Comenius and also
foreign companies can take their businesses to our country.
We can travel to any country from EU with only our ID.
A Romanian student can study at European universities.
There are many Romanian companies that are working in EU.
• Bulgaria
Being part of the European Union is good: European countries have economic
development . A lot of Bulgarian people live abroad, most
of them in European countries like Germany. Many Bulgarian companies are working in
the EU.
• SpainThere are both advantages and disadvantages of being part of EU:Advantages. Free mobility between the different countries Common currency in almost all the EU. The only thing you have to bring is your identification card. We have some programmes to study abroad like Erasmus There are some companies from Spain that are working in the EU. Disadvantages. Some things are unfair for the Spanish citizens. Since the moment of the money change, the prices have increased.
COM
PARATION
Advantages Disadvantages
France Travel all around EU without passport.An only currency in EU, except UK. There aren’t disadvantages.
Poland
Travel to other countrieswithout passport.Get subsidy of investment andproject.Work in other European countries.
There aren’t disadvantages.
RomaniaParticipate at projects like this Comenius.Big business associations can take their businesses to our country.
There aren’t disadvantages.
Bulgaria Every European country have an economicdevelopment. There aren’t disadvantages.
TurkeyEU helps to develop my country's economy.Respect at the political area.
There aren’t disadvantages, but our country isn’t a Europeancountry yet.
SpainThe free mobility between the different countries.Have a common currency in almost all the EU, the euro.
The prices have increased since we have euro.Some decisions are unfair with Spanish citizen.
Worksheet 2) The euro, the only currency
• Has the euro been implemented as the common currency in your country?
YES NO
Bulgaria
Romania
Turkey
Spain
France
Poland
Yes, we have the euro but our previous currency was…
• France -> French franc 1€ = 6,56 FRF
• Spain -> Pesetas 1€ = 166 PTS
No, we haven’t the euro implemented in our country. Our currency is…
• Bulgaria -> Leva 1€ = 1,96 BGN
• Romania -> Lei 1€ = 4,29 RON
• Turkey -> Turkish Lira 1€ = 2,02 TRY
• Poland -> Zloty 1€ = 3,99 PNL
Worksheet 3)Migration movement
- Departures
- Arrivals
• Bulgaria:France, SpainTurkey
• Poland:Finland, Island, Ireland, England, Germany
• France:England, Germany, Coratia, Spain Germany, Czech Republic
• Trukey:Germany
• Romania:Spain, Holland, Germany, Italy, GreeceRussia
• Spain: Poland, Romania, North Africa England, Germany, Italy, France
• Activities
• Where these notes come from?
• True or false?
- Polish people tend to emigrate to the south.- The common currency in Romania is the euro.- The previous currency before the euro in
Spain was pesetas.- In France there is Erasmus in university.