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The European Union an introduction. Prof. Simonetta Gatto Istituto Comprensivo di Casella. EU – EUROPEAN UNION. The EU is a political and economical association with 28 members: 1957 Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg. 1973 Ireland, Denmark, United Kingdom - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: The European Union   an introduction

The European Union an introduction

Prof. Simonetta Gatto

Istituto Comprensivo di Casella

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EU – EUROPEAN UNIONThe EU is a political and economical

association with 28 members:

1957 Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg.

1973 Ireland, Denmark, United Kingdom

1981 Greece

1986 Spain, Portugal

1995 Finland, Sweden, Austria.

2004 The Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta, Cyprus

2007 Bulgaria, Romania

2013 Croatia

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COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

Germany – German France – FrenchItaly – Italian The Netherlands – DutchBelgium – Belgian Luxembourg – LuxembourgishIreland – Irish Denmark – DanishThe United Kingdom – British Greece – GreekSpain – Spanish Portugal – PortugueseFinland – Finnish Sweden – SwedishAustria – Austrian the Czech Republic - CzechLithuania – Lithuanian Latvia – LatvianEstonia – Estonian Hungary – HungarianPoland – Polish Slovenia – SlovenianSlovakia – Slovak/Slovakian Malta – MalteseCyprus - Cypriot Bulgaria – BulgarianRomania – Romanian Croatia - Croatian

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CAPITAL CITIES OF EUROPE

Germany – Berlin France – ParisItaly – Rome The Netherlands – Amsterdam

Romania – Bucharest (the Hague – seat of Parliament)Belgium – Brussels Luxembourg – LuxembourgIreland – Dublin Denmark – CopenhagenThe United Kingdom – London Greece – AthensSpain – Madrid Portugal – LisbonFinland – Helsinki Sweden – StockholmAustria – Vienna the Czech Republic - PragueLithuania – Vilnius Latvia – RigaEstonia – Tallinn Hungary – BudapestPoland – Warsaw Slovenia – LjubljanaSlovakia – Bratislava Malta – VallettaCyprus - Nicosia Bulgaria – Sofia

Croatia - Zagreb

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EU IDENTITY CARD28 countries

24 official languages

Population: 508,000,000

Area: 4 million km2

Currency: euro in the eurozone

European Day: 9th May

European anthem: Ode to Joy – Beethoven

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The European Flag

• 12 golden (yellow) stars in a circle on a blue background

• The stars represent all the people of Europe

• It is both the flag of the EU and of the Council of Europe

• Number 12 is a symbol of unity and perfection.

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EUROZONE

• 18 countries have the Euro

• It was established on 1st January 1999

• Euro entered into use on 1st January 2002.

• Issuing authority: European Central Bank (ECB)

• President of ECB: Mario Draghi

• The symbol is €

• It is divided into 100 cents

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EUROZONE COUNTRIES

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

Kosovo and Montenegro have adopted the Euro unilaterally, but they are not in the Eurozone.

Monaco, San Marino, Vatican and Andora use the Euro as their official currency, after an agreement.

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EUROPEAN ANTHEM

"Ode to Joy"

Joy, bright spark of divinity,Daughter of Elysium,Fire-inspired we treadThy sanctuary.Thy magic power re-unitesAll that custom has divided,All men become brothersUnder the sway of thy gentle wings.

Whoever has createdAn abiding friendship,Or has won a true and loving wife,Join in our song of praise,Yes, all who can call at least one soulTheirs upon this earth;But any who cannot must creep tearfullyAway from our circle.

All creatures drink of joyAt nature's breast.Just and unjustAlike taste of her gift;She gave us kisses and the fruit of the vine,A tried friend to the end.Even the worm can feel contentment,And the cherub stands before God!

Gladly,As His heavenly bodies flyOn their courses through the heavens,Thus, brothers, you should run your race,As a hero going to conquest.

You millions, I embrace you.This kiss is for all the world!Brothers, above the starry canopyThere must dwell a loving Father.Do you fall in worship, you millions?World, do you know your creator?Seek him in the heavens;Above the stars must He dwell.

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ODE TO JOY - BEETHOVEN

Riga 1 Riga 2 Riga 3 Riga 40

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Colonna 1

Colonna 2

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• Written in 1824

• It celebrates the brotherhood of men

• Adopted as European Anthem on 19th January 1972

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EUROPEAN MOTTO

• United in diversity

• French: Unie dans la diversité

• Italian: Unita nella diversità

• Spanish: Unida en la diversidad

• Chosen after a school contest. The winner was a school from Luxemburg.

• The European Commision has explained: “The motto means that, via the EU, Europeans are united in working together for peace and prosperity, and that the many different cultures, traditions and languages in Europe are a positive asset for the continent.

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THREE MAIN INSTITUTIONS

• The European Parliament

• The Council of the European Union

• The European Commision

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The European Parliament

• Legislative power (making laws)

• 766 members

• Elected every five years

• The President of the Parliament is Martin Schultz. He is German.

• Meeting place: either Strasbourg or Brussels

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

• Together with the European Parliament, it is the body of the legislative branch.

• 28 seats (one for each country, 28 at present)

• Meeting place: Brussels

• Presidency rotates among the member states of the EU every six months

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• The European Commission (EC) is the executive body of the European Union

• The Commission has got 28 members (one member per state)

• Currently the President is José Manuel Barroso, from Portugal.

• Locations are in Brussels and Luxembourg.

• Working languages are: English, French and German.

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THE CAPITALS

Strasbourg Brussels Luxembourg

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Common objectives

The European Union Treaties state the importance of these values:

human dignity

freedom

democracy

equality

the rule of law

respect for human rights

minority rights

free market

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NOBEL PEACE PRICE IN 2012

In 2012 the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.The motivation was: "for over six decades it contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe"