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THE EUROPEAN UNION
HISTORY• 28 European states• after the second world war in 1951• head office: Brussels• 24 different languages
Austria joined 1995
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
• 1973 Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom• 1981 Greece• 1986 Portugal, Spain• 1995 Finland, Austria, Sweden• 2004 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia,
Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Cyprus• 2007 Bulgaria, Romania• 2013 Croatia
19 MEMBERS OF THE EURO ZONE
BelgiumThe NetherlandsGermanyEstoniaSpainCyprusFinlandFranceLithuaniaLuxembourg
PortugalSlovakiaSloveniaMaltaAustriaGreeceIrelandItalyLatvia
POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
• successful economic cooperation• EU promotes young people• strict consumer protection • safety and mobility • same currency• better living-standards and workplaces
for EU citizens
OUR FUTURE IS EUROPE