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The European Union (The founding of the EU (European Coal and Steel…
The European Union
The founding of the EU
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The EU
Over the years more and more countries decided to join the EEC. These countries started to work together in many more areas such as protecting the environment and building better roads and railways across Europe.
Meanwhile, other interesting thing happened beyond the EU’s border. In 1989 countries from central and Eastern Europe broke free from communist role. They had been divided during the ‘Iron Curtain’.
These which had regained its freedom reformed its laws and economies and joined the EU. It now had 28 countries,
The Schengen Agreement
This agreement abolished many of the EU’s
internal borders, enabling passport free movement across most of it. The agreement was signed in 1985 but took effect in 1995.
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Only 6 of the 28 EU member states are outside the Schengen zone- Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland and the UK.
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Dublin prefers to preserve its free movement arrangement with the UK, which is called the Common ravel Area, rather than join SChengen.
The Single Market
The single market was established to enable free movement of goods, people, services and capital.
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