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European union
Ten Priorities for Europe
A connected digital single market
A resilient energy union with a
forward-looking climate
The investment plan
A deeper and fairer internal
market with stronger industries
A deeper and fairer economic
and monetary union
A reasonable and balanced free
trade agreement with the United States
An area of justice and fundamental
rights based on mutual trust
A new policy on migration
Europe as a stronger global actor
A European Union of democratic
change
The big enlargement: uniting east and west
1992:Criteria for joining the EU:
• democracy and rule of law
• functioning market economy
• ability to implement EU laws
1998: Formal Negotiatiosn on enlargement begin
1989: Fall of Berlin Wall
2002: Copenhagen summit agrees to a big
enlargement of 10 new countries
2004: Ten new EU members:
Cyprus, Czech
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia,
Slovenia
2007: Bulgaria and Romania join the EU
The treaties – basis for democratic cooperation built on law
1958: The treaties of Rome:
• The European Economic Community
• The European Atomic Energy Community
(EURATOM)
1952: The European Coal and Steel Community
1987: The European Single Act: the Single Market
1993: Treaty on European Union - Maastricht
1999: Treaty of Amsterdam
2003: Treaty of Nice
EU Fundamental Rights
Freedom
Equality
Dignity
Solidarity
Citizen´s rights
Justice
EU population compared to the rest of the world
China: 1367
EU: 508
India: 1252
Japan: 127
Russia: 142
United Estates: 321
EU surface area compared to the rest of the world
Japan: 387
Russia: 17098
India: 3287
China: 9600
EU: 1272
United States: 9831
Founders
Alcide De gasperi
Robert Schuman
Winston Churchill
Jean Monnet
Konrad Adenauer
European Union Symbols
Europe day
The euro
Why the euro?
• No fluctuation risk and foreign exchange cost
• More choice and stable prices for consumer
• Closer economic cooperation between EU countries
European Flag
European Anthem
The motto
4 freedoms of movement:
People
Services
Goods
Capital
28 Countries/500.000.000 of people
From 6 to 28 countries
Candidate countries and Potential Candidate
Montenegro
Kosovo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Albania
Serbia
Turkey
24 official languages