1. Cátia Soares Darja Fjodorova Fiona Bartels Johanna Müller-Horn Lucy Sýkorova Marc Casanova Nair Reis Paula Sanchis Work done by: Amélie Gloyer Ana Mendes Andrea Marinho Andreia Correia AzamJon Burak Kav Catarina Fernandes

2. 1. What does the European Union already do to help economically weaker countries?  Obligatory plan for every EU member state to increase the money spent in development aid (Official Development Assistant) 1.Members which joined before 2002: 0,7% of their GDP 2.Countries who entered after 2002: 0,33% 3.Countries who already fulfill this plan should try to keep it  EU gave 51.556 billion €  60% of total amount  Members of UN  support humanitarian aid projects  Members of NATO  send soldiers to protect civilians

3. 3. Is the countries’ help already enough? What can be criticized?  Reach ODA quota  Make sure money is spend efficiently  Send goods and impart knowledge  instead of money  Treat them as equals  not as inferior

4. 4. How should Europe contribute the development of weaker countries outside the EU? Our main goal is to create a worldwide community of all countries where everybody is treated equally and the division between industrial and developing countries does no longer exist.

5. 4. How should Europe contribute the development of weaker countries outside the EU? Living standardsPolicyEconomy Satisfy basic needs, impart knowledge Create a democratic political system Strengthen import and export  Access to water, education, medicine…  Offer scholarships in EU countries  Help building streets, houses, fountains…  Send troops to secure peace, human rights, fight terrorism  Explain democratic system, help to establish it  Free trade agreements  Strengthen trade relations (also between developing countries)  Integration in world trade market

7. 1. Discuss your school systems:

8. 1.1) Portugal PositiveNegative  No uniforms  Cards instead of money  Specialized rooms for each subject  Control the student’s inputs and outputs  cafeteria  Too many buildings  Basic and high school together  confusion  Many classes  School material is damaged

9. 1.2) Spain PositiveNegative  Free transport to school  cafeteria  Free tutoring for weaker students (PQPI)  No uniform  No fees  Can’t go out  Some bad computers  Not allowed to use mobile  No vocational classes  Some teachers are not punctual

10. 1.3) Estonia Positive  Early childhood education, low fee  Parents can choose a school  Estonian, Russian and English universities  High-Tech education  secondary education is free

11. 1.4) Turkey PositiveNegative  Very good media/technology  Allowed to miss classes if we do the things at home  Learn a lot about culture, teachers help  Sell desserts, charity projects  Festival with contest  more selfconfident  Our refectory is for students who stay at dorm.  Locked libary  No practice  No computer lab  Crowded classes

12. 1.5) Czech republic PositiveNegative  2 foreign languages in primary school  Good technical equipment  Free education at state secondary schools and universities  cooperation between school and parents  Includes people from different countries (who don’t speak Czech)  Short breaks  Crowded classes  No uniforms  Limited range of voluntary school subjects  Many afternoon main subjects

13. 1.6) Germany Positive  Several opportunities of graduation (Hauptschul- Realschulabschluss..)  choose between subjects/specialize on subject area  Education is completely for free (only very few private schools) including reading matter and school books.  Pupils are included in the process of learning: active participation in discussions, comfortable atmosphere  School offers tutoring for free to support weaker students

14. 2. How should a common European school system look like? What’s important in your eyes?  No long school days because the children need time for themselves, hobbies, friends (building their personalities)  More bilingual subjects to have better language skills and better communication between all (European) nations  Common evaluation system in the EU  More exchanges for better relationships  School attendance for at least 10 years (more possible)  Teachers need to pass an exam to guarantee that they have the standard needed that every child has the same opportunities later  A school should have semesters system