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THE EUROPEAN UNION

EU  1993 European Union  Main Aims  All states in the EU = a single market  One currency throughout the EU = the Euro  To have a right to travel and work within the EU  27 states

Important EU Institutions and Bodies  European Council  Political direction for the whole EU  European Parliament  Represents the EU citizens  Council of the EU  Represents the governments of the individual countries  European Commission  Represents the interests of the EU

EU Symbols  Symbols  Flag  Anthem  Europe Day ( 9th May)

EU Funds Programmes  Funds programmes mainly in  Education  Agriculture  Aim  To interconnect the citizens

Countries in the EU  Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Sources  EUROPA.EU. Teacher‘s Corner. [online]. 2012, [citováno ]. Available on WWW: corner/15/index_en.htm corner/15/index_en.htm  EUROPA.EU. EU Institutions and Other Bodies. [online]. 2012, [citováno ]. Available on WWW: bodies/index_en.htm  Life in the United Kingdom. TSO, 2011, 52 p.