1. Ms. Podpeskar International Politics THE EUROPEAN UNION

2. BRIEF HISTORY “The EU is a family of democratic European countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity.” Created after World War II First step was economic cooperation & result was the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1958 Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands EEC to EU in 1993 (changed name)

3. Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Spain Sweden United Kingdom 27 MEMBER COUNTRIES

4. ENLARGEMENT: FROM SIX TO 27 COUNTRIES 19521973 1981 1986 1990199520042007

5. ACCEDING COUNTRY Croatia Applied membership in 2003 In negotiations from 2005 until 2011 Subject to its ratification by all EU countries and Croatia, then the country will become the 28th EU member country on 1 July 2013

6. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES Iceland Montenegro Serbia Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic) Turkey

7. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES Albania Bosnia & Herzegovina Kosovo

8. EU POPULATION IN THE WORLD Population in millions, 2011 502 1354 127143 318 EUChinaJapanRussiaUnited States 1215 India

9. GDP PER INHABITANT: THE SPREAD OF WEALTH Lithuania 2011 GDP per inhabitant Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100 275 127 131 129 125 118 120 107101 99 100 92 82 84 80 83 77 67 66 73 62 58 65 49 45 Luxembourg Ireland Netherlands Austria DenmarkBelgium Sweden FinlandGermanyFranceItaly SpainEU-27CyprusGreeceSlovenia Malta PortugalEstoniaHungarySlovakia LatviaPolandRomaniaBulgaria United KingdomCzech Republic 126 108 116

10. 23 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

11. FIRST OFFICIAL LANGUAGES 1958 Dutch French German Italian

12. LANGUAGE CHART Homework: 1.How many languages are there? 2.Why would this be difficult for the EU to have so many languages? 3.Why would this be a good for the EU to have so many languages? 4.As the EU grows, should they add more languages? Why or why not?

13. European Parliament The EU institutions Court of Justice Court of Auditors Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions Council of Ministers (The Council) European Commission European Investment BankEuropean Central Bank Agencies European Council (summit)

14. How EU laws are made are made? Citizens, interest groups, experts: discuss, consult Commission: makes formal proposal Parliament and Council of Ministers: decide jointly Commission and Court of Justice: monitor implementation National or local authorities: implement

15. EUROPE 2020 – EUROPE'S GROWTH STRATEGY *Smart growth Better education, more research, greater use of communication technologies *Sustainable growth A resource - efficient, greener and more competitive economy *Inclusive growth More and better jobs, investment in skills and training, modernisation of the labour market and welfare systems, spreading the benefits of growth to all parts of the EU *Good economic governance Better coordination of economic policy

16. THE FIVE TARGETS FOR THE EU IN 2020 *Employment 75% of 20-64 year-olds to be employed *Research and innovation 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in research *Climate change/energy Greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than 1990 20% of energy from renewables 20% increase in energy efficiency *Education School drop-out rates below 10% 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third-level education *Poverty 20 million fewer people in, or at risk of, poverty and social exclusion