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EU Values
By Eurogems aps
The Unions founding principles
bull The Unions values and objectives bull Classification and exercise of competences bull Membership of the Union bull Legal acts bull Democratic life
The Institutions of the Union
bull Institutional framework bull European Parliament bull European Council bull Council of Ministers bull Commission bull Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Unions decision-making procedures
bull Legislative procedures bull Union finances and budgetary procedure bull New system of qualified majority voting bull Extension of qualified majority voting bull Principle of subsidiarity and role of national pa
rliaments
The policies of the Union
bull Internal policies and action bull Economic and monetary policy bull Justice and home affairs bull External action bull Common foreign and security policy bull Defence policy
The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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The Unions founding principles
bull The Unions values and objectives bull Classification and exercise of competences bull Membership of the Union bull Legal acts bull Democratic life
The Institutions of the Union
bull Institutional framework bull European Parliament bull European Council bull Council of Ministers bull Commission bull Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Unions decision-making procedures
bull Legislative procedures bull Union finances and budgetary procedure bull New system of qualified majority voting bull Extension of qualified majority voting bull Principle of subsidiarity and role of national pa
rliaments
The policies of the Union
bull Internal policies and action bull Economic and monetary policy bull Justice and home affairs bull External action bull Common foreign and security policy bull Defence policy
The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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The Institutions of the Union
bull Institutional framework bull European Parliament bull European Council bull Council of Ministers bull Commission bull Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Unions decision-making procedures
bull Legislative procedures bull Union finances and budgetary procedure bull New system of qualified majority voting bull Extension of qualified majority voting bull Principle of subsidiarity and role of national pa
rliaments
The policies of the Union
bull Internal policies and action bull Economic and monetary policy bull Justice and home affairs bull External action bull Common foreign and security policy bull Defence policy
The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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The Unions decision-making procedures
bull Legislative procedures bull Union finances and budgetary procedure bull New system of qualified majority voting bull Extension of qualified majority voting bull Principle of subsidiarity and role of national pa
rliaments
The policies of the Union
bull Internal policies and action bull Economic and monetary policy bull Justice and home affairs bull External action bull Common foreign and security policy bull Defence policy
The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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The policies of the Union
bull Internal policies and action bull Economic and monetary policy bull Justice and home affairs bull External action bull Common foreign and security policy bull Defence policy
The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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The founding principles of the UnionValues and objectives of the Union
Establishment of the Union The values of the Union The objectives of the Union The fundamental principles The symbols of the Union The fundamental rights Summary table
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION
bull In Article I-1 the Constitution established the European Union reflecting the will of the citizens and States of Europe to build a common future The Member States confer competences on the Union to attain objectives they have in common and the Union coordinates the policies by which the Member States aim to achieve these objectives and exercises on a Community basis the competences conferred on it by the Constitution
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull The Union is founded on the values ofndash Respect for human dignityndash Libertyndash Democracyndash Equalityndash Respect for human rights
THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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THE VALUES OF THE UNION
bull These values which are set out in Article I-2 are common to the Member States Moreoverndash Pluralismndash Non-discriminationndash Tolerancendash Justicendash Solidarityndash Equality between women and men
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION
bull The main objectives of the Union are now to promote peace the Unions values and the well-being of its peoples
bull These general objectives are supplemented by a list of more detailed objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull an area of freedom security and justice without internal frontiers bull an internal market where competition is free and undistortedbull sustainable development based on balanced economic growth
and price stability a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment
bull the promotion of scientific and technological advancebull the combating of social exclusion and discrimination and the
promotion of social justice and protection equality between women and men solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child
bull the promotion of economic social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member States
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull In addition the Union respects cultural and
linguistic diversity and ensures that Europes cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced
bull the Constitution thus adds the promotion of scientific and technological advance of solidarity between generations and of the protection of childrens rights Economic and social cohesion now additionally acquires a territorial dimension Cultural and linguistic diversity and the safeguarding and enhancing of Europes cultural heritage also become Union objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIONbull peacebull securitybull sustainable development of the Earthbull solidarity and mutual respect among peoplesbull free and fair tradebull eradication of povertybull protection of human rights (in particular the
rights of the child)bull development of international law (respect for the
principles of the United Nations Charter)
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
bull Article I-4 of the Constitution guarantees the free movement of persons goods services and capital within the Union (the famous four freedoms) and strictly prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality
bull in Article I-5 in particular the obligation to respect the national identities and the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States
THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
unity
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THE SYMBOLS OF THE UNION
bull the flag of the Union which is a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background
bull the anthem of the Union which is based on the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
bull the motto of the Union which is United in diversitybull the currency of the Union which is the eurobull 9 May which is celebrated throughout the Union as
Europe Day in memory of the 1950 declaration by Robert Schuman who initiated the European integration project
European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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European Values Study
bull The project bull The European Values Study is a large-scale cross-
national and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values initiated by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG) in the late 1970s at that time an informal grouping of academics Now it is carried on in the setting of a foundation using the (abbreviated) name of the group European Values Study (EVS)
EVS Questions
bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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bull Do Europeans share common valuesbull Are values changing in Europe and if so in
what directionsbull Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull What are the implications for European unity
EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
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replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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EVS Survey
bull EVS SourceBook bull 2001 The European Values Study A Third
Wave Source Book of the 19992000 European Values Study Surveys [compiled by] Loek Halman [in collaboration with Anthony M Abela Helmut Anheier and Stephen Harding and 53 others] Tilburg European Values Study
European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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European Values Study 19992000bull The European Values Study (EVS) is a well-
established network of social and political scientists investigating basic values beliefs attitudes priorities and preferences of the Europeans and exploring the similarities differences and changes in these orientations
bull The study is a follow-up of waves in 1981 and 1990 An important goal of the most recent wave was to examine whether the emerging concept of one common European cultural identity has an empirical basis
EVS nations envolvedbull Austriabull Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic
Denmark Estoniabull Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
replacing that of Christianitybull 1048707 What are the implications for European
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Hungary Iceland Ireland Italybull Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Malta Northern
Ireland the Netherlands Polandbull Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Slovakia
Slovenia Turkey and the Ukrainebull The fieldwork was carried out in 1999 and 2000
except for Turkey where fieldwork took place in 2001
EVS Questionnaire
bull Representative national samples were interviewed using uniformly structured questionnaires to enable generalization and comparison in 33 European countries
EVS basic questions
bull 1048707 Do Europeans share common valuesbull 1048707 Are values changingbull 1048707 Do Christian values continue to permeate
European life and culturebull 1048707 Is a coherent alternative meaning system
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