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The European Union:493 million people – 27 countries

Member states of the European Union

Candidate countries



Eight enlargements

1952 1973 1981 1986

1990 1995 2004 2007



GDP per inhabitant: the spread of wealth

GDP per inhabitants in Purchasing Power Standards, 2007

Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100

280

144

131 129 127 123 121 118 117 113 113104 102 100

94 89 8779 77 75

67 66 6358 56 53

38 37

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S l o v e n i a

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M a l t a

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The area of the EU compared to the restof the world

Surface area, 1 000 km²

EU China Japan Russia United States

16 889

9327 9159

4234

365



EU population in the world

Population in millions, 2007

497

1322

128 142

301

EU China Japan Russia United States



23 official languages



Three pillars

The European Union

The Treaties

EuropeanCommunity

domain(most ofcommonpolicies)

Commonforeign and

securitypolicy

Police and judicial

cooperationin criminal

matters



The Court of Justice – upholding the law

27 independent judges,one from each EU country

Rules on how to interpret EU lawEnsures EU laws are used in the sameway in all EU countries



The euro – a single currency for Europeans

EU countries using the euroEU countries not using the euro

Can be used everywhere in the euro area

Coins: one side with national symbols,one side common

Notes: no national side



Improving health and the environment

Pollution knows no borders – joint action needed

EU action has helped bring us:

Cleaner bathing water

Much less acid rainLead-free petrol

Free and safe disposal of old electronic equipment

Strict rules on food safety from farm to fork

More organic and quality farming

More effective health warnings on cigarettes

Registration and control of all chemicals (REACH)

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Free to move

“Schengen”:

No police or customs checks at borders between mostEU countries

Controls strengthened at EU external borders

More cooperation between police from different EUcountries

You can buy and bring back any goods for personal usewhen you travel between EU countries

© C o r b i s



The single market: freedom of choice

Since 1993:

2.5 million new jobs

prices of phone calls

and airfares halved Four freedoms of movement:

goods

services

people

capital

© G e t t y I m a g e s



How many people live in the EU?

Population in millions, 2007497 million

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H u n g a r y

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E s t o n i a

D e n m a r k


B e l g i u m

S l o v e n i a

C y p r u s

L u x e m b u r g

M a l t a

G e r m a n y



United Kingdom

The European Parliament – voice of the people

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Italy

Ireland

24 Hungary

Greece

99 Germany

France

Finland

6 Estonia

14Denmark

24 Czech Republic

6 Cyprus

18 Bulgaria

24 Belgium

18 Austria

Decides EU laws and budget together with Council of MinistersDemocratic supervision of all the EU’s work

Total 785

78

19Sweden

54Spain

7 Slovenia

14 Slovakia

35 Romania

24Portugal

54Poland

27Netherlands

5 Malta

6 Luxembourg

13 Lithuania

9Latvia

Number of members elected in each country



How big are the EU countries?

Surface area 1 000 km²

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G e r m a n y

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F i n l a n d

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Candidate countries



An area of freedom, security and justice

Charter of Fundamental Rights

Joint fight against terrorism

Police and law-enforcers fromdifferent countries cooperate

Coordinated asylum andimmigration policies

Civil law cooperation

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Jobs and growth

Challenges:

Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children

Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world

Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down

Solutions:

European leaders have therefore agreed on a joint strategy for:

More research and innovation

A more dynamic business environment

Investing in people

A greener economy



Solidarity in practice: the EU cohesion policy

2007-2013: 347 billion euro invested for infrastructure,business, environment and training of workers for less

well-off regions or citizens

Regional fund

Social fund

Cohesion fund

Convergence objective: regions withGDP per capita under 75% of the EUaverage. 81.5% of the funds arespent on this objective.

Regional competitiveness andemployment objective.



The EU is the biggest provider of development aidin the world

Official development assistance per citizen, 2007

93 €

44 €

53 €

EU Japan United States

The EU provides 60% of all development aid



How rich is the EU compared to the restof the world?

EU China Japan Russia United States EU China Japan Russia United States

10 793

1 326

3676

468

10 035

24 700

6 400

27 800

10 000

37 300

Size of economy: Gross Domestic Product in

billion of euros, 2006

Wealth per person: Gross Domestic Product

per person in Purchasing Power Standard, 2007



The EU – a major trading power

Share of world tradein goods (2006)

Share of world tradein services (2005)

Others

50.5%

EU17.1%

United States

16%

Japan6.6%

China

9.6%

Others

44.9%

EU26%

United States18.4%

Japan

6.9%

China

3.8%



Research - investing in the knowledge society

Spending on research and development in percentage of Gross

Domestic Product, 2006

1.8%

3.0%

1.3%

2.6%

3.3%

EU EU objective

for 2010

China Japan United States





Candidate countries



The EU: an exporter of peace and prosperity

World trade rules

Common foreign and securitypolicy

Development assistance andhumanitarian aid

EU runs the peacekeeping operations

and the rebuilding of society in

war-torn countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina.



The EU symbols

The European flagThe European anthem

Europe Day, 9 May

The motto: United in diversity



Bibliography

• The actual slide contents in this presentation have been downloaded directly from the

European Commission’s Europa: The European Union at a glance, and the contents havenot been edited in any manner.

• Europa: The European Union webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/

• Actual slide show web page:http://europa.eu/abc/euslides/index_en.htm

• Above web pages accessed August 7, 2009

• All Notes content by John Dux, Carmel Middle School Social Studies Dept., Carmel, IN

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