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The European Union
I. History & Evolution
II. Structures-Functions
III. Contemporary Challenges
IV. Discussion
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Evolution o the European
Union
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The !est Intentions
" #evitali$e Europe ater %orl %ar II
" Strength in Unity vs. %arsa' (act
" Fi) *ro+en economies
" (romote Dialogue" Integrate & Cooperate
" To this en,
Council o Europe /010
European Coal & Steel Community /02/ 3Treaty o
(aris4
!asis or Euro Community5
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Evolution, European Community 3EC4" Esta*lishe *y Treaty o #ome /026
!enelu) 7 Fr 8e Italy
" 9 (illars,/.European Coal an Steel Community 3ECSC4 3a+a
:Common ;ar+ettomic Energy Community 3E>EC orEuratom4. The only remaining structure.
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Evolution, European Communities
" ;ain Concerns o Euro Community
(eace
Trae & elimination o taris
Travel
?ational sovereignty
E)pansion
Transitions rom communism tocapitalism
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Evolution, EC @ EU
" Maastricht Treaty, 1993. Absorbed the EC." Authority in new areas: monetary policy, forein
affairs, national security, transportation, the
en!ironment, "ustice, and tourism
" Established a 3#pillars of authority: Trade and other economic matters $one currency %
creation of European Central &an'(. 1) members
use Euro. *o does +atican, Monaco and 3 others.
ustice % home affairs $policy o!ernin asylum,border crossin, immiration, % "udicial
cooperation on crime and terrorism(
Common forein and security policy $common
defense policy, "oint positions and actions(
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Evolution, ;em*ership History
" &ean w- : &enelu/ 0 rance, 2ermany, taly" 4enmar', 56, and reland "oined in early 19)7s" 2reece in 1981" ortual and *pain in 198
" Austria, inland, *weden in 199" 17 Countries "oined in ;77epublic, Estonia, ?unary, @at!ia, @ithuania,Malta, oland, *lo!enia, and *lo!a'ia
" &ularia and >omania in ;77" The combined population of all;) members is
17,777,777" rani=ation and di!ersity ma'es consensus
hard
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*tructures and unctions
of the European 5nion
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Main &odies
" European Commission $EC(BEEC
" Council of MinistersB@E2
" European arliamentB@E2
" Court of usticeB54
" Court of AuditorsBinancial E!aluator
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The European Commission $EC(
" E/ecuti!e&ody" nitiates all leislation and enforces decisions" Ensures proper implementation of laws" Administers E5 budet" >epresents E5 in trade neotiations
" *crutini=e the implementation of the treaties and leislation" Act solely in the interest of the E5 as a whole, as opposed to theCouncil which consists of leaders of member states who reflectnational interests. DThe only body paid to thin' EuropeanD
" mplements, monitors, and controls enforcement of E5 law andpolicy
" Can brin a Member *tate before the Court of ustice for failure toenforce E5 law
" &ased in &russels" ;) Commissioners. 1 is resident $&arroso until ;71
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Council of Ministers
" Meets in &russels
" @eislati!e &ranch
@eislati!e authority is di!ided between Council and E
Council and E reuired to !ote to pass law
&udetarypower $w-E(. 11 bil. euro-year
" Consists of one Minister from each Member *tate
" >esponsible for ma'in the ma"or policy decisionsof E5
" ower to adopt leislation proposed by Commission
" Each Member *tate acts as resident of Council for month rotation
" Meetins attended by different Ministers accordin
to aenda
" 4e!elop political cooperation
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The European arliament
" @eislati!e " )3 seats. roportionate >ep." 4irectly Elected. year terms." *econd larest democratic electorate in the world $ndia(" CanFt initiate le
CAG amendand re"ect leislation CAG reuestle CAG +etoCommission CAG censure EC w- ;-3 ma"ority H resination of the entire EC
" Eual leislati!e and budetary powers with Council
" Appoint Court of Auditors and the president and e/ecuti!e board of theEuropean Central &an'
" *it in political roups. or a roup to be reconi=ed, it needs ; MEsfrom ) different countries
" Consensual. eopleFs arty#*ocialist Coalition
" resident Martin *chul= of 2ermany. 37 month term bean in an ;71;.
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E $;(
*%4 $18( A@4E $8 $(
2reens I EA $(
E5@#G2@ $3(
E4 $37(
Gon#Affiliated $;)(
9-13 2ermany
)
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The European Council
" Comprises the heads of o!ernment of Member *tates and
resident of Commission assisted by orein Ministers of the
Member *tates and a member of Commission
" 4efines the E5Ks policy aendaBthe motor of E5 interation
" Go direct leislati!e power but Lsupreme political authorityL" Meets < times-year
" *orts out disputes between member states and the institutions
" resident of the European Council
nce#renewable term of 37 months
Primus inter pares
?erman +an >ompuy $&elium(. 4ec ;779#resent. ;nd term
The resident must report to the European arliament after
each European Council meetin
All b f C il
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The European Council
arty A;V
(eopleBs (arty /2 =1
Socialists 2 2
i*eral Democrat an #eorm (arty 1 9/
>lliance o Conservatives an#eormists
= 1/
(arty o the et / 1
Total ;) 3
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The Court of ustice
" Ensures that the European Treaties are interpreted andimplemented in accordance with E5 law
" 13 "udes appointed by areement with Member *tates" Assisted by ad!ocates eneral
" udements o!errule those of national courts" ower to fine a Member *tate" Gational courts ha!e power to
enforce decisions of Court of
ustice
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The Court of Auditors
" Monitors the 5nionFs financial acti!ities
" 1 member from each E5 member state
Appointed by Council yr terms
877 auditors
" Go "udicial functions" unction: e/ternally chec' E5 budet
" n @u/embour
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E5 @eal nstruments
" &indin:
>eulations # Apply directly in the Member *tates w-o
reuirin any further national leislation
4irecti!es# &indin in substance but up discretion of
Member *tates how to transpose them into nationalleislation % e/ecute them.
4ecisions# Addressed to a Member *tate, firm, or
indi!idual.
"Gon &indin:
>ecommendations
pinions
>esolutions
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op Nui=: Oho is the European PresidentDQ
a. Herman Van #ompuy - (resient o the
European Council since /=/0
*. Gos ;anuel !arroso - (resient o the
European Commission since //==1c. Irelan - (resiency o the Council o the
European Union ///9 6//9
>nyone
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op Nui=: Oho is the European
PresidentDQ
a. Van #ompuy is (resient o Council. ?oto EU. Jet
the press usually cites him as (resient.
*. !arroso is (resient o Commission. ?oto EU. Jet
the press oten cites him as (resient. Has more po'er
that Van #ompuy. 8ets e'er mentions as (resient.
c. Irelan. ?ot. Hehe
@ >ns'er, There is no EU (resient.
@Does this matter?o - (resients are not necessary
Jes - most Europeans thin+ there is a (resient
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EU (olicy Challenges =0-
=/0, > #eport to the (resient1. Economic ssues
4eepenin-e/tendin economic reforms
>educin unemployment and lare o!.
>e!isin financial reulation and super!ision
Completin the *inle Mar'et &alance multilateralism and bilateralism in trade policy
Common Aricultural olicy $CA(
Aein population and shrin'in wor'force
;. Climate chane
The future of transport
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EU (olicy Challenges =0-
=/0, > #eport to the (resient3. Cultural ssues
Oorld Oide Oeb#balancin security and pri!acy 0
intellectual property Audio!isual and cultural policies
Ci!il >ihts and ustice
Miration policy Crime
*afeuardin di!ersity and cultures
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EU (olicy Challenges =0-
=/0, > #eport to the (resient. ntermestic ssues
*tabili=ation and >eform in the &al'ans
Nuestion of Tur'ish membership
4eepenin the Eastern artnership without
alienatin >ussia
. orein olicy
romotin Middle East eace
*ei=in the Kbama momentK to deepenTransatlantic relations
*trenthenin EuropeKs rele!ance to Asia
4eepenin the E5#@atin American partnership
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ItKs the Economee Stoopi
Df E5 is to flourish far beyond its 7th birthday, it is itseconomy that most needs attentionD
-The Economist Pit at 7D
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ItKs the Economee Stoopi
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Euroscepticism
" France ollo'e *y the ?etherlansreLecte EU Constitution in =.
" ?e' mem*ers are more enthusiastic than
the ol ones" S+eptcism is strongest in UM though
Euro*arometer polls sho' issatisaction
in other EU mem*ers as 'ell" ?o urther e)pansion
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!roaening, Eastern Europe
(ossi*le ne' mem*ers, Croatia >l*ania
!osnia ;aceonia Ser*ia Mosovo an
;ontenegro
-%est, NEasterners may sin+ the *oat:
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!roaening, Tur+ey
(ro,
-US>
-e)tension into southern Caucasus
-sta*ili$e pipeline, oil an gas-compati*ility o Islam 'ith emocracy
Con,
-i. levels o evelopment-religious an ethnic eus
-Cyprus
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Discussion
" Structures & Functions
" To increase legitimacy Is it Lust (#
" !roaening vs. Deepening, Focus oneepening an *roaening or one o the
t'o