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Europe

Key ideas

• Historical approach : from economic union to political union

A name changed from the European Economic community (EEC) to the European Union (EU) in 1993

• Single European currency : the euro

• The single marketOne of the EU’s greatest achievement, enabling most goods, services, money and people to move freely.

Why the European Union ?

Schengen Agreement

Established on 14 June 1985

28 countries concernednow : « members »

Free movement of people from a country to another within the zone

Zone still in construction

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Original signatories on the Shengen Agreement:

- Belgium- France- West Germany- Luxembourg- Netherlands

They were all in the European Economic Community !

…still in construction

Question 1/3

Which of the following classical compositions forms the basis of the official European Anthem?

A: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

B: Beethoven's Ode to Joy

C: Handel's Fireworks Music

Question 1/4Which of the following pieces of legendary 'Euro legislation' is actually true?

A: Cucumbers have to be straight and must not arch more than 10mm for every 10mm of their length

B: All new British number plates must display the European Union flag

C: Bottles of wine should not display their ingredients

Question 3/4

Before a country can join the eurozone it has to cross several hurdles - including a low budget deficit and low inflation. What are these hurdles called?

A: Petersburg tasks

B: Copenhagen criteria

C: Maastricht criteria

France

Questions about

France ?

Political Issues

Economic Issues

TourismCulture

Social Issues

BonjourHello

EnchantéNice to see you

Je m’appelle...My name is

Je suis TaiwanaisI am Taiwanese

www.youtube.com/watch?v=satMi-rws1A

Let’s sing

together !

(lyrics)

Je ne veux pas travailler I don’t want to work

Non, je ne veux pas déjeunerNo, I don’t want to have a launch

Je ne veux juste l’oublierI just want to forget him

Et plus, je fumeAnd then, I smoke