The European Union

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The European Union

• Kamran Ismailov
• Willamette University
• Atkinson Graduate School of Management
• Spring 2002, Salem, OR, USA

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EU Europe Day

• Declaration of 9 May 1950
• France and Germany
• In 1951
• Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and
  the Netherlands

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EU The Member States

• In 1973 Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom
  
• In 1981 Greece
• In 1986 Spain and Portugal
• IN 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden

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EU The Objectives

• Promote economic and social progress
• Assert the identity of the European Union on the
  international scene
• Introduce European citizenship
• Develop an area of freedom, security and justice
• Maintain and build on established EU law

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EU The Institutions

• The European Parliament
• The EU Council
• The EU Commission
• The EU Court of Justice
• The EU Court of Auditors

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EU The Institutions

• The EU Economic and Social Committee
• The EU Committee of the Regions
• The European Ombudsman
• The European Investment Bank
• The European Central Bank

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EU The Key Issues

• Terrorism
• Debate on the Future of the Europe
• Euro
• Treaty of Nice
• Enlarging the EU

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EU The Key Issues

• The World Trade Organization
• Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Employment
• White paper on European Governance

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EU Citizens Rights

• Fundamental Rights
• Rights relating to Freedom of movement
• European Citizenship Rights

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EU European Treaties

• The European Coal and Steel Community, 23 July
  1952
• The European Community,1 January 1958
• The European Atomic Energy Community, 1 January
  1958

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EU European Treaties

• The Single European Act, 1 July 1987
• The Treaty on European Union, 1 November 1993
• The Treaty of Amsterdam, 1 May 1999
• The Treaty of Nice, 7-9 December 2000

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The European Union

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