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Graduates 2006
Hazel Mae DAMIL
Presented by
Beate ESTERLUS
Emanuel PFANNERER
Eveline PRELIPCEANU
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WIRD GELADEN
Cyprus
Estonia
United Kingdom
Austria
Luxembourg
Portugal
Denmark
Founding States
Enlargement 2007
Greece
EU
Netherlands
Southern Enlargement
East Enlargement
Neutral Countries
Northern Enlargement
Slovenia
Latvia
Bulgaria
Finland
Lithuania
Hungary
Europe United
France
Germany
Malta
Czech Republic
Romania
Sweden
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Belgium
Ireland
Spain
Intro Musik
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Candidate Countries
Macedonia
EU
Turkey
The Future of Europe
Croatia
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Produced by
DAMIL Hazel Mae ESTERLUS Beate PFANNERER
Emanuel PRELIPCEANU Eveline
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Basic goal of the EU Peace in Europe
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Historic Development

• 1919 Paris Peace Conference (after WWI)
• 1923 Pan European movement (Aristide Briand)
• 1946 Idea of the United States of Europe (Sir
  Winston Churchill)
• 1949 The Council of Europe is founded
• 1951 Treaty of Paris the European Coal and
  Steel Community is founded

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Member States

• 1950ies Founding States
• Benelux-States, Germany, France, Italy
• 1970ies Northern Enlargement
• United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark
• 1980ies Southern Enlargement
• Spain, Greece, Portugal
• 1990ies Neutral Countries join the EU
• Austria, Finland, Sweden

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Enlargement 2004

• Estonia
• Latvia Lithuania Poland
  
• Slovenia Slovakia Hungary
• Cyprus Czech Republic Malta

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ENLARGEMENT 2007

• Bulgarien
• Rumänien

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CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

• Kroatien
• Mazedonien
• Türkei

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The Economy of the New Member States
Eastern Europe features three distinct areas of
opportunity Russia the old or traditional
Eastern Europe, which includes EU member
countries and the new East, which is made up
of former Eastern Bloc countries, some of which
are now EU members.
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3 Columns of the EU
European Community
Common Foreign Security Policy
Cooperation in Internal and Legal Affairs
Cooperation in Legal Inrternal Affairs
Common Foreign Security Policy
European Community
European Community
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3 Columns of the EU

• Responsible for
• Economic Affairs
• Single Market
• Currency Union
• Foreign Trade
• Agricultural Policies

Common Foreign Security Policy
European Community
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3 Columns of the EU

• e.g. Schengen
• Agreement
• 1995 Reduction of border controls within in the
  EU step by step.
• Strict controls at the EU borders.

Common Foreign Security Policy
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3 Columns of the EU

• Responsible for
• Immigration Policy
• Drug Control
• Asylum Policy

Cooperatio in Legal Interanl Affairs
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Vertical Structure

• The Way towards the EU

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1952

• Founding of the ECSC
• European Coal and Steel Community
• Founding States
• Benelux-Countries, Germany,
• France, Italy

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1967
1994
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1952

• Treaty of Rome
• The ECSC-Members found the
• EEC
• (common Agricultural- und Industrial Market)
• and
• EURATOM
• peaceful use of nuclear energy

1957
1967
1994
1999
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1957
1967

• ECSC EEC EURATOM sign a treaty which unites
  them to the EC

1994
1999
2002
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1967
1994

• The Treaty of Maastricht changes the EC into
  the EU
• EUEFTA together form the EEA

1999
2000
2002
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1994
1999
Beginning of the Economic and Monetary Union
of the EU The Euro is introduced as an
accounting unit
2002
2003
2004
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1999

• The Euro is introduced in 12 EU member states in
  non-physical form.
• No introduction in
• United Kingdom,
• Sweden, Denmark

2002
2003
2004
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2002
Decision about the enlargement ten new members
shall join the EU in January 2004 Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta
2003
2004
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2002
The accession treaties are signed in Athens
with Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta
2003
2004
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2003
May 1 EU Enlargement Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta are welcome as
new members
2004
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2007
January 1, 2007 EU Enlargement Bulgaria, Romania
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Organs of the EU
European Parliament
European Court of Justice
Council of Ministers
European Court of Auditors
European Commission
European Council
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council of Ministers

• European Organ making decisions
• on the economic policies of the member states
• The national interests of each single member
  state are discussed in the Council
• The Council of Ministers and the Parliament
  together make decisions on the budget and pass
  the laws

Ministers from all member states are represented
in the Council
Located in Brussels Internet http//ue.eu.int
Tasks
Location
Members
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European Parliament
Headquarters Strasbourg Locations
Strasbourg Brussels Luxembourg Internet h
ttp//www.europarl.europa.eu/
The Parliament has to agree on the nomination of
the Commissioners, and it has further monitoring
rights Tasks Social adjustment within the
internal market, reduction of the unemployment
rate, protection of the environment, equal rights
and opportunities, promotion of the youth, equal
growth in all EU member states, ...
The Members of Parliament are elected
directly. At the moment 732 MEPs ? appr. 30
are women
Tasks
Location
Members
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European Council
Holds competence for the directives of the
politics of the EU The European Council could
also be called the Council of Ministers on the
highest level, the Council of Prime Ministers
the most important body of the EU. Do not
mistake the European Council for the Council of
Europe, which was founded in 1949 and has got 43
member states!
The Prime Ministers or Heads of State of all
member states as well as the President of the
Commission together form the Council
Also called SUMMIT The Summit takes place
alternately in various places. ? no constant
location Internet http//europa.eu/european_counc
il/index_en.htm
Tasks
Location
Members
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European Court of Justice
Location Luxembourg Internet
http//curia.europa.eu/
1 Judge per member state
Preserves European Right
Tasks
Location
Members
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European Court of Auditors
Location Luxembourg Internet
http//eca.europa.eu/
1 member per EU-country
Supervises the Income and Expenses of the EU
Tasks
Location
Members
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European Commission

• Initiates the laws
• Takes care of the treaties
• Carries out the EU politics
• Administrates the EUs financial resources
• The Commission also plays an important role in
  the relations with states outside the EU

Location Brussels Internet http//europa.eu.in
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since 2004 25 Commissioners in 2007 2 more
Commissioners from Romania and Bulgaria Each
member state is represented by one Commissioner
Tasks
Location
Members
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