European Union

Eliška Kalíšková, 4.B

• Dark blue = members• Light blue = candidates• Lighter blue = states with agreement• Green = can be members

• Capital city of EU: Brussels (Belgium)

• Area: 4 325 675 km² • Population: 7.3 % of the World

population (503,7 milion)

•Flag: consists of 12 golden stars in a circle on a blue background

•Is the symbol not only of the European Union but also of Europe's unity and identity•12 stars as a perfection, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Eurpe•Circle as unity, but has nothing to do with number of members countries

•Motto: Unity in diversity (Jednota v rozmanitosti)

•Hymna: Ode to joy (Óda pro radost, by Friedrich Schiller, Ludwig van Beethowen)

• An organization of European states• Since 2007 includes 27 states• Was established in 1993

• The first idea of creating a united Europe appeared after WWII in order to secure peace.

• This idea first came up in speach by the French foreign minister Robert Schuman in 1950.

• 9.5. is celebrated as the Day of Europe.– „To celebrate Europe Day, the EU institutions open

their doors to the public in early May in Brussels and Strasbourg. Local EU offices in Europe and all over the world organise a variety of activities and events for all ages.“

• The original six member states include:– Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luyembourg, the

Netherlands• The Czech Republic joined in 2004.

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European commission

• „The Schengen Area is a group of 26 European countries which have abolished (zrušit) passport and immigration controls at their common borders. It functions as (slouží jako) a single country for international travel purposes (účely), with a common visa (víza) policy. The Area is named after the town of Schengen in Luxembourg where the Schengen Agreement, which led to the Area's creation, was signed. Joining Schengen entails (vnitřních) eliminating internal border controls with the other Schengen members, while simultaneously strengthening (posílení) external (vnějších) border controls with non-Schengen states.“

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• The Czech Republic applied to become a memeber of EU in 1989. We were The Czechoslovakia, yet.

• It has to kept the criterions to entrance and in 2003 the people of Czech Republic voted for the entrance to EU, 77.3% voted for.

• 2009 CZ accepted Lisabon treaty for years 2007-2013.

• „EU is a political and economical organization, that each of the states has given special power to Europian institutions and has agreed on common policies.“

• Targets (cíle) of EU are economy, currency union and environment.

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• Top EU principals are:• Economy

– United inner economy

• Freedom of movement = goods, people, money

• Euro• Education development

• Euro sign:People, who live in states, which are members of EU, can find job

in each state in EU.EU helps financial support for small businesses, also funding

research.Support education abroard and partnering among abroard

schools:– Financial help when studying abroad – Recognition of academic qualifications– Student exchanges (including Erasmus) – Healthcare when studying abroad

Health cover for short visits (European Health Insurance card)Shopping abroad:– Same price for locals & foreigners – Guarantees– Repairs, replacements, refunds

Free move in Schengen area.

• „Since 1st January Euro has been used as an oficial currency.“

• „The euro is the most tangible proof (nejhmatatelnějších úspěchů) of European integration – the common currency in 17 out of 27 EU countries and used by some 332 million people every day. The benefits of the common currency are immediately obvious (okamžitě zřejmé) to anyone travelling abroad or shopping online on websites based in another EU country.“

• But some states don’t use Euro and have held their own currency.

• „Some eurocoins are different on their reverse side, but all are valid in whole eurozone.“

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• If a state wants to entre the EU, it has to keep some criterions:– Have democratic policy– Respect citizens´ rights– Has good economy– Agree with principals of EU

• I think that EU helps us to have better economy and gives us a lot of experiences to deal with many important countries. It helps with economy problems (Greece, Spain), saves our historical riches.

• There are also disadvantages of EU. Some states have private agriculture and only some states can export their ware.

• And the last opinion is, that I don’t want the Euro. I like our own currency and for old generations it can be hard to calculate with Euro.

• Questions:• Is 12 stars a number of member countries?• Name 6 original member states.• Name some EU principals.• Have all states got Euro? What is different on

euro coins?• Debate: What do you think is a Eurozone?

Would you like to have Euro as our currency?

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maturitě, Gabrielle Smith Dluha (nakladatelství Infoa)