European Union - União Europeia | Inglês

Trabalho de Inglês 12º Ano sobre a União Europeia com alguns factos históricos.

1. European Union Historical Events Make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible - R. Schuman Ana Rotaru, Guilherme Meyers, Rodrigo Monteiro, Vítor Braz

2. Europe, an old idea Desire to unify some parts to constitute a state. Napoleon Bonaparte

3. EU ’ s background 1951: Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. Creation of a six nation international organization. The ECSC ’ flag

4. On the road to Unity European Defence Community ( EDC). The Treaty of Rome (1957).

5. 1957

6. 1957 : 6 members Creation of the European Economic Community ( EEC). EEC Flag Designed in 1957 Members : France Belgium Luxemburg West-Germany Italy Netherlands

7. 1973

8. 1973 : 9 member s In 1973 , 3 countries joined the former EEC . Members: … Denmark United Kingdom Ireland Edward Heath

9. 1981

10. 1981/1985 C reation of open borders without passport (1985).

11. 1986

12. 1986 : Portugal Joins the EEC T he European flag (1986); In 1973, 2 countries joined the former EEC. Members: … Portugal Spain

13. The Single European Act The first major revision of the Treaty of Rome (1975) . 1992 December 31 st - creation of the Single Market concept. Establishment of the European Political Cooperation.

14. 1993 : EU November 1 st - The creation of the European Union and its single currency, the euro. Delors Commission. Delors Commission

15. 1995

16. 1995 Then, 3 countries joined the former EU. Members : … Sweden Finland Austria

17. 2002 : €uro Replacing of national currency for euro bills and coins. The eurozone has increased to encompass sixteen countries.

18. 2004

19. 2007

20. 2004 Members: … Slovakia Slovenia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia … Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Eastern Street

21. 2007 Members: … Bulgaria Romania Bulgarian Parliament

22. 1957 1973 1981 1986 1995 2004 2007 Evolution of the EU (former EEC)

23. It represents the people of the EU. Elected only by the EU body. Elections- every 5 years (since 1979) Parliament sits in: European Parliament Strasbourg... Brussels.

24. European Parliament

25. Signed in 2004 by the 25 member states. France and the Netherlands rejected the referendum, so the UK never voted. European Constitution

26. Occurred on December 1st 2009. It changed: the legal structure of the European Union; merging the EU three pillars system into a single legal entity; and it created a permanent President of the European Council (Herman von Rompuy was the first); a strengthened High Representative (Catherine Ashton). Treaty of Lisbon

27. The Anthem Beethoven's 9 th Symphony – Ode to Joy

28. Now What? The future is uncertain . When will the European widening stop ? Will Turkey join the EU?