The European Union: 493 million people 27 countries
Member states of the European Union Candidate countries
Eight enlargements
1952
1973
1981
1986
1990
1995
2004
2007
GDP per inhabitant: the spread of wealth
GDP per inhabitants in Purchasing Power Standards, 2007 Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100
280
144 131 129 127 123 121 118 117 113 113
104 102 100
94 89 87 79 77 75 67 66 63 58 56 53 38 37
Portugal
Finland
Ireland
Spain
Hungary
Luxembourg
Sweden
United Kingdom
Belgium
Greece
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Netherlands
Slovenia
Slovakia
Lithuania
Poland
France
EU-27
Italy
Malta
Romania
Bulgaria
Austria
Latvia
The area of the EU compared to the rest of the world
Surface area, 1 000 km
16 889
9327
9159
4234
365 EU China Japan Russia United States
EU population in the world
Population in millions, 2007
1322
497
301 128 142
EU
China
Japan
Russia United States
23 official languages
Three pillars
The European Union
European Community domain (most of common policies)
Common foreign and security policy
Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
The Treaties
The Court of Justice upholding the law
27 independent judges, one from each EU country
4Rules on how to interpret EU law 4Ensures EU laws are used in the same
way in all EU countries
The euro a single currency for Europeans
Can be used everywhere in the euro area 4Coins: one side with national symbols, one side common 4Notes: no national side
EU countries using the euro EU countries not using the euro
Improving health and the environment
Pollution knows no borders joint action needed
EU action has helped bring us:
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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Cleaner bathing water Much less acid rain Lead-free petrol Free and safe disposal of old electronic equipment Strict rules on food safety from farm to fork More organic and quality farming More effective health warnings on cigarettes Registration and control of all chemicals (REACH)
Free to move
Schengen:
No police or customs checks at borders between most EU countries
4 4
Controls strengthened at EU external borders
More cooperation between police from different EU countries
4
You can buy and bring back any goods for personal use when you travel between EU countries
4
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The single market: freedom of choice
Since 1993:
4 2.5 million new jobs 4 prices of phone calls
and airfares halved
Four freedoms of movement: 4 goods 4 services 4 people
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4 capital
Germany France 63.4 60.9 59.1 44.5 38.2 21.6 16.3 11.2 10.6 10.5 United Kingdom
82.4
Italy
Spain Poland
Romania
Netherlands Greece Portugal Belgium Czech Republic Hungary Sweden Austria Bulgaria Denmark Slovakia Finland Ireland Lithuania Latvia Slovenia Estonia
10.3
10.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.3
How many people live in the EU?
Population in millions, 2007 497 million
3.4
2.3 2.0 1.3
Cyprus
Luxemburg Malta
0.8 0.5 0.4
The European Parliament voice of the people
4 Decides EU laws and budget together with Council of Ministers 4 Democratic supervision of all the EUs work
Number of members elected in each country
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia 18 24 18 6 24 14 6 Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy 14 78 99 24 24 13 78 Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal 9 13 6 5 27 54 24 Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden 35 14 7 54 19
United Kingdom 78 Total 785
France 544.0 506.0 410.3 357.0 312.7 Spain Sweden Germany Poland Finland
304.5
295.1 243.8 230.0 130.7
Italy
United Kingdom
Romania Greece Bulgaria
111.0
93.0 91.9 82.5 77.3 68.4 62.7
Hungary Portugal Austria Czech Republic Ireland Lithuania Latvia Slovakia Estonia Denmark Netherlands Belgium Slovenia Cyprus Luxemburg Malta
How big are the EU countries?
Surface area 1 000 km
62.3 49.0 43.4 43.1 33.8 30.3 20.1 9.3 2.6 0.3
The European Union: 493 million people 27 countries
Member states of the European Union Candidate countries
The European Union: 493 million people 27 countries
Member states of the European Union Candidate countries
An area of freedom, security and justice
Charter of Fundamental Rights Joint fight against terrorism
4 4
Police and law-enforcers from different countries cooperate Coordinated asylum and immigration policies
4 4
Civil law cooperation
European Union Police Mission
Jobs and growth
Challenges:
4Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children 4Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world 4Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down
Solutions:
European leaders have therefore agreed on a joint strategy for: 4More research and innovation 4A more dynamic business environment 4Investing in people 4A greener economy
Solidarity in practice: the EU cohesion policy
2007-2013: 347 billion euro invested for infrastructure, business, environment and training of workers for less well-off regions or citizens
Regional fund Social fund Cohesion fund
Convergence objective: regions with GDP per capita under 75% of the EU average. 81.5% of the funds are spent on this objective.
Regional competitiveness and employment objective.
The EU is the biggest provider of development aid in the world
The EU provides 60% of all development aid
93
53 44
EU
Japan
United States
Official development assistance per citizen, 2007
How rich is the EU compared to the rest of the world?
37 300
27 800 24 700
10 793
10 035 6 400
10 000
3676
1 326
EU
China Japan
468
Russia United States
EU
China
Japan
Russia
United States
Size of economy: Gross Domestic Product in billion of euros, 2006
Wealth per person: Gross Domestic Product per person in Purchasing Power Standard, 2007
The EU a major trading power
Share of world trade in goods (2006)
Share of world trade in services (2005)
EU 17.1%
EU 26%
Others 50.5%
United States 16% Japan 6.6% China 9.6%
Others 44.9%
United States 18.4% China 3.8% Japan 6.9%
Research - investing in the knowledge society
Spending on research and development in percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 2006
3.3% 3.0% 2.6%
1.8%
1.3%
EU
EU objective for 2010
China
Japan
United States
The European Union: 493 million people 27 countries
Member states of the European Union Candidate countries
The EU: an exporter of peace and prosperity
4 4
World trade rules
Common foreign and security policy Development assistance and humanitarian aid
4
EU runs the peacekeeping operations and the rebuilding of society in war-torn countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The EU symbols
The European anthem The European flag
Europe Day, 9 May The motto: United in diversity
Bibliography
The actual slide contents in this presentation have been downloaded directly from the European Commissions Europa: The European Union at a glance, and the contents have not been edited in any manner. Europa: The European Union webpage: [Link] Actual slide show web page:[Link] Above web pages accessed August 7, 2009 All Notes content by John Dux, Carmel Middle School Social Studies Dept., Carmel, IN
