European Union Notes
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- European countries, fundamental values
- What is the European Union? A group of ________ _________ that are all committed to the same ___________ ______
- Peace, Democracy, the rule of law & human rights
- What were the fundamental values the European Union were committed to?
- Membership, economy government
- __________ in the European Union help the _______ and __________ of each member country
- Member countries, joint decisions, politics economics
- The ______ _________ make _____ ________ on matters of ________ and _________
- Agriculture, culture, consumer affairs, competition among businesses, environment, energy, transportation, trade
- What were to joint decisions make by the EU?
- member countries
- All ______ _________ must follow the EU policies in order to stay a member of the EU
- Common Market
- A ______ ______ means that trade and travel barriers between countries have been removed
- The four freedoms
- Freedom of goods, services, people, money
- the euro, 1999, 2002
- In 1992, the EU decided to use a single currency, ___ ____. Introduced in ____, fully incorporated in ____
- - Free-Market Economy - Stable Democracy - Accept all EU laws - including the euro - Submit application to the council (council must agree on countries acceptance)
- Conditions for membership in the EU
- Currency, the euro
- Each European nation had its own ________, or system of money, the switch to one currency ( ___ ____) solved many problems
- No more exchanging money when going to another country, Trading internationally became easier, no more tariffs (taxes) on exported goods.
- problems solved by using the euro