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EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION

Member States Primary Role Functions Economic Political Benefits

Benefits
Austria, Belgium, The European According to the 1.EU is one of 1.European
Bulgaria, Croatia, Union plays European Union's strongest harmony -
Republic of important roles in official website, economic areas in European Union
Cyprus, Czech diplomacy, the the union's the world. With countries are no
Republic, promotion of purpose is to 500 million longer at
Denmark, Estonia, human rights, promote peace, people, it has loggerheads like
Finland, France, trade, establish a unified 7.3% of the they were in the
Germany, Greece, development and economic and world's population past. With the
Hungary, Ireland, humanitarian aid monetary system, but accounts for exception of civil
Italy, Latvia, and working with promote inclusion 23% of nominal war in Yugoslavia
Lithuania, multilateral and combat global GDP. (which wasn't in
Luxembourg, organizations. The discrimination, the EU at the
Malta, role of the EEAS break down time), Europe has
2.Free trade and
Netherlands, is to try and bring barriers to trade managed to heal
removal of non-
Poland, Portugal, coherence and and borders, the divisions
tariff barriers have
Romania, coordinating to the encourage which were so
helped reduce
Slovakia, European Union's technological and painfully exposed
costs and prices
Slovenia, Spain international role. scientific in the two World
for consumers.
and Sweden developments, Wars in the
Increased trade
champion Twentieth
with the EU
environmental Century. The EU
creates jobs and
protection, and, was awarded the
higher income.
among others, Nobel Peace
Over 52% of UK
promote goals like Prize in 2012 for
exports are to the
a competitive helping to
EU. Trade within
global market and promote peace
the EU has
social progress. and international
increased 30%
So, put simply, the co-operation.
since 1992.
European Union is Many Eastern
a coalition of 28 European
(soon to be 27 3.According countries are keen
following Britain's to one study - to join the EU
bow out from the over ten years because they feel
union in 2019) (1993-2003), the it will help
European Single Market has promote economic
countries, boosted the EU’s and political
designed to tear GDP by €877 stability.
down trade, billion [£588
economic and billion]. This
2.Legal and
social barriers and represents
human rights. The
promote €5,700 [£3,819] of
EU has a strong
flourishing in extra income per
commitment to
these areas. household.
human rights,
preventing
4.A discrimination and
paper, Campos, the due process of
Coricelli, and law. This makes
 Moretti the EU attractive
(2014) used the to countries, such
synthetic as the Ukraine
counterfactuals who wish to share
method (SCM) in similar legal
pioneered by and human rights.
Abadie and
Gardeazabal
3.Prospect of
(2003). The red
membership has
dotted line shows
helped modernise
estimated GDP if
countries, such as
the country had
Turkey. The
not been a
Copenhagen
member of the
Criteria for EU
EU. This shows
membership
that even more
enshrine a
prosperous EU
commitment to
countries, such as
human rights, the
the UK have
rule of law and a
benefited from
market economy.
higher GDP as a
The prospect of
result of being in
gaining
the EU.
membership of
the EU,
5.Countries in the encourage
EU, are amongst countries to
the highest implement human
positions in rights legislation.
the Human
Development
Index (HDI)

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 EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION

Member Primary Role Function Economic Political

States s Benefits Benefits

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia
Republic of
Cyprus

Czech
Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy Italy is the “embassy to the EU” its main

task is to ensure that the country’s
interests and policies are pursued as
effectively as possible.

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden