EUROPEAN UNION ORGANIZATION

Member States Primary Role Functions Economic Benefits Political Benefits

Austria • To promote peace, • The EU established a health • Improvements to the Stability • The EU was created after
Belgium follow its values, policy combat to prevent and Growth Pact, which are World War II for countries to
Bulgaria and ensure the diseases. Also, to provide fiscal's rules followed by the become economically
Croatia wellbeing of its interdependent with one
quality healthcare, and to member states to maintain
Republic of Cyprus citizen. another to avoid conflict.
ensure its population is in economic stability and
Czech Republic
Denmark • To create a free good health. monetary union, strengthened • Countries applying for
Estonia and secure Europe the EU's economic membership in the
Finland without internal • The organization offers its governance. European organization contributes to
France borders. citizen a free and secure Stability Mechanism was the enlargement of the EU.
Germany Europe with no borders. The created to provide financial Enlargement policies will help
Greece • To ensure EU focuses its activities and policy support for EU countries achieve political
Hungary sustainable supporting its member states countries excluded form stability which guaranties their
Ireland development to democracy, rule of law and
by exchanging information financial markets.
Italy create balanced human rights.
Latvia economic growth between national law
Lithuania and stable prices. enforcement, customs • The Euro, EU’s common • The Charter of Fundamental
Luxembourg Also, to stimulate a agencies, and border guards. currency, is used by millions of Rights covers personal, civic,
Malta competitive market The EU and member states citizens in 19 Member States, political, economic and social
Netherlands with full work together to tackle and it is the world’s second rights of European citizens,
Poland employment and terrorism, organized crime, most important currency in and is guaranteed by the
Portugal social progress and cybercrime. the world. The currency is part European Union.
Romania while protecting
of the organization’s
Slovakia the environment. • European can use their
• The EU established economic economic and monetary
Slovenia political rights to stand as a
Spain • To prevent social and financial policies in the union, which unites the EU candidate and vote in the
Sweden exclusion and euro area to promote economies together. elections to the European
discrimination employment, economic Parliament.
growth, and fiscal stability. • The organization adopted the
• To support Laws also aim to improve Investment Plan for Europe, • European citizens are free to
scientific and economic and monetary which acts to stimulate private express their opinions on EU
technological union, to correct economic investments. The plan’s policies during its
advancement development and suggest on
imbalances, and promote investment opened 1.1 million
how to improve existing laws.
prosperity beyond the EU. jobs and to rise to 1.7 million
• To promote European Citizens’ Initiative
economic, social, by 2022. This beneficial for a empower citizens to express
• EU treaties and the Charter of million and medium-sized
 and territorial Fundamental Rights protects
solidarity among and guarantees rights to EU
EU countries citizens. The organization
connects different national
• To respect the
legal systems across the EU,
culture and
languages of its making it easier for citizens
countries to receive education, work,
and get married within
• To establish an individual countries of the
economic union EU. Citizens are guaranteed
and monetary of their justice and rights in a
union with the euro borderless Europe.
currency.
• EU supports the Horizon
2020 program, a research and
innovation program, which
aims to boost excellent
science and research career
under the Marie Skłodowska-
Curie actions, to promote
industrial leadership within
different types of technology
and to tackle societal issues.
The EU has policies and
actions to encourage
research and innovation.
• The executive branch of the
EU, the European
Commission, jointly manages
the regional policy to help
companies because of access their opinion on laws that
to finance. The plan helped affect their lives.
boost the EU gross domestic
product by 0.9%
• European Union’s main
financial instrument, the
European Social Funds, is
investing €86.4 billion to help
Europeans learn skills and find
jobs. The Youth Guarantee
ensures that young people will
find a stable job offer or
continued education within 4
months after leaving formal
education or unemployment.
Upskilling Pathways helps
adults master basic skills like
reading or writing.
• EU’s single market enables the
goods, services and money to
move freely within countries.
• The EU presented an action
plan on sustainable finance,
which is part of the capital
market union’s attempt to
connect finance with the need
of the European economy and
could be beneficial to the
planet and society.
 less-developed countries
advance and to reduce social,
economic, and territorial
inequality among countries
within the EU. Member states
choose programs that will be
approved by the European
Commission and will be co-
financed by the EU.

• The EU aims to protect

cultural heritage and diversity
across countries and to
harness the cultural and
creative industries’
contribution to the economy
and society. The organization
created the Creative Europe
Program to strengthen
Europe’s cultural and creative
sector by funding numerous
cultural organizations, artists,
and professional and
different forms of art and
literature.
• The EU has a single market
that offers a free exchange of
goods, services, and money
around the EU. The European
Commission works with
authorities and stakeholders
in member states to enforce
rules to make everyone
benefit from the single
market. The Eu also oversee
the consistency of national
 tax rules with the EU policies.
And ensure that taxes do not
discriminate consumers,
businesses, and workers from
other EU countries.

• The EU follows the 7th

EU environment action
program to conserve the
environment, to transform

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European Parliament (n.d). Objectives. Values and Objectives. Retrieved from: https://europarlamentti.info/en/values-and-objectives/objectives/

European Union (2020). Goals and values of the EU. About the EU. Retrieved from: https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/eu-in-brief_en