The European Union (EU) is a _________________ and

_______________ unión between ________ European countries.

After centuries of wars in Europe, ____ countries signed the

________________________ in 1951 to join together to promote
peace and share the coal and steel resources.

The founding members were:

- -

- -

- -

Political objectives:

Some of the areas that the EU covers are the following: (12)
Economic objectives: (5)

Some of the areas the EU covers are the following:

EU symbols and institutions

The ____________ is the currency of the Eurozone. Some

European countries that have not adopted the euro. One example is
__________________

The ____________ consists of twelve stars arranged in a circle

to represent unity between member states.

_________________ is Ode to Joy.

 ________________________
It is one of two legislative bodies of the E.U.
It passes laws, approves budgets .

 ________________________
It is other legislative body of the EU. Its members are elected
by EU citizens.
It debates and passes laws and share budgeting decisions with
the Council of the EU.
 ________________________
It is the highest _________ in the EU.
It ensures all member states apply EU laws the same way.
 ________________________
It is the strategis body of the EU.
It discusses the political direction and strategy of the EU but
has no powers to make laws.
 ________________________
It is the executive body of the EU
It draws up proposals for new laws and spends EU funds.
 _________________________
It is an audit agency
It investigates how EU tax payers’ money is invested and
presents audits to the Comission.
- The euro, introduced in _______, is the most obvious symbol of
European unity. There are ____ banknotes, from __ € to ____
€, and ___ coins from ___ cent to ___€.
- The name “euro” was chosen by the ____________
____________ in a meeting in Madrid.
- The symbol ___ was chosen from competition entries. It is
based on a _____________. The two _________ across the
middle are a symbol of stability.
- Security for currency is very important. The notes have
______________, _______________ and
____________________ to stop the criminals from making
counterfeit money.

Adopting the euro

- When a country is accepted into the EU, it usually has to agree
to adopt the __________________, although nowadays there
are some countries that do not use it.
- The ________________________ (EGB) located in Germany,
is responsible for maintaining price stability in the Eurozone.

A single market
- A single currency is one of the steps towards a
___________________.
- Most of the __________ __________ have been removed.
- The single market in Europe began in 1986, when the member
states removed 280 pieces of legislation and replaced them with
a ___________________. In 1993, internal border control
were removed so ____________, ____________,
____________ and __________
could move ___________.
- Today it includes _____ member states.
- Some advantages are
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The population of European Union

- Europe is the _________ __________ population in the
World
- About ________ million people live in Europe according to a
2013 census.
- Spain has a population of more than _____ million.

- Europe is an ____________ continent.

- Despite being an ageing continent. Europe’s population is growing

due to ______________ __________________.
- There are three types of migratory movements:
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