Otázka: The European Union
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Terka
The European Union is an organisation of 27 European states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium. Generally, its purpose is economic integration and common policies.
A family of democratic countries, commited to working together for peace and prosperity.
The European Union delivered stability, peace, prosperity.
The member states of the European Union
| Austria | Finland | Latvia | Romania |
| Belgium | France | Lithuania | Slovakia |
| Bulgaria | Germany | Luxembourg | Slovenia |
| Cyprus | Greece | Malta | Spain |
| The Czech Republic | Hungary | The Netherlands | Sweden |
| Denmark | Ireland | Poland | The United Kingdom |
| Estonia | Italy | Portugal |
+5 candidates (Monte Negro, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia, Iceland)
2004- the biggest enlargement ( 10 countries joined the EU)
2013- Croatia will join
Advantages :
-The trade and economy support and protection
-We don´t need a passport when travelling
-Common curency – EURO- we don´t need change money
-Open bords (Shengen area), work opportunities
-Better education
-Better health care
-Increasing turism
-Shopping around and compare prices
-Eurozone (pay with euro) …16 countries
Disadvantages:
-Economic crises
-Problems with state budgets ( rozpočet) – they are not stable
-New currency
-Dipendence on EU
-Emigration
-National identity and souverenity might be weakened
-Euro is not stable
VOCABULARY
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
make up – tvořit The European Commission- Evropská komise
spokesperson – mluvčí The European Parliament – Evropský parlament
interpretor – tlumočník The Council of the EU – Rada EU
propose – navržení The Court of Justice – Soudní dvůr
proposal – návrh commissioners – komisaři
economists – ekonomové a whole – celek
satisfied – spokojený law – právo, zákon
pass a law – schválit zákon election – volby
agreement – souhlas citizen – občan
are applied – jsou realizovány vote – volit
complain – stěžovat si warn – varovat
THE EU PROJECTS
citizenship – občanství racism- rasismus
overall objective – hlavní cíl xenophobia – strach z lidí
reflect – uvědomit si joint activities – spol. aktivity
involve – zahrnout ethnicity – etnikum
participation – účast religious background – náboženské zázemí
diversity- rozmanitost aim- cíl
disabled people – postižení develop – rozvíjet
respect – respekt intercultural – mezikulturní
inclusion- zahrnutí
fewer – méně
THE EU AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC
admit – přiznat insurance – pojištění
goals – cíle due to….- vzhledem k …
will face- čelit growth – roste
remains – zůstat enlarge – rozšířit
restrictions, regulation – omezení newcomer – nový člen
permit – povolení prosperity – úspěch
exceed – překročit constitution – ústava
in essence – v podstatě gather – spojit
consular representation- konzulát
conditions- podmínky
sovereign – suverénní
European Communities – Evropská společenství ( before 1992- France, Italy, Germany, Benelux)
The European Economic Community – Evropské hospodářské společenství
The European Coal and Steel Community – ES uhlí a oceli
The European Atomic Energy Community – ES pro atomovou energii
THE SYMBOLS OF THE EU
FLAG
The 12 stars in a circle on a blue background symbolise the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.For the first time the flag was used in 1955 by the Council of Europe after that they encouraged the European institutions to adopt the flag as well.In 1985, it was adopted by all EU leaders as the official emblem of the EU.
ANTHEM
The melody symbolising the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven, when he set music to the „Ode to Joy“, Friedrich von Schiller’s lyrical verse from 1785.The European anthem is not intended to replace the national anthems of the EU countries but rather to celebrate the values they share.In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union.
THE EU MOTTO
„United in diversity“, the motto of the European Union, first came into use in 2000.It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to work for peace and prosperity, while at the same time being enriched by the continent’s many different cultures, traditions and languages.The motto in all official EU languages(23)
OFICIAL LANGUAGE
Internal EU language,are English and French, with the exception of the European Court of Justice in LuxembourgThe languages of the EU are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. They include the twenty-three official languages of the European Union. (Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish,Swedish)
DAY OF EUROPE 9th May (Robert Schuman)
His vision was the creation of a supranational European institution that would manage pooled coal and steel production. A treaty creating such an entity was signed just under a year later and came into force in July 1952.(Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union).Europe Day is an opportunity for activities and festivities designed to bring the EU’s institutions closer to the public, and the bloc’s peoples closer to one another.
EUROPEAN CURRENCY
The euro – used every day by some 332 million
Europeans – is the most tangible proof of cooperation between EU countries.
The euro (€) is the official currency of 17 out of 27 EU member countries. The benefits of the common currency are immediately obvious to anyone travelling abroad or shopping online on websites based in another EU country.When euro was introduced in January 1999, became the new official currency of 11 Member States
