THE EU RB p

 Watch the presentation on the EU and fill in the gaps in the handout.

Fit at 50? RB, p  Read the text and find out the meaning of the following years significant for the enlargement of the EU.  1951  1954  1956  1957  1973  1980  1993  2004  2007  2013

Fit at 50? RB, p  Read the text and find out the meaning of the following years significant for the enlargement of the EU.  1951 –the ECSC was set up  1954 – the EDC was rejected by the French  1956 – the Suez crisis  1957 – the six leaders signed the Treaty of Rome and established the EEC  1973 – the UK, Denmark and Ireland joined the EEC  1980 – the completion of the single European market  1993 – The EEC became the EU after the Maastricht Treaty was signed  2004 – “Big Bang” – ten new countries joind the EU (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, The CzechRepublic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta  2007 – Rumania and Bulgaria joined the EU, the celebration of its 50th anniversary  2013 – Croatia joined the EU

 Read the text again and decide which paragraphs are covered by the following headings: 1 Recent achievements 2 ECSC, EDC, EEC, 3 Objection 4 The EU responsibilities 5 The importance of the economy 6 Birth 7 Enlargement

Match the words from two columns to get the word partnerships:  climate  sign  single /common  acquire a single  apply for  social / welfare/ foreign  political  establish  an economic community  integration  policy  change  currency  membership  a treaty  market

KEY  climate change  political integration  single / common market  sign a treaty  establish an economic community  apply for membership  social / welfare / foreign policy  acquire a single currency

Match the terms with their meaning: 1. Treaty 2. acquis communautaire 3. Accede to something A. Join something B. the total body of EU law accumulated thus far C. agreement

Comprehension questions: 1 What event was marked as the birth of the EU? 2 Why did the federalists see the Treaty of Rome as a move away from the building of a European superstate? 3 Which countries were excluded from the EEC iniitially? What was the reason for exclusion? 4 What made the UK stay out of the EEC until 1973? 5 Which three countries have decided to stay out of the EU? 6 Which responsibilities of European institutions were mentioned in the paragraph F of the text? 7 What were the reasons that made the EEC a success in its early days? 8 Why is euroscepticism present today?

Croatia and the EU  Croatia _______ for EU membership in 2003 and has been ________ from 2005 until  The 9 December ________ of the Treaty of Croatia's Accession to the European Union and the positive outcome of the ________ on Croatia's accession have enabled the process of ratification of the Treaty by the EU _______ states.  Once the Treaty had been ________by all member states, Croatia's ___________ in the Union was formalised on 1 July 2013.

Solution (1): Croatia and the EU  Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and has been negotiating from 2005 until  The 9 December signing of the Treaty of Croatia's Accession to the European Union and the positive outcome of the referendum on Croatia's accession have enabled the process of ratification of the Treaty by the EU member states.  Once the Treaty had been ratified by all member states, Croatia's membership in the Union was formalised on 1 July 2013.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU  B&H is an ________ country. It _______ for EU membership on 16 February  Throughout the interim period until the ________, B&H will have active observer ______ in most of the Council working groups as well as in Commission committees.  The purpose is to allow B&H to become familiar with the working methods of the EU __________ and to be involved in the decision-making _______.

Solution (2): Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU  Bosnia and Herzegovina is an acceding country. It applied for EU membership on 16 February  Throughout the interim period until the accession, B&H will have active observer status in most of the Council working groups as well as in Commission committees.  The purpose is to allow B&H to become familiar with the working methods of the EU institutions and to be involved in the decision-making process.

THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT  RB, p54-55 RB, p54-55 

HW 1. Write a sentence to explain the following terms related to the EU:  Common market  Qualify for membership  Candidate country  Accession treaty  Euroscepticism 2. Write down about Croatia’s path to the European Union using appropriate terminology (Visit the official web page of the EU and the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or just type in Croatia and the EU – it should be in English)