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Gali Beeri International Education Program Coordinator UNC Chapel Hill Center for European Studies

 Activity  Introduction to the EU  Teaching Resources  Prize: Euro Area poster

Member states of the EU Candidate countries © European Union, countries 500 million people 7% of world’s population 30% of global GDP

 A unique international organization  Founded after the end of World War II to boost inter-state cooperation in Europe ◦ ECSC: European Coal & Steel Community

 Post-war period ◦ Create lasting peace  Context: Communism, beginning of Cold War  Marshall Plan ◦ : US contributed over $13 billion (2011: ~$115 billion)

 Surprising effects ◦ 1948 – 1952: fastest period of growth in European history

© European Union, “The Six”: “Big 3 & Small 3” “Northern 3”“Southern 3” “Easy 3”“Big Bang”: 10 EU27

Ten new member states joined the EU in May 2004, and two more - in January 2007, making it a club of 27. © European Union,

Fall of Berlin Wall – end of Communism EU economic help begins: Phare programme Criteria set for a country to join the EU: democracy and rule of law functioning market economy ability to implement EU laws Formal negotiations on enlargement begin Copenhagen summit agrees enlargement 10 new EU members: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia  1989  1992  1998  2002  2004  2007 Bulgaria and Romania join the EU Candidates Croatia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey © Reuders © European Union,

 2002: 12 EU countries in the euro zone  Increased trade and investment  2011: 17 countries

EU countries using the euro EU countries not using the euro Can be used everywhere in the euro area  Coins: one side with national symbols, one side common  Notes: no national side © European Union,

 The EU and the US economies account for 57% of the world GDP.  Jointly, the EU and the US are responsible for about 40% of world trade.  The EU and the US are each other’s main trading partners. Population in millions, EUChinaJapanRussiaUnited States © European Union,

© European Union, Share of world trade in goods (2007) Share of world trade in services (2007) Others 53.2% EU 17% United States 14.5% Japan 5.8% China 9.5% Others 40.6% EU 28.5% United States 18.2% Japan 6.8% China 5.9%

 Democratic society  Individual liberty and human rights  The rule of law  Economic freedom  Energy security  Environmental protection

Official development assistance per citizen, € 44€ 53€ EU Japan United States The EU provides 60% of all development aid © European Union,

 Center for European Studies/EU Center of Excellence Resources ◦ K-12 lesson plans: ◦ Teaching resources:  Primer on the EU for teachers, multimedia websites, briefings ◦ Global Music Show:

  Digital “textbook”

  Competition for 9-10 graders

 Lesson Plans from the Delegation of the European Union

 Europago: ◦ Educational quizzes and games  Maps  Currency  Music  Flags Image: © European Union,

 Free Publications ◦ booklets, maps, posters  The EU at a Glance ◦  Print directly ◦ ◦ Teacher’s Corner  Purchase ◦ /index_en.htm /index_en.htm  Free classroom sets ◦ Image: © European Union,

 Audiovisual Materials: ◦ Video ◦ Audio ◦ Photos

 Poster of the Euro Area  Random number generator: Image: © European Union,

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