1. The European Union Nikola Skalová, C4A 19.1.2016

2. Contents 1.History of EU 2.The Founding Fathers of the EU 3.Headquartes of EU 4.Questions _____________________________________Vocabulary: The European Economic Community = Světové hospodářské společenství Headquarters = velitelství

3. History 28 European countries After WWII. 1958- the European Economic Community (EEC) The Founding Fathers of the EU = visionary leaders (a peaceful, united and prosperous Europe) Konrad Adenauer, Winston Churchill, Jean Monnet,… 1993- EEC → EU Six founders: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

4. Kondrad AdenauerWinston ChurchillJean Monnet

5. History 1973- Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom 1981- Greece 1986- Spain, Portugal 1987- ‘Erasmus’ 1990- eastern part of Germany

6. History ‘Schengen’ 7 February 1992- The Treaty on European Union 1995- Austria, Finland and Sweden 1999- EURO 2004- the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia 2006- Cyprus and Malta 2007- Bulgaria and Romania 2013- Croatia Turkey- candidate for future membership

7. Headquartes Brusseles Strasbourg Luxembourg

8. Questions 1.How many countries are members of the European Union? 2.Where are the headquartes of its institutions? 3.What is the new currency for many Europeans?

9. Thank you for your attention

10. Resources European Union. Dostupné z: http://europa.eu/index_en.htmhttp://europa.eu/index_en.htm European Union. Dostupné z: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union