1. THE EUROPEAN UNION (IN QUESTIONS) RB, p.52-55 http://europa.eu

2. __________________? A unique economic and political partnership between 28 democratic European countries.

3. What is the European Union? A unique economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries.

4. _________________? the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe); the Council of the European Union (representing national governments); the European Commission (representing the common EU interest).

5. What are the main institutions of the EU? the European Parliament (representing the people of Europe); the Council of the European Union (representing national governments); the European Commission (representing the common EU interest).

6. _________________? In Strasbourg.

7. Where is the official seat of the European Parliament? In Strasbourg. Parliamentary committee meetings are held in Brussels.

8. _________________? In Brussels.

9. Where does the European Commission meet? In Brussels.

10. ______________? Twelve stars.

11. What is the best known EU symbol? Twelve stars.

12. _______________? Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

13. What is the EU anthem? Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

14. ________________? Germany, Italy, France and Benelux countries.

15. Which countries founded the EEC? Germany, Italy, France and Benelux countries.

16. _________________? Twenty-four languages.

17. How many official languages are there in the EU? Twenty-four languages.

18. _________________? United in diversity.

19. What is the official motto of the EU? United in diversity.

20. _____________? 9 May.

21. When is Europe day celebrated? 9 May.

22. ________________? Bulgaria and Romania.

23. Which two countries joined the EU in 2007? Bulgaria and Romania.

24. __________________? Serbia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey

25. Which countries are candidate countries for EU membership? Serbia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey

26. ________________? ca 510 million.

27. How many people live in the EU? ca 510 million.

28. _______________? -Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children -Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world -Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down

29. What challenges does the EU face? -Demography: Europeans live longer, have fewer children -Globalisation: European economy faces competition from other parts of the world -Climate change: Emission of greenhouse gases must come down

30. ______________________ ? Erasmus.

31. What’s the name of a EU student exchange programme established in 1987 ? Erasmus.

32. _____________? Croatia.

33. Which country joined the EU in 2013? Croatia.

34. A brief summary of the history of EU enlargement → RB, p 54 I a) Read and guess Watch and fill in a) + b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE6QgoykLZU III & IV Vocabulary exercises II Questions HW: Read Fit at 50? (RB, pp 52-23) -Match headings to paragraphs -Look up the words you don’t know (sure to star in a pop quiz) -Do exercises III and IV

35. HW check Fit at 50? Paragraph headings A: BirthB: ECSC, EDC, EEC C: Objection D&E: EnlargementF: EU responsibilities G: Recent achievements H: The importance of the economy

36. Pg. B – ECSC, EDC, EEC Words/phrases important for this topic: federalists rejection proposed reassertion nation-state What did federalists want?

37. Pg. B – ESCS, EDC, EEC Words/phrases important for this topic: Pls complete the phrases. What did federalists want? To build...... Federalists ________ the European Defence Comm. The EDC was ________ by the French prime minister. European nations wanted to ________ their sovereignity. ________ is a state containing one as opposed to several nationalities. nation-state proposereassertreject proposed rejected reassert nation-state

38. Pg. C – Objection Words/phrases important for this topic: objection EEC excluded stand aside implicit preserve What is a bigger objection to EEC? List three reasons why some countries were not part of the EEC.

39. RB, p 55 1 What was the non-economic reason for establishing the ECSC? 2 Did the enlargement have a positive outcome for the countries that joined in 2004 and 2007? 3 How about the countries that were already members? 4 What is the purpose of the European Council?

40. 5 Explain: ”In the European Council... voting rights are awarded roughly in proportion to a country’s population, although smaller countries tend to do better, proportionately, than large ones.” 6 What is the official term for countries that want to join the EU?

41. Sabres sheated: The EU and China have averted a trade war. Or have they? RB, p 47 Work in teams: read the article and answer the questions. V Explain the sentences taken from the article: