1. THE EUROPEAN UNION

2. HISTORY 28 European states after the second world war in 1951 head office: Brussels 24 different languages Austria joined 1995

3. FOUNDING MEMBERS Belgium France Germany Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands

4. STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 1973 Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom 1981 Greece 1986 Portugal, Spain 1995 Finland, Austria, Sweden 2004 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Cyprus 2007 Bulgaria, Romania 2013 Croatia

5. 19 MEMBERS OF THE EURO ZONE Belgium The Netherlands Germany Estonia Spain Cyprus Finland France Lithuania Luxembourg Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Malta Austria Greece Ireland Italy Latvia

6. POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION successful economic cooperation EU promotes young people strict consumer protection safety and mobility same currency better living-standards and workplaces for EU citizens

7. OUR FUTURE IS EUROPE