Group 6Brandon Henrie

Lincoln Stevens

Brent Andrus

Tanner Christensen

Adam Belnap

European Union

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What is the EU?What is the EU?

International Union of 25 independent members

Worlds largest confederation of independent states

Single market, single currency, managed by European Central Bank

Commonality of agricultural, trade, and fishery policy

International Union of 25 independent members

Worlds largest confederation of independent states

Single market, single currency, managed by European Central Bank

Commonality of agricultural, trade, and fishery policy

European Union

Background

Current Situation

International Aspects

Special Problems

Future

European Union

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Special Problems

Future

1951Treaty of Paris

1993EU Formed

1992 Maastricht Treaty

1957Treaty of Rome

Formation of European Union

3 Pillars3 Pillars

European Union

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European Communities (EC)

•Agriculture Policy

•Fisheries Policy

•EU competition Law

•EU Citizenship

•Healthcare

•Research

•Environment law

Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP)

•Foreign Policy:

•Human Rights

•Democracy

•Foreign Aid

•Security Policy:

•Security and defense policy

•EU Battlegroups

•Peacekeeping

Police & Judicial Cooperation in Criminal

Matters (PJCC)

•Drug Trafficking

•Weapons Smuggling

•Terrorism

•Organized Crime

•Bribery and Fraud

Current SituationCurrent Situation

3 Legislative Bodies

3 Legislative Bodies

European Union

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European Parliament

Council of the EU

European Commission

The European ParliamentVoice of the People

The European ParliamentVoice of the People

Elected every five years by the people of Europe to represent their interests 732 members from the 25 countries. 222 of the 732 are women (more than one third) Members do not sit in national blocks, but in seven Europe-wide political groups The largest of these are the centre-right European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), followed by the Socialists, the Liberals and the Greens. Exercises democratic control over the Union Has the power to dismiss the Commission by adopting a motion of censure.

Elected every five years by the people of Europe to represent their interests 732 members from the 25 countries. 222 of the 732 are women (more than one third) Members do not sit in national blocks, but in seven Europe-wide political groups The largest of these are the centre-right European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), followed by the Socialists, the Liberals and the Greens. Exercises democratic control over the Union Has the power to dismiss the Commission by adopting a motion of censure.

European Union

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The European ParliamentThe European Parliament

Main job – pass European laws. It does this in conjunction with the Council of the European Union

Shares joint responsibility of approving EU’s annual budget

Main job – pass European laws. It does this in conjunction with the Council of the European Union

Shares joint responsibility of approving EU’s annual budget

European Union

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President of EP – Josep Borrel

The Council of the European Union

Voice of the Member States

The Council of the European Union

Voice of the Member States

Consists of ministers from national governments of each countryShares legislative power and the EU’s budget with the European ParliamentEach country has votes dependent of the size of its populationCo-ordinates economic policies of each countryImplements the EU’s common foreign and security policy

Consists of ministers from national governments of each countryShares legislative power and the EU’s budget with the European ParliamentEach country has votes dependent of the size of its populationCo-ordinates economic policies of each countryImplements the EU’s common foreign and security policy

European Union

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The European Commission

Promoting the Common Interest

The European Commission

Promoting the Common Interest

European Union

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Drafts proposals for new European laws.Manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and spending EU funds Consists of 25 men & women, one from each countryCommissioners do not represent the governments of their home countries, each of them instead has responsibility for a particular EU policy area

Drafts proposals for new European laws.Manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and spending EU funds Consists of 25 men & women, one from each countryCommissioners do not represent the governments of their home countries, each of them instead has responsibility for a particular EU policy area

President Jose Manuel Barroso

European Union

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Sustainable Development

Lisbon Strategy

Extending Structural Policy

Themes

European Union

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International Functions of the EU

• 25 countries formed the European Commission.•Main objective: discuss EU trade policy

European Union

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Trade Between the EU and U.S.

•The EU and the US are each other’s main trading partners and account for the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world as of 2005.

•EU and US account for a combined 57% of world GDP, so there is much to gain from more trade and investment and less barriers between them.

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•The EU and US are responsible together for about 2/5 of world trade.•In the year 2005, exports of EU goods to the US amounted to 250 billion euros. •Imports from the US amounted to 234 billion euros. •Very interdependent

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•China has been the big winner in Europe's new shopping spree. In July 2005, China for the first time exported more goods to the euro zone than did the U.S. In the first five months of this year, China's exports to the region were $69 billion, up 26% from a year earlier.By JOELLEN PERRY and MARCUS WALKER

European Union

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The EU Helps Solve Problems

• EU is a major driving force in the Doha

• Development Agenda (DDA).• Program for Action:

1. Strengthens health care on a national basis

2. Increases affordability

3. Researches new vaccines.

European Union

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Special Problems Facing the EU

European Union

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•Languages

Special Problems Facing the EU

•A Single Currency

•Expansion

European Union

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The Future of the European Union

•Official Language

•European Union Candidates

•Russia and the European Union

European Union

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Official Language

•One Billion Euros spent on interpreters

•Make English official language

•Debate continues over making legislations available

European Union

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European Union CandidatesCandidates:-Croatia-Turkey-Macedonia*733 billion increase in EU GDP

Potentials:-Bosnia-Albania-Serbia-Montenegro*94 billion increase in EU GDP

• 1.15 trillion potential increase to EU GDP

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USA

European Union

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The European Union and Russia

• Polish Government vetoes partnership agreement1. Russian trade

barriers2. Poland’s power

play with EU3. Volatile Polish

government

European Union

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The Future of the European Union

Will it be the next superpower or go out of style?

Questions?