Trabalho de Inglês 12º Ano sobre a União Europeia com alguns factos históricos.

1. Make war not only unthinkable but
materially impossible - R. Schuman
European Union
Historical Events
Ana Rotaru, Guilherme Meyers, Rodrigo Monteiro, Vítor Braz

2. Europe, an old idea
 Desire to unify some parts to constitute a
state.
Napoleon Bonaparte

3. EU’s background
 1951: Creation of the European Coal and Steel
Community.
 Creation of a six nation international
organization.
The ECSC’ flag

4. On the road to Unity
 European Defence Community (EDC).
 The Treaty of Rome (1957).

5. 1957

6. 1957 : 6 members
 Creation of the European Economic Community
(EEC).
Members:
France
Belgium
Luxemburg
West-Germany
Italy
EEC Flag Netherlands
Designed in 1957

7. 1973

8. 1973 : 9 members
 In 1973, 3 countries joined the former EEC.
Members:
…
Denmark
United Kingdom
Ireland
Edward Heath

9. 1981

10. 1981/1985
 Creation of open borders without passport
(1985).

11. 1986

12. 1986 : Portugal Joins the EEC
 The European flag (1986);
 In 1973, 2 countries joined the former EEC.
Members:
…
Portugal
Spain

13. The Single European Act
 The first major revision of the Treaty of
Rome (1975).
 1992 December 31st- creation of the Single
Market concept.
 Establishment of the European Political
Cooperation.

14. 1993 : EU
 November 1st- The creation of the European
Union and its single currency, the euro.
 Delors Commission.
Delors Commission

15. 1995

16. 1995
 Then, 3 countries joined the former EU.
Members:
…
Sweden
Finland
Austria

17. 2002 : €uro
 Replacing of national currency for euro bills
and coins.
 The eurozone has increased to encompass
sixteen countries.

18. 2004

19. 2007

20. 2004
Members:
… …
Slovakia Hungary
Slovenia Latvia
Cyprus Lithuania
Czech Republic Malta
Estonia Poland
Eastern Street

21. 2007
Members:
…
Bulgaria
Romania
Bulgarian Parliament

22. Evolution of the EU (former EEC)
 1957
 1973
 1981
 1986
 1995
 2004
 2007

23. European Parliament
 It represents the people of the EU.
 Elected only by the EU body.
 Elections- every 5 years (since 1979)
 Parliament sits in:
Strasbourg... Brussels.

24. European Parliament

25. European Constitution
 Signed in 2004 by the 25 member states.
 France and the Netherlands rejected the
referendum, so the UK never voted.

26. Treaty of Lisbon
 Occurred on December 1st 2009.
 It changed:
 the legal structure of the European Union;
 merging the EU three pillars system into a single
legal entity;
 and it created a permanent President of the European
Council (Herman von Rompuy was the first);
 a strengthened High Representative (Catherine
Ashton).

27. The Anthem
Beethoven's 9th Symphony – Ode to Joy

28. Now What?
 The future is uncertain.
 When will the European widening stop?
 Will Turkey join the EU?