2. How the EU works
• The EU is a unique economic and political
partnership between 27 European countries that
together cover much of the continent.
• It was created in the aftermath of the Second World
War. The first steps were to foster economic
cooperation: the idea being that countries who trade
with one another become economically
interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.
The result was the European Economic Community
(EEC), created in 1958, and initially increasing
economic cooperation between six countries:
Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and

3. • The EU motto
• "United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union.
• It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the
form of the EU, to work for peace and prosperity, while at
the same time being enriched by the continent's many
different cultures, traditions and languages.
• The European Flag
• Th e Eu r o p e a n f l a g i s t h e
s y mb o l n o t o n l y o f t h e
Eu r o p e a n Un i o n b u t a l s o o f
E u r o p e 's u n i t y a n d i d e n t i t y i n
a wi d e r s e n s e .
• Th e Eu r o p e a n f l a g c o n s i s t s o f
12 g o l d e n s t a r s i n a c i r c l e o n a
b l u e b a c k g r o u n d . Th e s t a r s
s y mb o l i s e t h e i d e a l s o f

4. • Countries
• This section provides general
information and basic facts and figures
on all European countries. They are
divided into 27 EU member countries, 6
countries which have applied for EU
membership (candidate countries and
potential candidate countries) and other
countries.
• You will find basic information on the
country’s political
system, history, economy, geography

5. My life in the European Union
Work permits
• Work permits are never required for self-
employed people in the EU.
• If you are planning to look for work in a
country that still has restrictions on access to
its labour market, it is worth finding out what
the procedures are there before applying for a
work permit or to have your unemployment
benefits paid there.
• There may also be restrictions on transferring
your unemployment benefits there.
• You are advised to contact the public
employment service in the country where you
are going.
• If you need additional information you can
contact a European employment adviser.

6. School systems in the EU
• If you are moving to a new EU country with school-age
children, be aware that the school system in your new
home country may be very different from what you are
used to.
• In some countries, for example, children are separated
very early into academic or vocational streams.
• The Owens family were moving from Wales to France
with their children aged 9, 12 and 17. Their eldest was
one year into her A levels – the UK school-leaving
qualification, for which students typically take 3
subjects over two years.
• On finding that the French school-leaving
qualification varied greatly from A levels – typically
involving exams in twelve subjects – the Owens felt it
was best for their eldest child to continue with A
levels (in an international school near their new home
town in France) while they enrolled the two youngest
in the local French school.

7. The six founding countries of the
European Union
• Founding countries of the EU are:
• -Belgium
- France
-Germany
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- The Netherlands
• EU includes the following institutions:
European Parliament representing EU citizens and is
directly elected by them
Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers),
representing each Member State
European Commission, which represents the general
interests of the EU
Court of Justice, which takes care of compliance with
European laws
European Court of Auditors checks the financing of EU
activities

8. What is the European Union symbol?
• EU symbols refer to the flag, the anthem, the motto and its
currency, according to Article IV-1 of the draft European
constitution. According to the constitution (not yet in force)
Union flag is a circle of twelve stars on a blue
background, the anthem is extracted from Symphony No.
9, Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven, the motto is Unity
in Diversity (current motto is Unity in diversity), and its
currency is the euro.

9. • Finalize the European Union was
made by ratification by all
member countries of the European
Community Treaty of Maastricht
(Netherlands), on February
7, 1992. As president of the
Convention on the Future of
Europe, former French President
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing proposed

10. • My name is Stefan Robert Emanuel and I'm
from Romania. Country living has joined the
EU in 2007. I was delighted to realize this
project. I am pleased with how it came out,
but I hope you enjoy it and you ...
• Sources:
• The images were copied from Google
Image website.
• B a c k g r o u n d mu s i c w a s
c o p i e d f r o m Yo u Tu b e
B r o a d c a s t Yo u r s e l f :
h t t p ://w w w .y o u t u b e .c o m /w a t c h
? v =Wo d -M u d L N P A
• To listen song in the link mentioned above.