1. EU policies

2. Third country nationals uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals

3. Long-term residents European resident status to Non-EU Member Country nationals resided legally and continuously within the territory of the Member States for five years equal treatment with nationals as regards: access to paid and unpaid employment, conditions of employment and working conditions education and vocational training, recognition of qualifications and study grants; welfare benefits (family allowances, retirement pensions, etc.) and sickness insurance; social assistance (minimum income support or retirement pensions, free health care, etc.); social benefits, tax relief, access to goods and services; freedom of association and union membership; freedom to represent a union or association. free access to the entire territory of the Member State concerned.

4. Reunification of families protect the family and respect family life Third country nationals who hold a residence permit valid for at least one year in one of the Member States and who have the genuine option of long-term residence can apply for family reunification eligible for family reunification: the sponsor's spouse; children of the couple, including adopted children, who are minors

5. European Blue Card improve the EU's ability to attract highly qualified workers facilitate and simplify the admission improve the legal status of those already in the EU rights enter, re-enter and stay in the Member State and pass through other Member States; work in the sector concerned; enjoy equal treatment with nationals as regards, for example, social assistance, tax benefits, recognition of diplomas, education and vocational training. After 2 years, they can: enjoy equal treatment with nationals as regards access to highly qualified employment (persons with EC long-term resident status can be active in either and employed or a self-employed capacity). move to another Member State to take up highly qualified employment (subject to the limits set by the Member State on the number of non-nationals accepted).

6. Third country nationals - plans single residence and work permit application procedure rights of Non-EU Member Country workers holding this permit, whether they have just arrived or are already resident in a Member State This permit allows Non-EU Member Country nationals to: enter, re-enter and stay in the issuing Member State; move freely within that Member State; pass through other Member States; exercise the activities authorised under the single permit.

7. Third country nationals - plans equal treatment with nationals as regards working conditions; membership of a labour union or employers' or professional organisation; education and vocational training; recognition of diplomas; social security, including health care; access to goods and services, including procedures for obtaining housing and the assistance afforded by employment offices; tax benefits.

8. Sourcesoninternal market Check http://eulaw-knu.livejournal.com/ http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/index_en.htm

9. Today Policies, activities of the EU Sharing competences Schengen, asylum, immigration EMU Environment

10. Division of power between the EU and Member States Competences – whoregulateswhat EU = areas of nationalsovereigntytransferredtothe European level, jointdecision-making Gradualincrease of EU powers Treatiesdescribe EU competences Union exclusivecompetence competence shared with the Member States coordinate their economic and employment policies common foreign and security policy National - EU support, coordinateorsupplement LoosecooperationcanturnintoTreatyarticles

11. Main principles of divisionofcompetences limits of Union competences – principle of conferral use of Union competences – principles of subsidiarity and proportionality National parliamentshaverights

12. Exclusive EU competence customsunion; the establishing of the competition rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market; monetary policy for the Member States whose currency is the euro; the conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy; commoncommercial policy.

13. Sharedcompetence internalmarket; social policy economic, social and territorial cohesion; agriculture and fisheries, excluding the conservation of marine biological resources; environment; consumerprotection; transport; trans-Europeannetworks; energy area of freedom, security and justice; common safety concerns in public health matters development cooperation and humanitarian aid research, technological development and space

14. Support, coordinateorsupplement protection and improvement of human health; industry; culture; tourism; education, vocational training, youth and sport; civil protection; administrativecooperation

15. Specificpolicies

16. Schengen, visa, immigration Internal policy and the EU Loose cooperation from the 1970s 1985: France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands decide to abolish border controls between them 1992 Maastricht Treaty: Justice and Home Affairs = 3rd pillar 1997 Amsterdam Treaty: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Immigration, visas, asylum

17. Schengen Luxembourg town Agreement of some EU MemberStates and other European countries Start: individualinternationaltreaty, today part of the EU Treaties 1995: abolished checks at internal borders of the signatory States created a single external border immigration checks carried out with identical procedures common rules regarding visas, right of asylum

18. EU v. Schengen Not Schengen: Romania Bulgaria UK Ireland Cyprus Not EU: Switzerland Norway Iceland

19. Schengen functioning No internal border controls External controls unified In airports and sea ports separate handling of Schengen and non-Schengen destinations Common visa and entry rules Extradition, information, cross-border right of hot pursuit etc. Schengen Information System Identification of persons Stolen or lost goods

20. Technical aspects FRONTEX European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union Information, training, jount operations for border control EUROSUR (plan) European border surveillance system reduce the number of illegal immigrants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ygC0Ck1sw Visas Regulation about countries whosenationalsneed a visa Uniform format for visas Community Code onvisas

21. Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Fight against Organized crime Terrorism Trafficking of human beings Illicit trafficking in arms and drugs Fraud and corruption Europol Eurojust

22. Economic and Monetary Union Economic integration: exchange rate fluctuations may nullify the common market’s positive effects 1970 Werner report economic and monetary union within 10 years European Monetary System (EMS) fixed, but adjustable exchange ratesbased on central rates against the ecu all Member States, except the United Kingdom 1989 Delors report: Monetary Union in 3 stages

23. EMU in the Maastricht Treaty 1990prohibition on restricting capital movements, some concerning central banks 1994 economic policy convergence, rules on public financing European Monetary Institute, national central banks independent budgetary rules binding (penalties), single monetary policy of European System of Central Banks (ESCB), made up of the national central banks and the European Central Bank, conversion rates between the national currencies and the single currency fixed

24. Convergence criteria Inflation rate: No more than 1.5 percentage points higher than the three lowest inflation member states of the EU Annual government deficit 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) Government debt to GDP must not exceed 60% Exchange rate: joined the exchange-rate mechanism (ERM II) under the European Monetary System (EMS) for 2 consecutive years and not devaluated currency Long-term interest rates: no more than two percentage points higher than the average of the three lowest inflation member states.

25. Acceptance / introduction of the Euro 1999Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland 2001Greece 2002Introduction of euro banknotes and coins 2007 Slovenia 2008Cyprus, Malta 2009Slovakia 2011 Estonia – 17 members http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeH3Ee61Sl8

26. Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City French overseas territories Andorra Kosovo, Montenegro

29. Economic policy 2000 LisbonStrategy Strategiceconomyobjectivestill 2010 Coherent macroeconomic policies Cohesion policy Opening up to trade with third countries 2005 Growth and Jobs Europe 2020

30. Environment Not in Founding Treaties Economic development – environmental deterioration 1972 environmental policy is essential SEA introduces it to Treaties Maastricht: all policies must consider environmental questions

31. Environment – areas of action Air Biotechnology Chemicals Civil Protection and Environmental Accidents Climate Change Health Land Use Nature and Biodiversity Noise Soil Sustainable Development Waste Water

32. Main principles Prevention Rectifying environmental hazards at the source Polluter pays Integration Avoidance

33. Sources Legislation – directives Environmentalactionprogrammes 6th EAP 2002-2010 Improvingimplementation Integration Cooperationwith business and consumers Informationtocitizens Landuse European EnvironmentalAgency