Geography - European Union (EU)

What does the European Commission do?

Administers money and proposes new laws

What does the European Parliament do?

Vote on laws

What does the European Council do?

Where member governments meet to have their say and give political direction to EU

What are the aims of the EU?

To promote economic and social progress, to speak for the EU on the international scene, to introduce European citizenship, to develop Europe as an area of freedom security and justice, and to maintain and build an established EU law

What is the European Union (EU)?

A group of countries whose government work together, it is a political club. To join, you have to agree to follow the rules, such as paying money, mostly in the form of taxes and in return, you get certain benefits

When did the UK leave the EU?

2020

Who were the members of the EU?

1952- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands 1973- Denmark, Ireland, UK 1981- Greece 1986- Portugal, Spain 1995- Austria, Finland, Sweden 2004- Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lativia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia 2007- Bulgaria, Romania 2013- Croatia