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Unified Europe

It is a common theme throughout European history to have a unified Europe

One predomiannt objective of political integration for Europe

Keep peace among nations

• Achieved through economic and political unity

The European Union

Very close to a political union, but NOT a poltiical union

Peace has been maintained in it longer than any other region of the world

Considered the most advanced form of economic regional integration in the world

Third Largest economy

World’s largest trading partner

Provides assistance to develop businesses (housing, funding, education)

The EU Market

Members created a SINGLE market that drives Europe, fostering competition while balancing social ideals

This market gives opportunity to those who can navigate convergence

Competitors must stay in touch with citizens and balance social welfare

European ideals regarding welfare

EU citizens strongly believe it’s important to help others and create a better society

They like the employment and stability and the R&D emphasis

Feeling European

There is a divide among the EU where some countries’ citizens feel they are European while others exclusively identify with their nationality

EU Priorities in the next five year

Employment and stability are firsts

Research and development are second

European roots

Rooted in Greek and Latin

Europa is the name of a kidnapped daughter of a king, and coincidentally happens to be the name of Europe in many languages

European Flag

12 golden stars represent the ideal harmony between the people fo Europe

• In Greece, 12 stands for harmony

The flag has remained the same

European Anthem

Called the Hymn of Joy

Composed by Beethoven

Has no words

Europe Day

The day Robert Shuman declared his proposal for a organized Europe

The Euro

IS a symbol of the EU and its unity

Common currency of the EU

Managed by the Central European Bank

Globalization

The compression of space and time between parties in the international environment

Europeanization two Meanings

The process of economies and policies integrating in the EU

• Measured via EU internal and external trde comapred to non-EU countries

Organizations reflecting the diversity of markets and cultures

Orgnizations reflecitng diverisyt within their operations

Multinational and Transnational firms

Multinatioal corporations are corps with substaintal foreign investemnt

Transnational companies is the preferred name for the UN

Small and medium sized enterprises make up?

The majority of the European business environment (99%!!!)

SME requirments

Less than 250 employees

Less then 43 million euros in assets

Less than 10 million euros in turnover

European Employee Participation directives

Depend on the number of employees at a business

European business environemnt struggle

National interests and the world’s interests

Advantages of Europe

Cost base

Taxation levels

Availability of skilled lbor

Link between acadamia and coproate busnesses

Internationaliazation opporutnities of prodycts and services

Laying people off in the EU

They are required to pay the government 80% of the laid off person’s salary

In Sweden, the companies are required to provide apprenticeship programs so it’s easy to get a job if you get laid off

When the UK left the EU

It took a very long time before they could officially leave because they had to integrate new policies and border security

When the EU negotiates, why do they have a lot of economic power

Because even though they consist of 27 countries they negotiate as one unit

Young EU citizens like

Freedom of movement

Cohesion and multiculturalism

In fact, very few young people have negative feelings about the EU

Some Eu citizens worry about

Loss of individual culture

Why did UK leave (Brexit, meaning Britain’s exit)

Boris Johnson emphasized multiple reasons to get citizens of UK to want to leave

• UK was giving a lot of money to EU that they could use for medical purposes (Literally had busses with advertisements driving around the country i.e. Brexit Busses)

• EU allowed a bunch of Middle Eastern people to come into their countries, and UK claimed the immigrants would take jobs

The UK also used targeted media to make sure citizens would receive content that criticized UK in the EU