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Great art, architecture, philosophy, music, and inventions are part
of Europes history. But not everything has been great.
But not everything has been great. World War I and World War 2
started in Europe. World War 1 deaths: 14 million cost:
$337,000,000, ($337 billion) World War 2 deaths: 52 million cost:
$1,500,000,000,000 $1.5 trillion) Countries used steel to build
weapons, and coal powered their factories to build those
weapons.
So after World War 2, former enemies joined together to use coal
and steel for peaceful work. The European Coal and Steel Community
was formed
The European Coal and Steel Community was formed. The goal was
"make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible." The name
European Union was not used until But this was the infant version
of the E.U. The six countries that formed the organization ended
tariffs on
coal and steel traded between each other.
https://t2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/62/46/49/240_F_
_DFkV8QQnQ3Zrbz1V1hDem5779jwMO5DR.jpg Other European countries saw
the Coal and Steel Community benefits, and they wanted to join.By
1981, there were 10members. And still more countries kept
joining.
The 1993 name change to European Union showed how the countries did
not just want to cut tariffs. They had other shared problems, such
as: the environment education rights of refugees safe food in
stores
https://img.rt.com/files/news/20/c8/90/00/europe-air-pollution-health.jpg
After the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, lots of
eastern Europe countries were finally free.Many joined the EU. The
EU now has 28 member countries
The EU now has 28 member countries. The newest member, Croatia,
joined in 2013. Right now, 5 more countries want to join
Right now, 5 more countries want to join.(They are called candidate
countries.) BUT You cant just say, Hey, Im in!
The other EU countries have rules to decide whether or not to let
you even get to apply. summit.sfu.sa To apply, a country must prove
it:
has stable democracy 2.is ruled by laws 3. protects human rights
4.has an economy based on competition (not like communist
economies, which are run by government) 5. is willing to pay taxes
to EU Turkey has wanted in since 1987. And theyre still
waiting.
Arguments against Turkey joining the EU: 97% of Turkeys land in
actually in Asia not Europe. Turkeys democracy is rather
weak.
For example, they often do not protect minority rights. They do not
always protect womens rights. They have a bad habit of throwing
news reporters in jail if they dont like what the reporters say or
write. protect rights of all religions, but most people are
Muslim.
Culturally, they are different from other European countries.They
are more Middle Eastern and most of the people are Muslims.They
have laws to protect rights of all religions, but most people are
Muslim. In 2002, the EU started using a single kind of currency:
the Euro.
Each coin has an EU side and a nation side.
2 Euro coin France Ireland Germany
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/2euro/html/index.en.html But
any new EU member has to accept the Euro.
UK and Denmark are the only countries that didnt replace their
money with the Euro. But any new EU member has to accept the Euro.
https://gocardless.com/guides/images/sepa-countries-map.jpg Some
benefits for EU members:
Free Trade: There are no tariffs on imports and exports between EU
countries. Laws about business and trade are the same for all EU
countries, making trade easier. Businesses are making more money!
So they can skip the long lines in Customs.
EU citizens can travel and work in ANY country in the EU. No
special permission or paperwork is required. So they can skip the
long lines in Customs. EU college students can easily apply to
colleges in ANY country in the EU.
So theres no need to change money between countries.
EU currency the Euro is accepted in every EU country except Denmark
and the United Kingdom (UK). So theres no need to change money
between countries. Environment: If an EU country pollutes the air,
water, or land of another EU country, or seriously pollutes their
own country, the EU Court of Justice can put them on trial. Right
now, the Court is forcing Spain to clean up 61 illegal landfills.
Fighting crime:In most countries if they want to arrest a criminal
who has fled to another country, its very hard!The other country
does not have to cooperate. But in the EU, criminals can be easily
arrested in even if they flee to a different EU country. So the EU
is perfect, right?
Well
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