Gali BeeriInternational Education Program CoordinatorUNC Chapel Hill Center for European Studies

Activity

Introduction to the EU

Teaching Resources

Prize: Euro Area poster

Member states of the EU

Candidate countries

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27 countries

500 million people

7% of world’s population

30% of global GDP

A unique international organization

Founded after the end of World War II to boost inter-state cooperation in Europe

◦ ECSC: European Coal & Steel Community

Post-war period◦ Create lasting peace

Context: Communism, beginning of Cold War

Marshall Plan◦ 1948 -1951: US contributed over $13 billion

(2011: ~$115 billion)

Surprising effects

◦ 1948 – 1952: fastest period of growth in European history

1952 1973 1981 1986

1990 1995 2004 2007

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“The Six”: “Big 3 & Small

3”

“Northern 3” “Southern 3”

“Easy 3”

“Big Bang”: 10

EU27

Ten new member states joined the EU in May 2004, and two more - in January 2007, making it a club of 27.

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Fall of Berlin Wall – end of CommunismEU economic help begins: Phare programme

Criteria set for a country to join the EU:• democracy and rule of law• functioning market economy• ability to implement EU laws

Formal negotiations on enlargement begin

Copenhagen summit agrees enlargement

10 new EU members: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia

1989

1992

1998

2002 2004

2007 Bulgaria and Romania join the EU

CandidatesCroatia, Iceland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey

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2002: 12 EU countries in the euro zone

Increased trade and investment

2011: 17 countries

EU countries using the euroEU countries not using the euro

Can be used everywhere in the euro area

Coins: one side with national symbols, one side common Notes: no national side

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The EU and the US The EU and the US economies account for 57% economies account for 57% of the world GDP.of the world GDP.

Jointly, the EU and the US Jointly, the EU and the US are responsible for about are responsible for about 40% of world trade.40% of world trade.

The EU and the US are each other’s main trading partners.

Population in millions, 2009

500

1339

128 142

307

EU China Japan Russia United States

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Share of world trade in goods (2007)

Share of world trade in services (2007)

Others53.2%

EU17%

United States14.5%

Japan5.8%

China9.5%

Others40.6%

EU28.5%

United States18.2%

Japan6.8%

China5.9%

Democratic society

Individual liberty and human rights

The rule of law

Economic freedom

Energy security

Environmental protection

Official development assistance per citizen, 2007

93€

44€

53€

EU Japan United States

The EU provides 60% of all development aid

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Center for European Studies/EU Center of Excellence Resources◦ K-12 lesson plans: www.euce.org/lessonplans◦ Teaching resources:

www.unc.edu/depts/europe/teachingresources/ Primer on the EU for teachers, multimedia websites,

briefings◦ Global Music Show:

www.unc.edu/areastudies/globalmusic

http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/euroeconomics/ Digital “textbook”

http://www.euro-challenge.org/ Competition for 9-10 graders

Lesson Plans from the Delegation of the European Union http://eurunion.org/lessonplans/

Europago: http://europa.eu/europago/◦ Educational quizzes and games

Maps Currency Music Flags

Image: © European Union, 1995-2010

Free Publications◦ booklets, maps, posters

The EU at a Glance◦ http://europa.eu/abc/index_en.htm

Print directly ◦ http://ec.europa.eu/publications/

◦ Teacher’s Corner Purchase

◦ http://publications.europa.eu/howto/index_en.htm

Free classroom sets◦ http://mpower.mosaicprint.com/EU

Image: © European Union, 1995-2010

Audiovisual Materials: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices◦ Video◦ Audio◦ Photos

Poster of the Euro Area Random number generator:

http://www.random.org/

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http://tinyurl.com/eu-web-resources