EUROPEAN UNION Flashcards
(24 cards)
Answer the question
When did the Hague Conference take place?
1948
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When was the European Economic Community created?
1957
* Made up of 6 countries
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What was created in 1962?
The Common Agricultural Policy
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When and thanks to what was Europe established?
The Maastricht Treaty in 1992
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How many countries does europe consist of?
27
* 28 countries before Brexit
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What is the European Union?
An economic & political association with free trade, circulation of goods, people and capital and fall of trade barries
Complete the sentence
Europe is the main … in the world
Concerning world trade & globalisation
exporter
* 18.1%
Eu = biggest importer of agricultural product
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Examples of important european companies
* Aeronautic
* Automobile
World’s largest helicopter supplier EUROCOPTER
- EASD, Airbus
- Renault, PSA, Volkswagen, Fiat
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Name one of the most important trading partner of EU
- USA
- China
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What is a metropolis?
A city at the top of an urban network, with a wide polarization power
Right or Wrong?
Europe is the 1st world destination for international tourism
Right
* 383M of foreign visitors in 2008
France = main touristic country in the world (~75M)
Right or Wrong?
Europe is a strong magnet for people
Right
* Germany = highest number of immigrants ~9M
Complete the sentence
GDP refers to the … of all goods and services produced in a country on a … period
value/given
Complete the sentence
GDP is often considered as an indicator of a country’s …
Standard of living
EU countries are among the most developed ones
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How much is Europe’s GDP?
GDP = Gross Domestic Product
11 billions €
Complete the sentence
GNP refers to the … of all products and services produced in … year by labor and property supplied by the … of a country.
GNP = Gross National Product
value/one/residents
Answer the question and justify with at least 2 arguments
EU, an attractive model?
Can we consider EU as an attractive model for others countries?
French “Déclaration des droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen” attractive for refugees
- High living standards
- High level of welfare
- Democratic Regimes
- EU’s GDP
Give at least 3 examples
Name organisations where certain European countries are represented
G13 = G8 + China, Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa
- G8/G20
- UN Security Council
- WTO
- International Monetary Fund
WTO = World Trade Organisation
G8 is a forum created by France in 1975
Give the complete definition
What is a TNC?
- Multinational/Transnational corporation
- Company that manages prodution or delivers services in more than one country
H&M = Swedish company, started as a family company
How many TNCs does the EU have?
161
139 for US / 71 for Japan / 46 for China
No need to justify
Name the differents stages of integration in the EU
There are three of them
- Core
- Periphery well integrated to the core
- Less integrated to the core
1. France/Germany = (high population density & high GDP/inhab)
2. Barcelona/Stockholm = (average GDP/inhab, less diverse economy)
3. Cyprus/Malta = (less densely populated, lower GDP/inhab)
Give at least one of each
Political & Economic issues in EU
- No real common foreign policy
- Economic heterogeneity
- Debts
- Weak budget
1. Unable to speak a single voice
2. Difficulties to integrate Eastern newcomers
Give at least one of each
Demography & Energy weaknesses
- Demographic decline (ageing)
- Global share constantly decreasing
- Dependency on foreign countries for their energy
1. Challenging 2 giants China & India and threathening the EU’s economic power
3. Russia with Gasprom => greatly affects EU’s geopolitical power
Give examples
A limited military power?
- Not able to manage crisis on its own continent
- No common security and defense policy
1. US intervention in Serbia in 1999
2. It’s one of the European goals for decades
