EU Evaluation Flashcards
+ Expansion
2022
EU expanded from 6 to 27 member
encourage democracy
+ Four Freedoms
makes the EU the biggest market
provides EU citizens with right to live/work/study
+ Economy
2022
EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) was $17.9 trillion
2nd biggest economy
+ Euro
2nd reserve currency
+ Legislation
EU is responsible for most envi-friendly legislation
- Expansion
diluted purpose
diff for united EU to issues
- Commitment
is disputed
undermine EU’s sense of common purpose
- Euro Crisis
programs for it undermine support of EU in south
- Four Freedoms
free movement of service
increase populist parties that are committed with protecting workforce from foreigners
- Migrant Crisis
showed the tension of liberal approach (Germany) VS the defensive (Italy)
- EU Identity
little process
national identity even increased, because of austerity, free movement of workers and migrant crisis
Economic Benefits
provide UK with duty-free access to the world’s 2nd biggest economy
- 2016: 43% of British trade was with EU and was worth £241 billion