EU: Role & Aim Flashcards
Aim of EU
prevent another WW2
maintain peace in Europe
if linked economically it will be impossible to fight
Pooled Sovereignty
diff sovereign state give up some of their sovereignty to in larger group (EU)
do it to prevent war
benefit economically from trade
Main Aim
integration
encourage peace, prosperity and liberal democracy
banishing the prospect of war by eliminating national diff and jealously
Problems With Expansion
obligate to help struggling members
freedom of movement
Turkey almost joining but didn’t because of Islamophobia
What Are The Four Freedoms?
the free movement of:
goods
services
capital
people
The Free Movement Of Goods
no tariffs on trades
The Free Movement Of Services
business can open anywhere
The Free Movement Of Capital
capital (money) should move freely
The Free Movement Of People
no internal barriers to stop EU citizen from working or getting social benefits
Economic Integration
EU members achieve a lot of prosperity through interconnections that war is impossible
Frederic Bastiat’s Quote
if good do not cross borders, armies will
Monetary Union
The Maastricht Treaty establish that EU integration aspire to both economic and MU
1999: euro introduced as trading currency
Social Unity
1980s: Jacques Delors (pres of EU)
- emphasise that EU Integration should encourage worker’s rights
The Maastricht Treaty included the Social Chapter
- establish rights all workers can claim
The Protection of Human Rights
2000: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU
become legally binding in the Lisbon Treaty 2009
guarantees overlap with EU Human RIghts
Political Union
EU treaties restricted the occassions on which states can veto in EU
The Maastricht Treaty establish a common EU citizenship
- changed EEC go EU
