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EUROPEAN UNION Flashcards

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1
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Answer the question

When did the Hague Conference take place?

A

1948

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Answer the question

When was the European Economic Community created?

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1957

* Made up of 6 countries

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Answer the question

What was created in 1962?

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The Common Agricultural Policy

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Answer the question

When and thanks to what was Europe established?

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The Maastricht Treaty in 1992

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Answer the question

How many countries does europe consist of?

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27

* 28 countries before Brexit

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Answer the question precisely

What is the European Union?

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An economic & political association with free trade, circulation of goods, people and capital and fall of trade barries

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Complete the sentence

Europe is the main … in the world

Concerning world trade & globalisation

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exporter

* 18.1%

Eu = biggest importer of agricultural product

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Answer the question

Examples of important european companies

* Aeronautic
* Automobile

World’s largest helicopter supplier EUROCOPTER

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  1. EASD, Airbus
  2. Renault, PSA, Volkswagen, Fiat
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Answer the question

Name one of the most important trading partner of EU

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  1. USA
  2. China
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Answer the question

What is a metropolis?

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A city at the top of an urban network, with a wide polarization power

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Right or Wrong?

Europe is the 1st world destination for international tourism

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Right

* 383M of foreign visitors in 2008

France = main touristic country in the world (~75M)

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Right or Wrong?

Europe is a strong magnet for people

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Right

* Germany = highest number of immigrants ~9M

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Complete the sentence

GDP refers to the … of all goods and services produced in a country on a … period

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value/given

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Complete the sentence

GDP is often considered as an indicator of a country’s …

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Standard of living

EU countries are among the most developed ones

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Answer the question

How much is Europe’s GDP?

GDP = Gross Domestic Product

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11 billions €

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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

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value/one/residents

17
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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

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  1. High living standards
  2. High level of welfare
  3. Democratic Regimes
  4. EU’s GDP
18
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Give at least 3 examples

Name organisations where certain European countries are represented

G13 = G8 + China, Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa

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  1. G8/G20
  2. UN Security Council
  3. WTO
  4. International Monetary Fund

WTO = World Trade Organisation

G8 is a forum created by France in 1975

19
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Give the complete definition

What is a TNC?

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  1. Multinational/Transnational corporation
  2. Company that manages prodution or delivers services in more than one country

H&M = Swedish company, started as a family company

20
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How many TNCs does the EU have?

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161

139 for US / 71 for Japan / 46 for China

21
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No need to justify

Name the differents stages of integration in the EU

There are three of them

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  1. Core
  2. Periphery well integrated to the core
  3. 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)

22
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Give at least one of each

Political & Economic issues in EU

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  1. No real common foreign policy
  2. Economic heterogeneity
  3. Debts
  4. Weak budget

1. Unable to speak a single voice
2. Difficulties to integrate Eastern newcomers

23
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Give at least one of each

Demography & Energy weaknesses

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  1. Demographic decline (ageing)
  2. Global share constantly decreasing
  3. 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

24
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Give examples

A limited military power?

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  1. Not able to manage crisis on its own continent
  2. No common security and defense policy

1. US intervention in Serbia in 1999
2. It’s one of the European goals for decades

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