The European Union Flashcards

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1
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Le Traité de Rome

+date?

A

The Treaty of Rome

1957

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Le Marché commun

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The Common Market

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Le Parlement Européen

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The European Parliament

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Un député européen

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A Euro-MP / an MEP

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Un eurosceptique

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A Eurosceptic

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Un Eurocrate

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A Eurocrat

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Un commissionnaire

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A commissioner

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Le marché unique

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The single market

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La monnaie unique

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The single currency

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Un billet de 20 euros

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A twenty-euro note

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Une union douanière

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A customs union

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Un pacte de stabilité.

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A stability pact

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Un état membre

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A member State

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L’entré dans l’UE

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Entry into the EU

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Un traité fondateur

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A founding treaty

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Bruxelles

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Brussels

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La Communauté Européenne

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The European Community

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Un europhile

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A Europhile

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Un technocrate

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A technocrat

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20
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Une directive

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A directive

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21
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La zone euro

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The Euro Zone

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L’euro

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The euro

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Une pièce de 2 euros

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A two-euro coin

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Une union monétaire

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A monetary union

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Le supranationalisme

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Supranationalism

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Le fédéralisme

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Federalism

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Entrer dans l’UE

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To join the EU

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La construction Européenne

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The European construction

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Le traité de Maastricht

+ date?

A

The Maastricht Treaty

1992

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La citoyenneté européenne

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European citizenship

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Être pro-Européen / anti-européen

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To be pro-European / anti-European

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Organiser un référendum

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To hold a referendum

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Ratifier la Constitution

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To ratify The Constitution

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Rejeter la Constitution

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To reject the Constitution

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La ratification de..

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The ratification of..

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Le rejet de..

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The rejection of..

37
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L’élargissement de..

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The Enlargement of..

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Élargir (l’UE)

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To enlarge (the EU)

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Demander à adhérer l’UE

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To apply for membership of the EU

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Un pays de l’UE

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A EU country

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Une Europe à 27 (cf Brexit)

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A Europe of 27 members

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Une Europe à deux vitesses

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A two-tier Europe

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La Banque Centrale Européenne (BCE)

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The European Central Bank (ECB)

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Adopter l’euro

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To adopt the euro

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Ne pas adopter l’euro

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To opt out of the euro

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La force de l’euro

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The euro’s strength

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La faiblesse de l’euro

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The euro’s weakness

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La commission européenne

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The European Commission

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La Politique agricole commune (PAC)

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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

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La Cours de Justice Européenne (CJE)

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ)

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Un transfert de souveraineté vers

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A transfer of sovereignty to

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Perdre / sauvegarder sa souveraineté

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To lose / to safeguard one’s sovereignty

53
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Supprimer les barrières

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To knock down barriers

54
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L’Europe apporte la paix, la stabilité et la libre circulation des capitaux, des biens et des personnes mais est souvent en crise malgré les innombrables sommets européens.

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Europe provides peace, stability, and the free movement of capitals, goods and people but is often in crisis despite the countless European summits

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Avec l’émergence de la Chine, de l’Inde et du Brésil, l’Europe ne peut plus se permettre d’être désunie.

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With the rise of China, India and Brazil, disunity in Europe is no longer an option.