1 - EU

1. EU

• EU = European Union
• It is an economic and political partnership
• It includes 28 countries (Austria; Bulgaria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Cyprus; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Malta; Netherland; Poland; Portugal; Spain, Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Sweden; The United Kingdom)
• It begins after World War Two
• It promotes peace
• It offers freedom, security and justice
• It fights against exclusions and discriminations
• It promotes scientific and technological progress
• It respects its rich cultural and linguistic diversity
• It has its own currency (euro)
• There are 9 countries with a different currency (Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Sweden; The United Kingdom)
• It has its own parliament and institutions