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EU MEMBERS and THE PURPOSE OF EU Delivered by: JAVERIA PENWALA Stratford College, London

Member Countries of European Union

Establishment of EU

Candidates of European Union Croatia Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovinian Montenegro

Albania

Kosovo The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

What is the European Union?

A UNIQUE AND POLITICAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 27 DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES.

Aims of EU Peace Prosperity Freedom

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE •Remove trade barriers to boost growth and create jobs •Tackling climate change and promoting energy security •Improving standards and rights for customers •Fighting international crime and illegal immigrants •Bringing peace and stability to Europe by working with its neighbours •Giving Europe a more powerful voice in the world The free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is a FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE of EU.

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Implication of AIMS SOLIDARITY POLICIES (Cohesive Policies) •Regional •Agricultural •Social affairs

INNOVATIVE POLICIES •Environmental Protection •Research and Development •Energy

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PILLARS OF EUROPEAN UNION COMMUNITY AGENCIES COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY AGENCIES POLICE AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS AGENCIES EXECUTIVE AGENCIES “EURATOM” AGENCIES AND BODIES http://europa.eu/agencies/index_en.htm

COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO ACCOMPLISH A VERY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL,SCIENTIFIC OR MANAGERIAL TASK IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EU`S FIRST PILLAR Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) European Chemical Agency (ECHA) European Environment Agency (EEA) European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)

To stop global warming, EU leaders decided in 2007 to: • improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 •reduce green house gas emissions by 20% by 2020 • raise the share of renewable energy to 20% by 2020 (wind, solar, hydro power, biomass) Emissions trading: EU ETS emissions fall 3 % in 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm) 15/05/2009

THE EU IS LEADING THE “KYOTO”DRIVE TO REDUCE THE AIR POLLUTION THAT CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING (http://europa.eu/abc/did_you_know_en.htm#5)

•The EU is the biggest provider of development aid in the world

•2007-2013:347 billion euro invested for infrastructure, business, environment and training of workers for less well-off regions or citizens.

•Held in Brussels on 2 and 3 April 2009 •Aimed to overview the ongoing consultations on draft River Basin Management Plans across the many river basin districts in EU •Role of Agriculture in the use of water resources •Sustainable modification of waterways •Setting price for the use of water •Attended by representatives of all EU countries accompanied by farmers, water managers, river basin authorities and environmental NGOs

COMMON FOREIGN AND Set up to carry out very specific technical, scientific and management SECURITY POLICY tasks in the field of defence. The “second pillar” of the EU. AGENCIES EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY (EDA) EUROPEAN UNION SATELLITE CENTER(EUSC) EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES(ISS)

POLICE AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS THIRD PILLAR AGENCIES SET UP TO FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL CRIME

THE EUROPEAN UNION`S JUDICIAL COOPERATION UNIT (EUROJUST) EUROPEAN POLICE COLLEGE(CEPOL) www.cepol.europa.eu

EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE (EUROPOL)

Its aim is to help EU members in preventing and combating International crime: •

Drug trafficking

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Immigration networks

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Vehicle trafficking

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Trafficking in human beings including child pornography

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Forgery of money and other means of payment

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Trafficking in radioactive and nuclear substances

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Terrorism

“Council Decision 2007/124/EC of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007-2013, as part of the General Programme on "Security and Safeguarding Liberties", the specific programme "Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security related risks" [Official Journal L 58 of 24.2.2007].”

EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

EXECUTE THEIR WORK IN THE BASIC MATTERS OF LIFE.

FOURTH PILLAR • Education. Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

• Tarns-European transport network executive Agency (TEN-TEA)

• Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)

• European Research Council Executive Agency (ERC)

• Research executive agency (rea)

• Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA)

The 7th Annual European Union Prize for

Cultural Heritage/ Europa Nostra Award Ceremony will take place in the Teatro Antico of Taormina, Sicily on the 5 June 2009.

This unique awards' programme aims to highlight some of Europe’s cultural and architectural treasures and will showcase remarkable efforts achieved to preserve and highlight Europe’s rich history in 24 specific projects from over 15 countries across Europe. ( http://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/news2101_en.htm ) (posted 14-May-2009)

(http://create2009.europa.eu/)

2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. The aims of the year are to promote creative thinking and innovation in all fields, and to foster personal, social and economic development.

European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 http://www.fco.gov.uk /en/ fco-in-action/institutions/britain-in-the-european-union

•In 2003 European leaders decided to stop animal testing for cosmetics (http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l21191.htm) [Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (Cosmetics Directive)].

•EU unveils €246m 'innovative medicines' scheme The pharmaceutical industry and the European Commission have forged a multimillion-euro collaboration aimed at developing new medicines and bringing them to market more quickly (© text: euractiv.com). (20.05.09)

“EURATOM” AGENCIES AND BODIES FIFTH PILLAR

THE AGENCIES ARE CREATED TO SUPPORT THE AIM OF TREATY EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY TREATY •Research programme for Peaceful use of Nuclear energy. •To provide knowledge and infrastructure of Nuclear energy. •To provide funding for Nuclear energy. •To ensure sufficiency and security of energy supply. BUT EU HAS ENSURED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO WAR BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS FOR LAST 60 YEARS