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What is the interrelation between World War II and the design of the European Union? - answer✔They
dreamed of integrating European economies and removing controls on the movement of people,
money, goods, and services; they were driven by the desire to promote peace and to build a single
European market that could compete with the United States.
First step in 1951 Treaty of Paris created the European Coal and Steel Community. Started to trade on
the material which weapon was made of. The Union is built around conflicts and national interests.
What is the European Union? What is Europe? and, how are they distinct? - answer✔- It is not a
European superstate, and suggestions that it might one day become a United States of Europe are
greeted with a volatile mixture of enthusiasm and hostility
- an entity that has its own institutions and body of laws, twenty-eight member states and more than
500 million residents, a common currency used by more than half its members, and increasing
agreement on a wide range of common policy areas.
What is the role of the European Union in the international community? - answer✔- Money - Although
this is beginning to come under some strain, there is now virtually unlimited free movement of people,
money, goods, and services among most of its member states.
- The rise of the EU also has important political implications for North America. During the Cold War the
most critical political relationship in the world was that between the United States and the Soviet
Union— much else that happened in the world was determined by the attempts of the two adversaries
to outwit and outmaneuver one another.
- The political influence of the EU has grown. Its economic might cannot be ignored; its policy positions
have often been less controversial than many of those taken by the United States; and while the U.S. is
associated (not always fairly) with hard power (coercion, threats, and the use of military force), the EU is
associated with soft power¨
- Meanwhile, the promise of access to the European marketplace or even—for the select few—of
membership in the European Union has arguably had a greater effect on promoting lasting democratic
change and economic development, at least for Europe's closest neighbours.
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Is the European Union: 1) an international organization, 2) a federal state, 3) a confederation, 4) an
economic bloc, 5) sui generis political system, 6) other? - answer✔Aleksa sees it as federation. The
difference between federation and confederation, a central government. In federal state, you have one
central government, example. EU has a kind of central government, serenity - government power. But
we have each states. Maybe there is nothing like it, something we haven't seen before. It is not doing
great for integrating, it's unice but what should it be? Can we strive for equality? There are so big
differences in population. They choose to start the EU, and they can choose to leave, so is it just an
organization?
3 elements for a state: territory, some population, a government power. Recognition is important. At
the table 1945 there was the cold war, us mot Ussr. Security issues, trust issues,
What is the relevance of the end of WWII in relation to the genesis of the European Union? - answer✔
Why was the origin of the European Union based in coal and steel? - answer✔The European coal and
steel union. If there is a free trade on coal and steel, and can wash and see something. To make war
impossible? Schuman decleration on may 9 1950. French foreign minister. On May 9 it is Europe day, he
announced it on that day because of the Schuman declaration, the first start of EU 1950. He did
announce it at a press conference. It was marketing, he maybe didn't have the political will but he got it
out there, free trade for coal and steel. They said it was going to be made step by step, and that's not
the way you think of nation building. At this point, there should only be one common production, It is
about sharing a gun, to build up trust between the countries. It sounds good that making war
impossible, doesn't really do it though, what they did was to create a market
What is the significance of the European Coal and Steel Community in relation to the progressive
development of European integration? - answer✔- Robert Schuman's original view was that any move
toward political integration and a common European identity would depend upon further economic
integration. The first 6 created European economic community (EEC) with the goal of creating a single
market.
What did the signing of the Treaty of Rome establish? - answer✔- The treaty of Rome can be seen as the
forerunners of the institutions of EU today: a commission that served as a quasi-executive, a council of
ministers and a parliamentary assembly that performed legislative functions and a court of justice. This
was a kick-start for economic integration and brought new members to the European community.
- They wanted to establish a united Europe by development of common institutions, the progressive
fusion of national economies, the creation of a common market and the progressive harmonization of
their social policies.
- Signed march 25, 1957, 1958 came in to work.
- Created the EEC and the European atomic energy community
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What were the goals and achievements of the Treaty of Rome? - answer✔- EEC created the 6 to several
goals:
o the creation of a single market within 12 years,
o agreement on a common external tariff,
o the reduction of barriers to the free movement of people service and capital,
o the creation of the European social fund
o European investment bank.
- Euratom focused on (French interest): single market for a atomic energy, but was quickly relegated to
focusing on research.
What changes were made to the institutional framework of the European Coal and Steel Community? -
answer✔- Instead of high authority the EEC had an appointed nine-member quasi-executive commission
that had less power to impose decisions on member states. Mainly focus were to initiate policy and to
oversee implementation
- The EEC Council of ministers was given greater power over decisions but still represented national
interest. It had six members but 17 votes. Some decisions were anonymous others by majority, or
qualified majority of 12 votes from at least 4 states.
- Single parliamentary assembly was created to cover the EEC, ECSC and Euratom. It could question the
commission of ECSC, but little legislative authority Renamed to European parliament in 1962.
- A single court of justice was created with 7 judges.
- It became more democratic in 1979 with the introduction of direct elections to the European
parliament.
Describe the circumstances of the first and second rounds of enlargement. - answer✔- Denmark wanted
to join because of agricultural reasons and a lot was being exported to Britain. Brittan had approved
from the US who supported the community. Ireland saw the EEC as a potential boost for its industrial
plans and to reduce the reliance on agriculture and Britain. Brittan and Norway thought it was good for
the importance of the market.
- Everything went good until Charles de Gaulle came in to the picture. The French president who saw
that the EEC was built up around Franco-German saw Britain as a rival to French influence in the EEC. He
thought British membership would led to much influence of the US (confirmed at 1962 when Britain
accepted the U.S offer of Polar missiles as deliver vehicles for Britain's nuclear warheads).
- Gaulle vetoed the British application and signed the treaty with Germany. And Britain's application
came as a package which led to that Norway, Denmark and Ireland was denied as well.
