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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What is European Union?}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{EU is an unique economic and political union betwwen 27 European countries.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{{\emph{The Schuman Plan}}}} created on 9 May 1950 {\bf{made sure than Germany and France would cooperate in steel and coal production}} - neither of them could get enough resources to start producing weapons.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{France and Germany gathered enough money to improve their standard of living (building new roads, homes and other buildings to replace those that were destroyed during WWII)} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{{\emph{the European Coal and Steel Community (ESCS)}}}} was founded in 1951 together with {\bf{Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{{\emph{the European Economic Community (EEC)}}}} was founded in 1957 and written down in {\bf{The Treaty of Rome}}. The treaty contained the agreements upon agriculture, economy and transport. By 1992 twelve countries had joined.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In 1992 there was signed a treaty in Maastricht that decided that from then on the collaboration would be calle {\bf{{\emph{the European Union}}}} - many import and export regulations were abolished.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{{\emph{The Lisbon Treaty}}}} signed on 1 December 2009 made the EU more democratic and easier to govern.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{{\emph{Brexit}}}} = the UK decided by voting to leave the EU (51,9\% was the majority). They left on 31 January with a deal called {\bf{the withdrawl agreement}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The EU institutions}}  \tn
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{\bf{{\emph{the Council of the European Union (Council of ministers))}}}} & memebers are not the prime ministers but ministers who vary depending on the subject of meeting \tn 
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 & {\bf{role:}} voice of the EU memeber governments, adopting EU laws and coordinating EU policies \tn 
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 & {\bf{members:}} government ministers from each EU country, according to the topic \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{the European Council}}}} & it brings together the EU leaders (heads of states) to define the general political directions and priorities of the EU; decides on the EU's overall direction and political priorities \tn 
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 & it represents the highest level of political cooperation between EU countries \tn 
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 & manages EU policies and allocates EU funding, sets EU spending priorities, together with the Council and Parliamen it draws up annual budget for approval by the Parliament  and Council, supervises how the money is spent \tn 
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 & it represents the EU internationally, speaks on its behalf in international bodies, in particular in areas of trade policy and humanitarian aid \tn 
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{\bf{3 roles:}} & {\bf{legislative}} - passing EU laws, together with the Council of the EU, based on the European Commission proposals \tn 
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 & {\bf{president:}} Roberta Metsola \tn 
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 & {\bf{location:}} Strasbourg, Brussels, Luxembourg \tn 
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{\bf{**the European Court of Justice}} & is responsible for ensuring EU lawis being interpreted and applied the same in every EU country \tn 
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{\bf{goals of the EU}} & to promote peace, values of the EU and well-being of the citizens \tn 
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 & to offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{forming a customs union}}}} & removing all taxes on internal trade in order to discourage EU citizens from buying imports coming from non-EU countries \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{freedom of movement}}}} & no barriers to the free movement of Gs, Ss, capital and people across the EU borders \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{common agricultural policy}}}} & the idea was that the Europe should produce its own food and not rely on foreign supplies \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{help to less prosperous regions in the EU}}}} & provides money, jobs, improves schools, hhousing, roads, etc. (Euro funds) \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{single European market}}}} & created on 1 January 1993 \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Creating of economic and monetary union}}}} & 7 February 1992 {\bf{Maastricht Treaty}} - the main focus of that is the creation of a framework for European economic and monetary union \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Three stage plan for EMU}}}} & stages 2 and 3 have proved controversial and UK and Denmark have ipter out of them \tn 
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{\bf{1st stage }} (1 July 1990) & increased co-operation between central banks (new tasks - holding consultations and promoting the coordination of the monetary policies of the Member States - the aim is to achieve price stability \tn 
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 & main tasks of the EMI - to strengthen central bank cooperation and monetary policiy coordination, and to make the preparations required for the establishment of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) \tn 
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 & {\bf{Maastricht condition}} - a  stability and growth pact was agreed at a meeting in Dublin in 1996, budget deficit must not exceed 3\% of their GDP and nainal debt must not exceed 60\% of the GDP, otherwise the country will be penalised \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Convergence criteria}}}} & they measure progress in countries's preparedness to adopt the euro, and are defined as a set of macroeconomic indicators \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Conditions for the 3rd criteria}}}} & {\bf{annual average inflation}} must be within 1.5\% of the rate of inflation of the 3 EU members with the lowest inflation rate \tn 
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 & {\bf{exchange rates}} participation in European Exhange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) for at least 2 years without severe tensions and without devaluing against the euro \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{central exchange rate between euro and the country's currensy is agreed - currency is allowed to fluctuate by up to 15\% above or below this central rate} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{if necessary the currency is supported by intervention (buying or selling) to keep the exchange rate against the euro within +- 15\% fluctuation band.} \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Euro}}}} & the name given to the currency that has replaced the national currencies of the EU member countries \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Euro system}}}} & the monetary authority of the eurozone \tn 
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 & it is formed by the ECB together with all central banks of countries with euro \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ECB}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The creation of the ECB was accompanied by the introduction of the euro. The ECB was founded on 1 June 1998.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The seat of the ECB is in Frankfurt am Main in Germany and the President is Christine Lagarde} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Its main task is to maintain price stability and to keep the infaltion at a desired level of 2\%.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The ECB takes decisions on the single monetary policy and interest rate for the euro area.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ECB together with all central banks of countries with euro for {\bf{the Euro system}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ECB heads the {\bf{European System of Central Banks}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Argument for and against euro}}  \tn
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{\bf{{\emph{Potential benefits}}}} & {\bf{reduced transaction costs}} - no commission for changing money \tn 
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 & {\bf{increased European competition}} - all prices are in euro \tn 
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 & {\bf{reduced exchange rate uncertainty}} - international trade may become less risky \tn 
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 & {\bf{lower interest rates}} - the goal of ECB is to keep the inflation as low as possible \tn 
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 & {\bf{increased direct inward invesment}} \tn 
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{\bf{{\emph{Potential costs}}}} & {\bf{economic misalignment resulting in higher unemployment and/or lower real income growth in some countries}} - the value of euro may harm countries at certain times when they would need to alter it \tn 
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 & {\bf{national governments will no longer be able to use economic policy to control inflation and unemployment in their own countries}} - ECB setes interest rates and the rest has to obey by them \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Argument for and against euro (cont)}}  \tn
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 & {\bf{changeover costs}} - though they happen only once \tn 
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