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EU Institutions
European Commission
• 27 Commissioners, representing the European perspective, each responsible for a
specific policy area.
• EU’s executive branch proposes legislation, manages Union’s day-to-day business
and budget, and enforces rules.
• Negotiates trade agreements and manages Europe’s multilateral development
cooperation.
Council of the European Union
• EU’s main decision-making body, comprised of ministers of 27 Member States,
representing Member State’s point of view.
• Decides on foreign policy issues.
• Council presidency rotates among Member States every six months.
EU Institutions
European Parliament
• Voice of European citizens – members elected for
five-year terms.
• With the Council, passes EU laws and adopts EU budgets.
• Approves EU Commissioners.
• The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for Europe's single currency,
the euro.
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• The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price
stability in the euro area.
• The euro area comprises the 15 European Union countries that have introduced the
euro since 1999.
• The ECB operates independently from Member State governments.
United in Diversity - The €uro
EUROPEAN UNION DEPOSITORIES
• The European Union has a long standing tradition of maintaining European
Documentation Centers (EDCs) throughout the EU member countries, with a total of 275
EDCs world-wide.
• The earliest of these depositories were established with the creation of the ECSC
in the 1950’s.
EU Depositories Holdings
* The only items that are not part of this agreement are the
Technical Reports and the Press Materials issued by the
Commission's Offices located outside of Brussels.
The €uro
1951:
• In the aftermath of World War II, the aim was to secure peace among Europe’s
victorious and vanquished nations and bring them together as equals, cooperating within
shared institutions.
• Based on a plan by French Foreign Minister
Robert Schuman.
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• Six founding countries – Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy,
Luxembourg and the Netherlands – signed a treaty to run heavy industries (coal and steel)
under common management.
Treaty of Rome
• The six founding countries expanded cooperation to other economic sectors,
creating the European Economic Community (EEC) – or “common market.”
• As a result, people, goods, services, and capital today move freely across the Union.
EU PUBLICATIONS
Types of Publications
• EU publications fall into a number of EU-specific
categories: Green Papers, White Papers,
Bulletins, Communications, Reports,
Memorandum, and Press Releases.
EUROPA
THE SERVER FOR THE EU
Born: 1995
Name: europa.eu.int
Parents: EU-institutions
Characteristic:
Purpose:
– Openness and transparancy
– Give citizens access to information
– Involve as many as possible in the decision making-process
http://www.europa.eu.int/
• “One-stop Shopping”
• Fully searchable
• Divided into six main
areas:
– ABC
– News
– Activities
– Institutions
– Official Documents
– Information Sources
50 Years of EU Integration
Enlargement has:
• Inspired reforms and consolidated common principles of liberty, democracy,
respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, and market economy.
• Enhanced the EU’s weight in the world and made it a stronger and more attractive
international partner.
• Trade
– European Commission represents all 27 EU Member States before the World Trade
Organization.
– Supports free trade and open markets, within the rules-based structure of the WTO,
to promote growth and jobs in both industrialized and developing countries.
– The world's most open market for products and commodities from developing
countries – 40% of all EU imports are from developing countries.
• Environmental Protection
– A leader in global efforts to protect the environment, maintaining rigorous and
comprehensive systems at home.
– Plays a key role in developing and implementing international agreements, such as
the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change.
– Executing a “cap and trade” system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
– Takes the lead in the fight against global warming with the adoption of binding
energy targets (cutting 20% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2020).
The European Union and the United States
• Security
Cooperate to fight terrorism, limit the spread of nuclear weapons, and work for
global peace.
• Development
Together, EU and U.S. provide 80% of global development assistance and an even
larger share of global humanitarian aid in times of disaster and conflict.
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A Dynamic
Transatlantic Economy
• EU and U.S. together account for 40% of total global trade (more than $1.5 billion
in transatlantic trade every day).
• The $3 trillion EU-U.S. transatlantic economy employs 14 million workers on both
sides of the Atlantic.
• In 2005, Europe accounted for roughly two-thirds of total global investment flows
into the U.S. – by far the most significant source of foreign investment in the U.S.
economy.
• EU and U.S., with our shared values and common interests, are natural partners to
give a lead in four key areas:
– Promote peace, human rights and democracy worldwide.
– Confront global challenges, including security and non-proliferation.
– Foster prosperity and opportunity.
– Advance strategic cooperation on energy security, climate change and sustainable
development.