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The European Union - EU

Explore the history, present impact, and future potential of the European Union's expansion to embrace 37 countries. Discover the political, economic, and cultural advantages of enlarging the EU, including enhanced security, economic growth, improved quality of life, and global influence. Witness how inclusion of rapidly growing economies and diverse cultures enriches the European project, fostering peace, prosperity, and cooperation across the continent and beyond.

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The European Union - EU

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  1. Past, present and future The European Union - EU

  2. Europe…… A continent of 37 countries

  3. The EU 27 member states

  4. Do we need the EU?

  5. History of the EU

  6. EU expansion The benefits of enlarging the Union to include these countries are political, economic, and cultural: The extension of the zone of peace, stability and prosperity in Europe will enhance the security of all its peoples. The addition of more than 100 million people, in rapidly growing economies, to the EU’s market of 370 million will boost economic growth and create jobs in both old and new member states. There will be a better quality of life for citizens throughout Europe as the new members adopt EU policies for protection of the environment and the fight against crime, drugs and illegal immigration. New members will enrich the EU through increased cultural diversity, interchange of ideas, and better understanding of other peoples. Enlargement will strengthen the Union’s role in world affairs - in foreign and security policy, trade policy, and the other fields of global governance.

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