L.O TO KNOW WHAT THE EUROPEAN UNION IS AND WHAT COUNTRIES BELONG

TO IT.

The European Union

How has the European Union grown?

Who were the original six members?

France LuxembourgItaly

Germany Netherlands Belgium

Year History of European Union membership Total

1957          Belgium                   Italy         Luxembourg           Netherlands         France                     Germany (West)

6

1973          Denmark                 United Kingdom         Republic of Ireland

9

1981          Greece 101986          Portugal               Spain 12

1995          Austria                 Sweden         Finland

15

2004          Cyprus                        Lithuania         Czech Republic          Malta         Estonia                       Poland         Hungary                     Slovakia         Latvia                          Slovenia

25

2007          Bulgaria                      Romania 27

Arrange the following reasons under “push” and “pull” factors

Few jobs

Poor healthcareLack of sc

hools

Poor quality housing

Wages are too low

War and persecution

Excellent education system

Higher wages

Better housing

More advanced hospitals

More job opportun

ities

Famine

Availability of food

Stable democracy

Assessment  Revise for a test about Italy and the EU.

  DEADLINE:

Why are people migrating to the European Union?

‘Push’ factorsReasons for leaving

a country

‘Pull’ factorsReasons for moving

to EU

•Few jobs•Poor healthcare•Lack of schools•Poor quality housing•Wages are too low•War and persecution•Lack of food (famine)

•More job opportunities•More advanced hospitals•Excellent education system•Better housing•Wages are higher•Stable democracy•Availability of food

Images on the news        Film and televisionStories in newspapers    Popular myth  

How do these cartoons portray the European Union?

What is the meaning behind these political posters?

Did you Know?

  The idea for a common market came from Winton Churchill in 1945 who wanted the formation of a “United States of Europe”!