The+European+Union

__//**[|The European Union]**//__  The European Union was set up with the goal of ending the conflict. The European Union was created by the Masstricht Treaty on November 1, 1993. The European Union is a political and economic union between European countries which makes its own policies concerning the member's economies, societies, laws and to some extent security. The European Union may be one of the best ways to meet challenges smaller nations might struggle with such as economic growth or negotiations with larger nations. The European was not created by in one go by the Masstricht Treaty; it all started by the result of the gradual integration since 1945. The European Union was not just after peace, but it was after solutions to economic problems, such as raw materials in one country and the industry to to process them in another. In order to solve the conflict between the six neighboring states they agreed in The Treaty of Paris to form an area of free trade for several key resources including coal, steel, and iron ore. The main reason for this organization is to have peace between the Europe countries and to prevent conflict. **//__ [|Members of The European Union] __//**  [|United Kingdom] (1973)  **//__[|Purposes/Goals/Objectives of Organization]__//**  The purpose of the European Union is to promote economic and social progress and a high level of employment and to have balance and a sustainable development. Its objective is to strengthen the protection of the rights and interest of the nationals of its member states. Its goal is to maintain and develop the Union as an area of freedom, security and justice.The purpose of the European Union is that it wants to have peace with all neighboring countries. The goal is also to have peace between the nations at Europe. The European Union was established in order to prevent conflict between the countries. These are the purposes, goals, and objectives of the European Union. **//__The Structure/Hierarchy/Subdivisions of Organizations__//** The European Union [|structure] is made up of five institutions that carry out functions on behalf of the citizens. The five institutions are //**The European Commission**, **The Council of Ministers**, **The European Parliament**, **The Court of Justice**,// and //**The Court of Auditors**.//The [|subdivisions] of the European Union are the court of justices. The court of justices are made up of **T****he Court of Justice** and **The Court of Auditors.** **//__Advantages and Disadvantages of membership in__//** **//__organization__//** The [|advantages]of joining the European Union is that you get political benefits, economical benefits, social benefits, and Environmental benefits. These advantages help out the countries in so many ways; for example, there is an increase of the stability of democratic system and safety of the state. The [|disadvantages]of joining the European Union is that you have to obey the European law. This a disadvantage that one country may not like because ever country has different point of views in their culture and structure. **//__The European challenges/local diversity.__//** The [|challenges] that the European Union has is no demos, no mandate, seperation of powers, accounts, transparency, and non existing civil society. The European Union challenges local diversity because it is trying to join different economies into one. //__**Citations**__// http://mk.ucant.org/archives/000103.html http://www.ncte.ie/environ/eu.htm http://www.blurtit.com/q834984.html http://www.ncte.ie/environ/eu.htm http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art60fr.htm http://www.euo.dk/euo_en/spsv/all/1/ http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/governmenta...onhist.htm
 *  [|Austria] (1995)
 *  [|Belgium] (1952)
 *  [|Bulgaria] (2007)
 *  [|Cyprus] (2004)
 *  [|Czech Republic] (2004)
 *  [|Denmark] (1973)
 *  [|Estonia] (2004)
 *  [|Finland] (1995)
 *  [|France] (1952)
 *  [|Germany] (1952)
 *  [|Greece] (1981)
 *  [|Hungary] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Ireland] (1973)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Italy] (1952)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Latvia] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Lithuania] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Luxembourg] (1952)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Malta] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Netherlands] (1952)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Poland] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Portugal] (1986)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Romania] (2007)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Slovakia] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Slovenia] (2004)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Spain] (1986)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> [|Sweden] (1995)

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