EU
Níže je uveden pouze náhled materiálu. Kliknutím na tlačítko 'Stáhnout soubor' stáhnete kompletní formátovaný materiál ve formátu PDF.
Greece joined the
community in 1981,
followed by Spain and
Portugal in 1986.
European Union
It's a political and economic union
of 28 member states - European
countries. The European Union
operates through its institutions.
What is it?
Can you name, locate and describe
the most important EU institutions?
Lets look at some of the official
symbols of the EU.
Lets take a look at the
history of the EU...
The first one is the ,
which consists of 12 golden stars
formed into a circle on a blue background.
The number of stars is fixed - it isn't based on
the number of member states in the EU.
Originally, it was the flag of the Council of
Europe and EU just took it over.
Flag of Europe
The official anthem of the European Union is
, which is part of Ludwig van
Beethoven's 9th symphony, composed at the
beginning of 19th century.
Ode to Joy
It's played on official occasions
by the European Union.
How big and populous it is?
The EU has a total area of
more than 4 million square
kilometres and if it was a single
country, it would be the 7th
largest country in the world.
HOW WAS THE
EU FORMED?
The population of all member states
together is more than 500 million
residents. It has almost twice as many
residents as the United States of America.
European
Parliament
What are the capital and
largest cities in the EU?
The capital city of the European
Union is Brussels in Belgium, one
of the founding states. The
largest cities are London (Great
Britain) and Paris (France).
Brussels
European
Commission
European
Council
Council of the