1. The European Union Kamran Ismailov Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management Spring 2002, Salem, OR, USA

2. EU – Europe Day • Declaration of 9 May 1950 • France and Germany In 1951 • Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

3. EU – The Member States • In 1973: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; • In 1981: Greece; • In 1986: Spain and Portugal; • IN 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden

4. EU – The Objectives • Promote economic and social progress • Assert the identity of the European Union on the international scene • Introduce European citizenship • Develop an area of freedom, security and justice • Maintain and build on established EU law

5. EU – The Institutions • The European Parliament • The EU Council • The EU Commission • The EU Court of Justice • The EU Court of Auditors

6. EU – The Institutions • The EU Economic and Social Committee • The EU Committee of the Regions • The European Ombudsman • The European Investment Bank • The European Central Bank

7. EU – The Key Issues • Terrorism • Debate on the Future of the Europe • Euro • Treaty of Nice • Enlarging the EU

8. EU – The Key Issues • The World Trade Organization • Charter of Fundamental Rights • Employment • White paper on European Governance

9. EU – Citizens Rights • Fundamental Rights • Rights relating to Freedom of movement • European Citizenship Rights

10. EU – European Treaties • The European Coal and Steel Community, 23 July 1952 • The European Community,1 January 1958 • The European Atomic Energy Community, 1 January 1958

11. EU – European Treaties • The Single European Act, 1 July 1987 • The Treaty on European Union, 1 November 1993 • The Treaty of Amsterdam, 1 May 1999 • The Treaty of Nice, 7-9 December 2000

12. The European Union Questions?