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The European Union
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Lesson 8
Why do individuals want to move into the
European Union?
1
The European Union
500 million
people
–
27 countries
2
The European Union
What is the European Union?
27
Member States
Combined
population of
EU Member
States
7
500
million
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• Largest economic body in the world.
• World’s most successful model for advancing
peace and democracy.
• A unique institution – Member States
voluntarily cede national sovereignty in many
areas to carry out common policies and
governance.
Percent of world’s
population
Percent of
global GDP
• Shared values: liberty, democracy, respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms,
and the rule of law.
30
Percent of combined
worldwide Official
Development Assistance
• Not a super-state to replace existing states,
nor just an organization for international
cooperation.
• World’s most open market for goods and
commodities from developing countries. 3
The European Union
Push Factors
• Political instability
• Economic oppression or instability
• Ethnic strife
• Religious oppression
• Natural disasters
4
The European Union
Pull factors
• Economic freedom
– Jobs
– Prosperity
• Social stability
– Social welfare
– Peace
• Political freedom
– Women’s rights
– Minority rights
• Religious pluralism
• Ethnic Pluralism
5
The European Union
Immigration by Age
6
The European Union
Immigration by Broad
Group of Citizenship
7
The European Union
GDP per Inhabitant:
the spread of wealth
271
2008 GDP per inhabitant
Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100
137
135 123 122
118 117
116 115 114
107 103
101 100
95 94
91
80
76 76
68 63 72
61 58
56
Bulgaria
Romania
Latvia
Poland
Lithuania
Slovakia
Hungary
Estonia
Portugal
Malta
Czech Republic
Slovenia
Greece
Cyprus
EU-27
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
Finland
Germany
United Kingdom
Denmark
Sweden
Austria
Netherlands
Ireland
Luxembourg
46 40
The European Union
An area of Freedom, Security and Justice
• Charter of Fundamental
Rights
• Joint fight against terrorism
• Police and law-enforcers from
different countries cooperate
• Coordinated asylum and
immigration policies
© European Union Police Mission
• Civil law cooperation
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