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19 Cards in this Set
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Is the European Union a federal state? |
No, for 3 reasons -Plurality of levels of government -Distribution of Power ( Exclusive competence -each level of government will have exclusive competence) -Principle of Subsidiary |
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Is the EU an International Organization |
No because because being apart of the EU requires the transfer of National Sovereignty. member states have to give up their defense, foreign affairs, justice, fiscal policy, and international affairs. |
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When was the EU founded |
1951 |
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Who were the founding member countries |
Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
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Who joined in 1973 |
Denmark, UK, Ireland |
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1981 |
Greece |
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1995 |
Sweden, Finland, Austria |
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2004 |
Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia |
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2007 |
Bulgaria, Romania |
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Candidate Countries |
-The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -Turkey -Serbia |
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Copenhagen Criteria |
Created in 1995 to set a standard for countries who apply for membership |
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Criteria #1 |
Economical: Must have existence of functioning market economy -Be able to compete in the EU market ( free trade no tariffs ) |
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Criteria #2 |
Political: Stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy - rule of law, human rights -separation of power (transparency) -Free elections |
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Criteria #3 |
Geographic: must be a European country |
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Criteria # 4 |
Legal: All EU countries must adopt and implant certain laws -Judicial Review: Ability for the EU to remove laws in countries that they don't like |
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Internal Affairs |
Education, Police, Intelligence Agencies |
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Dual Logic |
Integration, Gradualism, Spill-Over |
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Gradualism |
hypothesis that social change can be achieved in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt decisions. TREATIES |
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Spill-Over |
Continuation of transferring national sovereignty -Functional -Political: NGO's, Media, political actions pushes spillover -Geographical: Bordering countries usually push to join EU (trade agreements) |
