Passport European Union

90 Pages·2014·9.78 MB·English

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United in diversity — The European Union
In the last century, many European countries
fought each other in two world wars and
millions of people died. Europe’s economy
was badly damaged and the map of Europe
had to be redrawn as the borders of some
countries changed.
Two Frenchmen, Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet, put forward
the idea that the two previous enemies, France and Germany, should
in future work together in the production of coal and steel instead
of using it to make weapons to fight each other.
So, on 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman, the French Foreign Minister,
proposed setting up a club called the ‘European Coal and Steel
Community’. Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and
the Netherlands were the first countries to join this club which
was formed in 1952.
It worked so well that, in 1957, these six countries decided to start
another club, the ‘European Economic Community’, aimed at making
laws and policies together to improve trade and support farmers. This
method of cooperation was later extended to other areas where the
club members felt that more could be achieved by working together
than alone. The clubs were joined and are now called the ‘European
Union’.
Each Member State has a voice in this process and most of the
decisions are made by both government ministers and the men and
women elected by the people to sit in the European Parliament.
The work of the club members was so successful that more and
more countries in Europe wanted to join up. Denmark, Ireland and
the United Kingdom decided to join the Communities in 1973.
In 1981 Greece became a member, followed by Spain and Portugal
in 1986. Austria, Finland and Sweden joined in 1995 and, in 2004,
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10 countries joined at the same time — Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia. In 2007 Bulgaria and Romania were welcomed into the
European Union, and Croatia joined in 2013. The European Union now
has 28 Member States, and still more are interested in joining.
The European Union is one big market place for all Member States,
based on four freedoms:
Free movement of people allowing us to travel but also live,
study or work abroad;
Free movement of goods allowing us to buy and sell products from/
to each other;
Free movement of services allowing us to share the skills and
expertise we need from each other;
Free movement of capital allowing us to transfer or invest our
money to/in other Member States.
This is all very normal and taken for granted by young people
who have never known anything different. Many adults also do not
know that this freedom is a result of the work of the growing number
of club members for more than 60 years, and means that many more
things besides travelling have become easier through membership
of the European Union.
But what do we know about the Member States of the
European Union? At first glance our booklet seems to show
them in a random order, but if you look at the names in their own
languages you will find that they are in fact arranged alphabetically.
Hungary is known by another name in Hungarian and Germans
call their country ‘Deutschland’.
In the back of the booklet you will find stickers with coins, flags,
buildings, etc. which you can either stick onto the empty fields inside
of your passport or onto the map.
Let’s take a tour of Europe and see what else you can find out about
our neighbouring countries, and let’s not forget to have lots of fun.
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Belgium
België • Belgique •
Belgien
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Capital: Brussels
Surface area: 30 528 km²
Population: 10.7 million
Languages: Dutch, French and German
National Day: 21 July
Ascension of King Leopold I
to the throne (1831) Hallo!
Salut!
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The Atomium: Built in
1958, the 102 m high
monument represents
a magnified iron crystal made of Fix
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nine atoms. Recently renovated
here!
and opened to the public, the
Atomium puts on interesting
exhibitions, especially for children.
Going up in the lift gives you some
of the best views of Brussels.
The Manneken Pis:
Sculpted in 1619, this
statue of a little man weeing
into a fountain has become
one of Belgium’s best-known
monuments. He even has
an extensive wardrobe of
different costumes likely to
make any woman jealous!
Food: Belgium is famous
for its moules-frites (mussels
and chips), as well as its chocolate.
Famous Belgians: Magritte (artist), Eddy Merckx (cyclist),
Hergé (creator of Tintin) and the Smurfs.
Find out: How many costumes does
the Manneken Pis have to choose from?
Bulgaria
България
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Capital: Sofia
Surface area: 110 993 km²
Population: 7.5 million
€1 = BGN 1.95580
Language: Bulgarian
National Day: 3 March
Anniversary of liberation from
the Ottoman Empire (1878)
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Alexander Nevski
Cathedral: This
cathedral in Sofia is one of Fix
the largest Eastern Orthodox right picture
cathedrals in the world. It was here!
built in the early 20th century to
honour the soldiers who died in
the 1877 war with Turkey.
Rila National
Park: This is
the biggest national
park in Bulgaria and is
situated about 100 km
south of Sofia. It is
known for its numerous
lakes and rivers. Many
endangered wild
animals, such as
bears and wild swans, live here. The name Rila comes
from the word ‘roula’ meaning lots of water.
Food: Banitza (cheese pastry), shopska salata (a white
cheese, tomato and cucumber salad) and bob chorba
(a bean and chilli soup).
Famous Bulgarians: Julia Kristeva (philosopher),
Christo Javacheff (artist), Dimitar Berbatov (football player).
Find out: Which mountain range
runs through the centre of Bulgaria?
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Czech Republic
Česká republika
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Capital: Prague
Surface area: 78 864 km²
Population: 10.5 million
€1 = CZK 25.74
Language: Czech
National Day: 28 October
Commemorates becoming
an independent state after World War I
Ahoj!
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