The EEC

    6. Новая тема "The European Economic Community and the European Union”. Презентация слов

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*ЕЭС существовало с 1957 по 1993 года, затем вошло в Евросоюз*

The European Economic Community, or the Common Market (общий рынок), or the EEC was established in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. The original six member countries of the Community were France, West Germany, Belgium ['beldZqm], Italy, Luxembourg ['lAks(q)mbE:g] and the Netherlands ['neDqlqndz]. Then a few other countries joined the community. Britain, together wit the Irish Republic and Denmark ['denmQ:k], joined the EEC on 1^st January, 1973.

The Community formed an enormous trading area of almost 250 million people, and accounted fro two fifths of the world’s trade.

The membership allowed imports to enter member countries either free of duty or at lower customs duties.

All member countries contributed to a common budget for certain purposes, based on relative total output of goods and services, or gross national product.

Under the Community regulations, people of member countries were allowed to enter freely another member state to travel or to work there.

The objective of the original six members of the Treaty of Rome was to create a process leading towards the goal of unification.

This political purpose was spelled out in 1969 in the Hague where the objective of "paving the way for a united Europe” was recognized and was reaffirmed in 1983 in the Stuttgart ['StVtgQ:t] Solemn ['sPlqm] Declaration; and in 1986 in the Single European Act, member states undertook "to transform relations as a whole among their states into a European Union, and stipulated that the European Communities and European Political Cooperation would have as their objective to contribute together to making concrete progress towards European Unity”.

The process of creating an economic involvement and dependence that would go far to meet most member states ultimate goal of European Unity was realized in 1993 with the signing at Maastricht [mQ:'strIht] of the Treaty on European Union, which set as its objective the establishment of "a European Union… a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe”. Provision was made for the Union to become a reality throught, inter alia, the establishment of economic and monetary union, including the creation of a single currency (the euro) and the introduction of Union citizenship (and eventually removal of frontiers, unde the Shengen System).

Moreover, the Union would "assert its identity in the international scene, in particular through the implementation of a common foreign and security policy”.

The EU consists of fifteen member states, namely:

Austria ['O:strIq], Belgium ['beldZqm], Denmark ['denmQ:k], Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland ['aIqlqnd], Italy, Luxembourg ['lAks(q)mbE:g], the Netherlands, Portugal ['pO:|tjVg(q)l], Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

• The Union has the following institutions:
• The Commission
• The Council of the European Union
• The European Parliament
• The European Court of Justice

The Secretariat ["sekrq'te(q)rIqt] of the European Union is in Brussels.

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undertook, customs duties, goal, joined, pave the way, union, output, enormous, free of duty, regulations,  contributed, Treaty, area, signed.  

1. The Common Market was established in 1957 by the ________of Rome.
2. Britain ___________the EEC in 1973.
3. The Community formed an _____________trading ______ of almost 250 million people.
4. Thanks to the membership member countries traded eithrer____________ or at lower __________________
5. All member counties __________to a common budget, based on relative total ___________ of goods and services.
6. Under the Community _____________, people of member countries could enter freely another member state.
7. The ultimate ___________of member of the Treaty of Rome was to create a process leading towards unification.
8. In 1969 other countries recognized and reaffirmed the objective of ______________for a united Europe.
9. Member states _____________to move towards a European Union.
10. The Treaty of Rome was ___________ in 1957.
11. It was an economic and monetary __________.

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1. It is a very positive factor when people can freely enter any other country.

Возможный ответ: Yes, it is a positive factor. You can travel freely, you should wait for a visa in long queues [kju:] in the embassy, you can find a job abroad which will be more challenging and interesting for you.

2. It is a good privilege when imports to any country are free of duty.

Возможный ответ: Yes, it is a good privilege. People have cheap goods and trading companies have profits which they can use to expand their activities and satisfy more needs of population.

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