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IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

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- 1EUROPEAN UNIONINTERNATIONAL TRADING BLOC AND POLITICAL ALLIANCE OF EUROPEAN NATIONS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CLOSER POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CO-OPERATION AMONG ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES

- 2HOW ARE EU POLICIES AND LAWS MADE?EU POLICIES AND LAWS ARE MADE AS A RESULT OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE EU 'INSTITUTIONAL TRIANGLE':
EU COMMISSION
EU PARLIAMENT
THE COUNCIL OF THE EU
- 3THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONTHE EU'S MOST IMPORTANT DECISION-MAKING BODY AND IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENT

- 4THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONTHE INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

- 5EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTDIRECTLY ELECTED BY EU CITIZENS TO ACT AS A SUPERVISORY WATCHDOG' OVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE EU ACTIVITES.
ELECTED EVERY FIVE YEARS
- 6EU COMMISSIONERSSENIOR MANAGERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO RUN THE EUROPEAN UNION

- 7THE COURT OF AUDITORSRESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE EU BUDGET IS SPENT EFFICIENTLY AND FOR THE PURPOSE ENTENDED

- 8THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICERESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT EU LAWS ARE APPLIED CORRECTLY IN ALL EU COUNTRIES

- 9THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKCENTRAL BANK FOR ALL COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE EURO AS THEIR COMMON CURRENCY

- 10HOW ARE EU LAWS INTRODUCED?FIVE STAGES:
1. PROPOSAL BY THE COMMISSION
2. CONSULTATION WITH THE EU PARLIAMENT AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
3. REDRAFTING BY THE COMMISSION
4.APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION
IMPLEMENTATION BY THE COMMISSION AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
- 11WHAT DO INFLUENCE GROUPS DO?MANY DIFFERENT INFLUENCE GROUPS TRY TO INFLUENCE THE EU'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

- 12METHODS OF PERSUASION USED BY INTERST GROUPS1. LOBBYING THE KEY-DECISION MAKERS
2. SETTING UP AN OFFICE IN BRUSSELS AND STRASBOURG MAKE LOBBYING EASIER
3. USING PUBLIC RELATIONS
4. PROTESTS AND PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS
- 13SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET POLICYA policy to remove barriers to the free movement of goods, services, people and capital between member states

- 14EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU)REFERS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO AS A COMMON CURRENCY FOR EU MEMBERS

- 15EUROZONETHE NAME GIVEN TO THOSE EU COUNTRIES THAT HAVE REPLACED THEIR NATIONAL CURRENCIES WITH THE EURO CURRENCY

- 16COMMON AGRICULTURE POLICY (CAP)DESIGNED TO MAKE THE EU SELF-SUFFICIENT IN FOOD AND MAINTAIN THE INCOMES OF FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES

- 17EU STRUCTURAL POLICIESDESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS AND WEALTH OF THE EU'S POOERER REGIONS AND VULNERABLE INDUSTRIES

- 18EU COMPETITION POLICYSETS OUT RULES DESIGNED TO ENSURE FREE AND FAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN FIRMS IN THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET

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