Europe

Europe

1. Continent?

   • not a geographical continent

2. Heritage

   • deep cultural and historical identity
   • Christian
   • Greco-latin mythology
     • Democracy
     • Princess Europe

3. Origins

   • After WW2
     • weakened
       • Europe Recovery Program
         • (ERP) Marshall Plan --> start of unification
     • Cold War
       • Divided Western Europe = danger United = as big as the 2 superpowers
     • Schuman Declaration:9th May 1950
       • Europe Day Schuman = Mr. Europe commemorate (remember together) pooling (working together)
       • ECSC : 1951
         • European Coal and Steel Community 6 countries : France / West Germany / Italy / Belgium / Netherlands / Luxembourg
         • economic development
           • prevent war
         • forerunner of EU
         • Rome Treaties : 1957
           • EEC
             • European Economic Community
           • Euratom
           • Single European Act : 1987
             • political union
             • free movement
               • No more visas, tariffs and quotas
             • Maastricht : 1992
               • European citicenship
               • currency
               • educational affairs
               • Europol
                 • security --> police

4. United in diversity

   • Unity
     • indo-european languages
     • majority of christianity
   • Diversity
     • +100 languages
     • divided christianity
       • Historical schisms Catholism, Orthodexy, Jewdaism, Protestant

5. Agriculture

   • CAP
     • Common Agriculture Policy
   • Protectionism