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Created by megan murphy
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| Question | Answer |
| EUROPEAN UNION | INTERNATIONAL TRADING BLOC AND POLITICAL ALLIANCE OF EUROPEAN NATIONS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CLOSER POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CO-OPERATION AMONG ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES |
| HOW 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 |
| THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | THE EU'S MOST IMPORTANT DECISION-MAKING BODY AND IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENT |
| THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION | THE INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION |
| EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT | DIRECTLY ELECTED BY EU CITIZENS TO ACT AS A SUPERVISORY WATCHDOG' OVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE EU ACTIVITES. ELECTED EVERY FIVE YEARS |
| EU COMMISSIONERS | SENIOR MANAGERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO RUN THE EUROPEAN UNION |
| THE COURT OF AUDITORS | RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE EU BUDGET IS SPENT EFFICIENTLY AND FOR THE PURPOSE ENTENDED |
| THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE | RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT EU LAWS ARE APPLIED CORRECTLY IN ALL EU COUNTRIES |
| THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK | CENTRAL BANK FOR ALL COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE EURO AS THEIR COMMON CURRENCY |
| HOW 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 |
| WHAT DO INFLUENCE GROUPS DO? | MANY DIFFERENT INFLUENCE GROUPS TRY TO INFLUENCE THE EU'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS |
| METHODS OF PERSUASION USED BY INTERST GROUPS | 1. 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 |
| SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET POLICY | A policy to remove barriers to the free movement of goods, services, people and capital between member states |
| EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU) | REFERS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO AS A COMMON CURRENCY FOR EU MEMBERS |
| EUROZONE | THE NAME GIVEN TO THOSE EU COUNTRIES THAT HAVE REPLACED THEIR NATIONAL CURRENCIES WITH THE EURO CURRENCY |
| COMMON AGRICULTURE POLICY (CAP) | DESIGNED TO MAKE THE EU SELF-SUFFICIENT IN FOOD AND MAINTAIN THE INCOMES OF FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES |
| EU STRUCTURAL POLICIES | DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS AND WEALTH OF THE EU'S POOERER REGIONS AND VULNERABLE INDUSTRIES |
| EU COMPETITION POLICY | SETS OUT RULES DESIGNED TO ENSURE FREE AND FAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN FIRMS IN THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET |
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