30 years of Europe:
Otras herramientas
Otras herramientas
El 1 de enero de enero de 1986 España comenzó a formar parte de la Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE), la actual UE. La entrada de España junto con Portugal significó la tercera ampliación de la UE. Con los dos nuevos estados miembros la CEE pasó de 10 a 12 socios (los seis fundadores: Francia, Alemania, Bélgica, Luxemburgo, los Países Bajos y Italia; el Reino Unido, Irlanda y Dinamarca, que se unieron en 1973; Grecia, que entró en 1981, y España y Portugal en 1986).
A lo largo del mes de diciembre la Comisión Europea en España invitó a los ciudadanos a elegir el logo que marcará todas las actividades de los 30 años de España en la UE. Este es el diseño ganador.
Spain’s accession to what is
now the European Union also presented an opportunity to overcome long decades of isolation and
impotence on the international stage. Although difficult to quantify, this has in turn resulted in
Spain having increasing influence on the Union’s institutions and decisions. As such, we can talk
not only about Spain becoming more European, but also about the European project becoming a
little more Spanish.
It would appear, therefore, that there are more than enough reasons for looking in greater detail
at what participation in the European Union has meant for Spain.
The impact of Spain’s 30 years of integration in the European Union in economic, political and,
most notably, social terms has been extraordinary. Thanks to Community solidarity and the
collective efforts of all its people, Spain has undergone the most extensive transformation and
modernisation of its history.
Thirty years ago Spanish inflation was around 10% per year, unemployment was over 17% and
GDP was approximately 71% of the Community average. Today this figures have significantly changed. Our accession to the EU brought with it the definitive opening-up of our economy and greater
presence on the international stage.
Moreover, in the course of this period Spanish society has been greatly modernised through the
widespread and rapid integration of women into the workforce, the expansion of third-level
public education, universal healthcare, the introduction of progressive tax systems, the laws on
gender equality, etc.
Since its entry into the EU, Spanish society has broken all the stereotypes, changing the image of it held by the rest of Europe. The European Union has also provided Spain with an important democratic culture. Since the beginning, and right throughout the process of European integration, Spain has shown great enthusiasm for completing the single market, achieving the euro and the Economic and Monetary Union, creating a European area of security and justice, and stepping up cooperation in the area of external policy, thereby enabling Europe to speak with one voice throughout the world.
The project consist of a presentation on any topic related to changes along these 30 years in Spain. Any aspect can be analysed or a deep look into one of the current state memebrs would work for a 5m presentation within class- Obviously, in English.
The European Union has 28 member countries:
- Austria (1995)
- Belgium (1958)
- Bulgaria (2007)
- Croatia (2013)
- Cyprus (2004)
- Czech Republic (2004)
- Denmark (1973)
- Estonia (2004)
- Finland (1995)
- France (1958)
- Germany (1958)
- Greece (1981)
- Hungary (2004)
- Ireland (1973)
- Italy (1958)
- Latvia (2004)
- Lithuania (2004)
- Luxembourg (1958)
- Malta (2004)
- Netherlands (1958)
- Poland (2004)
- Portugal (1986)
- Romania (2007)
- Slovakia (2004)
- Slovenia (2004)
- Spain (1986)
- Sweden (1995)
- United Kingdom (1973)
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