Hi, I’m Rose Jacobs, here with you for Kalkine Media. Today we’re going to look at what is the
European Union. But first, make sure you press the bell icon for all the latest updates here
on Kalkine Media. The European Union is the product of the European countries' political
and economic collaboration. It comprises 27 member states who are bound by the obligations and
privileges that come with membership. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Lisbon
Treaty, on the other hand, outline the EU's values and objectives. Each member state is a signatory
to the union's founding treaties and is subject to binding laws enacted by the union's judicial and
legislative authorities. All member states need to agree in unanimity for the EU to enact foreign
affairs and defence policy. The European Union was formed at the end of the second world war.
Several western European nations strived for more comprehensive economic, social,
and political connections to achieve economic progress and military protection.
However, the aim also was to assist France and Germany reach a long-term accord.
What does the EU represent?
The EU is made up of a slew of distinct bodies negotiating intergovernmental deals in various
fields, including law and economics. According to the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon,
the EU's structure undergoes a significant number of changes.
Furthermore, tentative discussions for a European regional union commenced in 1948,
following World War II, to bolster stability and economic collaboration among member nations.
The EU has formed the single market through a defined set of laws that apply to its member
nations. These types of policies are designed to guarantee that capital, individuals,
services and commodities can freely flow between member nations.The EU is a group of nations that
function as a single economic entity in the global economy and a unified political and economic bloc.
19 EU nations use the euro as their official currency. Furthermore, the EU arose from a desire
to build a single European political body to put an end to a century of struggle between nations
in Europe, which culminated in the second world war, which devastated most of the continent.
What are the European Union's core values?
a community characterised by inclusiveness, tolerance, justice, solidarity,
and non-discrimination, EU values are embraced by all EU nations. Moreover, these values have
always existed in European culture: Human rights. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights safeguards
human rights. These include the rights to be free of discrimination based on sexual orientation,
gender, culture or religion, race or ethnic origin, age or handicap, and the right of access
to justice and protection of personal data. Human dignity. Human dignity is precious, and it must
be guarded, upheld and cherished because it is the proper foundation of fundamental rights. Liberty.
Citizens have the right to freely migrate and dwell within the Union under freedom of movement.
Furthermore, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights protects personal liberties like freedom
of thought, respect for privacy, assembly, freedom of religion, data, and expression.
Equality. Equality implies that all citizens enjoy equal rights under the law. Gender equality
is a fundamental value that drives all European policies and serves as the foundation for European
integration. It applies to all regions, and while inequalities persist, the EU has achieved
meaningful progress. Democracy. The EU's operation is based on representative democracy.
Being a European citizen also entails exercising political rights.
Each adult EU citizen has the right to compete for and vote in the European Parliament elections.
They might run for office and vote in either their home nation or their birth nation.
The rule of law. The European Union is built on the rule of law. Whatever the EU does is
built on treaties that its member countries democratically and spontaneously agreed to.
An independent judicial system upholds the rule of law and justice. The EU nations have delegated
final authority to the European Court of Justice, whose verdicts must be obeyed by everyone.
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