The European Union (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
3 original aims of EU
3 original aims of EU
Economic recovery, democratic values, peace/reconciliation
4 freedoms of EU single market
4 freedoms of EU single market
Movement of people, services, capital, goods
QMV voting requirement
QMV voting requirement
55% of states representing 65% of EU population
Treaty of Rome (1957) achievement
Treaty of Rome (1957) achievement
Established EEC and created wider common market
Maastricht Treaty (1992) significance
Maastricht Treaty (1992) significance
Formally created the European Union
Schengen Agreement (1985) purpose
Schengen Agreement (1985) purpose
Removed internal border controls, created single travel area
EU members after Brexit
EU members after Brexit
27 member states
Working Time Directive (2003) limit
Working Time Directive (2003) limit
48 hours per week average including overtime
ECSC founding members (1952)
ECSC founding members (1952)
France, W. Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
% of EU goods exported within EU
% of EU goods exported within EU
Approximately two-thirds