US-Europe Relations
What year did US and EU relations start?
US–EU relations officially started in 1953
What is War on Terror?
The war on terror is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks. The War on Terror was Americas response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism.
What percent of European Union's energy production was from fossil fuels?
40 percent
What is climate change?
a change in global or regional climate patterns
What is the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act?
This Act represented the first far-reaching legislation on discrimination against disabled people. It covered key areas of life such as employment and training, education, goods, facilities and services, and transportation.
Why is the EU important to the US?
One of US's biggest allies
What was the campaigns objective, and what year did it begin?
The campaign, whose objective was eliminating international terrorism, began in 2001.
The dirtiest of fossil fuels, and is used a lot in Europe is what?
coal
Did the The use of renewable energy grow in the past decade?
yes
What is the 1998 Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act incorporated into domestic law the rights and liberties enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. People in the UK no longer had to take complaints about human rights breaches to the European Court in Strasbourg – British courts could now hear these cases.
who has been Europe's biggest trade partner?
The US has been the biggest EU partner in trade for decades.
What are the most direct negative impacts terrorist acts can cause?
The most direct negative impacts are the economic destruction of property and lives.
The most consumed fossil fuel for primary energy is what?
oil
How many people suffer from global water crisis?
About one in every three people on Earth suffers from a scarcity of fresh water—a crisis that will only get worse as the population increases unless new sources of fresh water are developed.
What is the 2008 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) was the first human rights treaty of the 21st Century. It reaffirms disabled people's human rights and signals a further major step in their journey to becoming full and equal citizens.
what is the largest export the US has given the EU?
The US's largest export to the EU was aerospace products and parts, computer and electronic parts, and pharmaceuticals and medicines
In which two countries in the Middle East did the war occur?
Oil is mainly used for what?
Fueling transportation such as cars and planes.
Between what years did overpopulation occur?
Between 1959 and 1999, the global population doubled, growing from 3 billion to 6 billion in just 40 years.
What is the 2010 the Equality Act
The Equality Act brought together more than 116 separate pieces of legislation into one single act - to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all
When did the US and EU celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties?
May 6, 2004
Name one of the successes of the first years of the war on terror
Arrest of hundreds of terrorist suspects around the world, The prevention of further large-scale terrorist attacks on America, The overturn of the Taliban regime, Subsequent closure of terrorist-training camps in Afghanistan.
The European Union’s biggest exporter of oil is?
Russia
Which is more environment-friendly: Facebook or r/jokes?
Facebook produces too much plastics while r/jokes has 100% recycling rate.
a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.