EU Institutions
EU Parliament and EU Council
The two chambers that make up the law-making part of the EU
1957
Treat of Rome- creation of the European Economic Community
Current president of the EU Commission
Provides passport-free travel across all member states
Schengen Area
20 members
Number of countries that use the Euro as their currency
The executive of the EU
EU Commission
1992
Treaty of Maastricht- creation of the European Union
French Foreign Minister, founding father of the European Coal and Steel Community
Robert Schuman
Provides university exchanges across the EU
Erasmus Programme
A European-wide aerospace company
Airbus
The highest court in the European Union
ECJ
2016
Brexit Referendum- Britain votes to leave the EU
French civil servent, a founding father of the European Coal and Steel Community
Jean Monnet
Provides subsidies and other protections for farmers within the EU
Common Agricultural Policy
The acronym for the standard measure of economic growth
GDP
The bank that prints the Euro and controls its interest rate
The European Central Bank
Introduction of the Euro as a physical currency into the Eurozone
Chancellor of West Germany, founder of the European Coal and Steel Community
Konrad Adenauer
Delivers funding to poorer areas of the EU
European Regional Development Fund
The acronym for a private business that operates internationally across several countries
TNC
The largest party in the present EU Parliament
European People's Party
2004
Largest expansion of EU states, encompassing many nations in Eastern Europe
Current President of the ECJ
A collaborative institution of scientists engaged in nuclear research
CERN
The acronym for an area of sea over which a certain country has exclusive rights to resources and fish
EEZ