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From Conflict to Close Partnership : The European Union (EU). Module 1. Which country does the flag belong to? Where is its capital city?. Where do these countries locate?. EUROPE NOW.

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  1. From Conflict to Close Partnership: The European Union (EU) Module 1

  2. Which country does the flag belong to? Where is its capital city?

  3. Where do these countries locate?

  4. EUROPE NOW Erasmus students in Manchester, the United Kingdoms/ Photo: Facebook ID: MMUnion Erasmus & International  A cafe house in Paris/ Roboppy@Wikipedia/CC-Zero The planned European Extremely Large Telescope/SwinburneAstronomy Productions/ESO@European Southern Observatory/CC BY

  5. EUROPE THEN A parade of German tanks in Paris (1941)/Bundesarchiv, N 1576 Bild-007/ Herrmann, Ernst/ CC-BY-SA Destruction in a Berlin street (1945)/ Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R09876 / CC-BY-SA The French and Belgian troops occupied the German Ruhr region in 1923/ No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit @Imperial War Museums/ CC BY

  6. BUILDING LASTING PEACE AFTER WWII The Schuman Declaration - 9 May 1950 Schuman Declaration / European Union

  7. DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE SCHUMAN DECLARATION 1. An Expanding Agenda (Structure) The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), 1951 The European Economic Community (EEC), 1957 The European Union (EU), 1993

  8. 1. An Expanding Agenda (Matters involved) Vehicle License Plates Ireland Germany Steel wire rope/ Johannes Hemmerlein@ wikipedia/BY-SA Coal bituminous/ Minerals in Your World@ wikipedia/CC-Zero Finland ECSC Common European market: Free movement of goods, capital, services, and people European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EUROJUST EUROPOL (European Police)

  9. 2. An Enlargement of Membership from 6 to 28 European Union Enlargement/ Ssolbergj@Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA

  10. 1951 1981 1973 1986 1995 1990 2004 2007 2013

  11. SIGNIFICANCE In 2012, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union because"for over six decades [it has] contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe".  José Manuel BarrosoPresident of the European Commission Martin Schulz President of the European Parliament Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council Award ceremony of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the EU/ P-022380/00-07@European Union, 2013/ CC BY

  12. CONCLUSION Ana Fanlo Vicente (12, Spain): winner of the “Peace, Europe, Future” drawing competition

  13. REFLECTION • Can this mode of building peace be applied in Asia? • An “Asian Union”perhaps? (Think about Japan and China) Anti-Japan Protest in Shanghai/ acina@Flickr/ CC BY-NC Anti-China Protest in Tyoko/ TAKA@P.P.R.S@Flickr/ CC BY-SA

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