张勇先《经济学专业英语教程（第四版·下）》Unit 14.pptVIP

Unit 14Text: The European Union（欧洲联盟） 1. Key words2. Process of the European integration3. Institutional structures of the European Union4. EU summit on December 11~12, 19935. Questions 1. Key wordsEuropean UnionEuropean integrationECSCEECEuropean CouncilSingle European ActTreaty of RomeEuropean ParliamentCouncil of MinistersMaastricht TreatyEuropean Monetary Institute (EMI)European Central Bank“opt-out” concessionby a very narrow marginThe Court of JusticeThe Court of AuditorsEuropean Environment AgencyEuropoldrug traffickingmoney launderingfor the first campEU enlargementSpanish pesetaPortuguese escudo 2. Process of the European integration2.1 19522.2 19582.3 19872.4 1992 2.1 1952The European Union was first formalized by the creation of the ECSC in 1952. 2.2 1958The European Union expanded in 1958 by the launching of Euratom and the EEC. 2.3 1987Single European Act amended the Treaty of Rome in ways intended to streamline the decision making process, open up more areas to EC jurisdiction, and reinvigorate the movement toward European economic and political cooperation. The Act, which went into effect on July 1, 1987, following ratification by each EC member, called for the establishment of a wholly integrated internal market by the end of 1992 in this and other areas. 2.4 1992The Maastricht Treaty was formally signed by the EC Foreign and Finance Ministers on February 7, 1992. The Maastricht Treaty calls for establishment of a single currency and regional central bank by 1999 and commits the signatories to the pursuit of “ever closer” political union, including common foreign and security policies. 3. Institutional structures of the European Union3.1 European Council3.2 European Commission3.3 European Parliament3.4 The Court of Justice3.5 The Court of Auditors3.6 The European Monetary Institute (EMI)3.7 Europol 3.1 European CouncilThe European Council (comprising the heads of state or government of the member states) was authorized“to provide the Union with the