EU muffins!

We made all these amazing and delicious muffins to celebrate the end of this project. As you can see in the picture they have the Member States flags on the top.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE!!!!

THE QUESTIONS

Last week, we did a poll in our school among all the students from 12 to 18. The aim of this survey is to know the knowledge that the pupils of our school have in relation to the EU.

The questions:

In total we have asked 10 questions releated to the European Union, which we think that were the basic ones that every citizen has to know.

1. How many Member States are part of the European Union?

a) 28

b) 17

c) 22

2. In which year was the euro introduced as a physical currency in Spain?

a) 1998

b) 2000

c) 2002

3. Which of the following countries doesn't woven into the European Union but is part of Europe?

a) Germany

b) Norway

c) Italy

d) Ireland

4. Who has the power in the European Union?

a) The European Government

b) The EU Council

c) The European Parliament

5. Which country has been the last one to take part in the European Union?

a) Croatia

b) Switzerland

c) Portugal

6. Which are the capitals of Germany, Belgium and Holland?

a) Luxembourg, Brussels and Hamburg

b) Berlin, Helsinki and Amsterdam

c) Berlin, Brussels and Amsterdam

7. Who is the current president of the European parliament?

a) José María Aznar

b) Martin Schulz

c) François Hollande

8. Which of the following countries doesn't have the euro as its currency?

a) Ireland

b) Belgium

c) UK

d) Malta

9. What is the official EU day?

a) 1^st of January

b) 22^nd of September

c) 9^th of May

10. How often are there elections to vote the members of the European Parliament?

a) Every 4 years

b) Every 5 years

c) Every 8 years

Europe's interests in the world

Europe is a small continent, but really important when it comes to economy. Some duties and interests that we want to fulfill like the others derive from it.

The European Union follows several objectives with its international politics, which are: 

• The EU keeps its interests and rejects terrorism, criminal organizations and illegal immigration.
• The EU contributes on the conservation of the environment (policies about global warming and protection of the environment).
• The EU has an influence on the other countries to achieve and keep the peace (like Africa).
• The EU intervenes in favour of democracy and the Civil Rights at a international level.
• The EU assists other countries to develop themselves and to fight against poverty, illiteracy and underdevelopment.

Climate change

THE CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is one of the problems which nowadays most affect many countries in Europe.

The European Commission has taken many climate-related initiatives since 1991, when the first Community strategy to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improve energy efficiency issued.

The effects that the global warming is having around the world are thetemperatures, which are increasing more and more every year, glaciers and snow are melting, and the sea level is also rising. This and many other facts are some of the consequences that the global warming has, and this comes from the climate change and the pollution. 

Who is the responsible of the global warming?

Many human activities such as logging trees influence the exchange of greenhouse gases with the atmosphere. Clearing forests also releases large amounts of CO2. On top of that, plants and trees use CO2 to grow. Worldwide deforestation means we don't have as many trees to absorb the extra CO2. Therefore, more CO2 stays in the atmosphere, producing and tapping more heat and making the global warming increase. Transports are also responsible for around a quarter of EU's greenhouse gas emissions making it the second biggest greenhouse gas emitting sector after energy. While emissions from other sectors are generally falling, those from transport have increased 36% since 1990.

 What is the EU doing about climate change?

Preventing dangerous climate change is one of the main priorities for the European Union. Europe is working hard to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, and also encouraging other nations and regions to do the same.

Solutions to global warming pursued by the European region include binding national commitments to reduce emissions, the multi-national cap-and-trade program known as the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme, and strong supports for its renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.

What do teenagers like us can do to protect the atmosphere?

As many people advise kids and teenagers to do, recycling is one of the things that we can do in the schools with paper and also at home with the trash, and it is an activity that people of all ages can do. Additionally, catching the bus or walking to school instead of going by car is an advantage that all kids and teens can do, as well as their parents. Many of these solutions, if done correctly, can help to maintain the level of pollution and stop letting it increase.

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EU acrosport coreography

As this video shows, today we have made an acrosport coreography. Each one of us represented a different country based on the flag that we were wearing on our T-shirts.

During all the coreography, and as a comparison with the history of the European Union, the member states have been relating to others and have done diverse acrobatic elements (representing the kind of relationship and its purposes).

Finally, a pyramid represents the union of all the European countries that nowadays conform the EU (As a metaphor, since there were some countries left). In this part we want to emphasize one of its main features: the fragility; if one of the countries fall, they all sink. A good foundation constitutes an unbreakable structure, you just have to find the right way to achieve that. "Unity makes strength". Let's fight together for a powerful European Union!