CONCLUSIONS

After having extracted these results, we have realised that the knowledge of the European Union among teenagers is not the one they are supposed to have.

EU is the institution which regulates the daily life of the European citizens. In our opinion, it’s determinant that all the population have the minimum knowledge about how do the Commissions work.

Due to the results we decided to give a lecture to the students in our school in order to approach them to the EU.

 

Social involved: a basic need

PROBLEMS:

-Nowadays, there are a lot of homeless people who live in precarious circumstances in Europe (16,4% of the population).

-There are several inequalities between the Member States.

-Most of the homeless don’t have any place to sleep, hygiene resources, food...

-The poverty can be produced by different causes: migrations, health problems, ageing...

-The prizes of the basic products are expensive around Europe, so are there people who can afford it? How can we resolve it?

MEASURES:

-Guaranteeing a place for everyone or just a place to sleep, take a shower or eat.

-Promote social projects to involucrate young people to help poor people.

-Make equal all the salaries of the European Union to eradicate the inequalities between the Member States. We think it’s really important to ensure an optimal quality of life so that everyone can have the same opportunities.

-Even the governments have to ensure that the social security is working well; sometimes citizens can be helped correctly.

CONCLUSIONS:

In the middle of “the chaos” that we are living, it’s really important to pay attention to the citizens who have serious problems with their daily life and try to improve the society.

What happens after the elections?

In May the European Parliament elections will take place but, what happens once all the results are reistered? The competent national authorities are responsible to inform the European Parliament of the elected members. In June, the newly MEPs from different countries have to constitute political groups on the basis of their political affinities.

The following step is the verification of MEPs credentials and members meet on th 1^st of July to take up their seats at the opening session, called constitutive session. It takes place in Strasbourg and it’s dedicated to elect the new European Parliament President, the 14 Vice-Presidents and the six quaestors. It lasts till the 3^rd of July.

Between the 7^th and the 10^th of July each standing committee elects their Chairs and Vice-Chairs (what is called de Bureau) and between the 14^th and the 17^th of the same month, the President of the Commission is elected in Strasbourg. First, the European Council proposes who should be the Commission President and, after a period of negotiations with the European Parliament, the elections take place. Once all this has occured, the Council adopts the list of commissioners designated.

In October, the Comission’s President presents the full College of Commissioners and its programme, after a previous meeting with the designated commissioners done in September in which they discuss topics related to different fields.

Act. React. Impact.

This video shows the electoral campaign that the European Parliament is doing for the 2014 elections.

If we look back we will see  many things that we don't like , but we have destroyed these things together, so if we look ahead we will find a long way of solutions, decisions and people which will help us to find the union between the 28 member states of the European Union, but we need the help of the citizens to make this dream come true.

Why is this time diferent?

Every five years, lots of citizens around the EU vote for a specific number of MEPs (all of them from different types of parties and countries) who will be the people responsible to make decisions for us in the European Parliament.

Who can vote?

This is a simple question to answer: In our country, Spain, only the ones who are above the age of 18 can vote . This year, we must vote 54 Spanish MEPs who will represent us in the European Parliament the next five years.

Not all the countries must vote for 54 MEPs, depending on the population of the country and the number of parties that they have, the citizens vote more or less MEPs. For example in Germany, the citizens must vote 96 MEPs.

Which will be the day of the elections?

The elections will take place from 22^th  to 25^th of May in all the European countries. In Spain the citizens will vote the 22^th of May.

Why this time is different?

Nowadays, we are living difficult times in Spain and also in Europe; there are lots of poor people living in the streets, unemployed people and the economic situation isn’t solve, so the citizens don’t trust the European Union and they want to get out of it.

These are the reasons to say that these European elections are different, because we need a perfect Union to become the perfect organization in the world, and we also need to become a family with 28 brothers.

This 22^th of May you must vote and impact to the society.

THE RESULTS

Pupils between 17 and 18 years old

Pupils between 15 and 16 years old

14 years old

13 years old

12 years old

Tourism in the EU

CYPRUS

Tower 25

62 metre highrise builing located in the centre of Nicosia.
It was designed by the world-famous architect Jean Nouvel and was finished by the beginning of 2013.

LATVIA

Great and Small Guilds

The Small Guild was erected in the years 1864—66 after a project by architect Johann Felsko

The Large Guildwas erected in the years 1854- 1857 after a project by architect K. Bejne
While the Great Guild is home to the Latvian Symphony Orchestra, its smaller cousin hosts conferences and the occacional disco. 

PORTUGAL

Jeronimos Monastery

Situated in Lisboa, the construction of the monastery and church began on 6th January 1501 (and were completed 100 years later). The architects are Diogo de Boitaca, Juan de Castilho, Nicolau Chanterene, Diogo de Torralva and Jérôme de Rouen.

LITHUANIA

Vilnius TV Tower

The tower was designed by V. Obydovas and the engineering section by K. Balėnas. The construction started on 31th May in 1974 and finished on 30th December in 1980.

BELGIUM

The Royal Palace

Standing opposite the Parliament building on the other side of the Royal Park, the Royal Palace symbolises our system of government, that is to say, a constitutional monarchy.
The Palace is the place where His Majesty the King exercises his prerogatives as Head of State.

CROATIA

Arena in Pula

It was constructed in 27 BC and finally finished 68 AD. 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Prague Castle

The history of the castle stretches back to the year 870 with the construction of its first walled building, the Church of the Virgin Mary.

ESTONIA

Tartu University

It was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632.

SLOVAKIA

National Theatre

It was founded in 1920 after the creation of Czechoslovakia as a cooperative and became a state-run company in 1945.

ROMANIA

The Palace of the Parliament.

The Palace was designed by the archited Anca Petrescu on 25th June 1984.

FRANCE

Eiffel Tower

The design of the Eiffel Tower was originated by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier.
The construction started in1887.

SLOVENIA

The National Museum of Slovenia.

The museum was founded in 1821 by the as the "Estate Museum of Carniola".

MALTA

Grand Master's Palace, Valletta

It was built in 1570 on the design of Girolamo Cassar.

THE NETHERLANDS

The IGN House

The postmodern design is by Amsterdam based architects Meyer and Van Schooten. The construction, which took place from November 1999 to September 2002.

GERMANY

The door of Brandenburg 

It is a monument which is situated in Germany, in the center of the city.
It was built by the architect Carl Gotthard Langhans between 1788 and 1791.

The Cathedral Frauenkirche

It is situated in Munich.
It was built by by Jörg von Halsbach, and he finished it on 1488.

Reichstag

It is a very important building which is situated in Berlin. It was built by the architect Paul Wallot, and it was finished on 1894.

AUSTRIA

Schönbrunn Palace

Constructed in the 17th century, It used to be a summer residence of the imperial family in Vienna. Both the interior and the gardens are worth to be visited.

BULGARY

Monastery of Rila 

It is situated up to the mountains of Rila.

It was founded by Saint John on the 10th century.

Sveta-Nedelya's Cathedral

Situaded in Sofia, the cathedral is one orthodox Bulgarian church that Bulgaria has.
It was built between 1856-1863.

SPAIN

Sagrada Familia

It is catholic basilica in Barcelona designed by the catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.The construction

started in 1883 and is expected to be finished in 2020.

FINLAND

Cathedral of Helsinki

It is a Finnish Evangelical Lutheran located in Helsinki. The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nichola's Church until the independence of Finland in 1917.

GREECE 

Acropolis

Acropolis is situated in Athens, and it’s monuments make reference to the highest part of the city. It was started building on (499-429 aC) and was the headquarter of the most important worship monuments of the Ancient Greece.

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HUNGARY

The Parliament of Hungary

It is the world's third largest Parliament building. In the 1880's an open tender was held for the design of the Parliament building.  

IRELAND

Spire of Dublin

It is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument, which mesures 120 metres high. Situades in the heart of Dublin city, was unveiled in 2002 and built in 1966.

ITALY

The Tower of Pisa

It is a freestanding bell tower situades in Pisa. It does lean to one side because it was build on soft ground that difficulty supportes its weight. Between 1990 and 2001 it was finally stabilized and fixed. 

LUXEMBOURG

Luxembourg Palace

It is the official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and where he perfoms most of his duties as head of state of the Gran Duchy. Today, Luxembourg is a hereditary Gran Duchy with a unicameral parliamentary system.  

POLAND

Montes Tatras.

They are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains0. They occupy an area of 785 square kilometres and are protected by law by the establishment with membership in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO.

UNITED KINGDOM

The London bridge

Known as "Tower Bridge", is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the river Thames. It has become an iconic symbol of London. Visitors to London England can learn about London Bridge in an exhibition called the "Tower Bridge Experience" that is located in the towers. 

You can see the London bridge live in http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/37738591. Look how wonderful it is!

DENMARK

 The little mermaid

Is a bronze statue made by Edvard Eriksen displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langeline in Copenhaguen. 

SWEDEN

The Royal Palace of Stockholm

It is the residende of His Majesty the King and also the setting for the monarchy's official receptions. To sum up, is a combination of royal residence, workplace and culture-historical monument build in baroque style by Nicodemus Tessin.