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The European Union

This set of notes on key aspects of the EU cover regional policy, the Single Market, the euro, reform and enlargement. Further notes will be coming soon - to be notified of these, please subscribe to the Biz/ed mailing list.

• Introduction to the EU
  • What is the EU?
    • Member States
    • New Member States
    • Applicant Countries
  • Guide to EU Institutions
    • Political Institutions
      • European Parliament
      • European Council
      • European Commission
    • Financial Institutions
      • European Central Bank
      • European Investment Bank
  • The EU budget
    • How is the EU funded?
    • How is the money spent?
    • How much does the UK contribute?
• EU Regional Policy
  • What is Regional Policy?
    • Structural Funds
    • Cohesion Fund
• The Single Market and the euro
  • Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
    • Stage 1
    • Stage 2
    • Stage 3
  • The Single Market
    • Opportunities
    • Threats
  • What is the euro?
  • Will the UK join the euro?
    • Convergence
    • Flexibility
    • Investment
    • Financial Services
    • Growth, Stability and Employment
  • Should the UK join the euro?
    • Advantages
    • Disadvantages
  • Why is the exchange rate set between the euro and the pound before joining the euro so important?
• EU Reform
  • The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
    • What is the Common Agricultural Policy?
    • Why did the CAP need to be reformed?
    • How is it being reformed?
  • Tax harmonisation
    • What is tax harmonisation?
    • Advantages
    • Disadvantages
• EU Enlargement
  • What is EU Enlargement?
  • What are the consequences of enlarging the EU?
    • Advantages
    • Disadvantages
  • Economic data
    • Balance of Payments
    • GDP
    • Human Development Index
    • Inflation
    • Unemployment
    • All data by country