Denmark-NCH

= European Union  =

Why was the European Union created?

 * The European Union’s main reason of construction was to preserve peace between countries.
 * The reasons for this stemmed from World War One, World War Two and the Cold War.
 * Robert Shuman created a plan to help the EU come into being.
 * Other reasons for creation include piece do to inability to create war weapons do to all the countries weapons and materials dealers being under a common management.
 * And also common currency
 * And to have common work
 * To allow safer and quicker travel
 * To create stronger bonds between countries in times of need

Give a thorough history of the EU.
==  Ø  1949-Council of Europe, a predecessor to the EU is formed. ==  Ø  1950’s- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands join the European Union.  Ø  1973-Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland join Ø  1979- First time citizens directly vote for EU parliament representatives. Ø  1980- Italy gains presidency of the Union Ø  Later 1980- Luxemburg gains Union Ø  1981- United Kingdom gains the presidency Ø  1989- The fall of the Berlin wall and communism

What is the purpose of the EU?

 * ==  To create a common currency   ==
 * To allow easier travel for people through the use of common passports
 * To stop fighting between European countries
 * To allow easier assistance for countries
 * To allow for quicker allying in times of war
 * To create a similar commerce and management
 * To allow easier communication
 * To assist the progression of countries

How does the EU benefit Europeans?

 * Common currency, the euro
 * Easy travel due to common pass ports
 * Less fighting between EU countries
 * More help from other countries within the EU
 * Quick allying in the event of a war
 * Similar management and commerce, which helps with the countries unity
 * Though it could be argued, another benefit could be similar language and communication
 * It helps countries progress more

= Denmark  =

If it is, how and when did it become a member?
On January 4, 1983, Denmark joined the European Union after a partial the people of the country voted for the country to join the EU. This is the main thing that led to its membership. It joined the EU mainly for simular reasons to others, and is now one of the leading powers in the EU.

What are the pros and cons of joining the EU for your country?
Some of the pros are that the citizens support the EU seeing it as good for the economy, but they are reluctant to accept political integration. The people were also less willing to accept the euro, but they are now more willing to except the common currency of the European Union.

How does the EU benefit your country, whether they are a member or not?
== The European Union benefits Denmark mainly the same ways it benefits others, by giving them better communication, cooperation, travel connection, commerce, and economy. It was one of the countries to come in the second group of countries to join, and became one of the leading members in the EU. It began it's joining of the EU by vouching for the Baltic countries to be allowed to join. ==

History of the EU at Europa= http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm Europa - The European Union On-Line EUROPA - The EU at a glance - The History of the European Union Official website of Denmark= http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/About-Denmark/Denmark-In-Brief/Denmark-An-Overview/DenmarkAndTheEU Denmark - The official website of Denmark article title-Denmark & the EU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Europe.svg Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denmark -