EUROPEAN MOVEMENT IN SERBIA
About EU/Member States

The European Union was founded as a result of the cooperation and integration processes among six countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxemburg and The Nederlands) which commenced in 1951.

After nearly fifty years and six waves of enlargement (1973 Denmark, United Kingdom and Ireland, 1981 Greece, 1986 Spain and Portugal, 1995. Austria, Finland and Sweden, 2004. Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Check Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus and Malta and 2007. Bulgaria and Romania ) nowadays EU has 27 member states.

The mission of European Union is to organize relationships among its member states and their citizens on the principle of solidarity.

The main goals are as follows:

  • The promotion of economic and social progress (The Single market was founded in 1993, the common currency was adopted in 1999);
  • Representing the European Union identity at international scene (providing  EU assistance to non member states, common international and security resolution, actions in international crisis, common position towards international organizations);
  • Representing European citizenship (which do not alter national citizenship);
  • Ensuring of security, freedom and justice;
  • Maintaining and creating EU law;

The European Union primary concerns are situating individuals and their interests in the very heart of European Integration. European institutions consider that protection of fundamental rights represents basic principle of EU law and they have developed legislature on free movement of people within European Union.

With the Treaty of Maastricht the linkage between citizens in member states and EU has become closer with the creation of concept of European citizenship, which has comprised a series of citizens and political rights. The Treaty of Amsterdam which additionally clarifies connection between national citizenship and European citizenship provided that these rights have been further developed.

Member Sates of the EU
     
     

Candidate Countries