The European Union's achievements

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The European Union, which was established in 1993, is currently consisting of 28 states. Its origin was taken back after the World War II when the six founder including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands aim to end the wars between neighbors. The six countries agrees to merge the Organization European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and Euratom into a European community (EC), which then fully transformed into the European Community in 1993(Boyd A., 2007). Meanwhile, from 2000-2009 is a period that the EU is on the big expansion which 10 more countries joined the Union in 2004 (Boyd A., 2007).
Since its establishment in 1993, it has achieved many goals especially free area, the cohesion policy, and single market.

The European continent was a continent that has been recognized as the continent where most war has occurred during the 19th century. According to Oceña J. (2003), the European has experienced the second world catastrophe, World War II, which then resulted in the idea of the European integration and reorder. There were three main reasons behind the idea of European integration. First, the European aware of their own darkness in which they are afraid that another war will start. Meanwhile, the US and Soviet Union gained so much power after the war and the European are afraid of sudden invasion from the two countries. Second, the European continents was used as the battlefield during the two world wars, particularly between France and Germany, therefore the two countries must comprise as well as other European states. Third, many Europeans desire peace, prosperity and developed international relations between states (Oceña J., 2003). After many forms of p...

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...e European Union at work and its major achievements. Retrieved from Kingdom of Belgium website: http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/european_union/european_institutions/actions_and_realisations/
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• European Commison (Foreign Affairs): 20 years of the single market together for new growth. (2012, March 08). Retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/20years/singlemarket20/facts-figures/what-is-the-single-market_en.htm
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• Elles, J. (2009). European Union: Achievements worth celebrating. Retrieved from http://www.jameselles.com/2012/10/european-union-achievements-worth-celebrating/
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• European Commison (Economic and Financial Affairs): Why the Euros?. (2013, September 04). Retrieved from: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/why/index_en.htm
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