Author: Dale Simmmons

EU ministers responsible for environmental issues meet four times a year. During its Presidency, Finland will hold two meetings of the Environment Council – one in Luxembourg in October, the other in Brussels in December. The meetings will be chaired by Jan-Erik Enestam, Minister of the Environment.

Main issues

During Finland’s Presidency, the focus will be on issues relating to climate change, biodiversity, air quality, marine environment and waste issues. 

Work on climate policy will cover both international and internal developments. The Finnish  Presidency will actively seek ways to promote international negotiations on the development of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change after 2012. The EU’s objective is that these discussions could, in the near future, result in an ambitious global regime which would include all countries crucial to climate change.  Within the EU, focus will be on implementation of the Kyoto commitments and the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme and European climate programme. 

The Finnish Presidency will actively promote the EU’s objective of halting the decline in biodiversity by 2010.

Finland will also expedite the mid-term review of the Community’s Sixth Environment Action Programme on the basis of a Commission report. In the consideration of thematic strategies, emphasis will be on strategies concerned with air quality, the marine environment and the prevention and recycling of waste.

Meetings

Finland will hold an informal meeting of ministers responsible for environmental issues in Turku in July. The main theme of the meeting will be “Going Global on Eco-Efficiency – Towards a New Generation of Environmental Policy”. The meeting will also focus on the Baltic Sea, the protection and environmental value of which will be displayed in events parallel to the ministerial meeting. 

Finland will also host the following five civil servant meetings: Informal EU workshop on climate change, (venue Naantali); High level civil servant meeting on spatial planning and seminar on the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON), (venue Espoo); meeting of Directors-General for Water, (venue Inari); and meeting of the Network for Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental law, (venue Espoo).

More on this website:

• Other document, 15 Jul 2006, 16:49 en
  Going global on eco-efficiency – towards a new generation of environmental policy (Presidency Conclusions)
• Press release, 15 Jul 2006, 16:49 en fr fi sv
  EU environment ministers’ response to globalisation – increased eco-efficiency
• Other document, 08 Jul 2006, 11:19 en
  Letter by the Minister of the Environment, Jan-Erik Enestam, to his colleagues
• Other document, 28 Jun 2006, 17:56 en fr
  Letter of invitation to the informal ministerial meeting on environment

Events:

Events: Environment

Links:

Ministry of the Environment

A new generation of environmental policy

Going global on eco-efficiency – Discussion paper (pdf)

Going global on eco-efficiency – Background paper (pdf)

POINTS on environmental issues related to the Finnish EU Presidency (pdf)

FACTS – Finland’s initiative for a new generation of environmental policy (pdf)

FACTS – CO2 emissions – If you can’t avoid them – compensate! (pdf)

Council of the European Union: Environment

European Commission: Environment

EU ministers responsible for environmental issues meet four times a year. During its Presidency, Finland will hold two meetings of the Environment Council – one in Luxembourg in October, the other in Brussels in December. The meetings will be chaired by Jan-Erik Enestam, Minister of the Environment.

Main issues

During Finland’s Presidency, the focus will be on issues relating to climate change, biodiversity, air quality, marine environment and waste issues. 

Work on climate policy will cover both international and internal developments. The Finnish  Presidency will actively seek ways to promote international negotiations on the development of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change after 2012. The EU’s objective is that these discussions could, in the near future, result in an ambitious global regime which would include all countries crucial to climate change.  Within the EU, focus will be on implementation of the Kyoto commitments and the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme and European climate programme. 

The Finnish Presidency will actively promote the EU’s objective of halting the decline in biodiversity by 2010.

Finland will also expedite the mid-term review of the Community’s Sixth Environment Action Programme on the basis of a Commission report. In the consideration of thematic strategies, emphasis will be on strategies concerned with air quality, the marine environment and the prevention and recycling of waste.

Meetings

Finland will hold an informal meeting of ministers responsible for environmental issues in Turku in July. The main theme of the meeting will be “Going Global on Eco-Efficiency – Towards a New Generation of Environmental Policy”. The meeting will also focus on the Baltic Sea, the protection and environmental value of which will be displayed in events parallel to the ministerial meeting. 

Finland will also host the following five civil servant meetings: Informal EU workshop on climate change, (venue Naantali); High level civil servant meeting on spatial planning and seminar on the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON), (venue Espoo); meeting of Directors-General for Water, (venue Inari); and meeting of the Network for Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental law, (venue Espoo).

More on this website:

• Other document, 15 Jul 2006, 16:49 en
  Going global on eco-efficiency – towards a new generation of environmental policy (Presidency Conclusions)
• Press release, 15 Jul 2006, 16:49 en fr fi sv
  EU environment ministers’ response to globalisation – increased eco-efficiency
• Other document, 08 Jul 2006, 11:19 en
  Letter by the Minister of the Environment, Jan-Erik Enestam, to his colleagues
• Other document, 28 Jun 2006, 17:56 en fr
  Letter of invitation to the informal ministerial meeting on environment

Events:

Events: Environment

Links:

Ministry of the Environment

A new generation of environmental policy

Going global on eco-efficiency – Discussion paper (pdf)

Going global on eco-efficiency – Background paper (pdf)

POINTS on environmental issues related to the Finnish EU Presidency (pdf)

FACTS – Finland’s initiative for a new generation of environmental policy (pdf)

FACTS – CO2 emissions – If you can’t avoid them – compensate! (pdf)

Council of the European Union: Environment

European Commission: Environment

The Education, Youth and Culture (EYC) Council brings together Ministers responsible for education, culture, youth and communications. The EYC Council usually meets three or four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the Council will convene once and the meeting will be chaired by Minister of Education, Antti Kalliomäki and Minister of Culture, Tanja Saarela.

Main issues

Finland’s Presidency of the European Union will place particular emphasis on ways to promote European competitiveness in accordance with the Lisbon Strategy. The establishment of a European area of higher education, ways to modernise higher education and cooperation in the field of vocational training will be discussed as matters to be implemented under the Lisbon Strategy. In European cooperation the focus will be on the quality and effectiveness of education and equity of education. Finland underlines the importance of the various creative industries in improving economic growth, employment, and competitiveness.

In culture, the key themes will include the mobility of art and heritage collections and exchange of exhibitions. The aim is also to promote discussion on the Commission’s proposal to amend the Television without Frontiers Directive on audiovisual services in order to bring it up to date with rapidly changing technology. In the youth sector, the focus will be on ways to improve the participation of youth and communications targeted to reach young people. The role of youth research in political decision making will also be discussed.

The objective is to finalise decisions on multi-annual cooperation programmes, including decisions on the most important financing instruments. The Action Programme in Lifelong Learning, the Culture 2007, MEDIA, Youth in Action, and Citizens for Europe Programmes must be in operation from the start of 2007.

Meetings

The informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for education will be held in Finland. The meeting will focus on vocational training. Finland will also host 16 civil servant meetings ranging from meetings of Directors-General to expert seminars.

More on this website:

Events:

Events: Education, Youth and Culture

Links:

Presidency pages of the Ministry of Education

European Council: Education, Youth and Culture Council (EYC) 

Europa: Education, Training, Youth

Europa: European Youth Portal

Europa: Culture

Europa: Audiovisual and Media

Europa: Research and Innovation

European Commission: European Culture Portal

European Commission: Sport

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Education, Youth and Culture (EYC) Council brings together Ministers responsible for education, culture, youth and communications. The EYC Council usually meets three or four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the Council will convene once and the meeting will be chaired by Minister of Education, Antti Kalliomäki and Minister of Culture, Tanja Saarela.

Main issues

Finland’s Presidency of the European Union will place particular emphasis on ways to promote European competitiveness in accordance with the Lisbon Strategy. The establishment of a European area of higher education, ways to modernise higher education and cooperation in the field of vocational training will be discussed as matters to be implemented under the Lisbon Strategy. In European cooperation the focus will be on the quality and effectiveness of education and equity of education. Finland underlines the importance of the various creative industries in improving economic growth, employment, and competitiveness.

In culture, the key themes will include the mobility of art and heritage collections and exchange of exhibitions. The aim is also to promote discussion on the Commission’s proposal to amend the Television without Frontiers Directive on audiovisual services in order to bring it up to date with rapidly changing technology. In the youth sector, the focus will be on ways to improve the participation of youth and communications targeted to reach young people. The role of youth research in political decision making will also be discussed.

The objective is to finalise decisions on multi-annual cooperation programmes, including decisions on the most important financing instruments. The Action Programme in Lifelong Learning, the Culture 2007, MEDIA, Youth in Action, and Citizens for Europe Programmes must be in operation from the start of 2007.

Meetings

The informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for education will be held in Finland. The meeting will focus on vocational training. Finland will also host 16 civil servant meetings ranging from meetings of Directors-General to expert seminars.

More on this website:

Events:

Events: Education, Youth and Culture

Links:

Presidency pages of the Ministry of Education

European Council: Education, Youth and Culture Council (EYC) 

Europa: Education, Training, Youth

Europa: European Youth Portal

Europa: Culture

Europa: Audiovisual and Media

Europa: Research and Innovation

European Commission: European Culture Portal

European Commission: Sport

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Education, Youth and Culture (EYC) Council brings together Ministers responsible for education, culture, youth and communications. The EYC Council usually meets three or four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the Council will convene once and the meeting will be chaired by Minister of Education, Antti Kalliomäki and Minister of Culture, Tanja Saarela.

Main issues

Finland’s Presidency of the European Union will place particular emphasis on ways to promote European competitiveness in accordance with the Lisbon Strategy. The establishment of a European area of higher education, ways to modernise higher education and cooperation in the field of vocational training will be discussed as matters to be implemented under the Lisbon Strategy. In European cooperation the focus will be on the quality and effectiveness of education and equity of education. Finland underlines the importance of the various creative industries in improving economic growth, employment, and competitiveness.

In culture, the key themes will include the mobility of art and heritage collections and exchange of exhibitions. The aim is also to promote discussion on the Commission’s proposal to amend the Television without Frontiers Directive on audiovisual services in order to bring it up to date with rapidly changing technology. In the youth sector, the focus will be on ways to improve the participation of youth and communications targeted to reach young people. The role of youth research in political decision making will also be discussed.

The objective is to finalise decisions on multi-annual cooperation programmes, including decisions on the most important financing instruments. The Action Programme in Lifelong Learning, the Culture 2007, MEDIA, Youth in Action, and Citizens for Europe Programmes must be in operation from the start of 2007.

Meetings

The informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for education will be held in Finland. The meeting will focus on vocational training. Finland will also host 16 civil servant meetings ranging from meetings of Directors-General to expert seminars.

More on this website:

Events:

Events: Education, Youth and Culture

Links:

Presidency pages of the Ministry of Education

European Council: Education, Youth and Culture Council (EYC) 

Europa: Education, Training, Youth

Europa: European Youth Portal

Europa: Culture

Europa: Audiovisual and Media

Europa: Research and Innovation

European Commission: European Culture Portal

European Commission: Sport

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) is a decision-making platform for ministers for employment, social protection, consumer protection, health and equal opportunities. The Council meets four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the EPSCO Council will convene once in Brussels. It will also hold an informal ministerial meeting in Finland. The meetings will be chaired by either Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, or Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, as appropriate for the matter under discussion. 

Main issues

Employment
During Finland’s EU Presidency, employment policy will be geared towards meeting the challenges created by globalisation by increasing labour productivity, improving the quality of work and the way it is organised, and by continuing debate on the balance between flexibility and security at work. Improving the attractiveness of work and the quality of working life is essential as a way of extending working lives, i.e. the lifelong working time, raising employment and attaining the Lisbon Strategy objectives.

The aim is to finalise the Working Time Directive during Finland’s Presidency. Arrangements for the setting up of the European Globalisation Fund are also to be brought to a conclusion. Finland is prepared, on the basis of a new Commission proposal, to take forward negotiations on the Temporary Agency Work Directive. Consideration will also be given to the mobility of workers and promotion of equal opportunities in working life. Legal immigration will also be discussed as a means of ensuring an adequate supply of labour.

Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

During Finland’s Presidency, the main focus in social policy will be on effective ways to meet the challenges of demographic changes and their implications for working life. Discussions will be based on the Lisbon Strategy and Commission’s green paper. In health policy, the objective is to promote the principle of Health in All Policies (HIAP). In gender equality policy, the focus will, for the first time, be on men and gender equality. The Council aims to endorse the establishment of a European Institute for Gender Equality. The Council will also discuss the amended proposal for the anti-violence programme (Daphne III) with the aim of finalising the process.

The main EU legislative proposals will be concerned with the coordination of social security and the proposed Directive on the portability of supplementary pension rights, revision of legislation on medical devices and a proposal for a Directive on tissue engineering. Work will also continue on the Commission’s alcohol strategy, the green paper on mental health and the communication on nutrition and physical activity. During its Presidency, Finland will push ahead with the health and consumer-protection programme for 2007-2013 and will try to ensure it is adopted.

The Council will also discuss issues relating to foodstuffs. Proposals for a Regulation on food improvement agents (including food additives, flavourings and enzymes plus joint related administrative measures) are to be presented in summer 2006. The Council is to give an overview of how the consideration of the Regulation in the working party on foodstuffs is progressing.

Consumer affairs will be dealt with in conjunction with the Competitiveness Council.  Revision of the Consumer Credit Directive will be the chief legislative project. Toy safety will be discussed in a working group.

Meetings

An unofficial meeting of the labour, health and social affairs ministers will be held during Finland’s Presidency to discuss changes in the population’s age structure and the challenges created by globalisation. EU ministers from the three sectors will seek ways to improve the attractiveness of work, improve the quality of working life and wellbeing at work with the aim of lengthening working lives and facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life.

There will be six civil servants’ meetings and conferences relating to employment:  the meetings of the Directors-General for employment and labour relations; an unofficial meeting of the employment committee; the related conference ”Towards higher productivity and better jobs”; the MISEP (Mutual Information System on Employment Policies) meeting and an ESF meeting.

Five social and health policy conferences will be held on mainstreaming health, men and equality, features of social protection systems specific to individual countries and the European social model; poverty and social exclusion and cooperation between authorities in preventing drug use and combating drug-related infectious diseases. There will also be a meeting of EU ministers responsible for gender equality issues. Ten experts meetings will be arranged during the half-year period of Presidency.

 More on this website:

• Other document, 09 Jul 2006, 12:19 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, to her colleagues
• Other document, 30 Jun 2006, 19:36 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, to their colleagues

Events:

Events: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

Links:

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Europa: Employment and Social Affairs

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) is a decision-making platform for ministers for employment, social protection, consumer protection, health and equal opportunities. The Council meets four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the EPSCO Council will convene once in Brussels. It will also hold an informal ministerial meeting in Finland. The meetings will be chaired by either Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, or Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, as appropriate for the matter under discussion. 

Main issues

Employment
During Finland’s EU Presidency, employment policy will be geared towards meeting the challenges created by globalisation by increasing labour productivity, improving the quality of work and the way it is organised, and by continuing debate on the balance between flexibility and security at work. Improving the attractiveness of work and the quality of working life is essential as a way of extending working lives, i.e. the lifelong working time, raising employment and attaining the Lisbon Strategy objectives.

The aim is to finalise the Working Time Directive during Finland’s Presidency. Arrangements for the setting up of the European Globalisation Fund are also to be brought to a conclusion. Finland is prepared, on the basis of a new Commission proposal, to take forward negotiations on the Temporary Agency Work Directive. Consideration will also be given to the mobility of workers and promotion of equal opportunities in working life. Legal immigration will also be discussed as a means of ensuring an adequate supply of labour.

Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

During Finland’s Presidency, the main focus in social policy will be on effective ways to meet the challenges of demographic changes and their implications for working life. Discussions will be based on the Lisbon Strategy and Commission’s green paper. In health policy, the objective is to promote the principle of Health in All Policies (HIAP). In gender equality policy, the focus will, for the first time, be on men and gender equality. The Council aims to endorse the establishment of a European Institute for Gender Equality. The Council will also discuss the amended proposal for the anti-violence programme (Daphne III) with the aim of finalising the process.

The main EU legislative proposals will be concerned with the coordination of social security and the proposed Directive on the portability of supplementary pension rights, revision of legislation on medical devices and a proposal for a Directive on tissue engineering. Work will also continue on the Commission’s alcohol strategy, the green paper on mental health and the communication on nutrition and physical activity. During its Presidency, Finland will push ahead with the health and consumer-protection programme for 2007-2013 and will try to ensure it is adopted.

The Council will also discuss issues relating to foodstuffs. Proposals for a Regulation on food improvement agents (including food additives, flavourings and enzymes plus joint related administrative measures) are to be presented in summer 2006. The Council is to give an overview of how the consideration of the Regulation in the working party on foodstuffs is progressing.

Consumer affairs will be dealt with in conjunction with the Competitiveness Council.  Revision of the Consumer Credit Directive will be the chief legislative project. Toy safety will be discussed in a working group.

Meetings

An unofficial meeting of the labour, health and social affairs ministers will be held during Finland’s Presidency to discuss changes in the population’s age structure and the challenges created by globalisation. EU ministers from the three sectors will seek ways to improve the attractiveness of work, improve the quality of working life and wellbeing at work with the aim of lengthening working lives and facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life.

There will be six civil servants’ meetings and conferences relating to employment:  the meetings of the Directors-General for employment and labour relations; an unofficial meeting of the employment committee; the related conference ”Towards higher productivity and better jobs”; the MISEP (Mutual Information System on Employment Policies) meeting and an ESF meeting.

Five social and health policy conferences will be held on mainstreaming health, men and equality, features of social protection systems specific to individual countries and the European social model; poverty and social exclusion and cooperation between authorities in preventing drug use and combating drug-related infectious diseases. There will also be a meeting of EU ministers responsible for gender equality issues. Ten experts meetings will be arranged during the half-year period of Presidency.

 More on this website:

• Other document, 09 Jul 2006, 12:19 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, to her colleagues
• Other document, 30 Jun 2006, 19:36 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, to their colleagues

Events:

Events: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

Links:

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Europa: Employment and Social Affairs

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) is a decision-making platform for ministers for employment, social protection, consumer protection, health and equal opportunities. The Council meets four times a year. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the EPSCO Council will convene once in Brussels. It will also hold an informal ministerial meeting in Finland. The meetings will be chaired by either Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, or Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, as appropriate for the matter under discussion. 

Main issues

Employment
During Finland’s EU Presidency, employment policy will be geared towards meeting the challenges created by globalisation by increasing labour productivity, improving the quality of work and the way it is organised, and by continuing debate on the balance between flexibility and security at work. Improving the attractiveness of work and the quality of working life is essential as a way of extending working lives, i.e. the lifelong working time, raising employment and attaining the Lisbon Strategy objectives.

The aim is to finalise the Working Time Directive during Finland’s Presidency. Arrangements for the setting up of the European Globalisation Fund are also to be brought to a conclusion. Finland is prepared, on the basis of a new Commission proposal, to take forward negotiations on the Temporary Agency Work Directive. Consideration will also be given to the mobility of workers and promotion of equal opportunities in working life. Legal immigration will also be discussed as a means of ensuring an adequate supply of labour.

Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

During Finland’s Presidency, the main focus in social policy will be on effective ways to meet the challenges of demographic changes and their implications for working life. Discussions will be based on the Lisbon Strategy and Commission’s green paper. In health policy, the objective is to promote the principle of Health in All Policies (HIAP). In gender equality policy, the focus will, for the first time, be on men and gender equality. The Council aims to endorse the establishment of a European Institute for Gender Equality. The Council will also discuss the amended proposal for the anti-violence programme (Daphne III) with the aim of finalising the process.

The main EU legislative proposals will be concerned with the coordination of social security and the proposed Directive on the portability of supplementary pension rights, revision of legislation on medical devices and a proposal for a Directive on tissue engineering. Work will also continue on the Commission’s alcohol strategy, the green paper on mental health and the communication on nutrition and physical activity. During its Presidency, Finland will push ahead with the health and consumer-protection programme for 2007-2013 and will try to ensure it is adopted.

The Council will also discuss issues relating to foodstuffs. Proposals for a Regulation on food improvement agents (including food additives, flavourings and enzymes plus joint related administrative measures) are to be presented in summer 2006. The Council is to give an overview of how the consideration of the Regulation in the working party on foodstuffs is progressing.

Consumer affairs will be dealt with in conjunction with the Competitiveness Council.  Revision of the Consumer Credit Directive will be the chief legislative project. Toy safety will be discussed in a working group.

Meetings

An unofficial meeting of the labour, health and social affairs ministers will be held during Finland’s Presidency to discuss changes in the population’s age structure and the challenges created by globalisation. EU ministers from the three sectors will seek ways to improve the attractiveness of work, improve the quality of working life and wellbeing at work with the aim of lengthening working lives and facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life.

There will be six civil servants’ meetings and conferences relating to employment:  the meetings of the Directors-General for employment and labour relations; an unofficial meeting of the employment committee; the related conference ”Towards higher productivity and better jobs”; the MISEP (Mutual Information System on Employment Policies) meeting and an ESF meeting.

Five social and health policy conferences will be held on mainstreaming health, men and equality, features of social protection systems specific to individual countries and the European social model; poverty and social exclusion and cooperation between authorities in preventing drug use and combating drug-related infectious diseases. There will also be a meeting of EU ministers responsible for gender equality issues. Ten experts meetings will be arranged during the half-year period of Presidency.

 More on this website:

• Other document, 09 Jul 2006, 12:19 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Liisa Hyssälä, to her colleagues
• Other document, 30 Jun 2006, 19:36 en fr
  Letter by the Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov, and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Tuula Haatainen, to their colleagues

Events:

Events: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

Links:

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

Europa: Employment and Social Affairs

The European Union consists of 25 democratic states that have come together and committed themselves to working together to promote peace and prosperity. The Member States have conferred some of their powers on the institutions of the European Union, which makes it possible to take democratic decisions that apply to all members.

To date, the Union has undergone five enlargement rounds and grown from a six-member Community to a Union of 25 members. Currently, there are almost 450 million EU citizens.

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The European Union consists of 25 democratic states that have come together and committed themselves to working together to promote peace and prosperity. The Member States have conferred some of their powers on the institutions of the European Union, which makes it possible to take democratic decisions that apply to all members.

To date, the Union has undergone five enlargement rounds and grown from a six-member Community to a Union of 25 members. Currently, there are almost 450 million EU citizens.

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