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Europe and you in 2007
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A selection of 10 success stories from 2007 where concrete EU actions have led to concrete results for citizens. They range from measures to combat climate change and extended passport-free travel, to providing the European consumer with a wider choice of goods and services at lower prices.
EU leaders adopted a reform treaty in October to make the Union more efficient and more
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democratic. The present rules, originally put in place for a community of six countries,
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needed updating when the EU grew to 25 and then 27 members. The treaty puts the EU on
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a new footing to tackle issues like climate change, energy supplies, immigration and the
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Union's place in the world. The reform treaty has to be ratified by all 27 countries before
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it takes effect.
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More than 3.5 million jobs were created in the European Union in 2007. This was partly
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due to robust economic growth and price stability helped by a strong euro. The best economic
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performances were recorded by countries which have joined the EU since 2004, bringing more
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local jobs and creating demand for products from other European countries as well. The
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single currency helps stability by removing the cost of operating in more than one currency
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and by eliminating differences in interest rates. Two more countries, Cyprus and Malta,
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adopt the euro in January 2008.
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The EU launched an ambitious plan in 2007 to cut its own emissions of carbon dioxide
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and take the lead in the global fight to halt climate change. The consequences of climate
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change include melting ice caps, rising sea levels, droughts in some places and flooding
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and storms in others. The centrepiece of the EU's climate and energy strategy is a pledge
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to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to 30% below 1990 levels
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by 2020, provided other developed countries do the same.
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Most of us take passport-free travel within Europe for granted. This right now applies
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to citizens of the countries that joined the EU in 2004. This highly symbolic act removes
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most remaining east-west border checks in Europe. The rules don't apply yet to Bulgaria
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and Romania, which joined the EU in 2007, or to Cyprus. The frontier controls were removed
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just before Christmas to make holiday travel easier, especially for those working in another
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EU country. The new rules cover travel by land and sea. Border checks at airports disappear
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in March 2008.
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Next to the EU, the cost of using your mobile phone when travelling abroad fell dramatically
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in 2007. The cost of making a call while roaming in another EU country fell from an average
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price of €1.10 a minute to €0.49. The price for receiving a call dropped from €0.58
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to €0.24. The European Commission drive to cut roaming rates was one of its highest
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profile and most popular initiatives. Within two months, more than half the EU's mobile
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subscribers had signed up for the new rates. The rest followed two months later. More countries
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around the world want the EU to send teams of observers to monitor their elections. EU
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election monitors were sent to nine countries in 2007. Promoting democracy is a cornerstone
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of EU foreign policy, and election monitors help project the EU's soft power around the
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globe. The EU teams are seen as independent and neutral, and their very presence helps
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strengthen local voter confidence in the electoral process. More than a thousand citizens from
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all 27 member countries took part in election monitoring missions in 2007.
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Households across the European Union can now choose their electricity and gas supplier.
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Under a new law, you can shop around to get the best price and supply conditions from
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your current supplier or a newcomer who's entered your home market. Consumer choice
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and the ending of monopoly suppliers of gas and electricity has been a long-standing EU
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priority. Every country has a regulator whose job it is to ensure that suppliers operate
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correctly and provide the services promised to their customers. Under a new deal signed
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this year, European airlines will be able to fly passengers to and from any destination
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in the United States and any destination in Europe. Under this so-called open skies agreement,
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airlines will be able to set their own prices free from government control. The result is
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expected to be more choice and cheaper fares for travellers. Similar liberalisation of
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air travel in Europe in recent years has created many new routes and brought prices down as
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national airlines have competed with low-cost carriers.
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Experts at the World Health Organisation say that only in two EU countries, Italy and
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Greece, do people eat enough fruit and vegetables. Now the EU is doing its bit to encourage the
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rest of us to follow a more healthy diet. As part of a new programme to improve the
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production and marketing of fruit and vegetables, it provides incentives for more organic foods
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grown without artificial or chemical inputs. Another part of the programme funds projects
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to encourage children and young people to eat more fruit and vegetables.
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The EU is keen to safeguard consumer interests in high-tech sectors. This was confirmed in
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a landmark case in 2007 involving computer giant Microsoft. In September, judges at the
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European Court in Luxembourg upheld a decision by the European Commission in 2004 that Microsoft
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abused its near monopoly for PC operating systems by preventing data exchange with its
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competitors and bundling products together to limit consumer choice.
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- Autor/es:
- The European Union
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- EducaMadrid
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- Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada
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- Fecha:
- 17 de diciembre de 2007 - 11:06
- Visibilidad:
- Público
- Enlace Relacionado:
- European Commission
- Duración:
- 06′ 36″
- Relación de aspecto:
- 4:3 Hasta 2009 fue el estándar utilizado en la televisión PAL; muchas pantallas de ordenador y televisores usan este estándar, erróneamente llamado cuadrado, cuando en la realidad es rectangular o wide.
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