Theme 3a - The Global Community

The European Union is growing and has 27 member countries

The EU agrees to work together, obey EU laws  and contribute money to the EU budget

The EU government is a complicated organisation

They share laws about human rights and things like fishing and farming

The EU government is complicated and so are EU decisions. They are made in this order:

European Commision - Appointed by governments of member countries

European Parliament - 736 members directly elected by EU citizens

Council of the EU - One minister from the government of member country

The European Court of Justice and…