HOW SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ARE

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SPAIN AND ITS TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

• Spain is divided into Autonomous Communities.

• There are 50 provinces in Spain and two autonomous cities ( Ceuta and Melilla)

• Provinces are divided into smaller territories called MUNICIPALITIES ( Alosno, Cartaya….) governed by the CITY or TOWN HALL.

SPANISH GOVERNMENT

• The Constitution …6th of December of 1978

• Head of State… Felipe VI• The Central Government…

consists of the President and several Ministers

• The General Courts …Legislative./ Consists of : Congress of deputies and senate

• Courts of Law …Judicial power.

MUNICIPAL AND AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENTS

• Town Hall: where municipals meetings are held.

• Mayor or Mayoress: is the head of the city council

• city councillors are elected by the citizens.

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY

• The most important legislative document: Statute of Autonomy

• Autonomous community: Parliament, Government Council, The high Court Justice

EUROPEAN UNION

EUROPEAN UNION(EU)

• is an economical and political association of 28 European countries.

• Spain joined the EU in 1986.

Advantages of belonging to EU

• Travel with a ID or passport in any member country of EU.

• Euro area was created, the euro was established as the single official currency of the EU.

EU INSTITUTIONS• European Parliament

• The Council of the European Union

• The European Commission

• The Court of Justice

• The court of Auditors

European Commission

European Parliament

PROJECT: A new European Union Member

• Create a new country in Europe, make a sheet about your country with the following information:

A. Your country’s name

B. Country’s population

C. What type of government your country has.

D. Who your country’s leader is.

E. What the laws of your country. Make a list of 5.

• Now include these things:

Create a MOTTO that represent your country well. MOTTO

A drawing of your country’s flag.