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Soon,Germany was reunited.
Kmalu je bila Nemčija ponovno združena.
The peoples of the eastern part of Europechose for themselves new governments that got rid of the old, strict Communist system.
Narodi vzhodnega dela Evrope so siizbrali nove vlade in se znebili starega, strogega komunističnega sistema.
It was a wonderful timeof celebration.
To je bil čas velikega slavja.
The countries that had gained freedom began asking whether theycould join the European Union, and soon there was quite a queueof ‘candidate’ countries waiting to become EU members.
Države, ki so postale svobodne, so začele spraševati, če lahko vstopijo v Evropsko unijo, in kmalu je nastala precejšnja vrsta držav kandidatk, ki so čakale, da bi lahko postale članice EU.
Before a country can join the European Union, its economy has tobe working well.
Države kandidatke so v zvezi s tem opravile veliko dela in po nekaj letihje bilo deset držav pripravljenih.
The candidate countries worked hard at all these things and, after a few years, 10 of them were ready.They joined the EU on 1 May 2004.
1. maja 2004 so vstopile v EU.
They are Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Te države so Ciper, Češka, Estonija, Latvija, Litva, Madžarska, Malta, Poljska, Slovaška in Slovenija.
Never before had so many countries joined the EU at thesame time, so this was a very special occasion.
Nikoli prej se ni EU pridružilo toliko držav, zato je bil toposeben dogodek.
People wereparticularly happy because this was a real ‘family reunion’,bringing together at last the eastern and western parts of Europe.
Ljudje so bili zlasti veseli, ker je bila to„ponovna združitev družine“, ki je končno pripeljala skupajvzhodni in zahodni del Evrope.
The environment belongs to everyone, so countries haveto work together to protect it.
Okolje pripada vsem, zato morajo države sodelovati, da gaohranijo.
The EU has rules aboutstopping pollution and about protecting, for example,wild birds.
EU ima predpise o prenehanju onesnaževanja ino varstvu različnih živih bitij, na primer divjih ptic.
These rules apply in all EU countries and theirgovernments have to make sure those rules are obeyed.
Ti predpisi veljajo v vseh državah EU in njihove vlade morajo zagotoviti, da se tudi upoštevajo.
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Pollution crosses borders, so EU countries together to protect the environment.
Onesnaženje gre preko meja, zat o lja .
Some of the money they earn goes to pay for hospitalsand schools, and to look after old people.
Del denarja, ki ga zaslužijo, se porabi za plačilo bolnišnic in šol in tudi za skrb za ostarele ljudi.
That’s why the EU isdoing all it can to create new and better jobs for everyone whocan work.
Zato EU stori vse, kar je v njeni moči, da bi ustvarila nova in boljša delovnamesta za vsakogar, ki je sposoben za delo.
It helps people to set up new businesses, and providesmoney to train people to do new kinds of work.
Ljudem pomagaustanavljati nova podjetja in zagotavlja sredstva za usposabljanjeljudi, da lahko opravljajo nove vrste dela.
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People living in the EU are free to live, work or study inwhichever EU country they choose, and the EU is doing allit can to make it simple to move home from one country toanother.
Ljudje, ki živijo v EU, lahko živijo, delajo ali študirajo v kateri koli državi EU, ta pa si prizadeva storiti vse, kar je v njeni moči, da ljudem poenostavi njihovo selitev iz enedržave v drugo.
When you cross the borders between most EUcountries, you no longer need a passport.
Pri prečkanju meja med večino držav EU nepotrebujete več potnega lista.
The EU encourages students and young people to spend sometime studying or training in another European country.
EU spodbuja študente inmlade ljudi, naj nekaj časa študirajo ali se usposabljajov drugi evropski državi.
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Students from different help from the EU.
S pomočjo EU s držav.
In years gone by, each country in Europe had its own kind of money, or ‘currency’.
V preteklih letih je imela vsaka država v Evropi lastno vrsto denarja, valuto.
Now there is one singlecurrency, the euro, which all EU countries can share if they wish.
Sedaj obstaja skupna valuta,evro, ki ga lahko imajo vse evropske države, če to želijo.
Having one currency makes it easier todo business and to travel and shop all over the EU without having to change from one currency to another.
Obstoj enotne valute lajša poslovanje, potovanjein nakupovanje po vsej EU, saj ni treba menjati denarja iz ene valute v drugo.
It took nine years of hard work and careful planning to introduce the euro.The notes and coins came into use on 1 January 2002.
Za uvedbo evra je bilo potrebnih devet let napornih prizadevanj in skrbneganačrtovanja.
The euro hasreplaced the old currencies in 12 of the EU’s member countries.
Bankovci in kovanci so se začeli uporabljati 1. januarja 2002.Evro je nadomestil stare valute v 12 državah članicah.
The othersare not using it yet.
Ostale evra še neuporabljajo.
If you compare euro coins you will see that on oneside there is a design representing the country it was made in.
Če primerjate kovance evra, boste videli, da je na eni straniupodobljen znak, ki predstavlja državo, v kateri je bil kovanec izdelan,druga stran pa je enaka za vse države.
The euro is used in countries.many EU
V mnogih dr žavah EU se uporablja evro.
Helping regions in difficulty
Pomoč regijam v težavah
Life is not easy for everyone everywhere in Europe.
Za vse ljudi v Evropi življenje ni enostavno.
In some places there are not enough jobs for people,because mines or factories have closed down.
V nekaterih krajih ni na voljo dovolj delovnih mest, saj so rudniki ali tovarne prenehali delovati.
In some areas, farming is hard because of the climate, ortrade is difficult because there are not enough roads and railways.
Na nekaterih območjih je kmetovanje oteženo zaradi podnebja, ali pa je otežena trgovina zaradi pomanjkanja cest in železnic.
The EU tackles these problems by collecting money from allits member countries and using it to help regions that are indifficulty. For example, it helps pay for new roads and raillinks, and it helps businesses to provide new jobs for people.
EU te probleme rešuje tako, da zbira denar od vseh držav članic in ga uporablja za pomoč regijam, ki so v težavah.Pomaga na primer plačati za gradnjo novih cest in železniških povezav, gospodarstvu pa pomaga zagotovitinova delovna mesta.
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© adnjo novih cest.
Helping poor countries
Pomoč revnim državam
In many countries around the world, people are dying or living difficult lives because of war, disease and natural disasters such asdroughts or floods.
V mnogih državah po svetu ljudje umirajo ali živijo v težkih pogojih zaradi vojne, bolezni ali naravnih nesreč, kot so suša alipoplave.
Often these countries do not have enoughmoney to build the schools and hospitals, roads and houses thattheir people need.
Te države pogosto nimajo dovolj denarja, da bi zgradilešole, bolnišnice, ceste in hiše, ki jih ljudje potrebujejo.
The EU gives money to these countries, and sends teachers, doctors, engineers and other experts to work there.
EU tem državam daje denar in vanje na delo pošilja učitelje,zdravnike, inženirje in druge strokovnjake.
It also buysmany things that those countries produce without charging customs duties.
Kupuje tudi mnogestvari, ki jih te države proizvajajo, ne da bi zaračunala carino.
That way, the poor countries can earn moremoney.
Na ta način lahko revne države zaslužijo več denarja.
They don’t alwaysagree on everything, but that’s normal. (Do people in your family always agree on everything?)
Te se včasih v nekaterih vprašanjih nestrinjajo, toda to je normalno (ali se člani vaše družine vedno v vsem strinjajo?).
Whatis good is that the leaders of EU countries sit round a table to sort out their disagreements instead offighting.
Dobro je, da voditeljidržav EU, namesto da bi se med seboj bojevali, sedejo skupaj z namenom, da rešijo nesoglasja.
So the dream of Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman has come true: the EU has brought peace amongits members.
Tako so se sanje Jeana Monneta in Roberta Schumana uresničile: EU je med države članice prineslamir.
It is also working for lasting peace among its neighbours and in the wider world.
Prizadeva si tudi za trajen mir med njenimi sosedami in drugod po svetu.
Forexample, EU soldiers and police officers are helping keep the peace in the former Yugoslavia, wherethere was bitter fighting not many years ago.
Vojaki in policisti iz EUna primer pomagajo ohranjati mir na območju nekdanje Jugoslavije, kjer so pred nedavnim potekalisiloviti boji.
These are just some of the things the EU does: there are many more.
To je samo nekaj od mnogih dejavnosti EU.
In fact, being in the European Union makes a difference to just about every aspect of our lives.
V resnici pa dejstvo, da je neka država v Evropski uniji,vpliva na skoraj vsak vidik življenja v njej.
Europe has its own flag and its own anthem – the Ode to Joyfrom Beethoven’s ninth symphony.
Evropa ima lastno zastavo in lastno himno – Odo radostiiz Beethovnove Devete simfonije.
The originalwords are in German, but when used as the Europeananthem it has no words – only the tune.
Izvirno besedilo tegadela je napisano v nemščini – ko se uporablja kot evropska himna, pa nima besedila, temveč samomelodijo. Poslušate jo lahko na internetu:europa.eu/abc/symbols/anthem/index_sl.htm
The European Unionandits neighbours
Evropska unija in njene sosede
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Vatikanska mestna država se nahaja v Rimu.
Key The coloured countries are members of the European Union (EU).The striped countries are planning to join the EU.The other countries, including those shown by a small circle, are neighbours of the EU.The dots show where the capital cities are.
Nekateri otoki in drugi deli zemeljske površine, ki pripadajo Franciji, Portugalski in Španiji, so del EU.
Vatican City is in Rome.Some islands and other pieces of land belonging to France, Portugal and Spain are part of the EU.But they are a long way from mainland Europe, so we have put them in the box (top right).
Vendar so zelo oddaljeni od celinske Evrope,zato so prikazani v ločenem okvirčku (zgoraj desno).
The European Union countries
Države Evropske Unije
The countries are in alphabetical order according to what each country is called in its own languageor languages (as shown in brackets).
Države so navedene v abecednem vrstnem redu glede na to, kako se države imenujejo v lastnemjeziku ali jezikih (kot je navedeno v oklepajih).
Capital City
Glavno mesto
10.4 million
10,4 milijona
10.2 million
10,2 milijona
82.5 million
82,5 milijona
1.4 million
1,4 milijona
11.0 million
11,0 milijona
Greece ( λλ αδ/Ellada)
Grčija ( λλ δα/Ellada)
40.7 million
40,7 milijona
59.6 million
59,6 milijona
4.0 million
4,0 milijona
57.3 million
57,3 milijona
0.7 million
0,7 milijona
Population
3,5 milijona
10.1 million
10,1 milijona
16.2 million
16,2 milijona
Netherlands (Nederland)
Nizozemska (Nederland)
8.1 million
8,1 milijona
38.2 million
38,2 milijona
2.0 million
2,0 milijona
5.2 million
5,2 milijona
8.9 million
8,9 milijona
59.3 million
59,3 milijona
(*) The full name of this country is ‘the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’, but for short most people justcall it Britain, the United Kingdom or the UK.
(*) Polno ime te države je Združeno kraljestvo Velika Britanija in Severna Irska, večina ljudi pa jo na kratko imenuje kar Britanija ali Združeno kraljestvo.
Population figures are for 1 January 2004. Source: Eurostat.
Podatki o prebivalstvu so z dne 1. januarja 2004.Vir: Eurostat.
As you can imagine, it takes a lot of effort by a lot of people to organisethe EU and make everything work.
Kot si lahko predstavljate, mora mnogo ljudi vložiti veliko truda, da postavijo EU na noge in da vse deluje.
Who does what?
Kako je razdeljeno to delo?
In Brussels, 25 women and men (one from each EU country) meet every Wednesday to discuss whatneeds to be done next.
V Bruslju se vsako sredo sestane skupina 25 žensk in moških (po ena oseba iz vsake države), da razpravljajo o tem, katera je naslednja stvar, ki jo je treba opraviti.
These people are called ‘commissioners’, and together they make up the European Commission.
Ti ljudje nosijo naziv komisarji in skupaj sestavljajo Evropsko komisijo.
Their job is to think about what would be best for the EU as a whole, and to propose new laws for the EU as a whole. In their work they are helped by experts, lawyers, secretaries,translators and so on.
Njihovo delo je, da razmišljajo o tem, kaj bi bilo najbolje za EU kotceloto, in da predlagajo nove zakone za celotno EU.Pri njihovem delu jim pomagajo strokovnjaki, pravniki, tajniki, prevajalci in drugi.
Once they have agreed what law to propose, theysend their proposal to the European Parliamentand the Council of the European Union.
Ko se dogovorijo o tem, kakšen zakon naj predlagajo, pošljejo svoj predlog Evropskemu parlamentu in Svetu Evropske unije.
Itholds a big meeting every month, in Strasbourg, to discuss the newlaws being proposed by the European Commission.
Vsak mesec ima velikozasedanje v Strasbourgu, kjer razpravljajo o novih zakonih, ki jih predlaga Evropska komisija.
If the Parliament doesn’t like a proposal, it can ask the Commission to change it until Parliament is satisfied that this is a good law.
Če se Parlament s predlogom ne strinja,lahko zahteva od Komisije, da ga spremeni, dokler ni Parlamentzadovoljen in oceni, da je to dober zakon.
There are 732 members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
Evropski parlament šteje 732 članov (poslancev).
Theyare chosen, every five years, in an election when all the adult citizens of the EU get the chance to vote.
Ti so vsako letoizbrani na volitvah, ko imajo vsi odrasli državljani EU priložnostvoliti.
MEPs are not the only people who decide on new EU laws.
Poslanci niso edini, ki odločajo o zakonih EU.
They also have to be discussed by government ministers from all the EU countries.
O njih morajo razpravljati tudi vladna ministrstva iz vsehdržav EU.
Once the Council and the Parliament have passeda new law, EU governments have to make sure it isrespected in their countries.
Po razpravljanju o predlogu svet o njem glasuje.Obstajajo pravila o tem, koliko glasov ima vsaka država in koliko jih je potrebno, da je predlog sprejet.V nekaterih primerih pravilo pravi, da mora biti v Svetu popolno soglasje.
© meet to passall the EU governments
© ečujejo, da sprejemajo
Ministers from EU laws.
Ministri vseh vlad EU se srzakone EU.
The Court of Justice
Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti
If a country doesn’t apply the law properly, the European Commission will warn it, and may complainabout it to the European Court of Justice, in Luxembourg.
Če država zakona ne izvaja ustrezno, jo Evropska komisija posvari in se lahko v zvezi s tem pritoži na Evropsko sodišče v Luxembourgu.
The Court’s job is to make sure that EUlaws are respected, and are applied in the same way everywhere.
Naloga Sodišča je, da zagotovi, da se zakoni EU izpolnjujejo in na enaknačin uporabljajo povsod.
There are other groups of people (committees of expertsand so on) involved in taking these decisions, becauseit’s important to get them right.
Obstajajo tudi druge skupine ljudi (odbori strokovnjakovin podobno), ki sodelujejo pri sprejemanju tehodločitev, saj je zelo pomembno, da so pravilne.
If you want to knowmore about these people and what they do, try reading the booklet How the European Union works,online at europa.eu.int/comm/publications/booklets/ eu_glance/53/index_en.htm It’s meant for adults, but it’s not very hard to read.
Čeželite izvedeti več o teh ljudeh in kaj delajo, preberitebrošuro Kako deluje Evropska unija,na spletnemnaslovu europa.eu/comm/publications/ booklets/eu_glance/53/index_sl.htm Namenjena je odraslim, vendar ni zelo zahtevna za branje.
The Cour
Sodišče s
Tomorrow... and beyond
Jutri … in še naprej
There are big challenges facing the world right now.
Svet se pravkar srečuje z velikimi izzivi. Na primer:
•How can we stop the pollution which is making the world’s climate change?•How can we protect the world’s forests and other natural environments?•How can we make life better for the world’s poor and hungry people?•How can we bring peace to the world’s trouble-spots?•How should we deal with terrorism?
•Kako ustaviti onesnaževanje, ki spreminja podnebje v svetu?•Kako zaščititi gozdove sveta in njihovo naravno okolje?•Kako izboljšati življenje revnih in lačnih ljudi v svetu?•Kako doseči mir na problematičnih območjih sveta?•Kako se boriti proti terorizmu?
The EU is tackling these problems, but it can’t solve them on its own.
EU rešuje te probleme, vendar jih ne more rešiti sama.
It needs to work with other countries around the world.
Sodelovati mora z drugimi državami po svetu.
And, of course, its leaders need to agree together on what to do.
Njihovi voditelji pa se morajo seveda dogovoriti, kako bodo ukrepali.
What would you like the EU to do about the world’s big problems?Do you have any good ideas for doing things better?Why not discuss your ideas with your family, your friends and teachers...
Kaj želite, da bi EU storila glede velikih problemov v svetu?Imate kakšno idejo o tem, kako bi stvari izboljšali?Kaj ko bi o svojih predlogih razpravljali z vašo družino, prijatelji in učitelji …?
We are today’s European children: before long we’ll be Europe’s adults.The future is for us to decide – together!
Danes smo otroci Evrope, kmalu pa bomo njeni odrasli ljudje.O prihodnosti moramo odločati – skupaj!
United in diversity
Združena v raznolikosti
This is the motto of the EU.
Tako se glasi geslo EU.
The ideas behind the European Unionwere first put forward on 9 May 1950 by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman.So 9 May is celebrated as the EU’s birthday.
Zamisli, iz katerih je nastala Evropska unija, je prvič predstavil francoski zunanji minister Robert Schuman 9. maja 1950.
The European Union (EU) is a family of 25 countries and 455 millioncitizens working together for peace and prosperity.
Evropska unija (EU) je skupnost 25 držav s 455 milijoni državljanov, ki si skupaj prizadevajo za mir in blaginjo.
The European flag,anthem, motto and Europe Day are symbols of the EU.
Evropska zastava, himna, geslo in dan Evrope so simboli EU.
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The treaties
Pogodbe
The European Commission: promoting the common interest
Evropska komisija: zastopanje skupnega interesa
The Court of Justice: upholding the law
Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti: varuh zakona
The European Court of Auditors: getting value for your money
Evropsko računsko sodišče: skrb za varčno upravljanje denarja
The European Ombudsman: investigating your complaints
Evropski nadzornik za varstvo podatkov: varovanje vaše zasebnosti
Introducing the European Union
Predstavitev Evropskeunije
The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries workingtogether to improve life for their citizens and to build a better world.
Evropskaunija (EU) je družina demokratičnih evropskih držav,ki sodelujejo, da bi izboljšale življenje za svoje državljane in zgradile boljši svet.
Family squabbles and occasional crises are what make the news headlines, but awayfrom the cameras the EU is actually a remarkable success story.
Na naslovnicah časopisov se pojavljajo družinski prepiri in občasne krize, nevidi pa se, da je EU pravzaprav izredna zgodba o uspehu.
In just over half acentury it has delivered peace and prosperity in Europe, a single European currency(the euro) and a frontier-free ‘single market’ where goods, people, services and capital move around freely.
V malce več kot polstoletja je v Evropo prinesla mir in blaginjo, enotno evropskovaluto (evro) in„enotni trg“ brez mej, po katerem lahko svobodno potujejo blago, ljudje, storitve in kapital.
It has become a major trading power, and a world leader infields such as environmental protection and development aid.
Postala je ena pomembnejših trgovinskih sil in vodilna svetovna sila na področjih, kot sta varovanje okolja in razvojna pomoč.
No wonder it hasgrown from six to 25 members and more countries are queuing up to join.
Niččudnega, da je z začetnih šest zrasla na 25 članic, še več držav pa žečaka vvrsti za vstop.
The European Union’s success owes a lot to the unusual way in which it works.Unusual because the EU is not a federation like the United States.
K uspehu Evropskeunije je veliko pripomogel nenavaden način, na kateregadeluje. Nenavaden je zato, ker EU ni zvezna država, kot so to Združene države Amerike.
Nor is it simply anorganisation for cooperation between governments, like the United Nations.
Prav tako tudi ni samo organizacija za sodelovanje med vladami, kotso to Združeni narodi.
It is, infact, unique.
Pravzaprav je edinstvena.
The countries that make up the EU (its ‘member states’) remain independent sovereign nations but they pool their sovereignty in order to gain astrength and world influence none of them could have on their own.
Države, ki sestavljajo EU („državečlanice“), ostanejo neodvisne suverene države, vendar svojo suverenost združujejo, da pridobijo moč in svetovni vpliv, kakršnih nobena od njihne bi mogla imeti samostojno.
Pooling sovereignty means, in practice, that the member states delegate some oftheir decisionmaking powers to shared institutions they have created, so that decisions on specific mattersof joint interest can be madedemocratically at Europeanlevel.
Združevanje suverenosti vpraksi pomeni, da državečlanice del svojih pooblastil pri odločanju prenesejo na skupne evropskeinstitucije, ki so jih ustanovile, takoda o posebnihzadevah skupnega interesa lahko demokratičnoodločajo na evropski ravni.
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•the European Parliament (EP),which represents the EU’s citizens and is directlyelected by them;
Tri glavne institucije, ki sprejemajo odločitve, so:•Evropskiparlament(EP),ki zastopa državljane EU, ti pa ga neposredno volijo; • Svet Evropske unije, ki zastopa posamične državečlanice;•Evropskakomisija,ki se zavzema za interese Unije kot celote.
This ‘institutional triangle’ produces the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU.
Ta„institucionalni trikotnik“ oblikuje politike in zakone, ki se uporabljajo po vsej EU.
In principle, it is the Commission that proposes new laws, but it is the Parliamentand Council that enact them.
Načeloma predlaga novezakone Komisija, vendar jih uzakonjata Parlament in Svet.
The Court of Justiceupholds the rule of European law, and the Court of Auditorschecks the financing of the Union’s activities.
Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti varuje evropskanačela pravne države, Evropskoračunskosodiščepa preverja financiranje dejavnosti Unije.
A number of other bodies also have key roles in making the EU work:
Ključno vlogo pri delovanju EU imajo tudi številni drugi organi:
•the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)represents civil society,employers and employees;
•Evropskiekonomsko-socialniodbor(EESO)zastopa civilno družbo, delodajalce in delojemalce;
•the Committee of the Regions (CoR) represents regional and local authorities;
•Odborregij(OR)zastopa regionalne in lokalne organe;
•the European Investment Bankfinances EU investment projects, and helps smallbusinesses via the European Investment Fund;
•Evropskainvesticijskabankafinancira naložbene projekte EU in z Evropskim investicijskim skladom pomaga majhnih podjetjem;
•the European Ombudsmaninvestigates complaints about maladministration by EU institutions and bodies;
•Evropskivaruhčlovekovihpravicpreiskuje pritožbe o nepravilnostih institucij in organov EU;
•the European Data Protection Supervisorsafeguards the privacy of people’s personal data.
•Evropskinadzornikzavarstvopodatkovvaruje zasebnost osebnih podatkovposameznikov.
In addition, specialised agencies have been set up to handle certain technical, scientific or management tasks.
Poleg tega so bile za opravljanje nekaterih tehničnih, znanstvenih ali upravljavskih nalog ustanovljene posebne agencije.
The powers and responsibilities of the EU institutions, and the rules and proceduresthey must follow, are laid down in the treaties on which the EU is founded.
Pooblastila in naloge institucij EU ter pravila in postopki, ki jih morajoupoštevati, so zapisana v pogodbah, na katerih temelji EU.