Team work

Today I'm going to speak about the team work wich I've really enjoy it . I belive that working with group helps to improve  the work wich they work in it . They can shear each idea . For example, today we was working with group to find solution of what can we do if we fell down from the plane and what can we will do in this situation . I was working with hassan and Issec and we find alot of thing to solve the problems . If I was alone may be i can not find any thing to solve this problem . I'm volley ball player and from I was child until now I playing with group and when we win in the match all of team have fan together and will be happy together .

The Welsh Assembly

1. Who designed the building ?

by the Richard Rogers Partnership

2. When was it opened and by whom?

1 / 3 / 2006 , by Queen Elizabeth

3. What materials were used?

Traditional Welsh materials ( slate and Welsh Oak ) and the wood made in Canada .

4. What is particulary special about the building?

1 - designed to be environmentally friendly

2 - Earth Heat Exchange system for heating

3 - rainwater is collected from the roof and used for flushing toilets and cleaning windows

The two House of parliament

The Commons

The Commons is publicly elected. The party with the largest number of members in the Commons forms the government.
Members of the Commons (MPs) debate the big political issues of the day and proposals for new laws. It is one of the key places where government ministers, like the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, and the principal figures of the main political parties, work.
The Commons alone is responsible for making decisions on financial Bills, such as proposed new taxes. The Lords can consider these Bills but cannot block or amend them. There are 650 constituencies in the UK : 529 in England ; 72 in Scotland ; 40 in Wales ; and 18 in Northern Ireland .

The Lords

The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament, it complements the work of the House of Commons. It makes laws, holds government to account and investigates policy issues. Its membership is mostly appointed and includes experts in many fields.

The European Union & The Eurozone crisis

After World War II, moves towards European integration were seen by many as an escape from the extreme forms of nationalism that had devastated the continent. The 1948 Hague Congress was a pivotal moment in European federal

history, as it led to the creation of the European Movement and also of the College of Europe, a place where Europe's future leaders would live and study together. 1951 saw the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, which was declared to be "a first step in the federation of Europe", starting with the aim of eliminating the possibility of further wars between its member states by means of pooling the national heavy industries. The founding members of the Community were Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. The originators and supporters of the Community include Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, Paul-Henri Spaak, and Alcide De Gasperi. In 1957, the six countries signed the Treaty of Rome, which extended the earlier cooperation within the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and created the European Economic Community, (EEC) establishing a customs union. They also signed another treaty on the same day creating the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for cooperation in developing nuclear energy. Both treaties came into force in 1958.The EEC and Euratom were created separately from ECSC, although they shared the same courts and the Common Assembly. The executives of the new communities were called Commissions, as opposed to the "High Authority". The EEC was headed by Walter Hallstein (Hallstein Commission) and Euratom was headed by Louis Armand (Armand Commission) and then Étienne Hirsch. Euratom would integrate sectors in nuclear energy while the EEC would develop a customs union between members.

Throughout the 1960s tensions began to show with France seeking to limit supranational power. However, in 1965 an agreement was reached and hence in 1967 the Merger Treaty was signed in Brussels. It came into force on 1 July 1967 and created a single set of institutions for the three communities, which were collectively referred to as the European Communities (EC), although commonly just as the European Community. Jean Rey presided over the first merged Commission (Rey Commission).

In 1973 the Communities enlarged to include Denmark (including , which later left the Community in 1985), Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Norway had negotiated to join at the same time but Norwegian voters rejected membership in a referendum and so Norway remained outside. In 1979, the first direct, democratic elections to the European Parliament were held.

1. When did the idea of a United Europe come about and why ?

 ( 1939 - 1945 )  to be a strong economy.

2. Why did Britain not want to join the EEC in the 1950s ?

 Because they joined in the commonwealth  USA

3. Why did France initially not want Britain to join the EEC ?

 Because of the Brithsh US nuclear wepons policies.

4. What is a referendum ?

 A referendum is a process that allows (citizens or politicans) to approve or reject  a laws or opitions.

5. What percentage of world trade brlongs to the EU ?

16 % of the world tading belongs to the EU.

6. What institutions are involved in the running of the EU ?

The institutions involved in the running of the EU are the European Council, the Council of Ministers, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice .

7. Which 2 countries joined in 2009 ? Include them on map .

the tow countries that joined the EU are Bolgaria and romania.

8. What are MEPs and how many are there in total ? How many fron the UK

27 , 1

Eurozone crisis

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What started as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009 has evolved into a broader economic and

political crisis in the Eurozone and European Union (EU). The Eurozone faces four major, and

related, economic challenges: (1) high debt levels and public deficits in some Eurozone countries;

(2) weaknesses in the European banking system; (3) economic recession and high unemployment

in some Eurozone countries; and (4) persistent trade imbalances within the Eurozone.

Additionally, the Eurozone is facing a political crisis. Disagreements among key policymakers

over the appropriate crisis response, and a complex EU policy-making process are seen as having

exacerbated anxiety in markets. Governments in several European countries have fallen as a

direct or indirect result of the crisis.

1. What does the term ' austerity measures' mean. Find a definition.

An official action taken by government in order to reduce the amount of many that it  spend or the amount that people spend

2. Which countries of the EU are facing the greatest crisis?

 Graeec , spin , italy , Portugal and Cyprus

3. Choose one of those countries and find out what austerity measures have been made and how these are affecting the citizens of that country.

Greece 1.1 tax increase from 10 to 15 percent