1.) What is mission on EU? How does if differ from FTAA?
According to the Europa website, "For centuries, Europe was the scene of frequent and bloody wars. In the period 1870 to 1945, France and Germany fought each other three times, with terrible loss of life. A number of European leaders became convinced that the only way to secure a lasting peace between their countries was to unite them economically and politically." The period starts when the EU was first known as the ECSC, which stood for European Coal and steel community. It was first formed between the European countries of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg. They established this agreement because they had gone to war over these raw materials and were sick of fighting over them. They felt with the formation of the ECSC they could create a common market and integrate inspection, production planning and resource exploitation.
The six countries decided to expand and create a common market. They also agreed on other issues such as nuclear power. In 1986 they increased to twelve members. After agreeing on many different issues with these new countries, that is when the EU was formed. The European Union's membership of democratic European countries stands at twenty five. They formed the membership after WWII looking to bring peace and prosperity to Europe. They have a strong position and values favoring democracy, freedom, and social justice.
As a trading bloc the EU seems to be centered more on uniting nations rather than ensuring trade contracts. They brought about the Euro in 1992 to allow a more desirable atmosphere for doing business and eliminating the risk of exchange rate. Belonging to the EU has advantages like being able to travel between EU coun ...