Thursday, 20 October 2011

The EU and the New Government

   Photo from itaseinaudi.it

In 1957, the European Union or the EU was formed by 6 countries which are West Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy. Later on, Britain, Denmark and the Republic of Ireland joined the Union in 1973. Today, there are 27 members in the EU.
Here are some advantages and disadvantages of being a member of the EU:

        Advantages

v  Being a member of the EU gives migrant workers the right to work in any one of the EU countries without the need of a work permit and they also have the right to live there. A Migrant worker should know that he/she will have to pay taxes (ec.europa.eu).

v  Being a member of the EU improves the standards, laws and environment of a country. In general, the EU country will show a major change especially in the undeveloped places of the country (kypros.org).

v  As Oakland J, 2006 stated, members of the EU united their currency to euro.

v  According to unitetheunion.org, the EU offers its nation the freedom of speech, security and fairness.

       Disadvantages

v  Many skilled workers may choose to travel from East to West to countries who offer superior settlement and higher wages which would lead to the decline of the country's economy.

v  Independence was lost in many areas.

v  The EU's plan is to step away from agricultural protection and head towards competitiveness and growth (RACL, 2009).
economicshelp.org

A New Government

A new government has been formed since the general election on 6th May. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats replaced the Labour Party. David Cameron is the new prime minister and also the leader of the Conservative Party. The Conservatives went for a free market and lower taxes while the Labours preferred social and economic parity. The Conservatives got the most votes and seats in the general election which is almost all the seats of the other parties combined together, this is usually called hung parliament. The number of seats a party has can be equal or similar to the national vote, that’s why the Leb Dems got a few votes The Conservatives and the Leb Dems declared that they would form a coalition. Britain has 650 districts and each district has one member in parliament, the members are mostly Conservatives or Labours. The electoral system is said to be unjust by the Leb Dems and many British people, the Leb Dems wanted a change in the system before entering the coalition and the Conservatives have agreed.

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