The second part of our two-part exploration of regional organizations, the European Union is a colossal institutional phenomenon widening its reach and deepening its impact on member-state economic cooperation and political coordination.
Because the material is vast, I've felt the need to provide two videos. This first half introduces the EU and explores both the historical development from the early days of a dedicated coordinator of heavy industrial raw materials of six states to the 27-member organization it is today.
Time Stamps:
00:00:00 - 00:04:18 - Introduction
00:04:18 - 00:17:21 - General Info on the EU
00:17:21 - 00:19:31 - Evolution of Socio-Political Objectives
I - Historical Development
00:19:31 - 00:20:54 - The "Founders" of Post-War European Integration
00:20:54 - 00:24:00 - NATO
00:24:00 - 00:26:49 - The Marshall Plan
00:26:49 - 00:29:48 - The Schuman Plan (1950)
00:29:48 - 00:34:47 - The European Coal and Steel Community
00:34:47 - 00:40:55 - The Treaties of Rome (1950)
00:40:55 - 00:46:32 - The Common Agricultural Policy (1962)
00:46:32 - 00:48:33 - The Single European Act (SEA) (1987)
00:48:33 - 00:50:04 - The Treaty of Maastricht (1992)
00:50:04 - 01:01:57 - Post-Cold War Expansion
01:01:57 - 01:04:14 - The Lisbon Treaty (2009)
II - Institutional Features and Functions
01:04:14 - 01:05:42 - General Flow of Operations
01:05:42 - 01:08:27 - The European Commission
01:08:27 - 01:13:49 - The European Council
01:13:49 - 01:18:05 - The Council of Ministers
01:18:05 - 01:26:23 - The European Parliament
01:26:23 - 01:30:28 - The European Court of Justice
01:30:28 - 01:35:13 - Preliminary Hypotheses on EU Functionality: Policy and Cooperation
