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After the completion of high school, an educated European should know that the European Union (EU) is an economic and political organization consisting of 27 member countries located in Europe. It operates basing on treaties (agreements under international law made by international organizations and sovereign states). The treaties formulate the EU to act as a representative democracy based on “the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities”.
The young European should be aware of important institutions of the EU such as European Commission, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Central Bank.
The young graduate of high school should know that the purpose of designing the EU was to enhance economic and political integration by creating a common currency and common citizenship rights, a unified foreign and security policy as well as accelerating the cooperation in the areas of judicial affairs, immigration and asylum.