the country we represent is :. area: 674 843 km², the largest country in europe. population: 66.6...
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The country we represent is :
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Area: 674 843 km², the largest country in Europe.
Population: 66.6 million inhabitants, the second most populous country in the European Union.
Flag: tricolour, with three vertical bands.
Motto: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
National Day: Bastille Day, 14th July
Capital City : Paris.
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Government: semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. - Actual president: François Hollande- Prime Minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
Official language: French.
Main Religion: Roman Catholicism, even if there is a freedom of religion.
Place: an important country worldwide (the world’s fifth largest economy) and in Europe (second largest economy).
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Accession to EU: one of the founding countries of European Union.European Coal and Steel Community: 1950Maastricht Treaty: 1992
Currency: the Euro since 2002.
Representation in the European Parliament: France is represented in the European Parliament by 19 different parties that belong to 7 pan-European organizations, by 74 MEP.
Accession to Shengen agreements: In 1985, France was among the five of the member states to sign the Shengen agreement, and it was put into force in France in 1993
• Party of the European Left, • European Free Alliance, • European Green Party, • Party of European Socialists,
• European Democratic Party, • European People’s Party, • Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy.
The pan-European organizations France belongs to:
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Economic Situation: This country is quite powerful in the 3 sectors of activity.
• Agriculture: first European country and second agribusiness exporter worldwide (big variety of productions, the productivist system and mechanization). However today, the number of exploitations is constantly reducing.
• Industry: cars, chemistry, arming, even if today this sector is in crisis because of deindustrialization.
• Services: the most important, with 67% of the working persons in all kind of services, and in tourism.
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The European policy in France
• France is one of the 3 biggest member states.
• The government : defends the country’s interests with the European Committees.
• The Foreign minister and the minister in charge of the European Affairs : promote the French points of view on the important European Affairs.
• 74 MEP : working in commissions, are part of the European legislative affairs, vote the European budget.
• France impulses the European integration, even if it sometimes opposes (Charles de Gaulle and “empty chair” policy). However, today, the population seems to lose interests for European construction.
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TOCUT Laëtitia, GAUTHIER Olivier, ANSLOT Benjamin
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