Pretend the following countries have applied for
membership in the EU. Imagine you are a member
of the EU Member Appointment Committee. It is your task to interview these countries to see if they would qualify for membership in the EU.
First, describe the European Union. What is the
function of this supranational organization? What is
the history of the EU? How has it changed since it
first started? What about ‘Brexit’, a slang term for the British/UK Exit from the Eurpean Union in 2020. What
do you think the impact of ‘Brexit’ will be to the EU?
Then, try to develop 5-7 specific questions you would use to interview the country that would like membership in the European Union. You do not have to pick
a specific country, the idea is to get you thinking how the process works.
List the questions you would ask to the candidate
country. Why did you ask those particular questions? Is there any reason you would absolutely not allow a country membership? What would that be?
Websites for reference:
https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/european-union
These are response papers, but you are welcome to use external resources to supplement your argument.
Feel free to use pictures or links to supplement but if you do please list these after the written portion of the essay.
