Asian Geographic - 08.2018

MOST POLICIES

DECIDED VIA VOTING

Member states must

HELP ONE ANOTHER

during national disasters

and terrorist attacks

The EU Single

Market ensures FREE

MOVEMENT of people,

goods and capital among

member states

EU vs ASEAN

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

reflections

DATA SOURCES: ROBERTO GIMÉNEZ LLAMAS/WARWICK ASEAN CONFERENCE, TOMMY KOH/BUSINESS
TIMES, PETER HAINE/THE GUARDIAN, EUROPA.EU, LUXEMBOURG FOR FINANCE, WORLDOMETERS, EYE
ON ASIA, ASEAN ORGANISATION, THE BALANCE, NEXT BIG FUTURE, EUROSTAT, INDEPENDENT, ROBERTA
PANIZZA/EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, TERMSAK CHALERMPALANUPAP/THE DIPLOMAT, KRIT KRAICHITTI

EU

Founded: 1993

Member States: 28

Population: 742 million

GDP: USD19.9 trillion

Growth rate: 2.6%

Main Trading Partners:

USA, China, Switzerland

Latest Treaty:

Lisbon Treaty (2007)

The Second World War triggered the formation of the world’s

two most famous blocs, the European Union and the Association

of Southeast Asian Nations. Both groupings seek to promote

economic, political, and security cooperation among their

members – but with differing approaches

Member states pool

sovereignty. Country

representatives form

the European Commission,

which CREATES SHARED

LAWS. Proposals signed

by at least a million

citizens will be considered

The EU COMMISSION

PRESIDENT serves

for 5 years and is

appointed by the

EU Parliament

With judges from

each member state,

THE COURT OF JUSTICE

ENFORCES EU LAW

THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE

heads a team of diplomats

and oversees meetings of

European foreign ministers

Has a FORMAL EXIT

PROCEDURE, including

Member states financial penalties

respect the Charter of

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS