Portugal

By Jonathan McClanahan Portugal became a member of the European Union in January 1 1986. One pro of Portugal joining the European Union was they were able to adopt the Euro which is the European Union currency. Another pro was they became allies with more countries which can really help defense wise. Also since they joined trading has boosted. Lastly it made the country more well known.

 Pro’s of joining the Eu   ·   Defense ·  Trading ·  Euro ·  Makes country more well known ·  Strong economy Cons of joining   ·    Countries culture forgotten ·    People in other countries may not like you because of joining ·    Makes people less understanding if your country is in trouble ·    Makes people think your country is controlled by others

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<span style="color: rgb(25, 204, 56);"> Strong Economy Against death penalty Pretty strong military A lot of trading

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media type="custom" key="3075336" <span style="color: rgb(0, 34, 255);"> The European Union was formed to boost the relations between the Governments of the European countries and to strengthen the trade between the countries of Europe. 1949: the Eu was created 1973-1993: more countries started to join the Eu such as the United Kingdom’s. 1980:the fall of the Berlin wall in Germany 2000:the euro was created. The purpose of the Eu is to unite Europe and to try to bring peace to the lands. The Eu benefits Europeans one way it does is it boost trading which make the prices of things lower. · Strongly against death penalty · Doesn’t want other religions to be mixed in like Muslim.

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Feedzilla.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm Mr. Wamsley Google Images cooltext.com