An expanded E.U - a good or a bad thing? | Back |
Colour in the statements with one colour for GOOD POINTS and one colour for BAD POINTS. Different people may have different opinions about some of the points!
	Police and drug officers can cooperate better to combat international  crime
There is the hope of one common currency		There will be more cheap labour e.g. Polish plumbers in the U.K.
	People will be free to move between countries to find jobs.
Passports may not be needed to travel between E.U. member states.		Pollution concerns could be tackled all across Europe.
	Some companies in Wales may leave to set up factories in countries where wages are lower.
Eastern European countries may attract more companies and have slightly higher wages than before.		Organised crime could spread e.g. the Italian Mafia and East European Mafia.
	Leaky' borders will mean many illegal immigrants.
You could live and work in a sunny country like Spain.	'	An enlarged EU would be a very strong World Power.
	Farmers will be paid properly to look after the land.
Money may be wasted supported uneconomic farmers in other countries		Products from all over Europe will be in our shops not just Welsh made goods.
	We will lose control of our independence and be governed by 'Brussels'.
Rivers like the Danube that flow through several countries will be managed better.		People will be able to buy property (or holiday homes) in any country.
	There will be more cheap labour to help employers make profits.
Minimum and maximum working hours could be set by law.		Minimum wages could be set to avoid exploitation of workers.
	Countries will have to share resources like fishing off the coast.