Spain+and+Europe

SPAIN AND EUROPE = = =Spain is a peninsula in the South - West of Europe. =

= = = = = = = = = = =European Union is a political and echonomical organization made up of 28 countries. You can travel, live or study in all these countries.=

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=Most of the countries use the same currency:= =EURO €.=

=European Union rules through:= =European Parliament: Aprove the laws.= =European Comission:= =European Council: Ministers of all the countries= =Justice Court: A judge from every country.=

=Anthem of Europe=

(Ode to Joy, by Ludwing Van Beethoven)
=media type="youtube" key="Bylj_hZPv-8" width="560" height="315"= =[|Click on here if you want to learn more about the countries of Europe]= SPAIN == = Spain territory is made up of =

= - Iberian Peninsula, = = - Two archipelagos : Balearic Islands (in the Mediterranean Sea) and Canary Islands (in the Atlantic Ocean)= = - Two Autonomous Cities : Ceuta and Melilla, on the coast of North Africa.= = - Some little islands in the South of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea.=

= = = Spain is a democratic country = = = =Every Spaniard is entitled to vote their goverment.= =In our Constitution (aproved in December 6th, 1978) there are our rights and duties= ==

= State Institutions: = = = = = = = =1. Head of State:The King Felipe VI= = = = = = = = = = = = = =2. General Courts: they made laws. We have two cameras:= =3. Govern: A President and some ministers.= =4. Justice Courts. The most important are:= =Listen to the Anthem of Spain=
 * = Congress of Deputies = ||  || = Senate = ||
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 * = Supreme Court = || = Constitutional Court = ||
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(Royal March by the Spanish Royal Guard)media type="youtube" key="-k1L-t7q3j4" width="560" height="315"
= Spain is made up of: =



=- 17 Autonomous Communities= =- 2 Autonomous Cities:= =Ceuta and Melilla.=

=Each Autonomous Community has a Capital City and an Autonomous Estatute.=

=They are ruled by:= =A Parliament= =A President= =A Council= = = = = = Each Autonomous Community has one or more PROVINCES. = **In Spain there are 50 provinces.** =A PROVINCE is a group of municipaliies with a capital.= =Each MUNICIPALITY consist of one or more cities, towns or villages governed by a LOCAL COUNCIL.= =MUNICIPAL SERVICES:= =- Environmental services: (street lighting, street cleaning, looking after gradens, parks,...)= =- Security services: local police,= =- Firefighting= =- Social services: helping people with disabilities, echonomical or familiar problems.= = **Councillors** = || = TOWN HALL = ||
 * = MAYOR = || = **LOCAL COUNCIL: Mayor and** =
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**The head of the local council is the MAYOR. The Mayor and councillors work in the TOWN HALL.**

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