The integration of the process of development is most characteristic of the modern economy, from which ever for more becomes dependent on not only economy-related sectors, but also in the national culture, society, family and also each person may experience the process of integration and the benefits and consequences.
The author believes that the European Union's economic boom in the last decades, developing more streamline and more secure for economic cooperation and mechanisms is a result of the close international economic integration. A relatively safe economic environment and a business support system for the creation of the European Union does not lose the strong competitive position in the world, so the public key of the strategically important the goal after the independence of Latvia was raised Latvia's integration into the European Union.
The European Union has achieved a unique level of economic integration. The six founding members initially focused on trade integration, but the cooperation widened to currently 28-member states, and it deepened into a large single market, where countries have given up parts of their economic sovereignty in favor of an intense economic cooperation at the EU level.
Goal of the thesis is to find out the European Union's development stages.
In order to achieve the employment target, it is necessary to address the following
tasks:
1. to identify the European Union's economic policy;
2. learn about the European Union historical development stages;
3. to examine what documents influenced the development of the European union.
The hypothesis of the term: the European Union is able to create a successful, stable item, which is economically beneficial to all.
The methods of research:
• the theoretical framework;
• the empirical research methods.