Writing progress of EU paper

The progress of my academic paper (Did the EU deserve the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?) just before the holidays was, frankly, on a standstill. Before it came to a standstill, however, I had had gathered a great deal of resources and ideas which now need to be turned into an actual well written and coherent text. Right now, I mainly have resources from our dear friend, the internet. But the day is nigh where I am going to finally look for more academic resources. It is even very possible that this day is today! The only problem might be that there are no academic texts or articles that fit exactly my topic. Nevertheless, these articles can be very helpful in terms of language and collocations. So I'd better get stated.

Possible EU paper topics

Our first blogging homework is to think of five possible topics, related to this semester's main topic, namely the EU, which we would consider writing a paper about. Also we are expected to explain why we chose that topic.
These are the topics I chose:

• The path of the Gaelic language into the EU

Why did Gaelic become an official language of the EU? This is the question I asked myself when I learnt that this language got official EU status a few years ago. So, I'd like to answer this question, mainly for myself. 

• Why did the EU receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?

Last semester we had to write a text for MuK regarding the EU. I stumbled upon an article about why so many people do not understand (and do nor appreciate) The EU receiving the prize. I found that interesting but unfortunately I didn't research on the topic any further.

• European Union of the Deaf

As my second language is Austrian sign language it is obvious that I'm interested in deaf culture and so it probably would make a interesting topic for me to research about. 

• European Union of the Blind

When I was googling the European Union of the Deaf I stumbled upon the European Union of the Blind and thought that this topic could be interesting as well. Maybe there is even a chance to combine these two topics somehow.

• EU symbols- flag, anthem, motto, Europa and Zeus, Europe Day

How many stars are there on the European flag? Who composed the anthem? And what has Greek mythology to do with the EU? Well, I these are a couple of interesting questions which are just waiting to be answered.