European Union

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customs union international organization political and economic union single market supranational organization

The European Union is a political and economic union of European countries that collectively form one of the world’s largest single markets and play a major role in global diplomacy and governance.

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All labels observed (33)

Label	Occurrences
European Union canonical	2,432
European Community	7
EU	3
European Communities	2
European Union (as part of Greece)	2
European Union (through Finland)	2
European Union (through Germany)	2
European Union (through Poland)	2
European Union (via Germany)	2
European Union (via Spain)	2
European Union Member States	2
European Union territory	2
Europe	1
European Single Market	1
European Union (United Kingdom as former member)	1
European Union (as part of European Statistical System)	1
European Union (as part of Portugal)	1
European Union (de jure, via Republic of Cyprus)	1
European Union (implied via European Parliament)	1
European Union (largely barred)	1
European Union (most member states)	1
European Union (partly)	1
European Union (politically)	1
European Union (some states)	1
European Union (through Italy)	1
European Union (through Portugal)	1
European Union (through Romania)	1
European Union (via Austria)	1
European Union (via Croatia)	1
European Union (via France)	1
European Union identity	1
Union européenne	1
Европейский союз	1

Statements (108)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	customs union ⓘ international organization ⓘ political and economic union ⓘ single market ⓘ supranational organization ⓘ
countryCount	27 member states ⓘ
currencyCode	Euro ⓘ surface form: EUR
dateFounded	1993-11-01 ⓘ
foundedByTreaty	Treaty on European Union ⓘ
hasAdvisoryBody	Committee of the Regions ⓘ European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ
hasAnthem	Ode to Joy ⓘ
hasAreaApprox	4.2 million square kilometres ⓘ
hasCapital	Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ surface form: Brussels
hasCentralBank	European Central Bank ⓘ
hasCouncil	European Council ⓘ
hasExecutiveBody	European Commission ⓘ
hasFlagDescription	circle of twelve gold stars on a blue field ⓘ
hasFormerMember	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasInstitutionSeat	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels Luxembourg ⓘ surface form: Luxembourg City Strasbourg ⓘ
hasJudicialBody	Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
hasLegislativeBody	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
hasMember	Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Malta ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Romania ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
hasMotto	United in diversity ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Bulgarian ⓘ Croatian ⓘ Czech ⓘ Danish ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ Estonian language ⓘ surface form: Estonian Finnish ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hungarian language ⓘ surface form: Hungarian Irish ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latvian ⓘ Lithuanian ⓘ Maltese ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Romanian language ⓘ surface form: Romanian Slovak ⓘ Slovene ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
hasPolicyArea	agricultural policy ⓘ climate policy ⓘ cohesion policy ⓘ common commercial policy ⓘ common foreign and security policy ⓘ competition policy ⓘ consumer protection ⓘ customs union ⓘ development cooperation ⓘ digital single market ⓘ energy policy ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ fisheries policy ⓘ justice and home affairs ⓘ single market ⓘ trade policy ⓘ transport policy ⓘ
hasPoliticalCenter	Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ surface form: Brussels
hasPopulationApprox	450 million ⓘ
hasPredecessor	European Economic Community ⓘ surface form: European Communities European Economic Community ⓘ
isMajorSingleMarket	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
participatesIn	G20 ⓘ surface form: G20 meetings G7 ⓘ surface form: G7 meetings World Trade Organization ⓘ
playsRoleIn	global diplomacy ⓘ global governance ⓘ
treatyAlsoKnownAs	Treaty on European Union ⓘ surface form: Maastricht Treaty
usesCurrency	euro ⓘ

Referenced by (2,481)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

G7 → member → European Union ⓘ

Western Europe → closelyIntegratedWith → European Union ⓘ

Western Europe → hasSupranationalInstitution → European Union ⓘ

Belgium → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Belgium → foundingMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

G20 → hasMember → European Union ⓘ

Paris → partOf → European Union ⓘ

Spanish → isOfficialLanguageOf → European Union ⓘ

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe → coordinateWith → European Union ⓘ

United Kingdom → formerMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

United Kingdom → leftOrganization → European Union ⓘ

Europe → hasPoliticalUnion → European Union ⓘ

France → foundingMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

Italy → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Italy → foundingMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

Netherlands → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Netherlands → foundingMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

Greece → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Portugal → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Organization of American States → cooperatesWith → European Union ⓘ

Organization of American States → hasObserverStatusFor → European Union ⓘ

net neutrality → debatedIn → European Union ⓘ

Central European Time → usedByOrganization → European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union (most member states)

LERU (former associate collaboration in some projects) → geographicalFocus → European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: LERU

Roma → recognizedBy → European Union ⓘ

InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay → observedIn → European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

LiberationOfAuschwitz → recognizedBy → European Union ⓘ

Germany → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Georgians → diaspora → European Union ⓘ

Luxembourg → memberOf → European Union ⓘ

Luxembourg → foundingMemberOf → European Union ⓘ

European Research Area → country → European Union ⓘ

European Research Area → foundedBy → European Union ⓘ

European Research Area → implementedIn → European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Member States

Polish Army → alliance → European Union ⓘ

Eurozone → isPartOf → European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Single Market

European Parliament (Brussels seat) → ownedBy → European Union ⓘ

Eurocontrol → cooperatesWith → European Union ⓘ

Finnish language → isOfficialLanguageOf → European Union ⓘ

Romanian language → officialLanguageOf → European Union ⓘ

Erasmus+ mobility programs → fundedBy → European Union ⓘ

Erasmus+ mobility programs → geographicalScope → European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Member States

European Conservatives and Reformists Party → country → European Union ⓘ

NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division → cooperatesWith → European Union ⓘ

Pacific Islands Forum (observer) → worksWith → European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum

Pacific Islands Forum (observer) → hasObserver → European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum

Italian language → officialStatusIn → European Union ⓘ

European Medicines Agency → country → European Union ⓘ

European Medicines Agency → jurisdiction → European Union ⓘ

European Medicines Agency → foundedBy → European Union ⓘ