European Union

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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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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

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Eurozone crisis location European Union
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Burgenland partOf European Union
Skopelos belongsTo European Union
Saami Council engagesWith European Union
Roshen exportTo European Union
Kos belongsTo European Union
KLM Cityhopper regulatoryRegion European Union
Europa building ownedBy European Union
Europa building regionServed European Union
President of the European Council as chair country European Union
subject surface form: President of the European Council
President of the European Council as chair appliesToJurisdiction European Union
subject surface form: President of the European Council
Belgians areCitizensOfMemberStateOf European Union
Maasdam locatedInUnion European Union
Cork city partOf European Union
Party for Freedom policyFocus European Union
József Antall building hasOwner European Union
Borsa Italiana regionServed European Union
Ansar Dine designatedTerroristBy European Union
EAO hasStakeholder European Union
subject surface form: European Audiovisual Observatory
European Currency Unit usedBy European Union
this entity surface form: European Community
ERM country European Union
euro (indirectly, via later French franc) createdBy European Union
subject surface form: euro
EIT Health regionServed European Union
Catherine Lalumière areaOfInfluence European Union
European Banking Authority country European Union
European Banking Authority foundedBy European Union