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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Wrocław awardedBy European Union
Honey Science LLC operatesIn European Union
Andean Community cooperatesWith European Union
Lithuania memberOf European Union
ECR operatesIn European Union
subject surface form: European Conservatives and Reformists Party
Slovakia memberOf European Union
Slovenia memberOf European Union
Monaco notMemberOf European Union
German-speaking Europe hasEconomicBloc European Union
PASP worksWith European Union
Hradec Králové partOf European Union
Croatia memberOf European Union
San Marino usesEuroByAgreementWith European Union
San Marino notMemberOf European Union
MERCOSUR cooperatesWith European Union
European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes) jurisdiction European Union
subject surface form: European Systemic Risk Board
Russo-Ukrainian War supporterOfUkraine European Union
Portuguese Third Republic isMemberOf European Union
Caribbean Community cooperatesWith European Union
Büsingen am Hochrhein partOf European Union
this entity surface form: European Union (politically)
Syrian Civil War hasRefugeeDestination European Union
PIF hasObserver European Union
subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum
ACP Group of States primaryPartner European Union
Bad Münstereifel vehicleRegistrationCode European Union
this entity surface form: EU
Estonia memberOf European Union
Bornholm belongsTo European Union
Ibiza, Spain belongsTo European Union
subject surface form: Ibiza
ETSI recognizedBy European Union
Minorca belongsTo European Union
Communist Party of Greece opposes European Union
European Court of Auditors country European Union
European Court of Auditors memberOf European Union