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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Imielno belongsTo European Union
Redondela belongsTo European Union
Baiona belongsTo European Union
Nigrán belongsTo European Union
Cambados partOf European Union
Panza belongsTo European Union
Pacov partOf European Union
Adamov partOf European Union
eIDAS jurisdiction European Union
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European Prize for Literature country European Union
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Łomża County partOf European Union
municipality of Puntagorda belongsTo European Union
subject surface form: Puntagorda
Ferno belongsTo European Union
Budweis partOf European Union
Süßen belongsTo European Union
Rechberghausen belongsTo European Union
Ebersbach (Saxony) belongsTo European Union
Ebersbach an der Fils belongsTo European Union
EESC Bureau jurisdiction European Union
Lluchmayor belongsTo European Union
Nordic Green Left country European Union
Albershausen belongsTo European Union
Executive Director of Europol country European Union
EIS jurisdiction European Union
Fisterra partOf European Union
Olot belongsTo European Union
SE Regulation jurisdiction European Union
Directive 94/45/EC jurisdiction European Union
Überlingen belongsTo European Union
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Ribadeo belongsTo European Union