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(1948‍–‍1957)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Initial_years_and_the_Paris_Treaty_(1948‍–‍1957)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Treaty_of_Rome_(1958‍–‍1972)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Treaty_of_Rome_(1958‍–‍1972)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Treaty of Rome (1958‍–‍1972)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Treaty_of_Rome_(1958‍–‍1972)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_enlargement_and_European_co-operation_(1973‍–‍1993)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_enlargement_and_European_co-operation_(1973‍–‍1993)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>First enlargement and European co-operation (1973‍–‍1993)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_enlargement_and_European_co-operation_(1973‍–‍1993)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Treaties_of_Maastricht,_Amsterdam_and_Nice_(1993‍–‍2004)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Treaties_of_Maastricht,_Amsterdam_and_Nice_(1993‍–‍2004)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice (1993‍–‍2004)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Treaties_of_Maastricht,_Amsterdam_and_Nice_(1993‍–‍2004)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Treaty_of_Lisbon_and_Brexit_(2004‍–‍present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Treaty_of_Lisbon_and_Brexit_(2004‍–‍present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Treaty of Lisbon and Brexit (2004‍–‍present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Treaty_of_Lisbon_and_Brexit_(2004‍–‍present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Politics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Politics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Budget" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Budget"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Budget</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Budget-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Governance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Governance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Branches_of_power" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Branches_of_power"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Branches of power</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Branches_of_power-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Executive_branch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Executive_branch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.1</span> <span>Executive branch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Executive_branch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legislative_branch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legislative_branch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.2</span> <span>Legislative branch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legislative_branch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Judicial_branch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Judicial_branch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.3</span> <span>Judicial branch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Judicial_branch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Additional_branches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Additional_branches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.4</span> <span>Additional branches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Additional_branches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4.1</span> <span>Primary law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Secondary_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Secondary_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4.2</span> <span>Secondary law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Secondary_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Foreign_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Foreign_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Foreign relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Foreign_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Humanitarian_aid" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Humanitarian_aid"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5.1</span> <span>Humanitarian aid</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Humanitarian_aid-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_cooperation_and_development_partnerships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_cooperation_and_development_partnerships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5.2</span> <span>International cooperation and development partnerships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_cooperation_and_development_partnerships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Defence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Member_states" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Member_states"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Member states</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Member_states-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Member states subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Member_states-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Subdivisions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Subdivisions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Subdivisions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Subdivisions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Schengen_Area" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Schengen_Area"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Schengen Area</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Schengen_Area-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Candidate_countries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidate_countries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Candidate countries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidate_countries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Former members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Geography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Geography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Geography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Geography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Environment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Environment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Environment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Economy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Economy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Economic_and_monetary_union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economic_and_monetary_union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Economic and monetary union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economic_and_monetary_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Capital_Markets_Union_and_financial_institutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Capital_Markets_Union_and_financial_institutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Capital Markets Union and financial institutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Capital_Markets_Union_and_financial_institutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Eurozone_and_banking_union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Eurozone_and_banking_union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Eurozone and banking union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Eurozone_and_banking_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trade" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trade"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Trade</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trade-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Single_market" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Single_market"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>Single market</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Single_market-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Customs_union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Customs_union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.2</span> <span>Customs union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Customs_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_trade" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_trade"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.3</span> <span>External trade</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_trade-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Competition_and_consumer_protection" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Competition_and_consumer_protection"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Competition and consumer protection</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Competition_and_consumer_protection-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Energy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Energy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Energy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Energy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Telecommunications_and_space" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Telecommunications_and_space"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>Telecommunications and space</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Telecommunications_and_space-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Agriculture_and_fisheries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Agriculture_and_fisheries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>Agriculture and fisheries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Agriculture_and_fisheries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_development" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_development"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.8</span> <span>Regional development</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_development-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Labour" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Labour"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.9</span> <span>Labour</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Labour-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Social_rights_and_equality" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Social_rights_and_equality"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.10</span> <span>Social rights and equality</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Social_rights_and_equality-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Freedom,_security_and_justice" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Freedom,_security_and_justice"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.11</span> <span>Freedom, security and justice</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Freedom,_security_and_justice-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Urbanisation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Urbanisation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Urbanisation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Urbanisation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education_and_research" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education_and_research"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Education and research</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education_and_research-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Health" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Health"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Health</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Health-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Sport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Sport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Symbols" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Symbols"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Symbols</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Symbols-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Influence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Influence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Influence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Influence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europese_Unie" title="Europese Unie – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Europese Unie" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4ische_Union" title="Europäische Union – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Europäische Union" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A0%E1%8B%8D%E1%88%AE%E1%8D%93_%E1%88%85%E1%89%A5%E1%88%A8%E1%89%B5" title="አውሮፓ ህብረት – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="አውሮፓ ህብረት" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroop_union" title="Euroop union – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Euroop union" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98" title="यूरोपीय संघ – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="यूरोपीय संघ" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europisce_Gesamnung" title="Europisce Gesamnung – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Europisce Gesamnung" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D3%99%D0%B8_%D0%90%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Европатәи Аидгыла – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Европатәи Аидгыла" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A" title="الاتحاد الأوروبي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الاتحاد الأوروبي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Europea" title="Unión Europea – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Unión Europea" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%9A%DC%98%DC%9D%DC%95%DC%90_%DC%90%DC%98%DC%AA%DC%98%DC%A6%DC%9D%DC%90" title="ܚܘܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܘܦܝܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܚܘܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܘܦܝܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B5%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%AB%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Եւրոպական Միութիւն – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Եւրոպական Միութիւն" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniunea_European%C4%83" title="Uniunea Europeană – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Uniunea Europeană" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_erop%C3%A8%C3%A8na" title="Union eropèèna – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Union eropèèna" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8" title="ইউৰোপিয়ান ইউনিয়ন – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ইউৰোপিয়ান ইউনিয়ন" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuni%C3%B3n_Europea" title="Xunión Europea – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Xunión Europea" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur%C3%B3pa_Joaju" title="Európa Joaju – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Európa Joaju" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%BB_%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%B8" title="Европаялъул цолъи – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Европаялъул цолъи" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avropa_%C4%B0ttifaq%C4%B1" title="Avropa İttifaqı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Avropa İttifaqı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%DB%8C" title="اوروپا بیرلیگی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوروپا بیرلیگی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_%C3%89ropa" title="Uni Éropa – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Uni Éropa" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eropa_J%C9%9Bkulu" title="Eropa Jɛkulu – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Eropa Jɛkulu" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bamanankan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8" title="ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়ন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়ন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au-chiu_Li%C3%A2n-b%C3%AAng" title="Au-chiu Liân-bêng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Au-chiu Liân-bêng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_Eropa" title="Uni Eropa – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Uni Eropa" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B5" title="Европа берлеге – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Европа берлеге" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%9E%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Еўрапейскі Саюз – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Еўрапейскі Саюз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%9E%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%97%D1%8C%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%B7" title="Эўрапейскі Зьвяз – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Эўрапейскі Зьвяз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8" title="यूरोपियन यूनियन – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="यूरोपियन यूनियन" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europea" title="Union Europea – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Union Europea" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Европейски съюз – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Европейски съюз" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirop%C3%A4ische_Union" title="Eiropäische Union – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Eiropäische Union" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropska_unija" title="Evropska unija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Evropska unija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unaniezh_Europa" title="Unaniezh Europa – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Unaniezh Europa" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Европын холбоон – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Европын холбоон" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3_Europea" title="Unió Europea – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Unió Europea" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%9F%C4%95%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%88%C4%95%D0%B2%C4%95" title="Европа Пĕрлешĕвĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Европа Пĕрлешĕвĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unyong_Uropeyo" title="Unyong Uropeyo – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Unyong Uropeyo" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropsk%C3%A1_unie" title="Evropská unie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Evropská unie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Europea" title="Unión Europea – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Unión Europea" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ny mw-list-item"><a href="https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union – Nyanja" lang="ny" hreflang="ny" data-title="European Union" data-language-autonym="Chi-Chewa" data-language-local-name="Nyanja" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chi-Chewa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_auropea" title="Unione auropea – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Unione auropea" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yr_Undeb_Ewropeaidd" title="Yr Undeb Ewropeaidd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Yr Undeb Ewropeaidd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Europ%C3%A6iske_Union" title="Den Europæiske Union – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Den Europæiske Union" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%8A" title="ليتيحاد لؤروپي – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="ليتيحاد لؤروپي" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurohp%C3%A1_uniovdna" title="Eurohpá uniovdna – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Eurohpá uniovdna" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pdc mw-list-item"><a href="https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiropeeische_Union" title="Eiropeeische Union – Pennsylvania German" lang="pdc" hreflang="pdc" data-title="Eiropeeische Union" data-language-autonym="Deitsch" data-language-local-name="Pennsylvania German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deitsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4ische_Union" title="Europäische Union – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Europäische Union" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%94%DE%AB%DE%83%DE%A6%DE%95%DE%A8%DE%87%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%B0_%DE%94%DE%AB%DE%82%DE%A8%DE%87%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%B0" title="ޔޫރަޕިއަން ޔޫނިއަން – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ޔޫރަޕިއަން ޔޫނިއަން" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europska_unija" title="Europska unija – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Europska unija" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98" title="युरोपेली संघ – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="युरोपेली संघ" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroopa_Liit" title="Euroopa Liit – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Euroopa Liit" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%85%CF%81%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%88%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7" title="Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Европань Вейсэндявкс – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Европань Вейсэндявкс" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Europea" title="Unión Europea – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Unión Europea" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C5%ADropa_Unio" title="Eŭropa Unio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Eŭropa Unio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Uropea" title="Unión Uropea – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Unión Uropea" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europar_Batasuna" title="Europar Batasuna – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Europar Batasuna" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7" title="اتحادیه اروپا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اتحادیه اروپا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="European Union" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropeiska_Samveldi%C3%B0" title="Evropeiska Samveldið – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Evropeiska Samveldið" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_europ%C3%A9enne" title="Union européenne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Union européenne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeropeeske_Uny" title="Jeropeeske Uny – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Jeropeeske Uny" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europeane" title="Union Europeane – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Union Europeane" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_tAontas_Eorpach" title="An tAontas Eorpach – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An tAontas Eorpach" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yn_Unnaneys_Oarpagh" title="Yn Unnaneys Oarpagh – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Yn Unnaneys Oarpagh" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropa_Birlii" title="Evropa Birlii – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Evropa Birlii" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_t-Aonadh_E%C3%B2rpach" title="An t-Aonadh Eòrpach – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="An t-Aonadh Eòrpach" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Europea" title="Unión Europea – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Unión Europea" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8A%D8%B1%DB%8A%D9%BE%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%87" title="اۊرۊپا ايتحاديه – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="اۊرۊپا ايتحاديه" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8D%85%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8D%89%F0%90%8D%80%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8D%83%F0%90%8C%BA%F0%90%8C%B0_%F0%90%8C%BF%F0%90%8C%BD%F0%90%8C%BE%F0%90%8D%89" title="𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Au-ch%C3%BB_Li%C3%A8n-m%C3%A8n" title="Êu-chû Lièn-mèn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Êu-chû Lièn-mèn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%EB%9F%BD_%EC%97%B0%ED%95%A9" title="유럽 연합 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="유럽 연합" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarayyar_Turai" title="Tarayyar Turai – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Tarayyar Turai" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBUnionlelo_%CA%BBEulopa" title="ʻUnionlelo ʻEulopa – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="ʻUnionlelo ʻEulopa" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B5%D5%BE%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Եվրոպական միություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Եվրոպական միություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98" title="यूरोपीय संघ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="यूरोपीय संघ" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europska_unija" title="Europska unija – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Europska unija" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europska_unija" title="Europska unija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Europska unija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europana_Uniono" title="Europana Uniono – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Europana Uniono" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappon_ti_Europa" title="Kappon ti Europa – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Kappon ti Europa" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_Eropa" title="Uni Eropa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Uni Eropa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europee" title="Union Europee – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Union Europee" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europan_Union" title="Europan Union – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Europan Union" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%C3%A6%D0%B9%D1%8B_%D0%A6%C3%A6%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Европæйы Цæдис – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Европæйы Цæдис" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evr%C3%B3pusambandi%C3%B0" title="Evrópusambandið – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Evrópusambandið" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_europea" title="Unione europea – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Unione europea" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%99" title="האיחוד האירופי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="האיחוד האירופי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_%C3%89ropa" title="Uni Éropa – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Uni Éropa" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/UE_%C5%8Bgb%C9%9By%C9%9B" title="UE ŋgbɛyɛ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="UE ŋgbɛyɛ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kl mw-list-item"><a href="https://kl.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU" title="EU – Kalaallisut" lang="kl" hreflang="kl" data-title="EU" data-language-autonym="Kalaallisut" data-language-local-name="Kalaallisut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kalaallisut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8_%E0%B2%92%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%9F" title="ಯುರೋಪಿನ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಯುರೋಪಿನ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Европа бирлик – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Европа бирлик" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A8%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ევროკავშირი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ევროკავშირი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%B9ropejsk%C3%B4_%C3%99nij%C3%B4" title="Eùropejskô Ùnijô – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Eùropejskô Ùnijô" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Еуропа одағы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Еуропа одағы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unyans_Europek" title="Unyans Europek – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Unyans Europek" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umuryango_w%E2%80%99Ubumwe_bw%E2%80%99Ibihugu_by%E2%80%99i_Burayi" title="Umuryango w’Ubumwe bw’Ibihugu by’i Burayi – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Umuryango w’Ubumwe bw’Ibihugu by’i Burayi" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umoja_wa_Ulaya" title="Umoja wa Ulaya – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Umoja wa Ulaya" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Европаса Союз – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Европаса Союз" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europafa_Tanara" title="Europafa Tanara – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Europafa Tanara" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inyon_Ewopey%C3%A8n" title="Inyon Ewopeyèn – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Inyon Ewopeyèn" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyon_%C3%A9rop%C3%A9yen" title="Linyon éropéyen – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Linyon éropéyen" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yek%C3%AEtiya_Ewropay%C3%AA" title="Yekîtiya Ewropayê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Yekîtiya Ewropayê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8" title="Европа бирлиги – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Европа бирлиги" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europea" title="Union Europea – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Union Europea" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Evropea" title="Union Evropea – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Union Evropea" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%AB%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%9A%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%B5%E0%BA%A3%E0%BA%BB%E0%BA%9A" title="ສະຫະພາບເອີຣົບ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ສະຫະພາບເອີຣົບ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europys_Sav%C4%ABneiba" title="Europys Savīneiba – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Europys Savīneiba" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio_Europaea" title="Unio Europaea – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Unio Europaea" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiropas_Savien%C4%ABba" title="Eiropas Savienība – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Eiropas Savienība" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4esch_Unioun" title="Europäesch Unioun – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Europäesch Unioun" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D3%80" title="Европадин ГалкӀ – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Европадин ГалкӀ" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europos_S%C4%85junga" title="Europos Sąjunga – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Europos Sąjunga" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europea" title="Union Europea – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Union Europea" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europese_Unie" title="Europese Unie – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Europese Unie" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisang%C3%A1_lya_Er%C3%B3pa" title="Lisangá lya Erópa – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Lisangá lya Erópa" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_European" title="Uni European – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Uni European" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevroupan_unioni" title="Jevroupan unioni – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Jevroupan unioni" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/ropno_gunma" title="ropno gunma – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="ropno gunma" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europea" title="Union Europea – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Union Europea" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur%C3%B3pai_Uni%C3%B3" title="Európai Unió – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Európai Unió" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%98" title="युरोपेली सङ्घ – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="युरोपेली सङ्घ" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Европска Унија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Европска Унија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vondrona_Eor%C3%B4peana" title="Vondrona Eorôpeana – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Vondrona Eorôpeana" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BB" title="യൂറോപ്യൻ യൂണിയൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="യൂറോപ്യൻ യൂണിയൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unjoni_Ewropea" title="Unjoni Ewropea – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Unjoni Ewropea" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotahitanga_o_%C5%AAropi" title="Kotahitanga o Ūropi – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Kotahitanga o Ūropi" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98" title="युरोपियन संघ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="युरोपियन संघ" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A3" title="ევროპაშ რსხუ – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ევროპაშ რსხუ" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%89" title="الاتحاد الاوروپى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الاتحاد الاوروپى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%87" title="اروپای اتحادیه – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="اروپای اتحادیه" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesatuan_Eropah" title="Kesatuan Eropah – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kesatuan Eropah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_Eropa" title="Uni Eropa – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Uni Eropa" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%94u-ci%C5%AD_Li%C3%A8ng-m%C3%A8ng" title="Ĕu-ciŭ Lièng-mèng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Ĕu-ciŭ Lièng-mèng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ounion_Ouropeia" title="Ounion Ouropeia – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Ounion Ouropeia" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Эуропонь соткс – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Эуропонь соткс" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BE" title="Европын Холбоо – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Европын Холбоо" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A5%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%95_%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99%E1%80%82%E1%80%B9%E1%80%82" title="ဥရောပ သမဂ္ဂ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဥရောပ သမဂ္ဂ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europese_Unie" title="Europese Unie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Europese Unie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europeeske_Uny" title="Europeeske Uny – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Europeeske Uny" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%98" title="युरोपेली सङ्घ – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="युरोपेली सङ्घ" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98" title="युरोपेली संघ – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="युरोपेली संघ" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AC%A7%E5%B7%9E%E9%80%A3%E5%90%88" title="欧州連合 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="欧州連合" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunione_europea" title="Aunione europea – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Aunione europea" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82" title="Европин барт – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Европин барт" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4isch_Unjoon" title="Europäisch Unjoon – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Europäisch Unjoon" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_europeiske_union" title="Den europeiske union – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Den europeiske union" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_europeiske_unionen" title="Den europeiske unionen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Den europeiske unionen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unnion_%C3%9Brop%C3%A9enne" title="Unnion Ûropéenne – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Unnion Ûropéenne" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europan_Unione" title="Europan Unione – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Europan Unione" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europ%C3%A8a" title="Union Europèa – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Union Europèa" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%A3%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BC" title="Европа Ушем – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Европа Ушем" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevropa_Ittifoqi" title="Yevropa Ittifoqi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Yevropa Ittifoqi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AF%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98" title="ਯੂਰਪੀ ਸੰਘ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਯੂਰਪੀ ਸੰਘ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%BE%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86" title="یورپی یونین – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="یورپی یونین" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Oropeo" title="Union Oropeo – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Union Oropeo" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A_%D9%BC%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87" title="اروپايي ټولنه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="اروپايي ټولنه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Yuurop_Yuunian" title="Wes Yuurop Yuunian – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Wes Yuurop Yuunian" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%A6%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0" title="Ӧтласа Европа – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="Ӧтласа Европа" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Перем коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9F%E1%9E%A0%E1%9E%97%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%A2%E1%9E%BA%E1%9E%9A%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%94" title="សហភាពអឺរ៉ុប – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="សហភាពអឺរ៉ុប" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_urop%C3%A9yine" title="Union uropéyine – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Union uropéyine" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Europenga" title="Union Europenga – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Union Europenga" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4%C3%A4sche_Union" title="Europääsche Union – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Europääsche Union" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unia_Europejska" title="Unia Europejska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Unia Europejska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%85%CF%81%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%BD" title="Ευρωπαϊκόν Σύνδεσμον – Pontic" lang="pnt" hreflang="pnt" data-title="Ευρωπαϊκόν Σύνδεσμον" data-language-autonym="Ποντιακά" data-language-local-name="Pontic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ποντιακά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni%C3%A3o_Europeia" title="União Europeia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="União Europeia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropa_Awqam%C4%B1" title="Evropa Awqamı – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Evropa Awqamı" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avropa_Birligi" title="Avropa Birligi – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Avropa Birligi" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniunea_European%C4%83" title="Uniunea Europeană – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Uniunea Europeană" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rmy mw-list-item"><a href="https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europikano_Ekipen" title="Europikano Ekipen – Vlax Romani" lang="rmy" hreflang="rmy" data-title="Europikano Ekipen" data-language-autonym="Romani čhib" data-language-local-name="Vlax Romani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Romani čhib</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniun_europeica" title="Uniun europeica – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Uniun europeica" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwrupa_Hu%C3%B1u" title="Iwrupa Huñu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Iwrupa Huñu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Европска унія – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Европска унія" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Европейский союз – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Европейский союз" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%A8%D0%B1%D1%80%D2%AF%D3%A9%D0%BF%D1%8D_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%83%D1%83%D2%BB%D0%B0" title="Өбрүөпэ Сойууһа – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Өбрүөпэ Сойууһа" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Cuo_a_malasacabayay" title="O-Cuo a malasacabayay – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="O-Cuo a malasacabayay" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iuni_a_Europa" title="Iuni a Europa – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Iuni a Europa" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_Europea" title="Unione Europea – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Unione Europea" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="European Union" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europ%C3%A4iske_Union" title="Europäiske Union – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Europäiske Union" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashkimi_Evropian" title="Bashkimi Evropian – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Bashkimi Evropian" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unioni_Europea" title="Unioni Europea – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Unioni Europea" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%94_%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BA" title="යුරෝපියානු සංගමය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="යුරෝපියානු සංගමය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="European Union" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%BE%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF" title="يورپي اتحاد – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="يورپي اتحاد" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur%C3%B3pska_%C3%BAnia" title="Európska únia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Európska únia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropska_unija" title="Evropska unija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Evropska unija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cu mw-list-item"><a href="https://cu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%84%D1%B5%D1%80%D1%A1%D0%BF%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%8A_%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B2%D1%AB%EA%99%81%D1%8A" title="Єѵрѡпьскъ съвѫꙁъ – Church Slavic" lang="cu" hreflang="cu" data-title="Єѵрѡпьскъ съвѫꙁъ" data-language-autonym="Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ" data-language-local-name="Church Slavic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojropejsko_U%C5%84ijo" title="Ojropejsko Uńijo – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Ojropejsko Uńijo" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midowga_Yurub" title="Midowga Yurub – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Midowga Yurub" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%DB%8E%D8%AA%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7" title="یەکێتیی ئەورووپا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="یەکێتیی ئەورووپا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Европска унија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Европска унија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evropska_unija" title="Evropska unija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Evropska unija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni_%C3%89ropa" title="Uni Éropa – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Uni Éropa" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroopan_unioni" title="Euroopan unioni – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Euroopan unioni" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europeiska_unionen" title="Europeiska unionen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Europeiska unionen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unyong_Europeo" title="Unyong Europeo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Unyong Europeo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%90%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadukli_Tu%E1%B9%9Bufit" title="Tadukli Tuṛufit – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Tadukli Tuṛufit" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aun%C3%ACone_europ%C3%A8e" title="Aunìone europèe – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Aunìone europèe" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B5" title="Европа Берлеге – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Европа Берлеге" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%B8%E1%80%AF%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%81%BD%E1%80%BD%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%82%89%E1%82%81%E1%80%B0%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%82%88_%E1%80%9A%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B0%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%82%89" title="ၸုမ်းၽွမ်ႉႁူမ်ႈ ယူးရူပ်ႉ – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ၸုမ်းၽွမ်ႉႁူမ်ႈ ယူးရူပ်ႉ" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%90%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BE_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%96%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF" title="ఐరోపా సమాఖ్య – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఐరోపా సమాఖ్య" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tet mw-list-item"><a href="https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniaun_Europeia" title="Uniaun Europeia – Tetum" lang="tet" hreflang="tet" data-title="Uniaun Europeia" data-language-autonym="Tetun" data-language-local-name="Tetum" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tetun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9B" title="สหภาพยุโรป – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="สหภาพยุโรป" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B8%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE" title="Иттиҳоди Аврупо – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Иттиҳоди Аврупо" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrupa_Birli%C4%9Fi" title="Avrupa Birliği – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Avrupa Birliği" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Dewropa_Bilele%C5%9Figi" title="Ýewropa Bileleşigi – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Ýewropa Bileleşigi" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Европа союз – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Европа союз" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%84%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7" title="Європейський Союз – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Європейський Союз" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%BE%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF" title="یورپی اتحاد – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="یورپی اتحاد" data-language-autonym="اردو" 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European Union">24 languages</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official scripts</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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Europe">Catholic</a></li> <li>11.1% <a href="/wiki/Protestantism_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestantism in Europe">Protestant</a></li> <li>9.6% <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy_in_Europe" title="Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe">Eastern Orthodox</a></li> <li>5.6% other <a href="/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations" title="List of Christian denominations">Christian</a></li></ul></li> <li>24.0% <a href="/wiki/Irreligion_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Irreligion in Europe">no religion</a></li> <li>1.8% <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Europe" title="Islam in Europe">Islam</a></li> <li>2.6% <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_European_Union" title="Religion in the European Union">other</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Union_citizenship" title="European Union citizenship">European</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Continental_union" title="Continental union">Continental union</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Confederation" title="Confederation">Confederation</a> <small>(<i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Membership</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">27 members</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_European_Union" title="Politics of the European Union">Government</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mixed <a href="/wiki/Supranational_union" title="Supranational union">supranational</a> and <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmentalism" title="Intergovernmentalism">intergovernmental</a> directorial parliamentary <a href="/wiki/Confederation" title="Confederation">confederation</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Council" title="President of the European Council">President of the European Council</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Michel" title="Charles Michel">Charles Michel</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">President of the European Commission</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" title="Ursula von der Leyen">Ursula von der Leyen</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Presidency of the Council of the European Union">Presidency of the Council of the European Union</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="President of the European Parliament">President of the European Parliament</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roberta_Metsola" title="Roberta Metsola">Roberta Metsola</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data">The European Parliament and the Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">Lower house</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union" title="History of the European Union">Formation</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1951)" title="Treaty of Paris (1951)">Treaty of Paris</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">18 April 1951</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <b><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Rome" title="Treaty of Rome">Treaty of Rome</a></b> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 January 1958</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Single_European_Act" title="Single European Act">Single European Act</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1987</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><b><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Treaty of Maastricht</a></b></span> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 November 1993</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 December 2009</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_European_Union" title="Geography of the European Union">Area </a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,225,104 km<sup>2</sup> (1,631,322 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Water (%)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2.93</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union" title="Demographics of the European Union">Population</a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2024 estimate</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Neutral increase"><img alt="Neutral increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Increase_Neutral.svg/11px-Increase_Neutral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Increase_Neutral.svg/17px-Increase_Neutral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Increase_Neutral.svg/22px-Increase_Neutral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="347" data-file-height="346" /></span></span><span class="nowrap"> </span>449,206,579<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Density</div></th><td class="infobox-data">106.3/km<sup>2</sup> (275.3/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2024 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $28.044 trillion<sup id="cite_ref-GDP_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GDP-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $62,660<sup id="cite_ref-GDP_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GDP-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(nominal)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2024 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $19.403 trillion<sup id="cite_ref-GDP_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GDP-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $43,194</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gini_coefficient" title="Gini coefficient">Gini</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(2023)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 29.6<sup id="cite_ref-eurogini_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eurogini-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span class="nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:forestgreen">low inequality</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a> (<a href="/wiki/%E2%82%AC" class="mw-redirect" title="€">€</a>) (EUR) <br /><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Others</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_lev" title="Bulgarian lev">Bulgarian lev</a> (BGN)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, 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(DKK)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary"><img alt="Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_forint" title="Hungarian forint">Hungarian forint</a> (HUF)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_z%C5%82oty" title="Polish złoty">Polish złoty</a> (PLN)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romanian_leu" title="Romanian leu">Romanian leu</a> (RON)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swedish_krona" title="Swedish krona">Swedish krona</a> (SEK)</span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time zone</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a><span class="nowrap"> to UTC+2</span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Western_European_Time" title="Western European Time">WET</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a><span class="nowrap">+1 to UTC+3</span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Western_European_Summer_Time" title="Western European Summer Time">WEST</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>(see also <a href="/wiki/Summer_time_in_Europe" title="Summer time in Europe">Summer time in Europe</a>)</i><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">Internet TLD</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/.eu" title=".eu">.eu</a>, <a href="/wiki/.%CE%B5%CF%85" class="mw-redirect" title=".ευ">.ευ</a>, <a href="/wiki/.%D0%B5%D1%8E" class="mw-redirect" title=".ею">.ею</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-country-website"><b>Website</b><br /><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://europa.eu">europa<wbr />.eu</a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>European Union</b> (<b>EU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Supranational_union" title="Supranational union">supranational</a> <a href="/wiki/Political_union" title="Political union">political</a> and <a href="/wiki/Economic_union" title="Economic union">economic union</a> of 27 <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a> that are <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_European_Union" title="Geography of the European Union">located primarily</a> in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-oecdcc_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oecdcc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Union has a total area of 4,233,255 km<sup>2</sup> (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated total population of over 449<span class="nowrap"> </span>million. The EU has often been described as a <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i> political entity combining the characteristics of both a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Confederation" title="Confederation">confederation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Containing 5.8% of the <a href="/wiki/World_population" title="World population">world population</a> in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EU member states generated a nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">gross domestic product</a> (GDP) of around <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$16.6</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion in 2022, constituting approximately one sixth of global <a href="/wiki/Nominal_GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="Nominal GDP">nominal GDP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, all EU states except Bulgaria have a very high <a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a> according to the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme" title="United Nations Development Programme">United Nations Development Programme</a>. Its cornerstone, the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">Customs Union</a>, paved the way to establishing <a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">an internal single market</a> based on standardised <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">legal framework and legislation</a> that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act as one. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market;<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Internal_Market_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Internal_Market-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on <a href="/wiki/Common_Commercial_Policy_(EU)" title="Common Commercial Policy (EU)">trade</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy" title="Common Agricultural Policy">agriculture</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">fisheries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regional_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Regional policy of the European Union">regional development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Passport controls have been abolished for travel within the <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Internal_borders_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Internal_borders-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">eurozone</a> is a group composed of the 20 EU member states that have fully implemented the <a href="/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union" title="Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union">economic and monetary union</a> and use the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro currency</a>. Through the <a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy">Common Foreign and Security Policy</a>, the union has developed a role in <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_European_Union" title="Foreign relations of the European Union">external relations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of the European Union">defence</a>. It maintains permanent <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_missions_of_the_European_Union" title="Diplomatic missions of the European Union">diplomatic missions</a> throughout the world and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="European Union and the United Nations">represents itself</a> at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_G7" title="European Union and the G7">G7</a> and the <a href="/wiki/G20" title="G20">G20</a>. Due to its global influence, the European Union <a href="/wiki/European_Union_as_an_emerging_superpower" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union as an emerging superpower">has been described by some scholars as an emerging superpower</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcCormick2007_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcCormick2007-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EU was established, along with <a href="/wiki/European_Union_citizenship" title="European Union citizenship">its citizenship</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a> came into force in 1993, and was incorporated as an <a href="/wiki/International_law" title="International law">international legal</a> <a href="/wiki/Juridical_person" title="Juridical person">juridical person</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="what does this mean? It's not in the body and the article linked to doesn't mention the EU. Use simpler wording in the lead! (December 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> upon entry into force of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> in <a href="/wiki/2009" title="2009">2009</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECraigDe_Burca201115_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECraigDe_Burca201115-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its beginnings can be traced to the <a href="/wiki/Inner_Six" title="Inner Six">Inner Six</a> states (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>) at the start of modern <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a> in 1948, and to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)" title="Western Union (alliance)">Western Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/International_Authority_for_the_Ruhr" title="International Authority for the Ruhr">International Authority for the Ruhr</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community">European Coal and Steel Community</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Atomic_Energy_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Atomic Energy Community">European Atomic Energy Community</a>, which were established by treaties. These increasingly amalgamated bodies grew, with their legal successor the EU, both in size through <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">the accessions of a further 22 states</a> from 1973 to 2013, and in power through acquisitions of policy areas. </p><p>In 2012, the EU was awarded <a href="/wiki/2012_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2012 Nobel Peace Prize">the Nobel Peace Prize</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The United Kingdom became <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">the only member state to leave the EU</a>, in 2020;<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ten countries are <a href="/wiki/Potential_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Potential enlargement of the European Union">aspiring or negotiating to join it</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a></div> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">This paragraph is an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/Europe#Name" title="Europe">Europe § Name</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Europe&action=edit#Name">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> The place name Evros was first used by the ancient Greeks to refer to their northernmost province, which bears the same name today. The principal river there – Evros (today's <a href="/wiki/Maritsa" title="Maritsa">Maritsa</a>) – flows through the fertile valleys of <a href="/wiki/Thrace" title="Thrace">Thrace</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which itself was also called Europe, before the term meant the continent.<sup id="cite_ref-Europe_BBC_News_2013_o022_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europe_BBC_News_2013_o022-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union" title="History of the European Union">History of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_European_Union_history" title="Timeline of European Union history">Timeline of European Union history</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">Treaties of the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background:_World_Wars_and_aftermath">Background: World Wars and aftermath</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Ideas_of_European_unity_before_1948" title="Ideas of European unity before 1948">Ideas of European unity before 1948</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Internationalism_(politics)" title="Internationalism (politics)">Internationalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ideas_of_European_unity_before_1948" title="Ideas of European unity before 1948">visions of European unity had existed</a> since well before the 19th century, but gained particularly as a reaction to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and its aftermath. In this light the first advances for the idea of <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a> were made. In 1920 <a href="/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes" title="John Maynard Keynes">John Maynard Keynes</a> proposed a <a href="/wiki/European_customs_union" class="mw-redirect" title="European customs union">European customs union</a> for the struggling post-war European economies,<sup id="cite_ref-Taussig_Keynes_1920_p._381_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taussig_Keynes_1920_p._381-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1923 the oldest organisation for European integration, the <a href="/wiki/Paneuropean_Union" title="Paneuropean Union">Paneuropean Union</a> was founded, led by <a href="/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi" title="Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi">Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi</a>, who later would found in June 1947 the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Union" title="European Parliamentary Union">European Parliamentary Union</a> (EPU). <a href="/wiki/Aristide_Briand" title="Aristide Briand">Aristide Briand</a>—who was <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" title="Prime Minister of France">Prime Minister of France</a>, a follower of the Paneuropean Union, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nobel_Peace_Prize_laureates" title="List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates">Nobel Peace Prize laureate</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Locarno_Treaties" title="Locarno Treaties">Locarno Treaties</a>—delivered a widely recognized speech at the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a> on 5 September 1929 for a <a href="/wiki/Federal_Europe" title="Federal Europe">federal Europe</a> to secure Europe and settle the historic <a href="/wiki/Franco-German_enmity" class="mw-redirect" title="Franco-German enmity">Franco-German enmity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Schulz_2010_g046_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schulz_2010_g046-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nelsson_2019_n549_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nelsson_2019_n549-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With large-scale war being waged in Europe once again in the 1930s and becoming <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the question of what to fight against and what for, had to be agreed on. A first agreement was the <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_St_James%27s_Palace" title="Declaration of St James's Palace">Declaration of St James's Palace</a> of 1941, when <a href="/wiki/World_War_II_resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="World War II resistance">Europe's resistance</a> gathered in London. This was expanded on by the 1941 <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a>, establishing the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> and their common goals, inciting a new wave of global international institutions like the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_International_Organization" title="United Nations Conference on International Organization">founded 1945</a>) or the <a href="/wiki/Bretton_Woods_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Bretton Woods System">Bretton Woods System</a> (1944).<sup id="cite_ref-Office_of_the_Historian_1946_r351_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Office_of_the_Historian_1946_r351-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1943 at the <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Conference_(1943)" title="Moscow Conference (1943)">Moscow Conference</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tehran_Conference" title="Tehran Conference">Tehran Conference</a>, plans to establish joint institutions for a post-war world and Europe increasingly became a part of the agenda. This led to a decision at the <a href="/wiki/Yalta_Conference" title="Yalta Conference">Yalta Conference</a> in 1944 to form a <a href="/wiki/European_Advisory_Commission" title="European Advisory Commission">European Advisory Commission</a>, later replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Foreign_Ministers" title="Council of Foreign Ministers">Council of Foreign Ministers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Allied_Control_Council" title="Allied Control Council">Allied Control Council</a>, following the German surrender and the <a href="/wiki/Potsdam_Agreement" title="Potsdam Agreement">Potsdam Agreement</a> in 1945. </p><p>By the end of the war, European integration became seen as an antidote to the <a href="/wiki/Extreme_nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme nationalism">extreme nationalism</a> that had caused the war.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 September 1946, in a much recognized speech, <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>, speaking at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Zürich">University of Zürich</a>, reiterated his calls since 1930 for a "European Union" and "Council of Europe", coincidentally<sup id="cite_ref-Union_of_European_Federalists_(UEF)_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Union_of_European_Federalists_(UEF)-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> parallel<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="This whole clause is difficult to understand, primarily because "parallel" is especially unclear here (June 2024)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> to the <a href="/wiki/Hertensteiner_Cross" title="Hertensteiner Cross">Hertenstein Congress</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_European_Federalists" title="Union of European Federalists">Union of European Federalists</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the then founded and later constituting members of the <a href="/wiki/European_Movement_International" title="European Movement International">European Movement</a>. One month later, the <a href="/wiki/French_Union" title="French Union">French Union</a> was installed by the new <a href="/wiki/Fourth_French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth French Republic">Fourth French Republic</a> to direct the <a href="/wiki/Decolonization" title="Decolonization">decolonization</a> of <a href="/wiki/French_colonies" class="mw-redirect" title="French colonies">its colonies</a> so that they would become parts of a European community.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1947 a growing rift between the western Allied Powers and the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> became evident as a result of the rigged <a href="/wiki/1947_Polish_legislative_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 Polish legislative election">1947 Polish legislative election</a>, which constituted an open breach of the <a href="/wiki/Yalta_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Yalta Agreement">Yalta Agreement</a>. March of that year saw two important developments. First was the signing of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Dunkirk" title="Treaty of Dunkirk">Treaty of Dunkirk</a> between <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. The treaty assured mutual assistance in the event of future military aggression against either nation. Though it officially named Germany as a threat, in reality the actual concern was for the Soviet Union. A few days later came the announcement of the <a href="/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" title="Truman Doctrine">Truman Doctrine</a> which pledged American support for democracies to counter the Soviets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_years_and_the_Paris_Treaty_(1948‍–‍1957)"><span id="Initial_years_and_the_Paris_Treaty_.281948.E2.80.8D.E2.80.93.E2.80.8D1957.29"></span>Initial years and the Paris Treaty (1948‍–‍1957)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_European_integration_(1948%E2%80%931957)" title="History of European integration (1948–1957)">History of European integration (1948–1957)</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_1" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Schuman_Declaration.ogg/200px--Schuman_Declaration.ogg.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="200" height="150" data-durationhint="28" data-mwtitle="Schuman_Declaration.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/0/00/Schuman_Declaration.ogg/Schuman_Declaration.ogg.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="384" data-height="288" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/Schuman_Declaration.ogg" type="video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"" data-width="384" data-height="288" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/0/00/Schuman_Declaration.ogg/Schuman_Declaration.ogg.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="192" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/0/00/Schuman_Declaration.ogg/Schuman_Declaration.ogg.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="320" data-height="240" /><track src="/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ASchuman_Declaration.ogg&lang=bg&trackformat=vtt" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="bg" label="български ‪(bg)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ASchuman_Declaration.ogg&lang=en&trackformat=vtt" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="en" label="English ‪(en)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ASchuman_Declaration.ogg&lang=eu&trackformat=vtt" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="eu" label="euskara ‪(eu)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ASchuman_Declaration.ogg&lang=fr&trackformat=vtt" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="fr" label="français ‪(fr)‬" data-dir="ltr" /></video></span></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">An excerpt of the <a href="/wiki/Schuman_Declaration" title="Schuman Declaration">Schuman Declaration</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Schuman" title="Robert Schuman">Robert Schuman</a> on the 9 May 1950 (<a href="/wiki/Europe_Day" title="Europe Day">Europe Day</a>)</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg/200px-1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg/300px-1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg/400px-1951_CECA_ECSC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1951)" title="Treaty of Paris (1951)">Treaty of Paris</a> (1951), establishing the <a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community">ECSC</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>Immediately following the <a href="/wiki/1948_Czechoslovak_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état">February 1948 coup d'état</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Communist Party of Czechoslovakia">Communist Party of Czechoslovakia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/London_Six-Power_Conference" title="London Six-Power Conference">London Six-Power Conference</a> was held, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> boycott of the Allied Control Council and its incapacitation, an event marking the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. </p><p>The year 1948 marked the beginning of the institutionalised modern <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a>. In March 1948 the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Brussels" title="Treaty of Brussels">Treaty of Brussels</a> was signed, establishing the <a href="/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)" title="Western Union (alliance)">Western Union</a> (WU), followed by the <a href="/wiki/International_Authority_for_the_Ruhr" title="International Authority for the Ruhr">International Authority for the Ruhr</a>. Furthermore, the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_European_Economic_Co-operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Organisation for European Economic Co-operation">Organisation for European Economic Co-operation</a> (OEEC), the predecessor of the OECD, was also founded in 1948 to manage the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Plan" title="Marshall Plan">Marshall Plan</a>, which led to the Soviets creating <a href="/wiki/Comecon" title="Comecon">Comecon</a> in response. The ensuing <a href="/wiki/Hague_Congress_(1948)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hague Congress (1948)">Hague Congress</a> of May 1948 was a pivotal moment in European integration, as it led to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/European_Movement_International" title="European Movement International">European Movement International</a>, the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Europe" title="College of Europe">College of Europe</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and most importantly to the foundation of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a> on 5 May 1949 (which is now <a href="/wiki/Europe_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Europe day">Europe Day</a>). The Council of Europe was one of the first institutions to bring the sovereign states of (then only Western) Europe together, raising great hopes and fevered debates in the following two years for further European integration.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It has since been a broad forum to further cooperation and shared issues, achieving for example the <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a> in 1950. Essential for the actual birth of the institutions of the EU was the <a href="/wiki/Schuman_Declaration" title="Schuman Declaration">Schuman Declaration</a> on 9 May 1950 (the day after the fifth <a href="/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day" title="Victory in Europe Day">Victory in Europe Day</a>) and the decision by six nations (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany and Italy) to follow <a href="/wiki/Schuman" class="mw-redirect" title="Schuman">Schuman</a> and draft the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1951)" title="Treaty of Paris (1951)">Treaty of Paris</a>. This treaty was created in 1952 the <a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community">European Coal and Steel Community</a> (ECSC), which was built on the <a href="/wiki/International_Authority_for_the_Ruhr" title="International Authority for the Ruhr">International Authority for the Ruhr</a>, installed by the Western Allies in 1949 to regulate the coal and steel industries of the Ruhr area in West Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Backed by the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Plan" title="Marshall Plan">Marshall Plan</a> with large funds coming from the United States since 1948, the ECSC became a milestone organisation, enabling European economic development and integration and being the origin of the main institutions of the EU such as the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Founding_fathers_of_the_European_Union" title="Founding fathers of the European Union">Founding fathers of the European Union</a> understood that coal and steel were the two industries essential for waging war, and believed that by tying their national industries together, a future war between their nations became much less likely.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_History_45-59_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_History_45-59-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In parallel with Schuman, the <a href="/wiki/Pleven_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Pleven Plan">Pleven Plan</a> of 1951 tried but failed to tie the institutions of the developing European community under the <a href="/wiki/European_Political_Community_(1952)" title="European Political Community (1952)">European Political Community</a>, which was to include the also proposed <a href="/wiki/Treaty_establishing_the_European_Defence_Community" title="Treaty establishing the European Defence Community">European Defence Community</a>, an alternative to <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> joining <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> which was established in 1949 under the <a href="/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" title="Truman Doctrine">Truman Doctrine</a>. In 1954 the <a href="/wiki/Modified_Brussels_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Modified Brussels Treaty">Modified Brussels Treaty</a> transformed the Western Union into the <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union">Western European Union</a> (WEU). <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> eventually joined both the WEU and NATO in 1955, prompting the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Warsaw Pact</a> in 1955 as an institutional framework for its military domination in the countries of <a href="/wiki/Central_and_Eastern_Europe" title="Central and Eastern Europe">Central and Eastern Europe</a>. Assessing the progress of European integration the <a href="/wiki/Messina_Conference" title="Messina Conference">Messina Conference</a> was held in 1955, ordering the <a href="/wiki/Spaak_report" class="mw-redirect" title="Spaak report">Spaak report</a>, which in 1956 recommended the next significant steps of European integration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Treaty_of_Rome_(1958‍–‍1972)"><span id="Treaty_of_Rome_.281958.E2.80.8D.E2.80.93.E2.80.8D1972.29"></span>Treaty of Rome (1958‍–‍1972)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Communities_(1958%E2%80%931972)" title="History of the European Communities (1958–1972)">History of the European Communities (1958–1972)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001,_Rom,_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg/330px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg/440px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-45653-0001%2C_Rom%2C_Vertr%C3%A4ge_%C3%BCber_Zollpakt_und_Eurotom_unterzeichnet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="584" /></a><figcaption>Signing ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Rome" title="Treaty of Rome">Treaty of Rome</a> (1957), establishing the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">EEC</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1957, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">the Netherlands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> signed the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Rome" title="Treaty of Rome">Treaty of Rome</a>, which created the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community</a> (EEC) and established a <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">customs union</a>. They also signed another pact creating the <a href="/wiki/European_Atomic_Energy_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Atomic Energy Community">European Atomic Energy Community</a> (Euratom) for cooperation in developing nuclear power. Both treaties came into force in 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_History_45-59_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_History_45-59-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the EEC and Euratom were created separately from the ECSC, they shared the same courts and the Common Assembly. The EEC was headed by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hallstein" title="Walter Hallstein">Walter Hallstein</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hallstein_Commission" title="Hallstein Commission">Hallstein Commission</a>) and Euratom was headed by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armand" title="Louis Armand">Louis Armand</a> (<a href="/wiki/Armand_Commission" title="Armand Commission">Armand Commission</a>) and then <a href="/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Hirsch" title="Étienne Hirsch">Étienne Hirsch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hirsch_Commission" title="Hirsch Commission">Hirsch Commission</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The OEEC was in turn reformed in 1961 into the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development</a> (OECD) and its membership was extended to states outside of Europe, the United States and Canada. During the 1960s, tensions began to show, with France seeking to limit supranational power. Nevertheless, in 1965 an agreement was reached, and on 1 July 1967 the <a href="/wiki/Merger_Treaty" title="Merger Treaty">Merger Treaty</a> created a single set of institutions for the three communities, which were collectively referred to as the <i><a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities">European Communities</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ENA_Merge_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ENA_Merge-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jean_Rey_(politician)" title="Jean Rey (politician)">Jean Rey</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">presided over</a> the first merged commission (<a href="/wiki/Rey_Commission" title="Rey Commission">Rey Commission</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_enlargement_and_European_co-operation_(1973‍–‍1993)"><span id="First_enlargement_and_European_co-operation_.281973.E2.80.8D.E2.80.93.E2.80.8D1993.29"></span>First enlargement and European co-operation (1973‍–‍1993)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Communities_(1973%E2%80%931993)" title="History of the European Communities (1973–1993)">History of the European Communities (1973–1993)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Photograph_of_President_Gerald_R._Ford_and_Members_of_the_American_Delegation_Taking_a_Break_at_the_Conference_on_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe_in_Helsinki,_Finland_-_NARA_-_7462031.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Photograph_of_President_Gerald_R._Ford_and_Members_of_the_American_Delegation_Taking_a_Break_at_the_Conference_on_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe_in_Helsinki%2C_Finland_-_NARA_-_7462031.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Photograph_of_President_Gerald_R._Ford_and_Members_of_the_American_Delegation_Taking_a_Break_at_the_Conference_on_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe_in_Helsinki%2C_Finland_-_NARA_-_7462031.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Photograph_of_President_Gerald_R._Ford_and_Members_of_the_American_Delegation_Taking_a_Break_at_the_Conference_on_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe_in_Helsinki%2C_Finland_-_NARA_-_7462031.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4682" data-file-height="3250" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a> and the American delegation at the <a href="/wiki/Conference_on_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe" title="Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe">CSCE</a> (1975)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1973, the communities were enlarged to include <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> (including Greenland), Ireland, and the <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_the_European_Communities" title="Accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities">United Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ENA_First_enlargement_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ENA_First_enlargement-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> had negotiated to join at the same time, but Norwegian voters rejected membership in a <a href="/wiki/1972_Norwegian_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1972 Norwegian European Communities membership referendum">referendum</a>. The <i><a href="/wiki/Ostpolitik" title="Ostpolitik">Ostpolitik</a></i> and the ensuing détente led to establishment of a first truly pan-European body, the <a href="/wiki/Conference_on_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe" title="Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe">Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe</a> (CSCE), predecessor of the modern <a href="/wiki/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe" title="Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe">Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe</a> (OSCE). In 1979, the <a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election" title="1979 European Parliament election">first direct elections</a> to the European Parliament were held.<sup id="cite_ref-ENA_New_Parliament_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ENA_New_Parliament-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> joined in 1981. In 1985, Greenland <a href="/wiki/1982_Greenlandic_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1982 Greenlandic European Communities membership referendum">left the Communities</a>, following a dispute over fishing rights. During the same year, the <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Agreement" title="Schengen Agreement">Schengen Agreement</a> paved the way for the creation of open borders without passport controls between most member states and some non-member states.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, the <a href="/wiki/Single_European_Act" title="Single European Act">Single European Act</a> was signed. Portugal and <a href="/wiki/Accession_Treaty_of_Spain_to_the_European_Economic_Community" title="Accession Treaty of Spain to the European Economic Community">Spain</a> joined in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-ENA_Enlargement_negotiations_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ENA_Enlargement_negotiations-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, after <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989" title="Revolutions of 1989">the fall of the Eastern Bloc</a>, the former <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> became part of the communities as part of a <a href="/wiki/German_reunification" title="German reunification">reunified Germany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_History_80-89_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_History_80-89-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Treaties_of_Maastricht,_Amsterdam_and_Nice_(1993‍–‍2004)"><span id="Treaties_of_Maastricht.2C_Amsterdam_and_Nice_.281993.E2.80.8D.E2.80.93.E2.80.8D2004.29"></span>Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice (1993‍–‍2004)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union_(1993%E2%80%932004)" title="History of the European Union (1993–2004)">History of the European Union (1993–2004)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_(Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte;_Vertrag_von_Maastricht)_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG/440px-GER_%E2%80%94_BY_%E2%80%94_Regensburg_-_Donaumarkt_1_%28Museum_der_Bayerischen_Geschichte%3B_Vertrag_von_Maastricht%29_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3621" data-file-height="1817" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a> (1992), establishing the EU</figcaption></figure> <p>The European Union was formally established when the <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a>—whose main architects were <a href="/wiki/Horst_K%C3%B6hler" title="Horst Köhler">Horst Köhler</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Helmut_Kohl" title="Helmut Kohl">Helmut Kohl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand" title="François Mitterrand">François Mitterrand</a>—came into force on 1 November 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECraigDe_Burca201115_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECraigDe_Burca201115-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The treaty also gave the name <i><a href="/wiki/European_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Community">European Community</a></i> to the EEC, even if it was referred to as such before the treaty. With further enlargement planned to include the former <a href="/wiki/Communist_state" title="Communist state">communist states</a> of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen_criteria" title="Copenhagen criteria">Copenhagen criteria</a> for candidate members to join the EU were agreed upon in June 1993. The expansion of the EU introduced a new level of complexity and discord.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden <a href="/wiki/1995_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="1995 enlargement of the European Union">joined</a> the EU. </p><p>In 2002, euro banknotes and coins replaced national currencies in 12 of the member states. Since then, the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">eurozone</a> has increased to encompass 20 countries. The euro currency became the second-largest reserve currency in the world. In 2004, the EU saw <a href="/wiki/2004_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2004 enlargement of the European Union">its biggest enlargement to date</a> when Cyprus, the Czech Republic, <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> joined the union.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_History_00_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_History_00-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Treaty_of_Lisbon_and_Brexit_(2004‍–‍present)"><span id="Treaty_of_Lisbon_and_Brexit_.282004.E2.80.8D.E2.80.93.E2.80.8Dpresent.29"></span>Treaty of Lisbon and Brexit (2004‍–‍present)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union_(2004%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the European Union (2004–present)">History of the European Union (2004–present)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_(04).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg/220px-Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg/330px-Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg/440px-Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%2804%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="466" /></a><figcaption>Signing ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> (2007)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became EU members. Later that year, Slovenia adopted the euro,<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_History_00_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_History_00-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by Cyprus and Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in 2011, Latvia in 2014, and Lithuania in 2015. </p><p>On 1 December 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Lisbon Treaty</a> entered into force and reformed many aspects of the EU. In particular, it changed the legal structure of the European Union, merging the <a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union">EU three pillars</a> system into a single legal entity provisioned with a <a href="/wiki/Legal_personality" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal personality">legal personality</a>, created a permanent <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Council" title="President of the European Council">president of the European Council</a>, the first of which was <a href="/wiki/Herman_Van_Rompuy" title="Herman Van Rompuy">Herman Van Rompuy</a>, and strengthened the position of the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiris2010448_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPiris2010448-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the EU received the <a href="/wiki/2012_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2012 Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> for having "contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy, and human rights in Europe".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> became the 28th EU member.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the beginning of the 2010s, the cohesion of the European Union has been tested by several issues, including <a href="/wiki/European_debt_crisis" title="European debt crisis">a debt crisis in some of the Eurozone countries</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_European_migrant_crisis" title="2015 European migrant crisis">a surge in asylum seekers in 2015</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCUKREFRESLT_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCUKREFRESLT-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">referendum in the UK on its membership of the European Union</a> was held in 2016, with 51.9 per cent of participants voting to leave.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTEUBrexit_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTEUBrexit-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UK formally notified the European Council of its decision to leave on 29 March 2017, initiating the <a href="/wiki/Article_50_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union">formal withdrawal procedure for leaving the EU</a>; following extensions to the process, the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> left the European Union on 31 January 2020, though most areas of EU law continued to apply to the UK for a transition period which lasted until 31 December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The early 2020s saw Denmark <a href="/wiki/2022_Danish_European_Union_opt-out_referendum" title="2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum">abolishing one of its three opt-outs</a> and Croatia <a href="/wiki/Croatia_and_the_euro" title="Croatia and the euro">adopting the Euro</a>. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">economic crisis</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the EU leaders agreed for the first time to create common debt to finance the European Recovery Program called <a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_EU" title="Next Generation EU">Next Generation EU</a> (NGEU).<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 February 2022, after massing on the borders of Ukraine, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Russian Armed Forces">Russian Armed Forces</a> undertook an attempt for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Union imposed <a href="/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War#EU_sanctions" title="International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War">heavy sanctions on Russia</a> and agreed on a pooled military aid package to Ukraine for lethal weapons funded via the <a href="/wiki/European_Peace_Facility" title="European Peace Facility">European Peace Facility</a> off-budget instrument.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event,_in_Athens,_Greece,_on_June_16,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg/250px-The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg/375px-The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg/500px-The_ancient_Roman_Agora_is_illuminated_during_the_Next_Gen_EU_event%2C_in_Athens%2C_Greece%2C_on_June_16%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The ancient <a href="/wiki/Roman_Agora" title="Roman Agora">Roman Agora</a> in Athens illuminated with a Next Generation EU sign</figcaption></figure><p><b>Next Generation EU</b> (<b>NGEU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> <a href="/wiki/Economic_recovery" title="Economic recovery">economic recovery</a> package to support the EU member states to recover from the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, in particular those that have been particularly hard hit. It is sometimes styled <b>NextGenerationEU</b> and <b>Next Gen EU</b>, and also called the <b>European Union Recovery Instrument</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Agreed in principle by the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> on 21 July 2020 and adopted on 14 December 2020, the instrument is worth <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">€</a>750 billion</span>. NGEU will operate from 2021 to 2026,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and will be tied to the regular <a href="/wiki/Multiannual_Financial_Framework#2021–2027_Financial_Framework_and_recovery_package" title="Multiannual Financial Framework">2021–2027 budget of the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework</a> (MFF). The comprehensive NGEU and MFF packages are projected to reach €1824.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Preparing the Union for a new great enlargement is a political priority for the Union, with the goal of achieving over 35 member states by 2030. Institutional and budgetary reforms are being discussed in order to the Union to be ready for the new members.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024, concerns rise, that the outcome of the elections in June, can undermine some of the crucial policies of the EU in the domain of environment, diplomacy, <a href="/wiki/Economy" title="Economy">economy</a>. <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">The war in Ukraine</a> by creating inflation, lowering life level created a possibility of strong changes in the 2024 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3></div> <p>Since the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">sovereign</a> <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> countries have entered into treaties and thereby co-operated and harmonised policies (or <i>pooled sovereignty</i>) in an increasing number of areas, in the <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration project</a> or the <i>construction of Europe</i> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">la construction européenne</i>). The following timeline outlines the legal inception of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">European Union</a> (EU)—the principal framework for this unification. The EU inherited many of its present responsibilities from the <a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities">European Communities</a> (EC), which were founded in the 1950s in the spirit of the <a href="/wiki/Schuman_Declaration" title="Schuman Declaration">Schuman Declaration</a>. </p> <table cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" rowspan="8" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><u>Legend:</u><br /><span class="nowrap">  </span>S: signing<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span>F: entry into force<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span>T: termination<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span>E: expiry<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span><span style="background:orange; font-size:120%;"> </span> <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> supersession<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span>Rel. w/ EC/EU framework:<br /><span class="nowrap">  </span><span class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block; width:1.2em; height:1.2em; margin:1px 0; border:3px dotted gray; text-align:center; margin-right:4px"> </span><i>de facto</i> inside</span><br /><span class="nowrap">  </span><span class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block; width:1.5em; height:1.5em; margin:1px 0; border:1px solid black; background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #F5F5F5 0, #F5F5F5 3px, gainsboro 3px, gainsboro 6px); text-align:center; margin-right:4px"> </span>outside</span> </td> <td rowspan="7">  </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;">  </td> <td rowspan="2">  </td> <td rowspan="2">  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td colspan="4" style="background:#003399; border-left:3px solid #003399; font-variant:small-caps;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Europe" title="Flag of Europe"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/30px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:white;">European Union</span></a> <span style="color:white;">(EU)</span> </td> <td rowspan="11" style="color:white; background:#003399; background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(95deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(85deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%); font-size:90%;"><i>[</i><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union" title="History of the European Union"><span style="color:white; font-style:italic">Cont.</span></a><i>]</i>   </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="background:#464646; border-left:3px solid #464646; border-right:3px solid #464646; font-variant:small-caps"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Europe" title="Flag of Europe"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/30px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities"><span style="color:white;">European Communities</span></a> <span style="color:white;">(EC)</span> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#464646; border-left:3px solid #003399; border-right:3px solid #464646"><a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union"><span style="color:white;">(Pillar I)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#003399"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background:#42B995;"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background:#42B995; border-left:3px solid #464646"><a href="/wiki/Euratom" title="Euratom"><span style="color:black;">European Atomic Energy Community</span></a> (EAEC or Euratom) </td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#42B995; border-left:3px solid #003399; border-right:3px solid #464646"> </td> <td style="background:#42B995; border-left:3px solid #003399; border-top:3px dotted #003399; border-bottom:3px dotted #003399; background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(70deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, #003399 71%, #003399 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, #003399 71%, #003399 100%); padding:0; font-size:90%;"><i>[</i><a href="/wiki/Euratom#History" title="Euratom"><span style="color:black; font-style:italic">Cont.</span></a><i>]</i>       </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#93DAE7;"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background:#93DAE7; border-left:3px solid #464646;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_6_Star_Version.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> / <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_9_Star_Version.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> / <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_10_Star_Version.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> / <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_European_Coal_and_Steel_Community_12_Star_Version.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community"><span style="color:black;">European Coal and Steel Community</span></a> <span style="color:black">(ECSC)</span> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right; background:#93DAE7; padding-right:3px; border-left:3px solid #003399">  </td> <td style="background:#44B72E; border-right:3px solid #464646"> </td> <td rowspan="7" class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-valign-middle is-normal" style="background:#003399"><div style=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1221560606">@supports(writing-mode:vertical-rl){.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header{line-height:1;max-width:1em;padding:0.4em;vertical-align:bottom;width:1em}html.client-js .mw-parser-output .sortable:not(.jquery-tablesorter) .ts-vertical-header:not(.unsortable),html.client-js .mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.headerSort{background-position:50%.4em;padding-right:0.4em;padding-top:21px}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-valign-top{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-valign-middle{vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-normal{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header>*{display:inline-block;transform:rotate(180deg);writing-mode:vertical-rl}@supports(writing-mode:sideways-lr){.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header>*{transform:none;writing-mode:sideways-lr}}}</style><a href="/wiki/Template:EU_competences" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:EU competences"><span style="color:white">(Distr. of competences)</span></a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7;">  </td> <td rowspan="3">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#5FCF4D"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background:#5FCF4D; border-left:3px solid #464646;"><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community"><span style="color:black;">European Economic Community</span></a> <span style="color:black">(EEC)</span> </td> <td style="background:#44B72E; border-left:3px solid #003399; border-bottom:3px solid #464646; border-bottom:3px solid #003399;">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#44B72E; border-right:3px solid #464646;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="4">  </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; border-top:3px solid #464646">  </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-top:3px solid #464646">  </td> <td style="border-top:3px solid #464646">  </td> <td style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; border-top:3px solid #464646">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #ff8c8c 0, #ff8c8c 3px, #FF6666 3px, #FF6666 6px); border-top:3px solid #464646; border-right:3px solid #003399"><a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area"><span style="color:black">Schengen Rules</span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#44B72E; border-right:3px solid #464646; border-left:3px solid #464646"><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community"><span style="color:black;">European Community (EC)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="background:#FFFF97; border:3px dotted #464646"><a href="/wiki/TREVI" class="mw-redirect" title="TREVI"><span style="color:black;">'TREVI'</span></a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#E6E600; border-top:3px solid #003399; border-left:3px solid #003399"><a href="/wiki/Police_and_Judicial_Co-operation_in_Criminal_Matters#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters"><span style="color:black;">Justice and Home Affairs</span></a> <span style="color:black;">(JHA, </span><a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union"><span style="color:black;">pillar II)</span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#44B72E; border-left:3px solid #464646; border-bottom:3px solid #464646; border-right:3px solid #464646;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #174196 0, #174196 3px, #002776 3px, #002776 6px)">  </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #174196 0, #174196 3px, #002776 3px, #002776 6px)"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg/41px-Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="41" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg/61px-Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg/81px-Flag_of_Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="9726" data-file-height="4860" /></a></span> <span style="color:white">/</span> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_NATO" title="Flag of NATO"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/27px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/40px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/53px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO"><span style="color:white">North Atlantic Treaty Organisation</span></a> <span style="color:white">(NATO)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(80deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #174196 0, #174196 3px, #002776 3px, #002776 6px); padding:0; color:white; font-size:90%;"><i>[<a href="/wiki/History_of_NATO" title="History of NATO"><span style="color:white;">Cont.</span></a>]</i> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#D4BE00;"><a href="/wiki/Police_and_Judicial_Co-operation_in_Criminal_Matters" class="mw-redirect" title="Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters"><span style="color:black;">Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters</span></a> <span style="color:black">(PJCC, <a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union"><span style="color:black">pillar II</span></a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #abc9e0, #abc9e0 3px, #cddeeb 3px, #cddeeb 6px)"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_France" title="Flag of France"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/30px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Flag of the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations#20th_century" title="France–United Kingdom relations"><span style="color:black">Anglo-French alliance</span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #85b1d6 0, #85b1d6 3px, #a4c2db 3px, #a4c2db 6px); text-align:right; border-left:5px solid orange; font-size:90%;"><i>[<a href="/wiki/Western_Union_Defence_Organisation" title="Western Union Defence Organisation">Defence arm</a> <a href="/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)#Cannibalisation_and_marginalisation" title="Western Union (alliance)">handed</a> to <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>]</i> </td> <td colspan="4" style="background:#CA7FC8; border:3px dotted #464646"><a href="/wiki/European_Political_Co-operation" title="European Political Co-operation"><span style="color:black;">European Political Co-operation</span></a> <span style="color:black">(EPC)</span> </td> <td style="background:#AD76C9; border-left:3px solid #003399; border-bottom:3px solid #003399">  </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#AD76C9; border-bottom:3px solid #003399"><a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy"><span style="color:black;">Common Foreign and Security Policy</span></a><br /><span style="color:black">(CFSP, <a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union"><span style="color:black">pillar III</span></a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" colspan="3" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #85b1d6 0, #85b1d6 3px, #a4c2db 3px, #a4c2db 6px); border-left:5px solid orange"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Western_Union" title="Flag of the Western Union"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg/47px-Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg/63px-Flag_of_the_Western_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)" title="Western Union (alliance)"><span style="color:black">Western Union</span></a> (WU) </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px)"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union" title="Flag of the Western European Union"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union_%281993-1995%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> / <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union" title="Flag of the Western European Union"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_Western_European_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union"><span style="color:black">Western European Union</span></a> (WEU) </td> <td colspan="6" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px); text-align:right; font-size:90%; border-right:3px solid #003399"><i>[<a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union#1984–1998:_Revival" title="Western European Union">Tasks</a> defined following the WEU's 1984 <a href="/wiki/Rome_Declaration" title="Rome Declaration">reactivation</a> <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union#1998–2009:_Transfer_of_tasks_to_the_EU" title="Western European Union">handed</a> to the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">EU</a>]</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px)">  </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px)">  </td> <td style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px); border-right:5px solid orange">  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #8bafcc 0, #8bafcc 3px, #7AA7CB 3px, #7AA7CB 6px); text-align:right; font-size:90%;"><i>[Social, cultural tasks <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy#1954_–_1970:_A_dormant_WEU_is_established" title="History of the Common Security and Defence Policy">handed</a> to <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">CoE</a>]</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(100deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(80deg, transparent 0, transparent 70%, white 71%, white 100%), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #275ac2 0, #275ac2 3px, #003399 3px, #003399 6px); padding:0; color:white; font-size:90%;"><i>[<a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe#History" title="Council of Europe"><span style="color:white;">Cont.</span></a>]</i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Structural_evolution_of_the_European_Union" title="Template:Structural evolution of the European Union"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Structural_evolution_of_the_European_Union" title="Template talk:Structural evolution of the European Union"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Structural_evolution_of_the_European_Union" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Structural evolution of the European Union"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td style="border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7">  </td> <td colspan="4" style="background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #275ac2 0, #275ac2 3px, #003399 3px, #003399 6px)"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Europe" title="Flag of Europe"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/30px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe"><span style="color:white">Council of Europe</span></a> <span style="color:white">(CoE)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:2em; width:2em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Entente_Cordiale" title="Entente Cordiale">Entente Cordiale</a></i><br />S: 8 April 1904</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:4em; width:4em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Dunkirk" title="Treaty of Dunkirk">Dunkirk Treaty</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ref-1_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 4 March 1947<br />F: 8 September 1947<br />E: 8 September 1997</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:4em; width:4em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Brussels" title="Treaty of Brussels">Brussels Treaty</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ref-1_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 17 March 1948<br />F: 25 August 1948<br />T: 30 June 2011</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Statute_of_the_Council_of_Europe" title="Statute of the Council of Europe">London</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty" title="North Atlantic Treaty">Washington</a> treaties</i><sup id="cite_ref-ref-1_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 5 May/4 April 1949<br />F: 3 August/24 August 1949</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:4em; width:4em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Paris treaties: <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1951)" title="Treaty of Paris (1951)">ECSC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Treaty_establishing_the_European_Defence_Community" title="Treaty establishing the European Defence Community">EDC</a><sup id="cite_ref-ref-6_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-6-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 18 April 1951/27 May 1952<br />F: 23 July 1952/—<br />E: 23 July 2002/—</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:4em; width:4em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Brussels#Modification" title="Treaty of Brussels">Protocol Modifying and<br />Completing the Brussels Treaty</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ref-1_78-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 23 October 1954<br />F: 6 May 1955</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Rome treaties: <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Rome" title="Treaty of Rome">EEC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euratom_Treaty" title="Euratom Treaty">EAEC</a><br />S: 25 March 1957<br />F: 1 January 1958</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy#1954_–_1970:_A_dormant_WEU_is_established" title="History of the Common Security and Defence Policy">WEU-CoE agreement</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ref-1_78-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 21 October 1959<br />F: 1 January 1960</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Merger_Treaty" title="Merger Treaty">Brussels (Merger) Treaty</a><sup id="cite_ref-ref-3_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-3-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 8 April 1965<br />F: 1 July 1967</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:2em; width:2em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Davignon_report" title="Davignon report">Davignon report</a><br />S: 27 October 1970</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:2em; width:2em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/TREVI" class="mw-redirect" title="TREVI">European Council conclusions</a><br />S: 2 December 1975</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Single_European_Act" title="Single European Act">Single European Act</a> (SEA)<br />S: 17/28 February 1986<br />F: 1 July 1987</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><i><a href="/wiki/Schengen_Agreement" title="Schengen Agreement">Schengen Treaty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area#The_Schengen_Agreement_and_the_Schengen_Convention" title="Schengen Area">Convention</a></i><br />S: 14 June 1985/19 June 1990<br />F: 26 March 1995</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a><sup id="cite_ref-ref-2_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-2-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ref-4_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-4-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 7 February 1992<br />F: 1 November 1993</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Amsterdam" title="Treaty of Amsterdam">Amsterdam Treaty</a><br />S: 2 October 1997<br />F: 1 May 1999</div> </td> <td class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Nice" title="Treaty of Nice">Nice Treaty</a><br />S: 26 February 2001<br />F: 1 February 2003</div> </td> <td colspan="3" class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style="max-width:3em; width:3em; border-left:1px solid #C7C7C7; width:7%"><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Lisbon Treaty</a><sup id="cite_ref-ref-5_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref-5-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>vi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />S: 13 December 2007<br />F: 1 December 2009</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="hide notes" data-expandtext="show notes"> <p><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ref-1-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ref-1_78-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ref-1_78-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ref-1_78-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ref-1_78-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ref-1_78-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Although not EU treaties <i>per se</i>, these treaties affected the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="History of the Common Security and Defence Policy">development</a> of the EU defence arm, a main part of the CFSP. The Franco-British alliance established by the Dunkirk Treaty was <i>de facto</i> superseded by WU. The CFSP pillar was bolstered by some of the security structures that had been established within the remit of the 1955 <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Brussels" title="Treaty of Brussels">Modified Brussels Treaty</a> (MBT). The Brussels Treaty was <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union#2009–2011:_Dissolution" title="Western European Union">terminated</a> in 2011, consequently dissolving the WEU, as the <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Consolidated_version_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union/Title_V:_General_Provisions_on_the_Union%27s_External_Action_Service_and_Specific_Provisions_on_the_Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy#Article_42" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union/Title V: General Provisions on the Union's External Action Service and Specific Provisions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy">mutual defence clause</a> that the Lisbon Treaty provided for EU was considered to render the WEU superfluous. The EU thus <i>de facto</i> superseded the WEU.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ref-6-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ref-6_79-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Plans to establish a <a href="/wiki/Treaty_establishing_the_European_Political_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty establishing the European Political Community">European Political Community</a> (EPC) were shelved following the French failure to ratify the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_establishing_the_European_Defence_Community" title="Treaty establishing the European Defence Community">Treaty establishing the European Defence Community</a> (EDC). The EPC would have combined the ECSC and the EDC.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ref-3-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ref-3_80-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities">European Communities</a> obtained common institutions and a shared <a href="/wiki/Legal_person" title="Legal person">legal personality</a> (i.e. ability to e.g. sign treaties in their own right).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ref-2-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ref-2_81-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The treaties of Maastricht and Rome form the EU's <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">legal basis</a>, and are also referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_European_Union" title="Treaty on European Union">Treaty on European Union</a> (TEU) and the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union">Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union</a> (TFEU), respectively. They are amended by secondary treaties.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ref-4-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ref-4_82-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Between the EU's founding in 1993 and consolidation in 2009, the union consisted of <a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union">three pillars</a>, the first of which were the European Communities. The other two pillars consisted of additional areas of cooperation that had been added to the EU's remit.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ref-5-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ref-5_83-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The consolidation meant that the EU inherited the European Communities' <a href="/wiki/Legal_person" title="Legal person">legal personality</a> and that the <a href="/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_Union" title="Three pillars of the European Union">pillar system was abolished</a>, resulting in the EU framework as such covering all policy areas. Executive/legislative power in each area was instead determined by a <a href="/wiki/Template:EU_competences" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:EU competences">distribution of competencies</a> between <a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_the_European_Union" title="Institutions of the European Union">EU institutions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a>. This distribution, as well as treaty provisions for policy areas in which unanimity is required and <a href="/wiki/Double_majority#European_Union" title="Double majority">qualified majority voting</a> is possible, reflects the depth of EU integration as well as the EU's partly <a href="/wiki/Supranational_union" title="Supranational union">supranational</a> and partly <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmentalism" title="Intergovernmentalism">intergovernmental</a> nature.</span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics <span class="anchor" id="competence"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_European_Union" title="Politics of the European Union">Politics of the European Union</a></div> <p>The European Union operates through a hybrid system of <a href="/wiki/Supranational_union" title="Supranational union">supranational</a> and <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmentalism" title="Intergovernmentalism">intergovernmental</a> decision-making,<sup id="cite_ref-Britannica_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and according to the <a href="/wiki/Principle_of_conferral" title="Principle of conferral">principle of conferral</a> (which says that it should act only within the limits of the competences conferred on it by the <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">treaties</a>) and of <a href="/wiki/Subsidiarity_(European_Union)" title="Subsidiarity (European Union)">subsidiarity</a> (which says that it should act only where an objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by the member states acting alone). <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">Laws made by the EU institutions</a> are passed in a variety of forms.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Generally speaking, they can be classified into two groups: those which come into force without the necessity for national implementation measures (regulations) and those which specifically require national implementation measures (directives).<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EU policy is in general promulgated by <a href="/wiki/Directive_(European_Union)" title="Directive (European Union)">EU directives</a>, which are then implemented in the <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">domestic legislation</a> of its <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Regulation_(European_Union)" title="Regulation (European Union)">EU regulations</a>, which are immediately enforceable in all member states. <a href="/wiki/Lobbying#European_Union" title="Lobbying">Lobbying</a> at the EU level by special interest groups is regulated to try to balance the aspirations of private initiatives with public interest decision-making process.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget">Budget</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union" title="Budget of the European Union">Budget of the European Union</a></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:lightblue; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 932.64236482217px; border-left-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 179.22262277715px; border-left-color:red"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:red"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:red"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:47.070393216533px 88.229122643495px 0 0; border-top-color:brown"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:brown"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:10.661115427526px 99.4300790397px 0 0; border-top-color:yellow"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:yellow"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 114.87477060344px 100px 0; border-right-color:blue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:blue"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div style="text-align:center;"><b>EU funding programmes 2014–2020<br />(€1,087 billion)</b><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:blue; color:white;"> </span> Sustainable Growth/Natural Resources (38.6%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:yellow; color:black;"> </span> Competitiveness for Growth and Jobs (13.1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:brown; color:white;"> </span> Global Europe (6.1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;"> </span> Economic, Territorial and Social Cohesion (34.1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> Administration (6.4%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightblue; color:black;"> </span> Security and Citizenship (1.7%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>The European Union had an agreed budget of <span class="nowrap">€170.6</span> billion in 2022. The EU had a long-term budget of €1,082.5 billion for the period 2014–2020, representing 1.02% of the EU-28's GNI. In 1960, the budget of the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Community</a> was 0.03 per cent of GDP.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of this, €54bn subsidised <a href="/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy" title="Common Agricultural Policy">agriculture enterprise</a>, €42bn was spent on <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_European_Union" title="Transport in the European Union">transport</a>, building and the environment, €16bn on <a href="/wiki/Educational_policies_and_initiatives_of_the_European_Union" title="Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union">education and research</a>, €13bn on welfare, €20bn on foreign and defence policy, €2bn in <a href="/wiki/European_banking_union" title="European banking union">finance</a>, €2bn in <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_the_European_Union" title="Renewable energy in the European Union">energy</a>, €1.5bn in communications, and €13bn in administration. </p><p>In November 2020, two members of the union, Hungary and Poland, blocked approval to the EU's budget at a meeting in the <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Permanent_Representatives" title="Committee of Permanent Representatives">Committee of Permanent Representatives</a> (Coreper), citing a <a href="/wiki/Rule_of_Law_Conditionality_Regulation" title="Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation">proposal that linked funding with adherence to the rule of law</a>. The budget included a <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a> recovery fund of <span class="nowrap">€750</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>billion. The budget may still be approved if Hungary and Poland withdraw their vetoes after further negotiations in the council and the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (February 2024)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Bodies combatting fraud have also been established, including the <a href="/wiki/European_Anti-fraud_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="European Anti-fraud Office">European Anti-fraud Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Public_Prosecutor%27s_Office" title="European Public Prosecutor's Office">European Public Prosecutor's Office</a>. The latter is a decentralized independent body of the European Union (EU), established under the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> between 22 of the 27 states of the EU following the method of <a href="/wiki/Enhanced_cooperation" title="Enhanced cooperation">enhanced cooperation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Public Prosecutor's Office investigate and prosecute fraud against the <a href="/wiki/EU_budget" class="mw-redirect" title="EU budget">budget of the European Union</a> and other crimes against the EU's financial interests including fraud concerning EU funds of over €10,000 and cross-border <a href="/wiki/Value_added_tax" class="mw-redirect" title="Value added tax">VAT</a> fraud cases involving damages above €10 million. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bodies_of_the_European_Union_and_the_Euratom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodies of the European Union and the Euratom">Bodies of the European Union and the Euratom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_the_European_Union" title="Institutions of the European Union">Institutions of the European Union</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Subsidiarity_(European_Union)#EU_competences" title="Subsidiarity (European Union)">Subsidiarity (European Union) § EU competences</a></div> <p>Member states retain in principle all powers except those that they have agreed collectively to delegate to the Union as a whole, though the exact delimitation has on occasions become a subject of scholarly or legal disputes.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In certain fields, members have awarded <a href="/wiki/Subsidiarity_(European_Union)#EU_competences" title="Subsidiarity (European Union)">exclusive competence and exclusive mandate</a> to the Union. These are areas in which member states have entirely renounced their own capacity to enact legislation. In other areas, the EU and its member states share the competence to legislate. While both can legislate, the member states can only legislate to the extent to which the EU has not. In other policy areas, the EU can only co-ordinate, support and supplement member state action but cannot enact legislation with the aim of harmonising national laws.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That a particular policy area falls into a certain category of competence is not necessarily indicative of what <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislature of the European Union">legislative procedure</a> is used for enacting legislation within that policy area. Different legislative procedures are used within the same category of competence, and even with the same policy area. The distribution of competences in various policy areas between member states and the union is divided into the following three categories: </p> <table style="width:100%;background:none;"> <caption><b>Competences of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">European Union</a> in relation to those of its <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist" style="float:right;font-size:100%;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:EU_competences" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:EU competences"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:EU_competences" class="mw-redirect" title="Template talk:EU competences"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:EU_competences" title="Special:EditPage/Template:EU competences"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="width:25%;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:25%;border:1px solid #9db0f6;background:#becdf1; padding:5px; font-weight:bold">Exclusive competence </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" style="width:50%;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:50%;border:1px solid #bac6f4;background:#d7dff4;padding:5px; font-weight:bold">Shared competence </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:25%;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:25%;border:1px solid #e6ecfd;background:#f3f5fd;padding:5px; font-weight:bold">Supporting competence </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="padding-top:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"> <td style="background:#9db0f6;padding:5px;line-height:1.2em;border-bottom:2px dotted white;"><i>The Union has exclusive competence to make directives and conclude international agreements when provided for in a Union legislative act as to …</i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <td style="background:#9db0f6;padding-bottom:5px;"> <div><ul><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">customs union</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the establishing of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_competition_law" title="European Union competition law">competition rules</a> necessary for the functioning of the internal market</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">monetary policy for the Member States whose currency is the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the conservation of marine biological resources under the <a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">common fisheries policy</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/EU_Common_Commercial_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="EU Common Commercial Policy">Common Commercial Policy</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">conclusion of certain <a href="/wiki/International_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="International agreement">international agreements</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="padding-top:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding:5px;line-height:1.2em;border-bottom:2px dotted white;"><i>Member States cannot exercise competence in areas where the Union has done so, that is …</i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding-bottom:5px;"> <div><ul><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the <a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">internal market</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">social policy, for the aspects defined in <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union">this Treaty</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">economic, social and territorial cohesion</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy" title="Common Agricultural Policy">agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">fisheries</a>, excluding the conservation of marine biological resources</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Environment_in_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment in the European Union">environment</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">consumer protection</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_European_Union" title="Transport in the European Union">transport</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Networks" title="Trans-European Networks">trans-European networks</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Energy policy of the European Union">energy</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the <a href="/wiki/Area_of_freedom,_security_and_justice" title="Area of freedom, security and justice">area of freedom, security and justice</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">common safety concerns in public health matters, for the aspects defined in this Treaty</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="padding-top:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding:5px;line-height:1.2em;border-bottom:2px dotted white;"><i>Union exercise of competence shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs in …</i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding-bottom:5px;border-bottom:4px solid white;"> <div><ul><li style="line-height:1.2em;">research, technological development and <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Policy" class="mw-redirect" title="European Space Policy">(outer) space</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">development cooperation, humanitarian aid</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody><tr style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding:5px;line-height:1.2em;border-bottom:2px dotted white;"><i>The Union coordinates Member States policies or implements supplemental to their common policies not covered elsewhere in …</i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <td style="background:#bac6f4;padding-bottom:5px;"> <div><ul><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the coordination of economic, employment and social policies</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">common <a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy">foreign, security</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Common Security and Defence Policy">defence</a> policies</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="padding-top:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"> <td style="background:#e6ecfd;padding:5px;line-height:1.2em;border-bottom:2px dotted white;"><i>The Union can carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement Member States' actions in …</i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;"> <td style="background:#e6ecfd;padding-bottom:5px;"> <div><ul><li style="line-height:1.2em;">the protection and improvement of human health</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">industry</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_policies_of_the_European_Union" title="Cultural policies of the European Union">culture</a></li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">tourism</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Educational_policies_and_initiatives_of_the_European_Union" title="Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union">education</a>, youth, <a href="/wiki/Sport_policies_of_the_European_Union" title="Sport policies of the European Union">sport</a> and vocational training</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">civil protection (disaster prevention)</li><li style="line-height:1.2em;">administrative cooperation</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The European Union has seven principal decision-making bodies, its <a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_the_European_Union" title="Institutions of the European Union">institutions</a>: the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" title="Court of Justice of the European Union">Court of Justice of the European Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Central_Bank" title="European Central Bank">European Central Bank</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Auditors" title="European Court of Auditors">European Court of Auditors</a>. Competence in scrutinising and amending legislation is shared between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament, while executive tasks are performed by the European Commission and in a limited capacity by the European Council (not to be confused with the aforementioned Council of the European Union). The <a href="/wiki/Monetary_policy" title="Monetary policy">monetary policy</a> of the eurozone is determined by the European Central Bank. The interpretation and the application of EU law and the treaties are ensured by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The EU budget is scrutinised by the European Court of Auditors. There are also a number of ancillary bodies which advise the EU or operate in a specific area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches_of_power">Branches of power</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bodies_of_the_European_Union_and_the_Euratom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodies of the European Union and the Euratom">Bodies of the European Union and the Euratom</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_branch">Executive branch</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:328px;max-width:328px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Michel_(49467991288).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait of Charles Michel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg/160px-Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg/240px-Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg/320px-Charles_Michel_%2849467991288%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2667" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Michel" title="Charles Michel">Charles Michel</a>,<br /><small><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Council" title="President of the European Council">President of the European Council</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ursula_von_der_Leyen_(49468709252).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait of Ursula von der Leyen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg/160px-Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg/240px-Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg/320px-Ursula_von_der_Leyen_%2849468709252%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="919" data-file-height="1378" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" title="Ursula von der Leyen">Ursula von der Leyen</a>,<br /><small><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">President of the European Commission</a></small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The Union's executive branch is organised as a <a href="/wiki/Directorial_system" title="Directorial system">directorial system</a>, where the executive power is jointly exercised by several people. The executive branch consists of the European Council and European Commission. </p><p>The European Council sets the broad political direction of the Union. It convenes at least four times a year and comprises the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Council" title="President of the European Council">president of the European Council</a> (presently <a href="/wiki/Charles_Michel" title="Charles Michel">Charles Michel</a>), the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">president of the European Commission</a> and one representative per <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member state</a> (either its <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> or <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a>). The <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy</a> (presently <a href="/wiki/Josep_Borrell" title="Josep Borrell">Josep Borrell</a>) also takes part in its meetings. Described by some as the union's "supreme political leadership",<sup id="cite_ref-How_work_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_work-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is actively involved in the negotiation of <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">treaty changes</a> and defines the EU's policy agenda and strategies. Its leadership role involves solving disputes between member states and the institutions, and to resolving any political crises or disagreements over controversial issues and policies. It acts as a "<a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">collective head of state</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Ratification" title="Ratification">ratifies</a> important documents (for example, international agreements and treaties).<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_University_Press_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_University_Press-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tasks for the president of the European Council are ensuring the external representation of the EU,<sup id="cite_ref-Council_Press_Release_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_Press_Release-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> driving consensus and resolving divergences among member states, both during meetings of the European Council and over the periods between them. The European Council should not be mistaken for the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a>, an international organisation independent of the EU and based in Strasbourg. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> acts both as the EU's <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive arm</a>, responsible for the day-to-day running of the EU, and also the <a href="/wiki/Right_of_initiative_(legislative)" title="Right of initiative (legislative)">legislative initiator</a>, with the sole power to propose laws for debate.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Library_of_European_Parliament_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Library_of_European_Parliament-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commission is 'guardian of the Treaties' and is responsible for their efficient operation and policing.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has 27 <a href="/wiki/European_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="European Commissioner">European commissioners</a> for different areas of policy, one from each member state, though commissioners are bound to represent the interests of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The leader of the 27 is the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">president of the European Commission</a> (presently <a href="/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" title="Ursula von der Leyen">Ursula von der Leyen</a> for 2019–2024, reelected for the 2024-2029 term), <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission#Appointment" title="President of the European Commission">proposed by the European Council</a>, following and taking into account the result of the European elections, and is then elected by the European Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The President retains, as the leader responsible for the entire cabinet, the final say in accepting or rejecting a candidate submitted for a given portfolio by a member state, and oversees the commission's permanent civil service. After the President, the most prominent commissioner is the high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy, who is <i>ex-officio</i> a <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Commission" title="Vice-President of the European Commission">vice-president of the European Commission</a> and is also chosen by the European Council.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other 25 commissioners are subsequently appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a> in agreement with the nominated president. The 27 commissioners as a single body are subject to approval (or otherwise) by a vote of the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>. All commissioners are first nominated by the government of the respective member state.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legislative_branch">Legislative branch</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:164px;max-width:164px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roberta_Metsola_2022_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait of Roberta Metsola" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Roberta_Metsola_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="503" data-file-height="712" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Roberta_Metsola" title="Roberta Metsola">Roberta Metsola</a>,<br /><small><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="President of the European Parliament">President of the European Parliament</a></small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The council, as it is now simply called<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (also called the Council of the European Union<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the "Council of Ministers", its former title),<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> forms one half of the EU's legislature. It consists of a representative from each member state's government and meets in <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union#Configurations" title="Council of the European Union">different compositions depending on the policy area being addressed</a>. Notwithstanding its different configurations, it is considered to be one single body. In addition to the legislative functions, members of the council also have <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive</a> responsibilities, such as the development of a <a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy">Common Foreign and Security Policy</a> and the coordination of broad economic policies within the Union.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Institutions_Council_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Institutions_Council-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Presidency of the Council of the European Union">Presidency of the council</a> rotates between member states, with each holding it for six months. Beginning on 1 July 2024, the position is held by Hungary.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The European Parliament is one of three <a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislature of the European Union">legislative institutions</a> of the EU, which together with the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a> is tasked with amending and approving the European Commission's proposals. 705 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">members of the European Parliament</a> (MEPs) are directly <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in the European Union">elected</a> by <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship of the European Union">EU citizens</a> every five years on the basis of <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>. MEPs are elected on a national basis and they sit according to <a href="/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Political groups of the European Parliament">political groups</a> rather than their nationality. Each country has a set number of seats and is divided into <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituency" title="European Parliament constituency">sub-national constituencies</a> where this does not affect the proportional nature of the voting system.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Ordinary_legislative_procedure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordinary legislative procedure">ordinary legislative procedure</a>, the European Commission proposes legislation, which requires the joint approval of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to pass. This process applies to nearly all areas, including the <a href="/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union" title="Budget of the European Union">EU budget</a>. The parliament is the final body to approve or reject the proposed membership of the commission, and can attempt motions of censure on the commission by appeal to the <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" title="European Court of Justice">Court of Justice</a>. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="President of the European Parliament">president of the European Parliament</a> carries out the role of speaker in Parliament and represents it externally. The president and <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice President of the European Parliament">vice-presidents</a> are elected by MEPs every two and a half years.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Institutions_Parliament_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Institutions_Parliament-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Judicial_branch">Judicial branch</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" title="Court of Justice of the European Union">Court of Justice of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:164px;max-width:164px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Koen_Lenaerts_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait of Koen Lenaerts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Koen_Lenaerts_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="631" data-file-height="902" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Koen_Lenaerts" title="Koen Lenaerts">Koen Lenaerts</a>,<br /><small><a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice#President" title="European Court of Justice">President of the Court of Justice</a></small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Judicial_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Judicial branch">judicial branch</a> of the European Union is formally called the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" title="Court of Justice of the European Union">Court of Justice of the European Union</a> (CJEU) and consists of two courts: the <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" title="European Court of Justice">Court of Justice</a> and the <a href="/wiki/General_Court_(European_Union)" title="General Court (European Union)">General Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" title="European Court of Justice">Court of Justice</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_court" title="Supreme court">supreme court</a> of the European Union in matters of <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">European Union law</a>. As a part of the CJEU, it is tasked with interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">EU member states</a> under Article 263 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Court was established in 1952, and is based in <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_City" title="Luxembourg City">Luxembourg</a>. It is composed of one judge per <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member state</a> – currently 27 – although it normally hears cases in panels of three, five or fifteen judges. The Court has been led by president <a href="/wiki/Koen_Lenaerts" title="Koen Lenaerts">Koen Lenaerts</a> since 2015. The CJEU is the highest court of the European Union in matters of <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">Union law</a>. Its case-law provides that EU law has supremacy over any national law that is inconsistent with EU law.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not possible to appeal against the decisions of national courts in the CJEU, but rather national courts refer questions of EU law to the CJEU. However, it is ultimately for the national court to apply the resulting interpretation to the facts of any given case. Although, only courts of final appeal are bound to refer a question of EU law when one is addressed. The treaties give the CJEU the power for consistent application of EU law across the EU as a whole. The court also acts as an administrative and constitutional court between the other EU institutions and the Member States and can annul or invalidate unlawful acts of EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/General_Court_(European_Union)" title="General Court (European Union)">General Court</a> is a constituent court of the European Union. It hears actions taken against the <a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_the_European_Union" title="Institutions of the European Union">institutions of the European Union</a> by individuals and member states, although certain matters are reserved for the Court of Justice. Decisions of the General Court can be appealed to the Court of Justice, but only on a point of law. Prior to the coming into force of the <a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisbon Treaty">Lisbon Treaty</a> on 1 December 2009, it was known as the Court of First Instance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Additional_branches">Additional branches</h4></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/European_Union" title="Special:EditPage/European Union">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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It is one of the world's <a href="/wiki/Big_Four_(banking)#International_use" title="Big Four (banking)">most important central banks</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Governing_Council_of_the_European_Central_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Governing Council of the European Central Bank">ECB Governing Council</a> makes <a href="/wiki/Monetary_policy" title="Monetary policy">monetary policy</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a> and the European Union, administers the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_exchange_reserves" title="Foreign exchange reserves">foreign exchange reserves</a> of EU member states, engages in foreign exchange operations, and defines the intermediate monetary objectives and key interest rate of the EU. The <a href="/wiki/Executive_Board_of_the_European_Central_Bank" title="Executive Board of the European Central Bank">ECB Executive Board</a> enforces the policies and decisions of the Governing Council, and may direct the national central banks when doing so. The ECB has the exclusive right to authorise the issuance of <a href="/wiki/Euro_banknotes" title="Euro banknotes">euro banknotes</a>. Member states can issue <a href="/wiki/Euro_coins" title="Euro coins">euro coins</a>, but the volume must be approved by the ECB beforehand. The bank also operates the <a href="/wiki/TARGET2" title="TARGET2">TARGET2</a> payments system. The <a href="/wiki/European_System_of_Central_Banks" title="European System of Central Banks">European System of Central Banks</a> (ESCB) consists of the ECB and the national central banks (NCBs) of all 27 member states of the European Union. The ESCB is not the monetary authority of the eurozone, because not all EU member states have joined the euro. The ESCB's objective is price stability throughout the European Union. Secondarily, the ESCB's goal is to improve monetary and financial cooperation between the Eurosystem and member states outside the eurozone. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg/220px-European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg/330px-European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg/440px-European_Public_Prosecutor_member_states.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003399; color:white;"> </span> Member states participating in the <a href="/wiki/European_Public_Prosecutor%27s_Office" title="European Public Prosecutor's Office">European Public Prosecutor's Office</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DA2131; color:white;"> </span> Member states not participating</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Auditors" title="European Court of Auditors">European Court of Auditors</a> (ECA) is the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_audit_institution" title="Supreme audit institution">auditory branch</a> of the European Union. It was established in 1975 in <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_City" title="Luxembourg City">Luxembourg</a> in order to improve EU financial management. It has 27 members (1 from each EU member-state) supported by approximately 800 civil servants. The <a href="/wiki/European_Personnel_Selection_Office" title="European Personnel Selection Office">European Personnel Selection Office</a> (EPSO) is the EU's <a href="/wiki/Civil_service_commission" title="Civil service commission">civil service recruitment body</a> and operates its selection of candidates via generalist and specialist competitions. Each institution is then able to recruit staff from among the pool of candidates selected by EPSO. On average, EPSO receives around 60,000–70,000 applications a year with around 1,500–2,000 candidates recruited by the European Union institutions. The <a href="/wiki/European_Ombudsman" title="European Ombudsman">European Ombudsman</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Ombudsman" title="Ombudsman">ombudsman branch</a> of the European Union that holds the institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU to account, and promotes good administration. The Ombudsman helps people, businesses and organisations facing problems with the EU administration by investigating complaints, as well as by proactively looking into broader systemic issues. The current Ombudsman is <a href="/wiki/Emily_O%27Reilly" title="Emily O'Reilly">Emily O'Reilly</a>. The <a href="/wiki/European_Public_Prosecutor%27s_Office" title="European Public Prosecutor's Office">European Public Prosecutor's Office</a> (EPPO) is the <a href="/wiki/Attorney_general" title="Attorney general">prosecutory branch</a> of the union with juridical personality, established under the Treaty of Lisbon between 23 of the 27 states of the EU following the method of enhanced cooperation. It is based in Kirchberg, Luxembourg City alongside the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Auditors. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law">Law</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">European Union law</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_legislative_procedure" title="European Union legislative procedure">European Union legislative procedure</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">Treaties of the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Citizens%27_Initiative" title="European Citizens' Initiative">European Citizens' Initiative</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg/440px-Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="440" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg/660px-Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg/880px-Political_System_of_the_European_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="311" /></a><figcaption>Organigram of the political system of the Union</figcaption></figure> <p>Constitutionally, the EU bears some resemblance to both a <a href="/wiki/Confederation" title="Confederation">confederation</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but has not formally defined itself as either. (It does not have a formal constitution: its status is defined by the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of European Union">Treaty of European Union</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union">Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union</a>). It is more integrated than a traditional confederation of states because the general level of government widely employs <a href="/wiki/Qualified_majority_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualified majority voting">qualified majority voting</a> in some decision-making among the member states, rather than relying exclusively on unanimity.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is less integrated than a federal state because it is not a state in its own right: sovereignty continues to flow 'from the bottom up', from the several peoples of the separate member states, rather than from a single undifferentiated whole. This is reflected in the fact that the member states remain the 'masters of the Treaties', retaining control over the allocation of competences to the union through constitutional change (thus retaining so-called <i>Kompetenz-kompetenz</i>); in that they retain control of the use of armed force; they retain control of taxation; and in that they retain a right of unilateral withdrawal under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. In addition, the principle of <a href="/wiki/Subsidiarity" title="Subsidiarity">subsidiarity</a> requires that only those matters that need to be determined collectively are so determined. </p><p>Under the principle of <a href="/wiki/Supremacy_(European_Union_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supremacy (European Union law)">supremacy</a>, national courts are required to enforce the treaties that their member states have ratified, even if doing so requires them to ignore conflicting national law, and (within limits) even constitutional provisions.<sup id="cite_ref-Supremacy_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Supremacy-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Direct_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct effect">direct effect</a> and supremacy doctrines were not explicitly set out in the European Treaties but were developed by the Court of Justice itself over the 1960s, apparently under the influence of its then most influential judge, Frenchman <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lecourt" title="Robert Lecourt">Robert Lecourt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The question whether the secondary law enacted by the EU has a comparable status in relation to national legislation, has been a matter of debate among legal scholars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Primary_law">Primary law</h4></div> <p>The European Union is based on a series of <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">treaties</a>. These first established the European Community and the EU, and then made amendments to those founding treaties.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are power-giving treaties which set broad policy goals and establish institutions with the necessary legal powers to implement those goals. These legal powers include the ability to enact legislation<sup id="cite_ref-art249_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-art249-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which can directly affect all member states and their inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-Direct_Effect_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Direct_Effect-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU has <a href="/wiki/Legal_personality" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal personality">legal personality</a>, with the right to sign agreements and international treaties.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Secondary_law">Secondary law</h4></div> <p>The main legal acts of the European Union come in three forms: <a href="/wiki/Regulation_(European_Union)" title="Regulation (European Union)">regulations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Directive_(European_Union)" title="Directive (European Union)">directives</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Decision_(European_Union)" title="Decision (European Union)">decisions</a>. Regulations become law in all member states the moment they come into force, without the requirement for any implementing measures,<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and automatically override conflicting domestic provisions.<sup id="cite_ref-art249_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-art249-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Directives require member states to achieve a certain result while leaving them discretion as to how to achieve the result. The details of how they are to be implemented are left to member states.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the time limit for implementing directives passes, they may, under certain conditions, have <a href="/wiki/Direct_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct effect">direct effect</a> in national law against member states. Decisions offer an alternative to the two above modes of legislation. They are legal acts which only apply to specified individuals, companies or a particular member state. They are most often used in <a href="/wiki/Competition_law" title="Competition law">competition law</a>, or on rulings on State Aid, but are also frequently used for procedural or administrative matters within the institutions. Regulations, directives, and decisions are of equal legal value and apply without any formal hierarchy.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_relations">Foreign relations</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_European_Union" title="Foreign relations of the European Union">Foreign relations of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">European External Action Service</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:164px;max-width:164px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Josep_Borrell_(49468484246)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait of Josep Borrell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Josep_Borrell_%2849468484246%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1471" data-file-height="2001" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Josep_Borrell" title="Josep Borrell">Josep Borrell</a>,<br /><small><a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy</a></small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>Foreign policy co-operation between member states dates from the establishment of the community in 1957, when member states negotiated as a bloc in international trade negotiations under the <a href="/wiki/EU%27s_common_commercial_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="EU's common commercial policy">EU's common commercial policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steps for more wide-ranging co-ordination in foreign relations began in 1970 with the establishment of <a href="/wiki/European_Political_Cooperation" class="mw-redirect" title="European Political Cooperation">European Political Cooperation</a> which created an informal consultation process between member states with the aim of forming common foreign policies. In 1987 the European Political Cooperation was introduced on a formal basis by the <a href="/wiki/Single_European_Act" title="Single European Act">Single European Act</a>. EPC was renamed as the <a href="/wiki/Common_Foreign_and_Security_Policy" title="Common Foreign and Security Policy">Common Foreign and Security Policy</a> (CFSP) by the <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EPC_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPC-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stated aims of the CFSP are to promote both the EU's own interests and those of the <a href="/wiki/International_community" title="International community">international community</a> as a whole, including the furtherance of international co-operation, respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.<sup id="cite_ref-art11_Union_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-art11_Union-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CFSP requires unanimity among the member states on the appropriate policy to follow on any particular issue. The unanimity and difficult issues treated under the CFSP sometimes lead to disagreements, such as those which occurred over the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">war in Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Iraq_statement_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Iraq_statement-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coordinator and representative of the CFSP within the EU is the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy</a> who speaks on behalf of the EU in foreign policy and defence matters, and has the task of articulating the positions expressed by the member states on these fields of policy into a common alignment. The high representative heads up the <a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">European External Action Service</a> (EEAS), a unique EU department<sup id="cite_ref-23Oct_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23Oct-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that has been officially implemented and operational since 1 December 2010 on the occasion of the first anniversary of the entry into force of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EEAS serves as a foreign ministry and <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_corps" title="Diplomatic corps">diplomatic corps</a> for the European Union.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_EEAS_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_EEAS-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Besides the emerging international policy of the European Union, the international influence of the EU is also felt through <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">enlargement</a>. The perceived benefits of becoming a member of the EU act as an incentive for both political and economic reform in states wishing to fulfil the EU's accession criteria, and are considered an important factor contributing to the reform of European formerly Communist countries.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 762">: 762 </span></sup> This influence on the internal affairs of other countries is generally referred to as "<a href="/wiki/Soft_power" title="Soft power">soft power</a>", as opposed to military "hard power".<sup id="cite_ref-Soft_Power_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Soft_Power-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Humanitarian_aid">Humanitarian aid</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_European_Civil_Protection_and_Humanitarian_Aid_Operations" title="Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations">Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/ECHO_(European_Commission)" class="mw-redirect" title="ECHO (European Commission)">European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department</a>, or "ECHO", provides <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" title="Humanitarian aid">humanitarian aid</a> from the EU to <a href="/wiki/Developing_country" title="Developing country">developing countries</a>. In 2012, its budget amounted to <span class="nowrap">€874</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>million, 51 per cent of the budget went to Africa and 20 per cent to Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific, and 20 per cent to the Middle East and Mediterranean.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Humanitarian aid is financed directly by the budget (70 per cent) as part of the financial instruments for external action and also by the <a href="/wiki/European_Development_Fund" title="European Development Fund">European Development Fund</a> (30 per cent).<sup id="cite_ref-ODI_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODI-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU's external action financing is divided into 'geographic' instruments and 'thematic' instruments.<sup id="cite_ref-ODI_140-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODI-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 'geographic' instruments provide aid through the <a href="/wiki/Development_Cooperation_Instrument" title="Development Cooperation Instrument">Development Cooperation Instrument</a> (DCI, <span class="nowrap">€16.9</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>billion, 2007–2013), which must spend 95 per cent of its budget on <a href="/wiki/Official_development_assistance" title="Official development assistance">official development assistance</a> (ODA), and from the <a href="/wiki/European_Neighbourhood_and_Partnership_Instrument" class="mw-redirect" title="European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument">European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument</a> (ENPI), which contains some relevant programmes.<sup id="cite_ref-ODI_140-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODI-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Development Fund (EDF, <span class="nowrap">€22.7</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>billion for the period 2008–2013 and <span class="nowrap">€30.5</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>billion for the period 2014–2020) is made up of voluntary contributions by member states, but there is pressure to merge the EDF into the budget-financed instruments to encourage increased contributions to match the 0.7 per cent target and allow the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> greater oversight.<sup id="cite_ref-ODI_140-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODI-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, the average among EU countries was 0.4 per cent and five had met or exceeded the 0.7 per cent target: Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International_cooperation_and_development_partnerships">International cooperation and development partnerships</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_International_Partnerships" title="Directorate-General for International Partnerships">Directorate-General for International Partnerships</a>, <a href="/wiki/ACP%E2%80%93EU_development_cooperation" title="ACP–EU development cooperation">ACP–EU development cooperation</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Solidarity_Corps" title="European Solidarity Corps">European Solidarity Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Global_Strategy" title="European Union Global Strategy">European Union Global Strategy</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Neighbourhood_Policy" title="European Neighbourhood Policy">European Neighbourhood Policy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Global_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Europe">Global Europe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Political_Community" title="European Political Community">European Political Community</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg/220px-Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg/330px-Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg/440px-Ilham_Aliyev_attended_EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_in_Brussels.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2362" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Partnership" title="Eastern Partnership">Eastern Partnership</a> Summit 2017, <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The European Union uses foreign relations instruments like the <a href="/wiki/European_Neighbourhood_Policy" title="European Neighbourhood Policy">European Neighbourhood Policy</a> which seeks to tie those countries to the east and south of the European territory of the EU to the union. These countries, primarily developing countries, include some who seek to one day become either a <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member state of the European Union</a>, or more closely integrated with the European Union. The EU offers financial assistance to countries within the European Neighbourhood, so long as they meet the strict conditions of government reform, economic reform and other issues surrounding positive transformation. This process is normally underpinned by an Action Plan, as agreed by both Brussels and the target country. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Membreupm.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Membreupm.png/220px-Membreupm.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Membreupm.png/330px-Membreupm.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Membreupm.png 2x" data-file-width="411" data-file-height="211" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Union_for_the_Mediterranean" title="Union for the Mediterranean">Union for the Mediterranean</a> meeting in Barcelona</figcaption></figure> <p>There is also the worldwide <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Global_Strategy" title="European Union Global Strategy">European Union Global Strategy</a>. International recognition of sustainable development as a key element is growing steadily. Its role was recognised in three major UN summits on sustainable development: the 1992 <a href="/wiki/Earth_Summit" title="Earth Summit">UN Conference on Environment and Development</a> (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>; and the 2012 <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_Sustainable_Development" title="United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development">UN Conference on Sustainable Development</a> (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro. Other key global agreements are the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Agreement" title="Paris Agreement">Paris Agreement</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development</a> (United Nations, 2015). The SDGs recognise that all countries must stimulate action in the following key areas – people, <a href="/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planet</a>, prosperity, <a href="/wiki/Peace" title="Peace">peace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Partnership" title="Partnership">partnership</a> – in order to tackle the global challenges that are crucial for the survival of <a href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">humanity</a>. </p><p>EU development action is based on the European Consensus on Development, which was endorsed on 20 December 2005 by EU Member States, the council, the European Parliament and the commission.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is applied from the principles of <a href="/wiki/Capability_approach" title="Capability approach">Capability approach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rights-based_approach_to_development" title="Rights-based approach to development">Rights-based approach to development</a>. Funding is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Instrument_for_Pre-Accession_Assistance" title="Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance">Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Global_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Europe">Global Europe</a> programmes. </p><p>Partnership and cooperation agreements are bilateral agreements with non-member nations.<sup id="cite_ref-pca_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pca-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defence">Defence</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Common Security and Defence Policy">Common Security and Defence Policy</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Frontex" title="Frontex">Frontex</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Defence_Agency" title="European Defence Agency">European Defence Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Institute_for_Security_Studies" title="European Union Institute for Security Studies">European Union Institute for Security Studies</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Satellite_Centre" title="European Union Satellite Centre">European Union Satellite Centre</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EU_and_NATO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/EU_and_NATO.svg/220px-EU_and_NATO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/EU_and_NATO.svg/330px-EU_and_NATO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/EU_and_NATO.svg/440px-EU_and_NATO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="520" /></a><figcaption>Map showing European membership of the EU and <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffd617; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> EU member only</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> NATO member only</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#039; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> EU and NATO member</div> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg/330px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg/440px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_European_Union_Military_Staff.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="272" data-file-height="327" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Staff" title="European Union Military Staff">Military Staff</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The predecessors of the European Union were not devised as a military alliance because <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> was largely seen as appropriate and sufficient for defence purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilkinson2007100_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilkinson2007100-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 23 EU members are members of NATO while the remaining member states follow policies of <a href="/wiki/Neutrality_(international_relations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Neutrality (international relations)">neutrality</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union">Western European Union</a>, a military alliance with a mutual defence clause, closed in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as its role had been transferred to the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_War" title="Kosovo War">Kosovo War</a> in 1999, the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> agreed that "the Union must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed by credible military forces, the means to decide to use them, and the readiness to do so, in order to respond to international crises without prejudice to actions by NATO". To that end, a number of efforts were made to increase the EU's military capability, notably the <a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Headline_Goal" title="Helsinki Headline Goal">Helsinki Headline Goal</a> process. After much discussion, the most concrete result was the <a href="/wiki/EU_Battlegroup" title="EU Battlegroup">EU Battlegroups</a> initiative, each of which is planned to be able to deploy quickly about 1500 personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_Capabilities_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_Capabilities-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU Strategic Compass adopted in 2022 reaffirmed the bloc's partnership with NATO, committed to increased military mobility and formation of a 5,000-strong EU Rapid Deployment Capacity<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, France is the only member officially recognised as a <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons" title="List of states with nuclear weapons">nuclear weapon state</a> and the sole holder of a <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent seat</a> on the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a>. France and Italy are also the only EU countries that have <a href="/wiki/Power_projection" title="Power projection">power projection capabilities</a> outside of Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_sharing" title="Nuclear sharing">nuclear sharing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most EU member states opposed the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons" title="Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons">Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/EUFOR" class="mw-redirect" title="EUFOR">EU forces</a> have been deployed on peacekeeping missions from middle and northern Africa to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Balkans" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Balkans">western Balkans</a> and western Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_Operations_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_Operations-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EU military operations are supported by a number of bodies, including the <a href="/wiki/European_Defence_Agency" title="European Defence Agency">European Defence Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Satellite_Centre" title="European Union Satellite Centre">European Union Satellite Centre</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Staff" title="European Union Military Staff">European Union Military Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Council_Structures_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Council_Structures-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Union Military Staff is the highest military institution of the European Union, established within the framework of the European Council, and follows on from the decisions of the Helsinki European Council (10–11 December 1999), which called for the establishment of permanent political-military institutions. The European Union Military Staff is under the authority of the <a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy</a> and the Political and Security Committee. It directs all military activities in the EU context, including planning and conducting military missions and operations in the framework of the <a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Common Security and Defence Policy">Common Security and Defence Policy</a> and the development of military capabilities, and provides the Political and Security Committee with military advice and recommendations on military issues. In an EU consisting of 27 members, substantial security and defence co-operation is increasingly relying on collaboration among all member states.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (<a href="/wiki/Frontex" title="Frontex">Frontex</a>) is an <a href="/wiki/Agencies_of_the_European_Union" title="Agencies of the European Union">agency of the EU</a> aiming to detect and stop illegal immigration, <a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking" title="Human trafficking">human trafficking</a> and terrorist infiltration.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU also operates the <a href="/wiki/European_Travel_Information_and_Authorisation_System" title="European Travel Information and Authorisation System">European Travel Information and Authorisation System</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Entry/Exit_System" title="Entry/Exit System">Entry/Exit System</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Information_System" title="Schengen Information System">Schengen Information System</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Visa_Information_System" title="Visa Information System">Visa Information System</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Common_European_Asylum_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Common European Asylum System">Common European Asylum System</a> which provide common databases for police and immigration authorities. The impetus for the development of this co-operation was the advent of open borders in the Schengen Area and the associated cross-border crime.<sup id="cite_ref-Internal_borders_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Internal_borders-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_states">Member states</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">Member state of the European Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right noresize" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img 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shape="poly" coords="176,224,173,228,171,234,179,236,179,228" alt="Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg" /><area href="/wiki/Belgium" shape="poly" coords="154,209,156,219,165,224,174,231,172,225,177,224,176,214,170,209,163,211,159,208" alt="Belgium" title="Belgium" /><area href="/wiki/Netherlands" shape="poly" coords="190,187,177,188,161,208,166,208,170,206,169,209,178,214,179,206,187,203,183,199,187,197" alt="Netherlands" title="Netherlands" /><area href="/wiki/Denmark" shape="poly" coords="200,176,208,176,221,180,227,175,226,158,218,169,220,176,215,174,213,162,217,157,214,142,201,156" alt="Denmark" title="Denmark" /><area href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" shape="poly" coords="102,180,92,178,82,180,79,178,75,172,78,167,89,161,84,158,89,150,98,153,100,152,97,149,104,145,108,146,100,155,107,165,106,173,103,176" alt="Ireland" title="Ireland" /></map><figcaption>Map showing the member states of the European Union (clickable)</figcaption></figure> <p>Through successive <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">enlargements</a>, the EU and its predecessors have grown from the <a href="/wiki/Inner_Six" title="Inner Six">six founding states</a> of the EEC to 27 members. Countries accede to the union by becoming a party to the founding <a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">treaties</a>, thereby subjecting themselves to the privileges and obligations of EU membership. This entails a partial delegation of sovereignty to the institutions in return for representation within those institutions, a practice often referred to as "pooling of sovereignty".<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some policies, there are several member states that ally with strategic partners within the union. Examples of such alliances include the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Assembly" title="Baltic Assembly">Baltic Assembly</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Benelux_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Benelux Union">Benelux Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bucharest_Nine" title="Bucharest Nine">Bucharest Nine</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Craiova_Group" title="Craiova Group">Craiova Group</a>, the <a href="/wiki/EU_Med_Group" title="EU Med Group">EU Med Group</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lublin_Triangle" title="Lublin Triangle">Lublin Triangle</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_Hanseatic_League" title="New Hanseatic League">New Hanseatic League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Three_Seas_Initiative" title="Three Seas Initiative">Three Seas Initiative</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Visegr%C3%A1d_Group" title="Visegrád Group">Visegrád Group</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Weimar_Triangle" title="Weimar Triangle">Weimar Triangle</a>. </p><p>To become a member, a country must meet the <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen_criteria" title="Copenhagen criteria">Copenhagen criteria</a>, defined at the 1993 meeting of the European Council in Copenhagen. These require a stable democracy that respects human rights and the <a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law" title="Rule of law">rule of law</a>; a functioning <a href="/wiki/Market_economy" title="Market economy">market economy</a>; and the acceptance of the obligations of membership, including EU law. Evaluation of a country's fulfilment of the criteria is the responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Accession_Criteria_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Accession_Criteria-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The four countries forming the <a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association" title="European Free Trade Association">European Free Trade Association</a> (EFTA) are not EU members, but have partly committed to the EU's economy and regulations: Iceland, <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> and Norway, which are a part of the <a href="/wiki/Single_market" title="Single market">single market</a> through the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Area" title="European Economic Area">European Economic Area</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, which has similar ties through <a href="/wiki/Switzerland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Switzerland–European Union relations">bilateral treaties</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EEA_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EEA-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CH_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CH-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The relationships of the <a href="/wiki/Microstates_and_the_European_Union" title="Microstates and the European Union">European microstates</a> <a href="/wiki/Andorra" title="Andorra">Andorra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> include the use of the euro and other areas of co-operation.<sup id="cite_ref-euro_use_world_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-euro_use_world-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption><span class="nowrap">List of member states</span><span class="anchor" id="Details_of_member_states"></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">State</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union#Detail" title="Enlargement of the European Union">Accession to EU</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union#Detail" title="Enlargement of the European Union">Accession to EU predecessor</a> </th> <th scope="col">Population<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-population_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Area </th> <th scope="col">Population density </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEPs</a> </th> <th scope="col">People/MEP </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001995-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1995</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006897892900000000♠">8,978,929</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010838550000000000♠"></span>83,855 km<sup>2</sup><br />(32,377 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996107000000000000♠"></span>107/km<sup>2</sup><br />(280/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">19 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">472575 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007116176230000000♠">11,617,623</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010305280000000000♠"></span>30,528 km<sup>2</sup><br />(11,787 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996381000000000000♠"></span>381/km<sup>2</sup><br />(990/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">553220 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002007-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 2007</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006683893700000000♠">6,838,937</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011110994000000000♠"></span>110,994 km<sup>2</sup><br />(42,855 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995620000000000000♠"></span>62/km<sup>2</sup><br />(160/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">17 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">402290 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002013-07-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 July 2013</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006386230500000000♠">3,862,305</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010565940000000000♠"></span>56,594 km<sup>2</sup><br />(21,851 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995680000000000000♠"></span>68/km<sup>2</sup><br />(180/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">321859 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7005904705000000000♠">904,705</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7009925100000000000♠"></span>9,251 km<sup>2</sup><br />(3,572 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995980000000000000♠"></span>98/km<sup>2</sup><br />(250/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">6 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">150784 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007105167070000000♠">10,516,707</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010788660000000000♠"></span>78,866 km<sup>2</sup><br />(30,450 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996133000000000000♠"></span>133/km<sup>2</sup><br />(340/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">500796 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001973-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1973</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006587342000000000♠">5,873,420</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010430750000000000♠"></span>43,075 km<sup>2</sup><br />(16,631 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996136000000000000♠"></span>136/km<sup>2</sup><br />(350/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">419530 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006133179600000000♠">1,331,796</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010452270000000000♠"></span>45,227 km<sup>2</sup><br />(17,462 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995290000000000000♠"></span>29/km<sup>2</sup><br />(75/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">190257 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001995-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1995</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006554824100000000♠">5,548,241</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011338424000000000♠"></span>338,424 km<sup>2</sup><br />(130,666 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995160000000000000♠"></span>16/km<sup>2</sup><br />(41/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">396303 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007678719250000000♠">67,871,925</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011640679000000000♠"></span>640,679 km<sup>2</sup><br />(247,368 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996106000000000000♠"></span>106/km<sup>2</sup><br />(270/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">79 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">859138 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span><sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007832371240000000♠">83,237,124</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011357021000000000♠"></span>357,021 km<sup>2</sup><br />(137,847 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996233000000000000♠"></span>233/km<sup>2</sup><br />(600/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">96 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">867053 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001981-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1981</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007104597820000000♠">10,459,782</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011131990000000000♠"></span>131,990 km<sup>2</sup><br />(50,960 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995790000000000000♠"></span>79/km<sup>2</sup><br />(200/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">498085 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006968901000000000♠">9,689,010</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010930300000000000♠"></span>93,030 km<sup>2</sup><br />(35,920 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996104000000000000♠"></span>104/km<sup>2</sup><br />(270/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">461381 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001973-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1973</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006506000400000000♠">5,060,004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010702730000000000♠"></span>70,273 km<sup>2</sup><br />(27,133 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995720000000000000♠"></span>72/km<sup>2</sup><br />(190/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">13 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">389231 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007589685010000000♠">58,968,501</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011301338000000000♠"></span>301,338 km<sup>2</sup><br />(116,347 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996196000000000000♠"></span>196/km<sup>2</sup><br />(510/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">76 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">775901 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006186270000000000♠">1,862,700</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010645890000000000♠"></span>64,589 km<sup>2</sup><br />(24,938 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995290000000000000♠"></span>29/km<sup>2</sup><br />(75/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">232838 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006280599800000000♠">2,805,998</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010652000000000000♠"></span>65,200 km<sup>2</sup><br />(25,200 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995429999999999999♠"></span>43/km<sup>2</sup><br />(110/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">255091 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7005645397000000000♠">645,397</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7009258600000000000♠"></span>2,586 km<sup>2</sup><br />(998 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996250000000000000♠"></span>250/km<sup>2</sup><br />(650/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">6 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">107566 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7005520971000000000♠">520,971</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7008316000000000000♠"></span>316 km<sup>2</sup><br />(122 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6997164900000000000♠"></span>1,649/km<sup>2</sup><br />(4,270/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">6 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">86829 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001952-07-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 July 1952</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007175906720000000♠">17,590,672</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010415430000000000♠"></span>41,543 km<sup>2</sup><br />(16,040 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996423000000000000♠"></span>423/km<sup>2</sup><br />(1,100/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">606575 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007376542470000000♠">37,654,247</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011312685000000000♠"></span>312,685 km<sup>2</sup><br />(120,728 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996119999999999999♠"></span>120/km<sup>2</sup><br />(310/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">52 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">724120 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001986-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1986</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007103520420000000♠">10,352,042</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010923900000000000♠"></span>92,390 km<sup>2</sup><br />(35,670 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996112000000000000♠"></span>112/km<sup>2</sup><br />(290/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">492954 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002007-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 2007</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007190424550000000♠">19,042,455</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011238391000000000♠"></span>238,391 km<sup>2</sup><br />(92,043 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995799999999999999♠"></span>80/km<sup>2</sup><br />(210/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">33 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">577044 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006543471200000000♠">5,434,712</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010490350000000000♠"></span>49,035 km<sup>2</sup><br />(18,933 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996111000000000000♠"></span>111/km<sup>2</sup><br />(290/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">388194 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7006210718000000000♠">2,107,180</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7010202730000000000♠"></span>20,273 km<sup>2</sup><br />(7,827 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6996104000000000000♠"></span>104/km<sup>2</sup><br />(270/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">263398 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001993-11-01-0000"></span> Founder (1993) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="000000001986-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1986</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007489460350000000♠">48,946,035</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011504030000000000♠"></span>504,030 km<sup>2</sup><br />(194,610 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995970000000000000♠"></span>97/km<sup>2</sup><br />(250/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">61 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">829594 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;"><span data-sort-value="000000001995-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1995</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7007104523260000000♠">10,452,326</span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="7011449964000000000♠"></span>449,964 km<sup>2</sup><br />(173,732 sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;"><span data-sort-value="6995230000000000000♠"></span>23/km<sup>2</sup><br />(60/sq mi) </td> <td style="text-align: right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">497730 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right;"> <th colspan="3">27 total </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7008446735291000000♠">446,735,291</span> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7012423326200000000♠"></span>4,233,262 km<sup>2</sup><br />(1,634,472 sq mi) </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6996106000000000000♠"></span>106/km<sup>2</sup><br />(270/sq mi) </th> <th>705 </th> <td>633667 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nomenclature_of_Territorial_Units_for_Statistics" title="Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics">Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Country_subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Country subdivision">Subdivisions of member-states</a> are based on the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), a <a href="/wiki/Geocode" title="Geocode">geocode</a> standard for statistical purposes. The <a href="/wiki/Standardization" title="Standardization">standard</a>, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by the European Union, and thus only covers the <a href="/wiki/Member_State_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Member State of the European Union">member states of the EU</a> in detail. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is instrumental in the European Union's <a href="/wiki/Structural_Funds_and_Cohesion_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund">Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund</a> delivery mechanisms and for locating the area where goods and services subject to European <a href="/wiki/Government_procurement_in_the_European_Union" title="Government procurement in the European Union">public procurement</a> legislation are to be delivered. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output 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mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Maps of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) subdivisions (prior to 2018, including non-EU member states)</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NUTS_1_regions.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="NUTS 1"><img alt="NUTS 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/NUTS_1_regions.svg/180px-NUTS_1_regions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/NUTS_1_regions.svg/270px-NUTS_1_regions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/NUTS_1_regions.svg/360px-NUTS_1_regions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NUTS 1</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NUTS_2_regions.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="NUTS 2"><img alt="NUTS 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NUTS_2_regions.svg/180px-NUTS_2_regions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NUTS_2_regions.svg/270px-NUTS_2_regions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NUTS_2_regions.svg/360px-NUTS_2_regions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NUTS 2</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NUTS_3_region_(2017).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="NUTS 3"><img alt="NUTS 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/180px-NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/270px-NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/360px-NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="793" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NUTS 3</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schengen_Area">Schengen Area</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg/220px-Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg/330px-Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg/440px-Map_of_the_Schengen_Area.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Schengen Area <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003399; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Schengen Area</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#a050ff; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Members of the Schengen Area (air and maritime borders only)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#46a43b; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Countries <i>de facto</i> participating</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffd617; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Members of the EU committed by treaty to join the Schengen Area in the future</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The Schengen Area is an area comprising 27 European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of <a href="/wiki/Border_control" title="Border control">border control</a> at their mutual borders. Being an element within the wider <a href="/wiki/Area_of_freedom,_security_and_justice" title="Area of freedom, security and justice">area of freedom, security and justice</a> policy of the EU, it mostly functions as a single jurisdiction under <a href="/wiki/Visa_policies_in_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Visa policies in the European Union">a common visa policy</a> for international travel purposes. The area is named after the 1985 <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Agreement" title="Schengen Agreement">Schengen Agreement</a> and the 1990 <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Schengen Convention">Schengen Convention</a>, both signed in <a href="/wiki/Schengen,_Luxembourg" title="Schengen, Luxembourg">Schengen, Luxembourg</a>. Of the 27 EU member states, 25 participate in the Schengen Area, although two—<a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgaria and the European Union">Bulgaria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Romania_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Romania and the European Union">Romania</a>— are currently only partial members. Of the EU members that are not part of the Schengen Area, one—<a href="/wiki/Cyprus_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyprus and the European Union">Cyprus</a>—is legally obligated to join the area in the future; <a href="/wiki/Ireland_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland and the European Union">Ireland</a> maintains an <a href="/wiki/Opt-outs_in_the_European_Union" title="Opt-outs in the European Union">opt-out</a>, and instead operates <a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Ireland" title="Visa policy of Ireland">its own visa policy</a>. The four <a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association" title="European Free Trade Association">European Free Trade Association</a> (EFTA) member states, <a href="/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Iceland–European Union relations">Iceland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein-European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Liechtenstein-European Union relations">Liechtenstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway-European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Norway-European Union relations">Norway</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland-European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Switzerland-European Union relations">Switzerland</a>, are not members of the EU, but have signed agreements in association with the Schengen Agreement. Also, three <a href="/wiki/European_microstates" title="European microstates">European microstates</a> - <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> - maintain open borders for passenger traffic with their neighbours, and are therefore considered <i>de facto</i> members of the Schengen Area due to the practical impossibility of travelling to or from them without transiting through at least one Schengen member country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidate_countries">Candidate countries</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Potential_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Potential enlargement of the European Union">Potential enlargement of the European Union</a></div> <p>There are nine countries that are recognised as <a href="/wiki/Future_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Future enlargement of the European Union">candidates for membership</a>: <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Albania_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Albania to the European Union">Albania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Georgia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Georgia to the European Union">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Moldova_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Moldova to the European Union">Moldova</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Montenegro_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Montenegro to the European Union">Montenegro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_North_Macedonia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union">North Macedonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Serbia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Serbia to the European Union">Serbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Turkey to the European Union">Turkey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Ukraine_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Ukraine to the European Union">Ukraine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Enlargement_167-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Enlargement-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Norway–European Union relations">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Switzerland–European Union relations">Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Iceland_to_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Accession of Iceland to the European Union">Iceland</a> have submitted membership applications in the past, but subsequently frozen or withdrawn them.<sup id="cite_ref-icelandover_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icelandover-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Kosovo_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Kosovo to the European Union">Kosovo</a> is officially recognised as a potential candidate,<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Enlargement_167-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Enlargement-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and submitted a membership application.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Article_50_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union">Article 50</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Lisbon Treaty</a> provides the basis for a member to <a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union" title="Withdrawal from the European Union">leave the EU</a>. Two territories have left the union: <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> (an <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous area">autonomous province</a> of Denmark) withdrew in 1985;<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> formally invoked Article 50 of the Consolidated Treaty on European Union in 2017, and became the only sovereign state to leave when it <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">withdrew</a> from the EU in 2020. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_European_Union" title="Geography of the European Union">Geography of the European Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg/220px-European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg/330px-European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg/440px-European_Union_relief_laea_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1401" data-file-height="1198" /></a><figcaption>Topographic map of Europe (EU highlighted)</figcaption></figure> <p>The EU's member states cover an area of 4,233,262 square kilometres (1,634,472 sq mi),<sup id="cite_ref-Area.and.population.figure_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area.and.population.figure-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and therefore a large part of the <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European continent</a>. The EU's highest peak is <a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Mont Blanc</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Graian_Alps" title="Graian Alps">Graian Alps</a>, 4,810.45 metres (15,782 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">above sea level</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest points in the EU are <a href="/wiki/Lammefjorden" title="Lammefjorden">Lammefjorden</a>, Denmark, and <a href="/wiki/Zuidplaspolder" title="Zuidplaspolder">Zuidplaspolder</a>, Netherlands, at 7 m (23 ft) below sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The landscape, climate, and economy of the EU are influenced by its coastline, which is 65,993 kilometres (41,006 mi) long. </p><p>In addition to national territories in Europe, there are 32 <a href="/wiki/Special_territories_of_members_of_the_European_Economic_Area" title="Special territories of members of the European Economic Area">special territories of members of the European Economic Area</a>, not all of which are part of the EU. The largest by area is <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, which is <a href="/wiki/Greenland_and_the_European_Union" title="Greenland and the European Union">not part of the EU but whose citizens are EU citizens</a>, while the largest by population are the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> off Africa, which are part of the EU and the <a href="/wiki/Schengen_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Schengen area">Schengen area</a>. <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> in South America is part of the EU and the Eurozone, as is <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>, north of <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Europe" title="Climate of Europe">Climate of Europe</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg/220px-Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg/330px-Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg/440px-Koppen-Geiger_Map_Europe_present.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1816" data-file-height="850" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen-Geiger_climate_classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen-Geiger climate classification">Köppen-Geiger climate classification</a> map of Europe (including non-EU member states)</figcaption></figure> <p>The climate of the European Union is of a <a href="/wiki/Temperate_climate" title="Temperate climate">temperate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Continental_climate" title="Continental climate">continental</a> nature, with a <a href="/wiki/Maritime_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime climate">maritime climate</a> prevailing on the western coasts and a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">mediterranean climate</a> in the south. The climate is strongly conditioned by the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a>, which warms the western region to levels unattainable at similar latitudes on other continents. Western Europe is oceanic, while eastern Europe is continental and dry. Four seasons occur in western Europe, while southern Europe experiences a <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">wet season</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Dry_season" title="Dry season">dry season</a>. Southern Europe is hot and dry during the summer months. The heaviest precipitation occurs downwind of water bodies due to the prevailing <a href="/wiki/Westerlies" title="Westerlies">westerlies</a>, with higher amounts also seen in the <a href="/wiki/Alps" title="Alps">Alps</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment">Environment</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Europe" title="Climate change in Europe">Climate change in Europe</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Environment_Agency" title="European Environment Agency">European Environment Agency</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_(1900-2017).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png/220px-Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png/330px-Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png/440px-Increase_of_average_yearly_temperature_in_Europe_%281900-2017%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1205" /></a><figcaption>Increase of average yearly temperature in selected cities in Europe (1900–2017)<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1957, when the European Economic Community was founded, it had no environmental policy.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the past 50 years, an increasingly dense network of legislation has been created, extending to all areas of environmental protection, including air pollution, water quality, waste management, nature conservation, and the control of chemicals, industrial hazards, and biotechnology.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012_180-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_European_Environmental_Policy" title="Institute for European Environmental Policy">Institute for European Environmental Policy</a>, environmental law comprises over 500 Directives, Regulations and Decisions, making environmental policy a core area of European politics.<sup id="cite_ref-European_Environmental_Policy_2012_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-European_Environmental_Policy_2012-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>European policy-makers originally increased the EU's capacity to act on environmental issues by defining it as a trade problem.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012_180-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trade_barrier" title="Trade barrier">Trade barriers</a> and competitive distortions in the Common Market could emerge due to the different environmental standards in each member state.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In subsequent years, the environment became a formal policy area, with its own policy actors, principles and procedures. The legal basis for EU environmental policy was established with the introduction of the Single European Act in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-European_Environmental_Policy_2012_181-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-European_Environmental_Policy_2012-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially, EU environmental policy focused on Europe. More recently, the EU has demonstrated leadership in global environmental governance, e.g. the role of the EU in securing the ratification and coming into force of the <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol" title="Kyoto Protocol">Kyoto Protocol</a> despite opposition from the United States. This international dimension is reflected in the EU's Sixth Environmental Action Programme,<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which recognises that its objectives can only be achieved if key international agreements are actively supported and properly implemented both at EU level and worldwide. The Lisbon Treaty further strengthened the leadership ambitions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012_180-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJordanAdelle2012-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EU law has played a significant role in improving habitat and species protection in Europe, as well as contributing to improvements in air and water quality and waste management.<sup id="cite_ref-European_Environmental_Policy_2012_181-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-European_Environmental_Policy_2012-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mitigating <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> is one of the top priorities of EU environmental policy. In 2007, member states agreed that, in the future, 20 per cent of the energy used across the EU must be <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">renewable</a>, and carbon dioxide emissions have to be lower in 2020 by at least 20 per cent compared to 1990 levels.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO_energy_184-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO_energy-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the EU emitted 9.1 per cent of global <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse-gas_emissions" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenhouse-gas emissions">greenhouse-gas emissions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Global_Emissions_185-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global_Emissions-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Union claims that already in 2018, its GHG emissions were 23% lower than in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EU has adopted an <a href="/wiki/Emissions_trading" title="Emissions trading">emissions trading system</a> to incorporate <a href="/wiki/Carbon_emissions" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon emissions">carbon emissions</a> into the economy.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Green_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="European Green Capital">European Green Capital</a> is an annual award given to cities that focuses on the environment, energy efficiency, and quality of life in urban areas to create <a href="/wiki/Smart_city" title="Smart city">smart city</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election" title="2019 European Parliament election">2019 elections to the European Parliament</a>, the green parties increased their power, possibly because of the rise of post materialist values.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Proposals to reach a zero carbon economy in the European Union by 2050 were suggested in 2018 – 2019. Almost all member states supported that goal at an EU summit in June 2019. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Poland disagreed.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2021, the European Union passed a <a href="/w/index.php?title=European_Climate_Law&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="European Climate Law (page does not exist)">European Climate Law</a> with targets of 55% GHG emissions reduction by 2030 and <a href="/wiki/Carbon_neutrality" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon neutrality">carbon neutrality</a> by 2050.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in the same year, the European Union and the United States pledged to cut <a href="/wiki/Methane_emissions" title="Methane emissions">methane emissions</a> by 30% by 2030. The pledge is considered as a big achievement for climate change mitigation.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A recent research report declared that the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> is the EU's most toxic country in Europe for care emissions.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union" title="Economy of the European Union">Economy of the European Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png/220px-Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png/330px-Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png/440px-Europe-GDP-PPP-per-capita-map.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1957" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="GDP">GDP</a> (PPP) per capita in 2021 (including non-EU countries)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">gross domestic product</a> (GDP), a measure of economic activity, of EU member states was US$16.64 trillion in 2022, around 16.6 percent of the world GDP.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a significant variation in GDP per capita between and within individual EU states. The difference between the richest and poorest regions (281 NUTS-2 regions of the <a href="/wiki/Nomenclature_of_Territorial_Units_for_Statistics" title="Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics">Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics</a>) ranged, in 2017, from 31 per cent (Severozapaden, Bulgaria) of the EU28 average (<span class="nowrap">€30,000</span>) to 253 per cent (Luxembourg), or from <span class="nowrap">€4,600</span> to <span class="nowrap">€92,600</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EU member states own the estimated third largest after the United States (<span style="white-space: nowrap">US$140</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion) and <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> (<span style="white-space: nowrap">US$84</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion) <a href="/wiki/Net_wealth" class="mw-redirect" title="Net wealth">net wealth</a> in the world, equal to around one sixth (<span style="white-space: nowrap">US$76</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion) of the <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$454</span><span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion global wealth.<sup id="cite_ref-databook2023_195-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-databook2023-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the top <a href="/wiki/Fortune_Global_500" title="Fortune Global 500">500 largest corporations in the world measured by revenue</a> in 2010, 161 had their headquarters in the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, unemployment in the EU stood at 8.9 per cent<sup id="cite_ref-UNEMP_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNEMP-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while inflation was at 2.2 per cent, and the account balance at −0.9 per cent of GDP. The average annual net earnings in the European Union was around <span class="nowrap">€25,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_and_monetary_union">Economic and monetary union</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union" title="Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union">Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg/220px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg/330px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg/440px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Wirtschafts-_und_W%C3%A4hrungsunion.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="520" /></a><figcaption>Economic and Monetary Union <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003399; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Members of the Eurozone</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#339900; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> ERM II member</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e8984d; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> ERM II member with opt-out (Denmark)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#704c4c; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Other EU members</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a> is the official currency in 20 member states of the EU. The creation of a <a href="/wiki/European_Currency_Unit" title="European Currency Unit">European single currency</a> became an official objective of the European Economic Community in 1969. In 1992, having negotiated the structure and procedures of a currency union, the member states signed the <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a> and were legally bound to fulfil the agreed-on rules including the <a href="/wiki/Euro_convergence_criteria" title="Euro convergence criteria">convergence criteria</a> if they wanted to join the <a href="/wiki/Currency_union" title="Currency union">monetary union</a>. The states wanting to participate had first to join the <a href="/wiki/European_Exchange_Rate_Mechanism" title="European Exchange Rate Mechanism">European Exchange Rate Mechanism</a>. To prevent the joining states from getting into financial trouble or crisis after entering the monetary union, they were obliged in the Maastricht treaty to fulfil important financial obligations and procedures, especially to show budgetary discipline and a high degree of sustainable economic convergence, as well as to avoid excessive government deficits and limit the government debt to a sustainable level, as agreed in the <a href="/wiki/European_Fiscal_Pact" class="mw-redirect" title="European Fiscal Pact">European Fiscal Pact</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Capital_Markets_Union_and_financial_institutions">Capital Markets Union and financial institutions</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Capital_Markets_Union" title="Capital Markets Union">Capital Markets Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_System_of_Financial_Supervision" title="European System of Financial Supervision">European System of Financial Supervision</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Stability_Mechanism" title="European Stability Mechanism">European Stability Mechanism</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Banking_Authority" title="European Banking Authority">European Banking Authority</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Insurance_and_Occupational_Pensions_Authority" title="European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority">European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Securities_and_Markets_Authority" title="European Securities and Markets Authority">European Securities and Markets Authority</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Single_Resolution_Board" title="Single Resolution Board">Single Resolution Board</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg/220px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg/330px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg/440px-Europ%C3%A4ische_Investitionsbank.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3465" data-file-height="1923" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Free movement of capital is intended to permit movement of investments such as property purchases and buying of shares between countries.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_C_199-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market_C-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until the drive towards <a href="/wiki/Economic_and_monetary_union" title="Economic and monetary union">economic and monetary union</a> the development of the capital provisions had been slow. Post-Maastricht there has been a rapidly developing corpus of ECJ judgements regarding this initially neglected freedom. The free movement of capital is unique insofar as it is granted equally to non-member states. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/European_System_of_Financial_Supervision" title="European System of Financial Supervision">European System of Financial Supervision</a> is an institutional architecture of the EU's framework of financial supervision composed by three authorities: the <a href="/wiki/European_Banking_Authority" title="European Banking Authority">European Banking Authority</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Insurance_and_Occupational_Pensions_Authority" title="European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority">European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Securities_and_Markets_Authority" title="European Securities and Markets Authority">European Securities and Markets Authority</a>. To complement this framework, there is also a <a href="/wiki/European_Systemic_Risk_Board" title="European Systemic Risk Board">European Systemic Risk Board</a> under the responsibility of the central bank. The aim of this financial control system is to ensure the economic stability of the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eurozone_and_banking_union">Eurozone and banking union</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_banking_union" title="European banking union">European banking union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Eurosystem" title="Eurosystem">Eurosystem</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eurogroup" title="Eurogroup">Eurogroup</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Euro_banknotes,_Europa_series.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png/220px-Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png/330px-Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png/440px-Euro_banknotes%2C_Europa_series.png 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="1205" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Euro_banknotes" title="Euro banknotes">Euro banknotes</a> from the <i>Europa</i> series (since 2013)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1999, the currency union started to materialise through introducing a common accounting (virtual) currency in <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_euro" title="History of the euro">eleven of the member states</a>. In 2002, it was turned into a fully-fledged conventible currency, when <a href="/wiki/Euro_banknotes" title="Euro banknotes">euro notes</a> and coins were issued, while the phaseout of national currencies in the eurozone (consisting by then of 12 member states) was initiated. The eurozone (constituted by the EU member states which have adopted the euro) has since grown to 20 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 20 EU member states known collectively as the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">eurozone</a> have fully implemented the currency union by superseding their national currencies with the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a>. The currency union represents 345<span class="nowrap"> </span>million EU citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_203-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The euro is the second largest <a href="/wiki/Reserve_currency" title="Reserve currency">reserve currency</a> as well as the second most traded currency in the world after the <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The euro, and the monetary policies of those who have adopted it in agreement with the EU, are under the control of the ECB.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ECB is the central bank for the eurozone, and thus controls <a href="/wiki/Monetary_policy" title="Monetary policy">monetary policy</a> in that area with an agenda to maintain <a href="/wiki/Price_stability" title="Price stability">price stability</a>. It is at the centre of the <a href="/wiki/Eurosystem" title="Eurosystem">Eurosystem</a>, which comprehends all the Eurozone national central banks.<sup id="cite_ref-ECB_org_208-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECB_org-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ECB is also the central institution of the <a href="/wiki/Banking_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Banking Union">Banking Union</a> established within the eurozone, as the hub of <a href="/wiki/European_Banking_Supervision" title="European Banking Supervision">European Banking Supervision</a>. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Single_Resolution_Mechanism" title="Single Resolution Mechanism">Single Resolution Mechanism</a> in case of a bank default. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trade">Trade</h3></div> <p>As a political entity, the European Union is represented in the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> (WTO). Two of the original core objectives of the European Economic Community were the development of a common market, subsequently becoming a <a href="/wiki/Single_market" title="Single market">single market</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">customs union</a> between its member states. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Single_market">Single market</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/European_single_market" title="European single market">European single market</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Digital_Single_Market" title="Digital Single Market">Digital Single Market</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EU_Single_Market.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/EU_Single_Market.svg/220px-EU_Single_Market.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/EU_Single_Market.svg/330px-EU_Single_Market.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/EU_Single_Market.svg/440px-EU_Single_Market.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">European Single Market</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003399; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">EU member states</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#a050ffff; color:; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Non-EU states which participate</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The single market involves <a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">the free circulation of goods, capital, people, and services within the EU</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_203-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The free movement of services and of establishment allows self-employed persons to move between member states to provide services on a temporary or permanent basis. While services account for 60 per cent to 70 per cent of GDP, legislation in the area is not as developed as in other areas. This lacuna has been addressed by the <a href="/wiki/Services_in_the_Internal_Market_Directive_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Services in the Internal Market Directive 2006">Services in the Internal Market Directive 2006</a> which aims to liberalise the cross border provision of services.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_S_209-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market_S-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the treaty the provision of services is a residual freedom that only applies if no other freedom is being exercised. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Customs_union">Customs union</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">European Union Customs Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EU_Customs_Union.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/EU_Customs_Union.svg/220px-EU_Customs_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/EU_Customs_Union.svg/330px-EU_Customs_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/EU_Customs_Union.svg/440px-EU_Customs_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/European_Customs_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="European Customs Union">European Customs Union</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003399; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">EU member states</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#a050ff; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Non-EU states which participate</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The customs union involves the application of a <a href="/wiki/Common_external_tariff" title="Common external tariff">common external tariff</a> on all goods entering the market. Once goods have been admitted into the market they cannot be subjected to customs duties, discriminatory taxes or <a href="/wiki/Import_quota" title="Import quota">import quotas</a>, as they travel internally. The non-EU member states of <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> participate in the single market but not in the customs union.<sup id="cite_ref-EEA_161-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EEA-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Half the trade in the EU is covered by legislation harmonised by the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_G_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market_G-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Association_Agreement" title="European Union Association Agreement">European Union Association Agreement</a> does something similar for a much larger range of countries, partly as a so-called soft approach ('a carrot instead of a stick') to influence the politics in those countries. The European Union represents all its members at the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> (WTO), and acts on behalf of member states in any disputes. When the EU negotiates trade related agreement outside the WTO framework, the subsequent agreement must be approved by each individual EU member state government.<sup id="cite_ref-Se-jeong_211-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Se-jeong-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="External_trade">External trade</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Common_Commercial_Policy_(EU)" title="Common Commercial Policy (EU)">Common Commercial Policy (EU)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EU_FTAs.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/EU_FTAs.svg/400px-EU_FTAs.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/EU_FTAs.svg/600px-EU_FTAs.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/EU_FTAs.svg/800px-EU_FTAs.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="863" data-file-height="443" /></a><figcaption>EU Free trade agreements <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightblue; color:black;"> </span> European Union</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> Agreement in force</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightgreen; color:black;"> </span> Agreement (in part) provisionally applied</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;"> </span> Agreement signed, but not applied</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ff8080; color:black;"> </span> Agreement initialed, not signed</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:yellow; color:black;"> </span> Agreement being negotiated</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b3b3b3; color:black;"> </span> Agreement negotiations on hold/suspended</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The European Union has concluded <a href="/wiki/European_Union_free_trade_agreements" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union free trade agreements">free trade agreements</a> (FTAs)<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other agreements with a trade component with many countries worldwide and is negotiating with many others.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Union's services trade surplus rose from $16 billion in 2000 to more than $250 billion in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China became the EU's largest trading partner, displacing the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The European Union is the largest exporter in the world<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2008 was the largest importer of goods and services.<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Internal trade between the member states is aided by the removal of barriers to trade such as <a href="/wiki/Tariff" title="Tariff">tariffs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Border_control" title="Border control">border controls</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">eurozone</a>, trade is helped by not having any currency differences to deal with amongst most members.<sup id="cite_ref-Se-jeong_211-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Se-jeong-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Externally, the EU's free-trade agreement with <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> is perhaps its most notable one. The <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations#Political_relations_and_agreements" title="Japan–European Union relations">EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement</a> was officially signed on July 17, 2018, becoming the world's largest bilateral free trade deal when it went into effect on February 1, 2019, creating an open trade zone covering nearly one-third of global GDP.<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Competition_and_consumer_protection">Competition and consumer protection</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_competition_law" title="European Union competition law">European Union competition law</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_consumer_law" title="European consumer law">European consumer law</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Intellectual_Property_Office" title="European Union Intellectual Property Office">European Union Intellectual Property Office</a></div> <p>The EU operates a <a href="/wiki/European_Union_competition_law" title="European Union competition law">competition policy</a> intended to ensure undistorted competition within the single market.<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001 the commission for the first time prevented a merger between two companies based in the United States (<a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Honeywell" title="Honeywell">Honeywell</a>) which had already been approved by their national authority.<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another high-profile case, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_case" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union Microsoft competition case">against Microsoft</a>, resulted in the commission fining <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> over <span class="nowrap">€777</span> million following nine years of legal action.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Energy">Energy</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Energy policy of the European Union">Energy policy of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Cooperation_of_Energy_Regulators" title="European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators">European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators</a></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 15915.284869129px; border-left-color:#668B22"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#668B22"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#668B22"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 36.002215309576px; border-left-color:#ffeeaa"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#ffeeaa"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#ffeeaa"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:88.523131133246px 46.515107807746px 0 0; border-top-color:#8B3333"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#8B3333"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:39.13736668372px 92.023184736587px 0 0; border-top-color:#8B8888"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#8B8888"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 44.774059537341px 100px 0; border-right-color:black"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:black"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Total energy supply (2019)<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:black; color:white;"> </span> Oil (31.7%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#8B8888; color:black;"> </span> Natural gas (24.7%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#8B3333; color:white;"> </span> Coal (10.9%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffeeaa; color:black;"> </span> Nuclear (13.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#668B22; color:black;"> </span> Biofuels, waste, electricity, heat (19.4%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>The total energy supply of the EU was 59 billion <a href="/wiki/Joule_(unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joule (unit)">GJ</a> in 2019, about 10.2 per cent of the world total. Approximately three fifths of the energy available in the EU came from imports (mostly of fossil fuels). <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">Renewable energy</a> contributed 18.1 per cent of the EU's total energy supply in 2019, and 11.1 per cent of the final energy consumption.<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EU has had legislative power in the area of energy policy for most of its existence; this has its roots in the original <a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community">European Coal and Steel Community</a>. The introduction of a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was approved at the meeting of the European Council in October 2005, and the first draft policy was published in January 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Energy_Q&A_226-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Energy_Q&A-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Energy_Community_Map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Energy_Community_Map.svg/220px-Energy_Community_Map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Energy_Community_Map.svg/330px-Energy_Community_Map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Energy_Community_Map.svg/440px-Energy_Community_Map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Energy_Community" title="Energy Community">Energy Community</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The EU has five key points in its energy policy: increase competition in the <a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">internal market</a>, encourage investment and boost interconnections between electricity grids; diversify energy resources with better systems to respond to a crisis; establish a new treaty framework for energy co-operation with Russia while improving relations with energy-rich states in Central Asia<sup id="cite_ref-oies_227-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oies-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and North Africa; use existing energy supplies more efficiently while increasing <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_commercialisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Renewable energy commercialisation">renewable energy commercialisation</a>; and finally increase funding for new energy technologies.<sup id="cite_ref-Energy_Q&A_226-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Energy_Q&A-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, EU countries as a whole imported 82 per cent of their oil, 57 per cent of their natural gas<sup id="cite_ref-low_carb_prop_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_carb_prop-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 97.48 per cent of their uranium<sup id="cite_ref-Euratom2007_229-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Euratom2007-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> demands. The three largest suppliers of natural gas to the European Union are Russia, Norway and <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, that amounted for about three quarters of the imports in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a strong <a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_European_energy_sector" title="Russia in the European energy sector">dependence on Russian energy</a> that the EU has been attempting to reduce.<sup id="cite_ref-Energy_Russia_231-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Energy_Russia-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in May 2022, it was reported that the European Union is preparing another sanction against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. It is expected to target Russian oil, Russian and Belarusian banks, as well as individuals and companies. According to an article by Reuters, two diplomats stated that the European Union may impose a ban on imports of Russian oil by the end of 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2022, the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> published the 'RePowerEU' initiative, a €300 billion plan outlining the path towards the end of EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2030 and the acceleration on the clean energy transition.<sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_European_Union" title="Transport in the European Union">Transport in the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Transport_Network" title="Trans-European Transport Network">Trans-European Transport Network</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Aviation_Safety_Agency" title="European Union Aviation Safety Agency">European Union Aviation Safety Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Maritime_Safety_Agency" title="European Maritime Safety Agency">European Maritime Safety Agency</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Railways" title="European Union Agency for Railways">European Union Agency for Railways</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trans-European_Transport_Network_(2024).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png/220px-Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png/330px-Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png/440px-Trans-European_Transport_Network_%282024%29.png 2x" data-file-width="9932" data-file-height="10681" /></a><figcaption>Map of the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Transport_Network" title="Trans-European Transport Network">Trans-European Transport Network</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The European Union manages cross-border road, railway, airport and water infrastructure through the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Transport_Network" title="Trans-European Transport Network">Trans-European Transport Network</a> (TEN-T), created in 1990,<sup id="cite_ref-Axes_page_7_234-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Axes_page_7-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Combined_Transport_network" title="Trans-European Combined Transport network">Trans-European Combined Transport network</a>. TEN-T comprises two network layers: the Core Network, which is to be completed by 2030; and the Comprehensive Network, which is to be completed by 2050. The network is currently made up of 9 core corridors: the <a href="/wiki/Baltic%E2%80%93Adriatic_Corridor" title="Baltic–Adriatic Corridor">Baltic–Adriatic Corridor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea%E2%80%93Baltic_Corridor" title="North Sea–Baltic Corridor">North Sea–Baltic Corridor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Corridor" title="Mediterranean Corridor">Mediterranean Corridor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Orient/East%E2%80%93Med_Corridor" title="Orient/East–Med Corridor">Orient/East–Med Corridor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian%E2%80%93Mediterranean_Corridor" title="Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor">Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rhine%E2%80%93Alpine_Corridor" title="Rhine–Alpine Corridor">Rhine–Alpine Corridor</a>, the Atlantic Corridor, the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea%E2%80%93Mediterranean_Corridor" title="North Sea–Mediterranean Corridor">North Sea–Mediterranean Corridor</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Rhine%E2%80%93Danube_Corridor" title="Rhine–Danube Corridor">Rhine–Danube Corridor</a>. Road transportation was organised under the TEN-T by the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_road_network" title="Trans-European road network">Trans-European road network</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bundesautobahn_7" title="Bundesautobahn 7">Bundesautobahn 7</a> is the longest national <a href="/wiki/Motorway" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorway">motorway</a> in the EU at 963 km (598 mi). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg/220px-Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg/330px-Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg/440px-Port_of_Rotterdam_Landsat_8_Photo_8_May_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5016" data-file-height="1578" /></a><figcaption>Satellite photo of the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Rotterdam" title="Port of Rotterdam">Port of Rotterdam</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Maritime transportation is organised under the TEN-T by the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Inland_Waterway_network" title="Trans-European Inland Waterway network">Trans-European Inland Waterway network</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Seaport_network" title="Trans-European Seaport network">Trans-European Seaport network</a>. European <a href="/wiki/Seaport" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaport">seaports</a> are categorized as international, community, or regional. The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Rotterdam" title="Port of Rotterdam">Port of Rotterdam</a> is the busiest in the EU, and the world's largest seaport outside of <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a>, located in and near the city of <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, in the province of <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Maritime_Safety_Agency" title="European Maritime Safety Agency">European Maritime Safety Agency</a> (EMSA), founded in 2002 in <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, Portugal, is charged with reducing the risk of <a href="/wiki/Shipwreck" title="Shipwreck">maritime accidents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_pollution" title="Marine pollution">marine pollution</a> from ships and the <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">loss of human lives at sea</a> by helping to enforce the pertinent EU legislation. </p><p>Air transportation is organised under the TEN-T by the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Airport_network" title="Trans-European Airport network">Trans-European Airport network</a>. European <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">airports</a> are categorized as international, community, or regional. The <a href="/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport" title="Charles de Gaulle Airport">Charles de Gaulle Airport</a> is the busiest in the EU, located in and near the city of <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, in France.<sup id="cite_ref-:FR2021_237-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:FR2021-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Common_Aviation_Area" title="European Common Aviation Area">European Common Aviation Area</a> (ECAA) is a <a href="/wiki/Single_market" title="Single market">single market</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aviation" title="Aviation">aviation</a>. ECAA agreements were signed on 5 May 2006 in <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a>, Austria between the EU and some third countries. The ECAA liberalises the air transport industry by allowing any company from any ECAA member state to fly between any ECAA member states airports, thereby allowing a "foreign" airline to provide domestic flights. The <a href="/wiki/Single_European_Sky" title="Single European Sky">Single European Sky</a> (SES) is an initiative that seeks to reform the European <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_management" title="Air traffic management">air traffic management</a> system through a series of actions carried out in four different levels (institutional, operational, technological and control and supervision) with the aim of satisfying the needs of the European airspace in terms of capacity, safety, efficiency and environmental impact. Civil <a href="/wiki/Aviation_safety" title="Aviation safety">aviation safety</a> is under the responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Aviation_Safety_Agency" title="European Union Aviation Safety Agency">European Union Aviation Safety Agency</a> (EASA). It carries out <a href="/wiki/Type_certificate" title="Type certificate">certification</a>, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitoring. The idea of a European-level aviation safety authority goes back to 1996, but the agency was only legally established in 2002, and began operating in 2003. </p><p>Rail transportation is organised under the TEN-T by the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_Rail_network" title="Trans-European Rail network">Trans-European Rail network</a>, made up of the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_high-speed_rail_network" title="Trans-European high-speed rail network">high-speed rail network</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Trans-European_conventional_rail_network" title="Trans-European conventional rail network">conventional rail network</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Gare_du_Nord" title="Gare du Nord">Gare du Nord</a> railway station is the busiest in the EU, located in and near the city of <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, in France.<sup id="cite_ref-SNCF_238-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNCF-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RATP_239-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RATP-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Europe" title="Rail transport in Europe">Rail transport in Europe</a> is being synchronised with the <a href="/wiki/European_Rail_Traffic_Management_System" title="European Rail Traffic Management System">European Rail Traffic Management System</a> (ERTMS) with the goal of greatly enhancing safety, increase efficiency of train transports and enhance cross-border interoperability. This is done by replacing former national <a href="/wiki/Railway_signal" title="Railway signal">signalling</a> equipment and operational procedures with a single new Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems. This system is conducted by the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Railways" title="European Union Agency for Railways">European Union Agency for Railways</a> (ERA). </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248256098"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Transport documents used in the European Union</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatian_driving_licence.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="European driving licence (Croatian version pictured)"><img alt="European driving licence (Croatian version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croatian_driving_licence.jpg/180px-Croatian_driving_licence.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croatian_driving_licence.jpg/270px-Croatian_driving_licence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croatian_driving_licence.jpg/360px-Croatian_driving_licence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="322" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/European_driving_licence" title="European driving licence">European driving licence</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Croatian version pictured)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="European vehicle registration plate (Slovak version pictured)"><img alt="European vehicle registration plate (Slovak version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg/180px-Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg/270px-Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg/360px-Slovak_car_registration_plate_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1547" data-file-height="332" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/European_vehicle_registration_plate" title="European vehicle registration plate">European vehicle registration plate</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Slovak version pictured)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="European vehicle registration certificate (Austrian version pictured)"><img alt="European vehicle registration certificate (Austrian version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg/180px-Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg/270px-Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg/360px-Scheckkartenzulassungsschein_Vorderseite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="646" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">European <a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_certificate" title="Vehicle registration certificate">vehicle registration certificate</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Austrian version pictured)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="European disabled parking permit (Polish version pictured)"><img alt="European disabled parking permit (Polish version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg/180px-2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg/270px-2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg/360px-2016_Karta_parkingowa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2296" data-file-height="1669" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">European <a href="/wiki/Disabled_parking_permit" title="Disabled parking permit">disabled parking permit</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Polish version pictured)</span></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telecommunications_and_space">Telecommunications and space</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_European_Union" title="Telecommunications in the European Union">Telecommunications in the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Space_Programme" title="European Union Space Programme">European Union Space Programme</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_roaming_regulations" title="European Union roaming regulations">European Union roaming regulations</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Agency_for_Support_for_BEREC" class="mw-redirect" title="Agency for Support for BEREC">Agency for Support for BEREC</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme" title="European Union Agency for the Space Programme">European Union Agency for the Space Programme</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a></div> <p>Mobile communication <a href="/wiki/European_Union_roaming_regulations" title="European Union roaming regulations">roaming charges</a> are abolished throughout the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg/220px-Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg/330px-Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg/440px-Galileo_Control_Centre_at_the_DLR_Oberpfaffenhofen_site.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1772" data-file-height="997" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)" title="Galileo (satellite navigation)">Galileo</a> control centre in <a href="/wiki/Oberpfaffenhofen" title="Oberpfaffenhofen">Oberpfaffenhofen</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme" title="European Union Agency for the Space Programme">European Union Agency for the Space Programme</a> (EUSPA), headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a>, Czech Republic, was established in 2021 to manage the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Space_Programme" title="European Union Space Programme">European Union Space Programme</a> in order to implement the pre-existing <i>European Space Policy</i>, established on 22 May 2007 between the EU and the <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a> (ESA), known collectively as the <i>European Space Council</i>. This was the first common political framework for space activities established by the EU. Each member state has pursued to some extent their own national space policy, though often co-ordinating through the ESA. <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Verheugen" title="Günter Verheugen">Günter Verheugen</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Enterprise_and_Industry" class="mw-redirect" title="European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry">European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry</a>, has stated that even though the EU is "a world leader in the technology, it is being put on the defensive by the United States and Russia and that it only has about a 10-year technological advantage on China and India, which are racing to catch up." </p><p><a href="/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)" title="Galileo (satellite navigation)">Galileo</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Satellite_navigation" title="Satellite navigation">global navigation satellite system</a> (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the EU through the ESA, operated by the EUSPA, with two ground operations centres in <a href="/wiki/Fucine_Lake" title="Fucine Lake">Fucino</a>, Italy, and <a href="/wiki/Oberpfaffenhofen" title="Oberpfaffenhofen">Oberpfaffenhofen</a>, Germany. The €10 billion project is named after the Italian astronomer <a href="/wiki/Galileo_Galilei" title="Galileo Galilei">Galileo Galilei</a>. One of the aims of Galileo is to provide an independent high-precision positioning system so European political and military authorities do not have to rely on the US <a href="/wiki/Global_Positioning_System" title="Global Positioning System">GPS</a>, or the Russian <a href="/wiki/GLONASS" title="GLONASS">GLONASS</a> systems, which could be disabled or degraded by their operators at any time. The <a href="/wiki/European_Geostationary_Navigation_Overlay_Service" title="European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service">European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service</a> (EGNOS) is a <a href="/wiki/Satellite-based_augmentation_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite-based augmentation system">satellite-based augmentation system</a> (SBAS) developed by the ESA and <a href="/wiki/EUROCONTROL" class="mw-redirect" title="EUROCONTROL">EUROCONTROL</a>. Currently, it supplements the GPS by reporting on the reliability and accuracy of their positioning data and sending out corrections. The system will supplement Galileo in a future version. The <a href="/wiki/Copernicus_Programme" title="Copernicus Programme">Copernicus Programme</a> is the EU's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed by EUSPA in partnership with ESA. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity, providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_mitigation" title="Climate change mitigation">mitigate the effects of climate change</a>, and ensure civil security. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture_and_fisheries">Agriculture and fisheries</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy" title="Common Agricultural Policy">Common Agricultural Policy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">Common Fisheries Policy</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Fisheries_Control_Agency" title="European Fisheries Control Agency">European Fisheries Control Agency</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Food_Safety_Authority" title="European Food Safety Authority">European Food Safety Authority</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG/220px-European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG/330px-European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG/440px-European_Union_Exclusive_Economic_Zones.PNG 2x" data-file-width="4572" data-file-height="3576" /></a><figcaption>The EU's <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">exclusive economic zone</a> (EEZ). At 25 million square kilometres, it is the largest in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_policy" title="Agricultural policy">agricultural policy</a> of the European Union. It implements a system of <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_subsidies" class="mw-redirect" title="Agricultural subsidies">agricultural subsidies</a> and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the EEC budget cost (from 73% in 1985 to 37% in 2017) and consider rural development in its aims. It has, however, been criticised on the grounds of its cost and its environmental and humanitarian effects. </p><p>Likewise, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the <a href="/wiki/Fisheries" class="mw-redirect" title="Fisheries">fisheries</a> policy of the European Union. It sets quotas for which member states are allowed to catch each type of fish, as well as encouraging the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_industry" title="Fishing industry">fishing industry</a> by various market interventions and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_subsidies" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing subsidies">fishing subsidies</a>. It was introduced in 2009 with the Treaty of Lisbon, which formally enshrined fisheries conservation policy as one of the handful of "exclusive competences" reserved for the European Union. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_development">Regional development</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Regional_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Regional policy of the European Union">Regional policy of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Committee_of_the_Regions" title="European Committee of the Regions">European Committee of the Regions</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_regional_policy_2021.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/European_regional_policy_2021.svg/220px-European_regional_policy_2021.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/European_regional_policy_2021.svg/330px-European_regional_policy_2021.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/European_regional_policy_2021.svg/440px-European_regional_policy_2021.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="609" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Classification of regions from 2021 to 2027 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Less developed regions</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFF00; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Transition regions</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> More developed regions</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The five <a href="/wiki/European_Structural_and_Investment_Funds" title="European Structural and Investment Funds">European Structural and Investment Funds</a> are supporting the development of the EU regions, primarily the underdeveloped ones, located mostly in the states of <a href="/wiki/Central_Europe" title="Central Europe">central</a> and southern Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Business2000_Funds_242-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Business2000_Funds-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another fund (the <a href="/wiki/Instrument_for_Pre-Accession_Assistance" title="Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance">Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance</a>) provides support for candidate members to transform their country to conform to the EU's standard. Demographic transition to a society of ageing population, low fertility-rates and depopulation of non-metropolitan regions is tackled within this policies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Labour">Labour</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Agency_for_Safety_and_Health_at_Work" title="European Agency for Safety and Health at Work">European Agency for Safety and Health at Work</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Centre_for_the_Development_of_Vocational_Training" title="European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training">European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Foundation_for_the_Improvement_of_Living_and_Working_Conditions" title="European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions">European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Labour_Authority" title="European Labour Authority">European Labour Authority</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Training_Foundation" title="European Training Foundation">European Training Foundation</a>, and <a href="/wiki/EURES" title="EURES">EURES</a></div> <p>The free movement of persons means that <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship of the European Union">EU citizens</a> can move freely between member states to live, work, study or retire in another country. This required the lowering of administrative formalities and recognition of professional qualifications of other states.<sup id="cite_ref-Europa_Single_Market_P_243-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Europa_Single_Market_P-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-unemployment_244-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unemployment-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The euro area unemployment rate was 8.1 per cent.<sup id="cite_ref-unemployment_244-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unemployment-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the member states, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in the Czech Republic (2.3 per cent), Germany and Poland (both 3.4 per cent), and the highest in Spain (11.27 per cent in 2024) and Greece (19.0 in July 2018). </p><p>The European Union has long sought to mitigate the effects of free markets by protecting workers' rights and preventing <a href="/wiki/Social_dumping" title="Social dumping">social</a> and <a href="/wiki/Environmental_dumping" title="Environmental dumping">environmental dumping</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> To this end it has adopted laws establishing minimum employment and environmental standards. These included the <a href="/wiki/Working_Time_Directive" class="mw-redirect" title="Working Time Directive">Working Time Directive</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Impact_Assessment_Directive_2011" title="Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011">Environmental Impact Assessment Directive</a>. The European Directive about Minimum Wage, which looks to lift minimum wages and strengthen collective bargaining was approved by the European Parliament in September 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_rights_and_equality">Social rights and equality</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/European_social_model" title="European social model">European social model</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Social_Fund_Plus" title="European Social Fund Plus">European Social Fund Plus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welfare_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Welfare State">Welfare State</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Social_Charter" title="European Social Charter">European Social Charter</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Voluntary_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="European Voluntary Service">European Voluntary Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_labour_law" title="European labour law">European labour law</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_guaranteed_minimum_income" title="List of countries by guaranteed minimum income">List of countries by guaranteed minimum income</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Pillar_of_Social_Rights" title="European Pillar of Social Rights">European Pillar of Social Rights</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_minimum_wage" title="List of European Union member states by minimum wage">List of European Union member states by minimum wage</a></div> <p>The EU has also sought to coordinate the social security and health systems of member states to facilitate individuals exercising free movement rights and to ensure they maintain their ability to access social security and health services in other member states. Since 2019 there has been a European commissioner for equality and the <a href="/wiki/European_Institute_for_Gender_Equality" title="European Institute for Gender Equality">European Institute for Gender Equality</a> has existed since 2007. A Directive on countering gender-based violence has been proposed.<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2022, a European Care strategy was approved in order to provide "quality, affordable and accessible care services".<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Social_Charter" title="European Social Charter">European Social Charter</a> is the main body that recognises the social rights of European citizens. </p><p>In 2020, the first ever European Union Strategy on LGBTIQ equality was approved under <a href="/wiki/Helena_Dalli" title="Helena Dalli">Helena Dalli</a> mandate.<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2021, the commission announced the intention of codifying a union-wide law against LGBT hate crimes.<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freedom,_security_and_justice"><span id="Freedom.2C_security_and_justice"></span>Freedom, security and justice</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Area_of_freedom,_security_and_justice" title="Area of freedom, security and justice">Area of freedom, security and justice</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Eu-LISA" title="Eu-LISA">eu-LISA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurojust" title="Eurojust">Eurojust</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Institute_for_Gender_Equality" title="European Institute for Gender Equality">European Institute for Gender Equality</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Asylum" title="European Union Agency for Asylum">European Union Agency for Asylum</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Cybersecurity" title="European Union Agency for Cybersecurity">European Union Agency for Cybersecurity</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Law_Enforcement_Training" title="European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training">European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training</a>, <a href="/wiki/Europol" title="Europol">Europol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frontex" title="Frontex">Frontex</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fundamental_Rights_Agency" title="Fundamental Rights Agency">Fundamental Rights Agency</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg/220px-04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg/330px-04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg/440px-04CFREU-Article2-Crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2669" data-file-height="1787" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union</a> contains a wide range of political, social, and economic rights for EU citizens.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since the creation of the European Union in 1993, it has developed its competencies in the area of justice and home affairs; initially at an intergovernmental level and later by supranationalism. Accordingly, the union has legislated in areas such as <a href="/wiki/European_Arrest_Warrant" title="European Arrest Warrant">extradition</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> family law,<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> asylum law,<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and criminal justice.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EU has also established agencies to co-ordinate police, prosecution and civil litigations across the member states: <a href="/wiki/Europol" title="Europol">Europol</a> for police co-operation, <a href="/wiki/CEPOL" class="mw-redirect" title="CEPOL">CEPOL</a> for training of police forces<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Eurojust" title="Eurojust">Eurojust</a> for co-operation between prosecutors and courts.<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also operates the <a href="/wiki/EUCARIS" title="EUCARIS">EUCARIS</a> database of vehicles and drivers, the <a href="/wiki/Eurodac" title="Eurodac">Eurodac</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Criminal_Records_Information_System" title="European Criminal Records Information System">European Criminal Records Information System</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_Cybercrime_Centre" title="European Cybercrime Centre">European Cybercrime Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/FADO" title="FADO">FADO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Public_Register_of_Travel_and_Identity_Documents_Online" title="Public Register of Travel and Identity Documents Online">PRADO</a> and others. </p><p>Prohibitions against discrimination have a long standing in the treaties. In more recent years, these have been supplemented by powers to legislate against discrimination based on race, religion, disability, age, and sexual orientation.<sup id="cite_ref-art2(7)_Amsterdam_257-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-art2(7)_Amsterdam-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The treaties declare that the European Union itself is "founded on the values of respect for <a href="/wiki/Human_dignity" class="mw-redirect" title="Human dignity">human dignity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberty" title="Liberty">freedom</a>, democracy, <a href="/wiki/Equality_before_the_law" title="Equality before the law">equality</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law" title="Rule of law">rule of law</a> and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to <a href="/wiki/Minority_group" title="Minority group">minorities</a> ... in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail."<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By virtue of these powers, the EU has enacted legislation on <a href="/wiki/Sexism" title="Sexism">sexism</a> in the work-place, <a href="/wiki/Ageism" title="Ageism">age discrimination</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racial discrimination</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisbon Treaty">Lisbon Treaty</a> gave legal effect to the <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union</a>. The charter is a codified catalogue of <a href="/wiki/Fundamental_right" class="mw-redirect" title="Fundamental right">fundamental rights</a> against which the EU's legal acts can be judged. It consolidates many rights which were previously recognised by the Court of Justice and derived from the "constitutional traditions common to the member states".<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Court of Justice has long recognised fundamental rights and has, on occasion, invalidated EU legislation based on its failure to adhere to those fundamental rights.<sup id="cite_ref-europarl-rights_261-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europarl-rights-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Signing the <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a> (ECHR) is a condition for EU membership.<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, the EU itself could not accede to the convention as it is neither a state<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> nor had the competence to accede.<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lisbon Treaty and Protocol 14 to the ECHR have changed this: the former binds the EU to accede to the convention while the latter formally permits it. </p><p>The EU is independent from the Council of Europe, although they share purpose and ideas, especially on the rule of law, human rights and democracy. Furthermore, the <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Social_Charter" title="European Social Charter">European Social Charter</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Source_of_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Source of law">source of law</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights</a> are created by the Council of Europe. The EU has also promoted human rights issues in the wider world. The EU opposes the death penalty and has proposed its worldwide abolition. Abolition of the death penalty is a condition for EU membership.<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 October 2020, the European Union revealed new plans to create a legal structure to act against <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_violations" class="mw-redirect" title="Human rights violations">human rights violations</a> worldwide. The new plan was expected to provide the European Union with greater flexibility to target and sanction those responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248256098"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Examples of identity, travel and health documents used in the EU</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deutscher_Personalausweis_(2021_Version).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="EU national identity card (German version pictured)"><img alt="EU national identity card (German version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg/180px-Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg/270px-Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg/360px-Deutscher_Personalausweis_%282021_Version%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="834" data-file-height="525" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/European_Union_national_identity_cards" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union national identity cards">EU national identity card</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(German version pictured)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Schengen visa (German version)"><img alt="Schengen visa (German version)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png/180px-Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png/270px-Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png/360px-Schengen_uniform_visa_format_Germany_2018.png 2x" data-file-width="1049" data-file-height="729" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area" title="Visa policy of the Schengen Area">Schengen visa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(German version)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eirepas.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A passport, displaying the name of the member state, the national coat of arms and the words "European Union" given in their official language(s) (Irish version pictured)"><img alt="A passport, displaying the name of the member state, the national coat of arms and the words "European Union" given in their official language(s) (Irish version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Eirepas.JPG/128px-Eirepas.JPG" decoding="async" width="128" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Eirepas.JPG/192px-Eirepas.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Eirepas.JPG/256px-Eirepas.JPG 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="842" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Passports_of_the_European_Union" title="Passports of the European Union">passport</a>, displaying the name of the member state, the national <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> and the words "European Union" given in their official language(s)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Irish version pictured)</span></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EHIC_Slovenia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="European Health Insurance Card (Slovenian version pictured)"><img alt="European Health Insurance Card (Slovenian version pictured)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/EHIC_Slovenia.jpg/180px-EHIC_Slovenia.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/EHIC_Slovenia.jpg/270px-EHIC_Slovenia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/EHIC_Slovenia.jpg/360px-EHIC_Slovenia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="406" data-file-height="261" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card" title="European Health Insurance Card">European Health Insurance Card</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Slovenian version pictured)</span></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union" title="Demographics of the European Union">Demographics of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Union_citizenship" title="European Union citizenship">European Union citizenship</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_(2017).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/220px-Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/330px-Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg/440px-Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_%282017%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="830" /></a><figcaption>Map showing the population density by <a href="/wiki/Nomenclature_of_Territorial_Units_for_Statistics" title="Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics">NUTS3 region</a>, 2017, including non-EU countries</figcaption></figure> <p>The population of the EU in 2021 was about 447 million people, corresponding to 5.8 per cent of the world population.<sup id="cite_ref-population_165-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> across the EU was 106 inhabitants per square kilometre, which is more than the world average.<sup id="cite_ref-ec.europa.eu_268-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ec.europa.eu-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is highest in areas in central and western Europe, sometimes referred to as the "<a href="/wiki/Blue_banana" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue banana">blue banana</a>", while <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> in the north are much more sparsely populated. </p><p>The total population of the EU has been slightly decreasing for several years, contracting by 0.04 per cent in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is due to a low birth rate of about 1.5 children per woman, less than the world average of 2.3.<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, 4.1 million babies were born in the EU in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Europe" title="Immigration to Europe">Immigration to Europe</a> partially compensates for the natural population decrease. </p><p>5.3 per cent of the people residing in the EU are not <a href="/wiki/European_Union_citizenship" title="European Union citizenship">EU citizens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ec.europa.eu_268-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ec.europa.eu-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were 31 non-EU citizenships that each accounted for at least 1 per cent of non-EU citizens living in the EU, of which the largest were <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Moroccan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syrian</a> and <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 1.9 million people <a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Europe" title="Immigration to Europe">immigrated to one of the EU member states</a> from a non-EU country during 2020, and a total of 956,000 people emigrated from a member state to go to a non-EU country during the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urbanisation">Urbanisation</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_European_Union_by_population_within_city_limits" title="List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits">List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_European_Union" title="List of urban areas in the European Union">List of urban areas in the European Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques,_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg/220px-La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg/330px-La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg/440px-La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques%2C_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4592" data-file-height="2870" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Paris_metropolitan_area" title="Paris metropolitan area">Paris metropolitan area</a> is the most populous urban area in the EU.</figcaption></figure> <p>More than two thirds (68.2%) of EU inhabitants lived in <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">urban areas</a> in 2020, which is slightly less than the world average.<sup id="cite_ref-ec.europa.eu_268-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ec.europa.eu-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cities are largely spread out across the EU with a large grouping in and around the <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU contains about 40 urban areas with populations of over 1<span class="nowrap"> </span>million. With a population of over 13 million,<sup id="cite_ref-paris_AAV20_pop_275-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paris_AAV20_pop-275"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> is the largest metropolitan area and the only <a href="/wiki/Megacity" title="Megacity">megacity</a> in the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-eurostat_276-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eurostat-276"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paris is followed by <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ruhr" title="Ruhr">Ruhr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, all with a metropolitan population of over 4<span class="nowrap"> </span>million. </p><p>The EU also has numerous <a href="/wiki/Conurbation" title="Conurbation">polycentric</a> urbanised regions like <a href="/wiki/Rhine-Ruhr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhine-Ruhr">Rhine-Ruhr</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cologne" title="Cologne">Cologne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dortmund" title="Dortmund">Dortmund</a>, <a href="/wiki/D%C3%BCsseldorf" title="Düsseldorf">Düsseldorf</a> et al.), <a href="/wiki/Randstad" title="Randstad">Randstad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utrecht" title="Utrecht">Utrecht</a> et al.), <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt_Rhine-Main" title="Frankfurt Rhine-Main">Frankfurt Rhine-Main</a> (<a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wiesbaden" title="Wiesbaden">Wiesbaden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mainz" title="Mainz">Mainz</a> et al.), the <a href="/wiki/Flemish_Diamond" title="Flemish Diamond">Flemish Diamond</a> (<a href="/wiki/Antwerp" title="Antwerp">Antwerp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leuven" title="Leuven">Leuven</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghent" title="Ghent">Ghent</a> et al.) and <a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesian-Moravian_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area">Upper Silesian-Moravian area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Katowice" title="Katowice">Katowice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ostrava" title="Ostrava">Ostrava</a> et al.).<sup id="cite_ref-eurostat_276-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eurostat-276"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table style="font-size:88%;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f9f9f9"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="padding:0.3em 0.75em;"><div style="float:right; width:6em; height:2.6em"> </div> <div style="height:2.6em;line-height:1.3em;"><span style="font-size:110%;">Largest population centres of the European Union</span><br /><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal;">metropolitan regions, <a href="/wiki/Eurostat" title="Eurostat">Eurostat</a> 2023<sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Larger_urban_zone#List_of_larger_urban_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Larger urban zone">Rank</a> </th> <th>City name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">State</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Larger_urban_zone#List_of_larger_urban_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Larger urban zone"> Pop.</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Larger_urban_zone#List_of_larger_urban_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Larger urban zone">Rank</a> </th> <th>City name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">State</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Larger_urban_zone#List_of_larger_urban_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Larger urban zone"> Pop.</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">1</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td align="">12,388,388</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">11</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></td> <td align="">3,395,581 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">2</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></td> <td align="">6,871,903</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">12</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></td> <td align="">3,269,510 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">3</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></td> <td align="">5,797,356</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">13</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Marseille" title="Marseille">Marseille</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td align="">3,183,476 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">4</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td align="">5,481,613</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">14</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Budapest" title="Budapest">Budapest</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></td> <td align="">3,031,887 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">5</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Ruhr" title="Ruhr">Ruhr</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td align="">5,147,820</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">15</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td align="">2,980,338 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">6</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td> <td align="">4,329,748</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">16</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Naples" title="Naples">Naples</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td> <td align="">2,981,735 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">7</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></td> <td align="">4,227,059</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">17</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></td> <td align="">2,971,753 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">8</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></td> <td align="">3,626,216</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">18</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></td> <td align="">2,899,670 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">9</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td align="">3,423,121</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">19</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Stuttgart" title="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td align="">2,816,924 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">10</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td> <td align="">3,397,323</td> <td align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;">20</td> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a></b></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></td> <td align="">2,796,717 </td></tr> </tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_European_Union" title="Languages of the European Union">Languages of the European Union</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Translation_Centre_for_the_Bodies_of_the_European_Union" title="Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union">Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union</a></div> <table class="wikitable floatright mw-collapsible plainrowheaders sortable" style="border: 0.5em; font-size: 90%; line-height: 0.9em; max-width: 20em; text-align: center;"> <caption>Official languages by percentage of speakers, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="2020 source gives "the overall number of EU citizens who can speak English has only dropped to 44% – if we apply the 2012 data to the EU's new population. English is still the most spoken language in the EU by far, with German now spoken by 36% of citizens and French spoken by 29%" (March 2023)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 60%;">Language </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 20%;"><a href="/wiki/First_language" title="First language">Native speakers</a><sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 20%;">Total<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> </th> <td>18% </td> <td>32% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> </th> <td>13% </td> <td>26% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> </th> <td>12% </td> <td>16% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spanish </th> <td>8% </td> <td>15% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a> </th> <td>8% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a> </th> <td>5% </td> <td>5% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> </th> <td>4% </td> <td>5% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> </th> <td>3% </td> <td>4% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a> </th> <td>3% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> </th> <td>2% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a> </th> <td>2% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a> </th> <td>2% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a> </th> <td>2% </td> <td>2% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">English </th> <td>1% </td> <td>51% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Slovak_language" title="Slovak language">Slovak</a> </th> <td>1% </td> <td>2% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a> </th> <td>1% </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a> </th> <td>1% </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a> </th> <td>1% </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Croatian_language" title="Croatian language">Croatian</a> </th> <td>1% </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Slovene_language" title="Slovene language">Slovene</a> </th> <td><1% </td> <td><1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Estonian_language" title="Estonian language">Estonian</a> </th> <td><1% </td> <td><1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> </th> <td><1% </td> <td><1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Latvian_language" title="Latvian language">Latvian</a> </th> <td><1% </td> <td><1% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a> </th> <td><1% </td> <td><1% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The EU has 24 official languages: <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Croatian_language" title="Croatian language">Croatian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estonian_language" title="Estonian language">Estonian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvian_language" title="Latvian language">Latvian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovak_language" title="Slovak language">Slovak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovene_language" title="Slovene language">Slovene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>. Important documents, such as legislation, are translated into every official language and the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> provides translation for documents and plenary sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-Official_Languages_285-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Official_Languages-285"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most EU institutions use only a handful of working languages: the European Commission conducts its internal business in three <i>procedural languages</i>: English, French, and German;<sup id="cite_ref-procedural_287-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-procedural-287"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" title="Court of Justice of the European Union">Court of Justice</a> uses French as the working language,<sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Central_Bank" title="European Central Bank">European Central Bank</a> conducts its business primarily in English.<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-290" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-290"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even though <a href="/wiki/Language_policy" title="Language policy">language policy</a> is the responsibility of member states, EU institutions promote multilingualism among its citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-art249_124-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-art249-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most widely spoken language in the EU is <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>; the language is spoken by 44 per cent of the population (2016 data) and studied by 95 per cent of school students,<sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although following the <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">withdrawal of the United Kingdom</a> less than 1 per cent of the population speak it natively. <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> and <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> are spoken by 36 per cent and 30 per cent of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than half (56 per cent) of EU citizens are able to engage in a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurobarometer_Languages_P3_294-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurobarometer_Languages_P3-294"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Luxembourgish" title="Luxembourgish">Luxembourgish</a> (in Luxembourg) and <a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a> (in Cyprus) are the only two national languages that are not official languages of the EU. <a href="/wiki/Catalan_language" title="Catalan language">Catalan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galician_language" title="Galician language">Galician</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basque_language" title="Basque language">Basque</a> are not recognised official languages of the EU but have official status in Spain. Therefore, official translations of the treaties are made into them and citizens have the right to correspond with the institutions in these languages.<sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are about 150 <a href="/wiki/Regional_language" title="Regional language">regional</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minority_language" title="Minority language">minority languages</a> in the EU, spoken by up to 50 million people.<sup id="cite_ref-Many_tongues,_one_family_297-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Many_tongues,_one_family-297"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Charter_for_Regional_or_Minority_Languages" title="European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages">European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages</a> ratified by most EU states provides general guidelines that states can follow to protect their linguistic heritage. The <a href="/wiki/European_Day_of_Languages" title="European Day of Languages">European Day of Languages</a> is held annually on 26 September and is aimed at encouraging language learning across Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-298" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-298"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_European_Union" title="Religion in the European Union">Religion in the European Union</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible plainrowheaders floatright" style="font-size: 90%;"> <caption>Religious affiliation in the EU (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-EB2015_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB2015-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Affiliation </th> <th scope="colgroup" colspan="2">Per cent of EU population </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">71.6 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">71.6</span><div style="width:143.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:darkblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;"><a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">45.3 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">45.3</span><div style="width:90.6px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;"><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">11.1 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">11.1</span><div style="width:22.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">9.6 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">9.6</span><div style="width:19.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;">Other Christian </th> <td align="right">5.6 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">5.6</span><div style="width:11.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">1.8 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">1.8</span><div style="width:3.6px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:green"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Other faiths </th> <td style="text-align: right;">2.6 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">2.6</span><div style="width:5.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:purple"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">Irreligious</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">24.0 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">24</span><div style="width:48px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:grey"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;">Non-believer/<a href="/wiki/Agnosticism" title="Agnosticism">Agnostic</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">13.6 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">13.6</span><div style="width:27.2px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightgrey"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-indent: 15px;"><a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">Atheist</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right;">10.4 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">10.4</span><div style="width:20.8px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:lightgrey"> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The EU has no formal connection to any religion. Article 17 of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union">Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union</a><sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> recognises the "status under national law of churches and religious associations" as well as that of "philosophical and non-confessional organisations".<sup id="cite_ref-Consolidated_Treaties_300-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Consolidated_Treaties-300"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The preamble to the <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Treaty on European Union</a> mentions the "cultural, religious and humanist inheritance of Europe".<sup id="cite_ref-Consolidated_Treaties_300-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Consolidated_Treaties-300"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-301" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-301"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Discussion over the draft texts of the European Constitution and later the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> included proposals to mention <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> or a <a href="/wiki/God" title="God">god</a>, or both, in the preamble of the text, but the idea faced opposition and was dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-EUO_Merkel_God_302-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EUO_Merkel_God-302"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Christians in the EU include <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholics</a> of both <a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Roman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches" title="Eastern Catholic Churches">Eastern Rite</a>, numerous <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> denominations with <a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutherans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anglicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglicans">Anglicans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reformed_tradition" class="mw-redirect" title="Reformed tradition">Reformed</a> forming the majority of Protestant affiliations, and the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox Church</a>. In 2009, the EU had an estimated <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Muslim_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by Muslim population">Muslim population</a> of 13 million,<sup id="cite_ref-mgmpPRC_303-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mgmpPRC-303"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an estimated <a href="/wiki/Jewish_population" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish population">Jewish population</a> of over a million.<sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other world religions of <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> are also represented in the EU population. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Eurostat" title="Eurostat">Eurostat</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Eurobarometer" title="Eurobarometer">Eurobarometer</a> opinion polls showed in 2005 that 52 per cent of EU citizens believed in a god, 27 per cent in "some sort of spirit or life force", and 18 per cent had no form of belief.<sup id="cite_ref-Eurostat_Religion_305-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurostat_Religion-305"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many countries have experienced falling church attendance and membership in recent years.<sup id="cite_ref-About_SecE_306-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_SecE-306"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The countries where the fewest people reported a religious belief were Estonia (16 per cent) and the Czech Republic (19 per cent).<sup id="cite_ref-Eurostat_Religion_305-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurostat_Religion-305"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most religious countries were Malta (95 per cent, predominantly Catholic) as well as Cyprus and Romania (both predominantly Orthodox) each with about 90 per cent of citizens professing a belief in God. Across the EU, belief was higher among women, older people, those with religious upbringing, those who left school at 15 or 16, and those "positioning themselves on the right of the political scale".<sup id="cite_ref-Eurostat_Religion_305-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eurostat_Religion-305"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education_and_research">Education and research</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Educational_policies_and_initiatives_of_the_European_Union" title="Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union">Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/Framework_Programmes_for_Research_and_Technological_Development" title="Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development">Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Institute_of_Innovation_and_Technology" title="European Institute of Innovation and Technology">European Institute of Innovation and Technology</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Holbein-erasmus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Holbein-erasmus.jpg/110px-Holbein-erasmus.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Holbein-erasmus.jpg/165px-Holbein-erasmus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Holbein-erasmus.jpg/220px-Holbein-erasmus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1618" data-file-height="2290" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Erasmus" title="Erasmus">Erasmus of Rotterdam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Renaissance_humanism" title="Renaissance humanism">Renaissance humanist</a> after whom the <a href="/wiki/Erasmus_Programme" title="Erasmus Programme">Erasmus Programme</a> is named</figcaption></figure> <p>Basic education is an area where the EU's role is limited to supporting national governments. In higher education, the policy was developed in the 1980s in programmes supporting exchanges and mobility. The most visible of these has been the <a href="/wiki/Erasmus_Programme" title="Erasmus Programme">Erasmus Programme</a>, a university exchange programme which began in 1987. In its first 20 years, it supported international exchange opportunities for well over 1.5 million university and college students and became a symbol of European student life.<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are similar programmes for school pupils and teachers, for trainees in <a href="/wiki/Vocational_education" title="Vocational education">vocational education and training</a>, and for adult learners in the <a href="/wiki/Lifelong_Learning_Programme_2007%E2%80%932013" title="Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013">Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013</a>. These programmes are designed to encourage a wider knowledge of other countries and to spread good practices in the education and training fields across the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-308" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-308"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through its support of the <a href="/wiki/Bologna_Process" title="Bologna Process">Bologna Process</a>, the EU is supporting comparable standards and compatible degrees across Europe. </p><p>Scientific development is facilitated through the EU's <a href="/wiki/Framework_Programmes_for_Research_and_Technological_Development" title="Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development">Framework Programmes</a>, the first of which started in 1984. The aims of EU policy in this area are to co-ordinate and stimulate research. The independent <a href="/wiki/European_Research_Council" title="European Research Council">European Research Council</a> allocates EU funds to European or national research projects.<sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EU <a href="/wiki/Framework_Programmes_for_Research_and_Technological_Development" title="Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development">research and technological framework programmes</a> deal in a number of areas, for example energy where the aim is to develop a diverse mix of <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">renewable energy</a> to help the environment and to reduce dependence on imported fuels.<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health">Health</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Europe" title="Healthcare in Europe">Healthcare in Europe</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/European_Centre_for_Disease_Prevention_and_Control" title="European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Chemicals_Agency" title="European Chemicals Agency">European Chemicals Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Medicines_Agency" title="European Medicines Agency">European Medicines Agency</a>, and <a href="/wiki/European_Monitoring_Centre_for_Drugs_and_Drug_Addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction">European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction</a></div> <p>Article 35 of the <a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union</a> affirms that "A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities". The <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_Health_and_Consumers_(European_Commission)" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (European Commission)">Directorate-General for Health and Consumers</a> seeks to align national laws on the protection of people's health, on the consumers' rights, on the safety of food and other products.<sup id="cite_ref-312" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-312"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All EU and many other European countries offer their citizens a free <a href="/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card" title="European Health Insurance Card">European Health Insurance Card</a> which, on a reciprocal basis, provides insurance for emergency medical treatment insurance when visiting other participating European countries.<sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A directive on cross-border healthcare aims at promoting co-operation on health care between member states and facilitating access to safe and high-quality cross-border healthcare for European patients.<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The life expectancy in the EU was 80.1 year at birth in 2021, among the highest in the world and around nine years higher than the world average.<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general, life expectancy is lower in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a> than in <a href="/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, the EU region with the highest life expectancy was <a href="/wiki/Comunidad_de_Madrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Comunidad de Madrid">Madrid</a>, Spain at 85.2 years, followed by the Spanish regions of <a href="/wiki/La_Rioja_(Spain)" class="mw-redirect" title="La Rioja (Spain)">La Rioja</a> and <a href="/wiki/Castilla_y_Le%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Castilla y León">Castilla y León</a> both at 84.3 years, <a href="/wiki/Trentino" title="Trentino">Trentino</a> in Italy at 84.3 years and <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France" title="Île-de-France">Île-de-France</a> in France at 84.2 years.<sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cultural_policies_of_the_European_Union" title="Cultural policies of the European Union">Cultural policies of the European Union</a></div> <p>Cultural co-operation between member states has been an interest of the European Union since its inclusion as a community competency in the Maastricht Treaty.<sup id="cite_ref-Bozoki_322-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bozoki-322"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Actions taken in the cultural area by the EU include the <a href="/wiki/Culture_2000" title="Culture 2000">Culture 2000</a> seven-year programme,<sup id="cite_ref-Bozoki_322-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bozoki-322"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/European_Cultural_Month" title="European Cultural Month">European Cultural Month</a> event,<sup id="cite_ref-Culture_Month_323-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Culture_Month-323"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and orchestras such as the <a href="/wiki/European_Union_Youth_Orchestra" title="European Union Youth Orchestra">European Union Youth Orchestra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Capital_of_Culture" title="European Capital of Culture">European Capital of Culture</a> programme selects one or more cities in every year to assist the <a href="/wiki/Sociocultural_evolution" title="Sociocultural evolution">cultural development</a> of that city.<sup id="cite_ref-Capital_Culture_325-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capital_Culture-325"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sport_policies_of_the_European_Union" title="Sport policies of the European Union">Sport policies of the European Union</a></div> <p>Sport is mainly the responsibility of the member states or other international organisations, rather than of the EU. There are some EU policies that have affected sport, such as the free movement of workers, which was at the core of the <a href="/wiki/Bosman_ruling" title="Bosman ruling">Bosman ruling</a> that prohibited national football leagues from imposing quotas on foreign players with EU member state citizenship.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Boseman_326-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Boseman-326"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> requires any application of economic rules to take into account the specific nature of sport and its structures based on voluntary activity.<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This followed lobbying by governing organisations such as the <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> and <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>, due to objections over the application of free market principles to sport, which led to an increasing gap between rich and poor clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-IHT_RT_328-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHT_RT-328"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EU does fund a programme for Israeli, Jordanian, Irish, and British football coaches, as part of the Football 4 Peace project.<sup id="cite_ref-329" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-329"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Symbols">Symbols</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/European_Heritage_Label" title="European Heritage Label">European Heritage Label</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Europa_copy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europa_copy.jpg/170px-Europa_copy.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europa_copy.jpg/255px-Europa_copy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Europa_copy.jpg/340px-Europa_copy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1081" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Europa_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Europa (mythology)">Europa</a> and the Bull on a Greek vase, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 480 BC</span>. <a href="/wiki/Tarquinia_National_Museum" title="Tarquinia National Museum">Tarquinia National Museum</a>, Italy</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Europe" title="Flag of Europe">flag of Europe</a> consists of a <a href="/wiki/Circle_of_stars" title="Circle of stars">circle of</a> 12 golden stars on a blue background. Originally designed in 1955 for the Council of Europe, the flag was adopted by the <a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities">European Communities</a>, the predecessors of the present European Union, in 1986. The Council of Europe gave the flag a symbolic description in the following terms,<sup id="cite_ref-36th_330-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36th-330"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though the official symbolic description adopted by the EU omits the reference to the "Western world":<sup id="cite_ref-1996guide_331-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1996guide-331"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Against the blue sky of the Western world, the stars symbolise the peoples of Europe in a form of a circle, the sign of union. The number of stars is invariably <a href="/wiki/12_(number)#Religion" title="12 (number)">twelve</a>, the figure twelve being the symbol of perfection and entirety.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Council of Europe. Paris, 7–9 December 1955.</cite></div></blockquote> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Motto_of_the_European_Union" title="Motto of the European Union">United in Diversity</a></i> was adopted as the motto of the union in 2000, having been selected from <a href="/wiki/A_motto_for_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="A motto for Europe">proposals</a> submitted by school pupils.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESimons2002110_332-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESimons2002110-332"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1985, the <a href="/wiki/Flag_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag day">flag day</a> of the union has been <a href="/wiki/Europe_Day" title="Europe Day">Europe Day</a>, on 9 May (the date of the 1950 <a href="/wiki/Schuman_declaration" class="mw-redirect" title="Schuman declaration">Schuman declaration</a>). The <a href="/wiki/Anthem_of_Europe" title="Anthem of Europe">anthem of the EU</a> is an instrumental version of the prelude to the <i><a href="/wiki/Ode_to_Joy" title="Ode to Joy">Ode to Joy</a></i>, the 4th movement of <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)" title="Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)">ninth symphony</a>. The anthem was adopted by European Community leaders in 1985 and has since been played on official occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides naming the continent, the <a href="/wiki/Greek_mythology" title="Greek mythology">Greek mythological</a> figure of <a href="/wiki/Europa_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Europa (mythology)">Europa</a> has frequently been employed as a <a href="/wiki/National_personification" title="National personification">personification</a> of Europe. Known from the myth in which <a href="/wiki/Zeus" title="Zeus">Zeus</a> seduces her in the guise of a white bull, Europa has also been referred to in relation to the present union. Statues of Europa and the bull decorate several of the EU's institutions and a portrait of her is seen on the 2013 series of <a href="/wiki/Euro_banknotes" title="Euro banknotes">euro banknotes</a>. The bull is, for its part, depicted on all residence permit cards.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDemey2007387_334-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDemey2007387-334"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charlemagne" title="Charlemagne">Charles the Great</a>, also known as Charlemagne (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Carolus Magnus</i>) and later recognised as <i>Pater Europae</i> ("Father of Europe"),<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_335-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-335"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-336" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-336"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-337" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-337"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has a symbolic relevance to Europe. The commission has named <a href="/wiki/Charlemagne_building" title="Charlemagne building">one of its central buildings</a> in Brussels after Charlemagne and the city of <a href="/wiki/Aachen" title="Aachen">Aachen</a> has since 1949 awarded the <a href="/wiki/Charlemagne_Prize" title="Charlemagne Prize">Charlemagne Prize</a> to champions of European unification.<sup id="cite_ref-338" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-338"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2008, the organisers of this prize, in conjunction with the European Parliament, have awarded the <a href="/wiki/European_Charlemagne_Youth_Prize" title="European Charlemagne Youth Prize">Charlemagne Youth Prize</a> in recognition of similar efforts led by young people.<sup id="cite_ref-339" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-339"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Media_freedom_in_the_European_Union" title="Media freedom in the European Union">Media freedom in the European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union" title="European Broadcasting Union">European Broadcasting Union</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg/220px-Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg/330px-Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg/440px-Si%C3%A8ge_d%27Euronews.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1366" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Euronews" title="Euronews">Euronews</a> headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Lyon" title="Lyon">Lyon</a>, France</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Media_freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Media freedom">Media freedom</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Fundamental_rights" title="Fundamental rights">fundamental right</a> that applies to all <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member states</a> of the European Union and its <a href="/wiki/EU_citizens" class="mw-redirect" title="EU citizens">citizens</a>, as defined in the <a href="/wiki/EU_Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="EU Charter of Fundamental Rights">EU Charter of Fundamental Rights</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Convention on Human Rights">European Convention on Human Rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eprs_340-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eprs-340"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> Within the <a href="/wiki/EU_enlargement" class="mw-redirect" title="EU enlargement">EU enlargement</a> process, guaranteeing media freedom is named a "key indicator of a country's readiness to become part of the EU".<sup id="cite_ref-341" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-341"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of media in the European Union are national-orientated, although some EU-wide media focusing on European affairs have emerged since the early 1990s, such as <a href="/wiki/Euronews" title="Euronews">Euronews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurosport" title="Eurosport">Eurosport</a>, <a href="/wiki/EUobserver" title="EUobserver">EUobserver</a>, <a href="/wiki/EURACTIV" class="mw-redirect" title="EURACTIV">EURACTIV</a> or <a href="/wiki/Politico_Europe" title="Politico Europe">Politico Europe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-342" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-342"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-343" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-343"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arte" title="Arte">Arte</a> is a public Franco-German TV network that promotes programming in the areas of culture and the arts. 80 per cent of its programming are provided in equal proportion by the two member companies, while the remainder is being provided by the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Interest_Grouping" class="mw-redirect" title="European Economic Interest Grouping">European Economic Interest Grouping</a> <i>ARTE GEIE</i> and the channel's European partners.<sup id="cite_ref-344" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-344"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/MEDIA_Programme" class="mw-redirect" title="MEDIA Programme">MEDIA Programme</a> of the European Union has supported the European popular film and audiovisual industries since 1991. It provides support for the development, promotion and distribution of European works within Europe and beyond.<sup id="cite_ref-345" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-345"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence">Influence</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg/170px-Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg/255px-Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg/340px-Eiffel_Tower_wearing_Europe_colors_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1880" data-file-height="2816" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Europe" title="Flag of Europe">European emblem</a> emblazoned on the <a href="/wiki/Eiffel_Tower" title="Eiffel Tower">Eiffel Tower</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The European Union has had a significant positive economic effect on most member states.<sup id="cite_ref-JoME_346-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JoME-346"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a 2019 study of the member states who joined from 1973 to 2004, "without European integration, per capita incomes would have been, on average, approximately 10% lower in the first ten years after joining the EU".<sup id="cite_ref-JoME_346-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JoME-346"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greece was the exception reported by the study, which analysed up to 2008, "to avoid confounding effects from the global financial crisis".<sup id="cite_ref-JoME_346-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JoME-346"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2021 study in the <i>Journal of Political Economy</i> found that the 2004 enlargement had aggregate beneficial economic effects on all groups in both the old and new member states. The largest winners were the new member states, in particular unskilled labour in the new member states.<sup id="cite_ref-347" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-347"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The European Union is frequently cited as having made a major contribution to peace in Europe, in particular by pacifying border disputes,<sup id="cite_ref-348" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-348"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-349" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-349"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to the spread of democracy, especially by encouraging democratic reforms in aspiring Eastern European member states after the collapse of the USSR.<sup id="cite_ref-350" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-350"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Risse-2009_351-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Risse-2009-351"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scholar <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Risse" title="Thomas Risse">Thomas Risse</a> wrote in 2009, "there is a consensus in the literature on Eastern Europe that the EU membership perspective had a huge anchoring effects for the new democracies."<sup id="cite_ref-Risse-2009_351-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Risse-2009-351"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/R._Daniel_Kelemen" title="R. Daniel Kelemen">R. Daniel Kelemen</a> argues that the EU has proved beneficial to leaders who are overseeing <a href="/wiki/Democratic_backsliding" title="Democratic backsliding">democratic backsliding</a>, as the EU is reluctant to intervene in domestic politics, gives authoritarian governments funds which they can use to strengthen their regimes, and because freedom of movement within the EU allows dissenting citizens to leave their backsliding countries. At the same time, the union might provide through <a href="/wiki/Article_7_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union" title="Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union">Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union</a> an external constraint that prevents <a href="/wiki/Electoral_autocracy" title="Electoral autocracy">electoral autocracies</a>, currently Hungary,<sup id="cite_ref-352" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-352"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from progressing into <a href="/wiki/Autocracy" title="Autocracy">closed autocracies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-353" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-353"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-alpha" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madeira" title="Madeira">Madeira</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union#Outermost_regions" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">outermost regions</a> observe different time zones not shown: <a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a> (UTC−4); <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> (UTC−3); <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a> (UTC−1 / UTC); <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a> (UTC+3); and <a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9union" class="mw-redirect" title="La Réunion">La Réunion</a> (UTC+4); which, other than the Azores, do not observe DST.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">.eu, .ευ, and .ею are representative of the whole of the EU; member states also have their own TLDs.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure is from February 2020, and takes account of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. The population of the UK is roughly 0.9% of the world's population.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">These legislative instruments are dealt with in more detail <a href="#Acts">below</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Supremacy-121"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Supremacy_121-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to the principle of <a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_European_Union#Supremacy" title="Law of the European Union">supremacy</a> as established by the ECJ in Case 6/64, <i>Falminio Costa v. ENEL</i> [1964] ECR 585. See Craig and de Búrca, ch. 7. See also: <a href="/wiki/Factortame_litigation" class="mw-redirect" title="Factortame litigation">Factortame litigation</a>: <i>Factortame Ltd. v. Secretary of State for Transport (No. 2) [1991] 1 AC 603</i>, <i>Solange II</i> (<i>Re Wuensche Handelsgesellschaft</i>, BVerfG decision of 22 October 1986 [1987] 3 CMLR 225,265) and <i>Frontini v. 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EUR-Lex. 30 March 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%253AC%253A2010%253A083%253A0047%253A0200%253AEN%253APDF">the original</a> on 17 November 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+Journal+of+the+European+Union&rft.atitle=Consolidated+Version+of+the+Treaty+on+the+Functioning+of+the+European+Union&rft.date=2010-03-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2FLexUriServ%2FLexUriServ.do%3Furi%3DOJ%25253AC%25253A2010%25253A083%25253A0047%25253A0200%25253AEN%25253APDF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Direct_Effect-125"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Direct_Effect_125-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to the principle of Direct Effect first invoked in the Court of Justice's decision in <cite><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Gend_en_Loos_v_Nederlandse_Administratie_der_Belastingen" title="Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen">Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen</a></i></cite>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61962J0026:EN:NOT"> Eur-Lex</a> (European Court of Justice 1963). See: Craig and de Búrca, ch. 5.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-127"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-127">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%253A61973J0034">"?"</a>. <i>EUR-Lex</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=EUR-Lex&rft.atitle=%3F&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Flegal-content%2FEN%2FALL%2F%3Furi%3DCELEX%25253A61973J0034&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-128"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-128">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">To do otherwise would require the drafting of legislation which would have to cope with the frequently divergent legal systems and administrative systems of all of the now 28 member states. See Craig and de Búrca, p. 115.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-164"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-164">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">2022</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-166"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-166">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On <span data-sort-value="000000001990-10-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 October 1990</span>, the constituent states of the former <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">German Democratic Republic</a> <a href="/wiki/German_reunification" title="German reunification">acceded</a> to the <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">Federal Republic of Germany</a>, automatically becoming part of the EU.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Area.and.population.figure-176"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Area.and.population.figure_176-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure includes the extra-European territories of member states that are part of the EU, and excludes the European territories of member states which are not part of the Union. For more information, see <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">Special member state territories and the European Union</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-221"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-221">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Article 3(1)(g) of the Treaty of Rome</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-art2(7)_Amsterdam-257"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-art2(7)_Amsterdam_257-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See Article 2 (7) of the <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Amsterdam Treaty">Amsterdam Treaty</a> on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/11997D/htm/11997D.html#0001010001">eur-lex.europa.eu</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080217024604/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/11997D/htm/11997D.html#0001010001">Archived</a> 17 February 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-259"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-259">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (OJ L 180, 19 July 2000, pp. 22–26); Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2 December 2000, pp. 16–22).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-262"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-262">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">And is effectively treated as one of the Copenhagen criteria. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta08/ERES1610.htm">Assembly.coe.int.</a> This is a political and not a legal requirement for membership. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080626175941/http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=%2FDocuments%2FAdoptedText%2Fta08%2FERES1610.htm">Archived</a> 26 June 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-263"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-263">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list">"Full list - Treaty Office - publi.coe.int"</a>. <i>Treaty Office</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Oxford: Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957699-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957699-9"><bdi>978-0-19-957699-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=EU+Law%3A+Text%2C+Cases+and+Materials&rft.place=Oxford&rft.edition=5th&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-19-957699-9&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.au=De+Burca%2C+Grainne&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDemey2007" class="citation book cs1">Demey, Thierry (2007). <i>Brussels, capital of Europe</i>. S. Strange (trans.). Brussels: Badeaux. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-9600414-6-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-2-9600414-6-0"><bdi>978-2-9600414-6-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Brussels%2C+capital+of+Europe&rft.place=Brussels&rft.pub=Badeaux&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-2-9600414-6-0&rft.aulast=Demey&rft.aufirst=Thierry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJordanAdelle2012" class="citation book cs1">Jordan, A.J.; Adelle, Camilla, eds. (2012). <i>Environmental Policy in the European Union: Contexts, Actors and Policy Dynamics</i> (3rd ed.). <a href="/wiki/Abingdon-on-Thames" title="Abingdon-on-Thames">Abingdon-on-Thames</a>: <a href="/wiki/Routledge" title="Routledge">Routledge</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84971-469-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84971-469-3"><bdi>978-1-84971-469-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Environmental+Policy+in+the+European+Union%3A+Contexts%2C+Actors+and+Policy+Dynamics&rft.place=Abingdon-on-Thames&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1-84971-469-3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcCormick2007" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_McCormick_(political_scientist)" title="John McCormick (political scientist)">McCormick, John</a> (2007). <i>The European superpower</i>. Palgrave Macmillan. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4039-9845-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4039-9845-3"><bdi>978-1-4039-9845-3</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/71266552">71266552</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+European+superpower&rft.pub=Palgrave+Macmillan&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F71266552&rft.isbn=978-1-4039-9845-3&rft.aulast=McCormick&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPiris2010" class="citation book cs1">Piris, Jean-Claude (2010). <i>The Lisbon Treaty: A Legal and Political Analysis</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-19792-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-521-19792-2"><bdi>978-0-521-19792-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Lisbon+Treaty%3A+A+Legal+and+Political+Analysis&rft.place=Cambridge&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-521-19792-2&rft.aulast=Piris&rft.aufirst=Jean-Claude&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSimons2002" class="citation book cs1">Simons, George F., ed. (2002). <i>EuroDiversity</i>. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87719-381-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-87719-381-4"><bdi>978-0-87719-381-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=EuroDiversity&rft.place=Abingdon-on-Thames&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-87719-381-4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilkinson2007" class="citation book cs1">Wilkinson, Paul (2007). <span class="id-lock-limited" title="Free access subject to limited trial, subscription normally required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/internationalrel00wilk_012"><i>International Relations: A Very Short Introduction</i></a></span> (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-280157-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-280157-9"><bdi>978-0-19-280157-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=International+Relations%3A+A+Very+Short+Introduction&rft.place=Oxford&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-19-280157-9&rft.aulast=Wilkinson&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Finternationalrel00wilk_012&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316"><div class="refbegin refbegin-hanging-indents refbegin-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndersonBort2001" class="citation book cs1">Anderson, M.; Bort, E. (2001). <i>Frontiers of the European Union</i>. Springer. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-230-50797-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-230-50797-5"><bdi>978-0-230-50797-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Frontiers+of+the+European+Union&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0-230-50797-5&rft.aulast=Anderson&rft.aufirst=M.&rft.au=Bort%2C+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarnard2010" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Barnard" title="Catherine Barnard">Barnard, Catherine</a> (2010). <i>The Substantive Law of the EU: The four freedoms</i> (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-956224-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-956224-4"><bdi>978-0-19-956224-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Substantive+Law+of+the+EU%3A+The+four+freedoms&rft.place=Oxford&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-19-956224-4&rft.aulast=Barnard&rft.aufirst=Catherine&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBombergPetersonCorbett2012" class="citation book cs1">Bomberg, Elizabeth; Peterson, John; Corbett, Richard, eds. (2012). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/europeanunionhow0000unse"><i>The European Union: How Does it Work? (New European Union)</i></a></span> (3rd ed.). Oxford: <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957080-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-957080-5"><bdi>978-0-19-957080-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+European+Union%3A+How+Does+it+Work%3F+%28New+European+Union%29&rft.place=Oxford&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-0-19-957080-5&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Feuropeanunionhow0000unse&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBerend2017" class="citation book cs1">Berend, Ivan T. (2017). <i>The Contemporary Crisis of the European Union: Prospects for the Future</i>. New York: Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-138-24419-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-138-24419-1"><bdi>978-1-138-24419-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Contemporary+Crisis+of+the+European+Union%3A+Prospects+for+the+Future&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-1-138-24419-1&rft.aulast=Berend&rft.aufirst=Ivan+T.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrethertonVogler2005" class="citation book cs1">Bretherton, Charlotte; Vogler, John (2005). <i>The European Union as a Global Actor</i>. Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-134-45882-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-134-45882-0"><bdi>978-1-134-45882-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+European+Union+as+a+Global+Actor&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-1-134-45882-0&rft.aulast=Bretherton&rft.aufirst=Charlotte&rft.au=Vogler%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCiniBorragán2019" class="citation book cs1">Cini, Michelle; Borragán, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano (2019). <i>European Union Politics</i>. Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-880653-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-880653-0"><bdi>978-0-19-880653-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=European+Union+Politics&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=978-0-19-880653-0&rft.aulast=Cini&rft.aufirst=Michelle&rft.au=Borrag%C3%A1n%2C+Nieves+P%C3%A9rez-Sol%C3%B3rzano&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCorbettJacobsShackleton2011" class="citation book cs1">Corbett, Richard; <a href="/wiki/Francis_Jacobs" title="Francis Jacobs">Jacobs, Francis</a>; Shackleton, Michael (2011). <i>The European Parliament</i> (8th ed.). London: <a href="/wiki/Harper_(publisher)" title="Harper (publisher)">John Harper Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9564508-5-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9564508-5-2"><bdi>978-0-9564508-5-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+European+Parliament&rft.place=London&rft.edition=8th&rft.pub=John+Harper+Publishing&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-9564508-5-2&rft.aulast=Corbett&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=Jacobs%2C+Francis&rft.au=Shackleton%2C+Michael&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFederiga2010" class="citation book cs1">Federiga, Bindi, ed. (2010). <i>The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe's Role in the World</i> (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: <a href="/wiki/Brookings_Institution" title="Brookings Institution">Brookings Institution Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8157-2252-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8157-2252-6"><bdi>978-0-8157-2252-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Foreign+Policy+of+the+European+Union%3A+Assessing+Europe%27s+Role+in+the+World&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Brookings+Institution+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-8157-2252-6&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEuropean+Union" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGareisHauserKernic2013" class="citation book cs1">Gareis, Sven; Hauser, Gunther; Kernic, Franz, eds. (2013). <i>The European Union – A Global Actor?</i>. 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_European_Union_history" title="Timeline of European Union history">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ideas_of_European_unity_before_1948" title="Ideas of European unity before 1948">Ideas of European unity before 1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_fathers_of_the_European_Union" title="Founding fathers of the European Union">Founders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_integration_(1948%E2%80%931957)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the European integration (1948–1957)">1948–1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Communities_(1958%E2%80%931972)" title="History of the European Communities (1958–1972)">1958–1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Communities_(1973%E2%80%931993)" title="History of the European Communities (1973–1993)">1973–1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union_(1993%E2%80%932004)" title="History of the European Union (1993–2004)">1993–2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_European_Union_since_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the European Union since 2004">Since 2004</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Common Security and Defence Policy">Defence policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)" title="Western Union (alliance)">Western Union (1948–1954)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union">Western European Union (1954–2011)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Communities" title="European Communities">European Communities (1967–2009)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Authority_for_the_Ruhr" title="International Authority for the Ruhr">International Authority for the Ruhr (1949–1951)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community" title="European Coal and Steel Community">European Coal and Steel Community (1951–2002)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community (1958–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Community">European Community (1993–2009)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Atomic_Energy_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Atomic Energy Community">European Atomic Energy Community (est. 1958)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Central_Bank" title="European Central Bank">Central bank</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Monetary_Cooperation_Fund" title="European Monetary Cooperation Fund">European Monetary Cooperation Fund (1973–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Monetary_Institute" title="European Monetary Institute">European Monetary Institute (1994–1998)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Stability_Mechanism" title="European Stability Mechanism">Financial stability</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Financial_Stability_Facility" title="European Financial Stability Facility">European Financial Stability Facility (2010–<i>2012</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Financial_Stability_Mechanism" class="mw-redirect" title="European Financial Stability Mechanism">European Financial Stability Mechanism (2010–<i>2012</i>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">Enlargements</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_Territory_of_Trieste#Dissolution" title="Free Territory of Trieste">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_enlargement_of_the_European_Communities" title="1973 enlargement of the European Communities">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_enlargement_of_the_European_Communities" title="1981 enlargement of the European Communities">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_enlargement_of_the_European_Communities" title="1986 enlargement of the European Communities">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_reunification" title="German reunification">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="1995 enlargement of the European Union">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2004 enlargement of the European Union">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2007 enlargement of the European Union">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2013 enlargement of the European Union">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union" title="Withdrawal from the European Union">Withdrawals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89vian_Accords" title="Évian Accords">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Greenland_from_the_European_Communities" title="Withdrawal of Greenland from the European Communities">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon#After_1945" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy#21st_century" title="Saint Barthélemy">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_European_Union" title="Geography of the European Union">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_European_Union" title="Geography of the European Union">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union" title="Demographics of the European Union">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/External_border_of_the_European_Union" title="External border of the European Union">External border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_the_European_Union" title="Environmental issues in the European Union">Environmental issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_the_European_Union" title="Extreme points of the European Union">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geographical_midpoint_of_Europe#Geographic_centre_of_the_European_Union" title="Geographical midpoint of Europe">Geographic centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larger_urban_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Larger urban zone">Larger urban zones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">Member states</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_the_European_Union" title="Protected areas of the European Union">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-level_NUTS_of_the_European_Union" title="First-level NUTS of the European Union">Regions <span style="font-size:85%;">(first-level NUTS)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_territories_of_members_of_the_European_Economic_Area" title="Special territories of members of the European Economic Area">Special territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_statistics" title="European Union statistics">Statistics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bodies_of_the_European_Union_and_the_Euratom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodies of the European Union and the Euratom">Bodies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_the_European_Union" title="Institutions of the European Union">Institutions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">Legislature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="President of the European Parliament">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Vice-President of the European Parliament">Vice-Presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Secretariat of the European Parliament">Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committees_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Committees of the European Parliament">Committees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament" title="Elections to the European Parliament">Elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituency" title="European Parliament constituency">Constituencies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Political groups of the European Parliament">Political groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_political_party" title="European political party">European political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_political_foundation" title="European political foundation">European political foundations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">Council of the European Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Presidency of the Council of the European Union">Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretariat_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union" title="General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union">General Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurogroup" title="Eurogroup">Eurogroup</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Council" title="President of the European Council">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro_summit" title="Euro summit">Euro summit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Commission" title="Vice-President of the European Commission">Vice-Presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Commissioners_by_nationality" class="mw-redirect" title="List of European Commissioners by nationality">Commissioners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate-General" title="Directorate-General">Directorates-General</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary">Judiciary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" title="Court of Justice of the European Union">Court of Justice of the European Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" title="European Court of Justice">Court of Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Court_(European_Union)" title="General Court (European Union)">General Court</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Central_bank" title="Central bank">Central bank</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Central_Bank" title="European Central Bank">European Central Bank</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Central_Bank" title="President of the European Central Bank">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_System_of_Central_Banks" title="European System of Central Banks">System of Central Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurosystem" title="Eurosystem">Eurosystem</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_audit_institution" title="Supreme audit institution">Supreme audit institution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Auditors" title="European Court of Auditors">European Court of Auditors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_European_Court_of_Auditors" title="Secretary-General of the European Court of Auditors">Secretary-General</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br />international-law<br />EU bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Atomic_Energy_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Atomic Energy Community">European Atomic Energy Community</a></li> <li>EIB Group <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Fund" title="European Investment Fund">European Investment Fund</a></li> <li>EIB Institute</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_University_Institute" title="European University Institute">European University Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Stability_Mechanism" title="European Stability Mechanism">European Stability Mechanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unified_Patent_Court" title="Unified Patent Court">Unified Patent Court</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independent<br />offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Ombudsman" title="European Ombudsman">European Ombudsman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Data_Protection_Supervisor" title="European Data Protection Supervisor">European Data Protection Supervisor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agencies_of_the_European_Union" title="Agencies of the European Union">Agencies of the European Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advisory<br />bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Committee_of_the_Regions" title="European Committee of the Regions">European Committee of the Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_and_Social_Committee" title="European Economic and Social Committee">European Economic and Social Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military<br />bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_and_Security_Committee" title="Political and Security Committee">Political and Security Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">European Union Military Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Staff" title="European Union Military Staff">European Union Military Staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acquis_communautaire" title="Acquis communautaire">Acquis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union" title="Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union">Charter of Fundamental Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_competition_law" title="European Union competition law">Competition law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_European_Union" title="Copyright law of the European Union">Copyright law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directive_(European_Union)" title="Directive (European Union)">Directive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Citizens%27_Rights_Directive" title="Citizens' Rights Directive">Citizens' Rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opt-outs_in_the_European_Union" title="Opt-outs in the European Union">opt-outs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_from_the_European_Union" title="Withdrawal from the European Union">Withdrawal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union" title="Economy of the European Union">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union" title="Budget of the European Union">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currencies_of_the_European_Union" title="Currencies of the European Union">Currencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_preference_(EU)" 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wage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_unemployment_rate" title="List of European Union member states by unemployment rate">Unemployment rate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_health_expense_per_person" title="List of European Union member states by health expense per person">Health expense per person</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_European_Union" title="Politics of the European Union">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concepts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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title="Pro-Europeanism">Pro-Europeanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_legitimacy_of_the_European_Union" title="Democratic legitimacy of the European Union">Democratic legitimacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Differentiated_integration" title="Differentiated integration">Differentiated integration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privileged_partnership" title="Privileged partnership">Privileged partnership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_superpower#European_Union" title="Potential superpower">Potential superpower status</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Policies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_of_freedom,_security_and_justice" title="Area of freedom, security and justice">Area of freedom, security and justice</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Migration_and_asylum_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Migration and asylum policy of the European Union">Migration and asylum policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Judicial_Network" title="European Judicial Network">European Judicial Network</a> (criminal matters)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=European_Judicial_Network_in_civil_and_commercial_matters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (page does not exist)">European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship of the European Union">Citizenship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passports_of_the_European_Union" title="Passports of the European Union">passports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_identity_card" class="mw-redirect" title="European identity card">identity card</a> (<a 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Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Neighbourhood_Policy" title="European Neighbourhood Policy">Neighbourhood Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Global_Strategy" title="European Union Global Strategy">Global Strategy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union" title="Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union">Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eurozone" title="Eurozone">Eurozone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_banking_union" title="European banking union">European banking union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Banking_Supervision" title="European Banking Supervision">European Banking Supervision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_Resolution_Mechanism" title="Single Resolution Mechanism">Single Resolution Mechanism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Markets_Union" title="Capital Markets Union">Capital Markets Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_System_of_Financial_Supervision" title="European System of Financial Supervision">European System of Financial Supervision</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">Single market</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy" title="Common Agricultural Policy">Agricultural policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_policies_of_the_European_Union" title="Cultural policies of the European Union">Cultural policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">Customs Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Educational_policies_and_initiatives_of_the_European_Union" title="Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union">Educational policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Energy policy of the European Union">Energy policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Environmental policy of the European Union">Environmental policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Green_Deal" title="European Green Deal">European Green Deal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">Fisheries policy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HealthCare_in_the_European_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HealthCare in the European Union (page does not exist)">Healthcare</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card" title="European Health Insurance Card">Health Insurance Card</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_for_workers_in_the_European_Union" title="Freedom of movement for workers in the European Union">Labour mobility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_policy_of_the_European_Union" title="Regional policy of the European Union">Regional development</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/European_Peace_Facility" title="European Peace Facility">European Peace Facility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Partnership_Agreements" title="Economic Partnership Agreements">Economic Partnership Agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Association_Agreement" title="European Union Association Agreement">European Union Association Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stabilisation_and_Association_Process" title="Stabilisation and Association Process">Stabilisation and Association Process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Partnership" title="Eastern Partnership">Eastern Partnership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euronest_Parliamentary_Assembly" title="Euronest Parliamentary Assembly">Euronest Parliamentary Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EU_Gateway_Programme" title="EU Gateway Programme">EU Gateway Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EU_Strategy_for_the_South_Caucasus" title="EU Strategy for the South Caucasus">EU Strategy for the South Caucasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Dimension" title="Northern Dimension">Northern Dimension</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_for_the_Mediterranean" title="Union for the Mediterranean">Union for the Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Global_Strategy" title="European Union Global Strategy">Global Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_free_trade_agreements" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union free trade agreements">Free trade agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">Enlargement</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potential_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Potential enlargement of the European Union">Current agenda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statistics_relating_to_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Statistics relating to enlargement of the European Union">Statistics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th 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Union</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Bilateral_relations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Bilateralism" title="Bilateralism">Bilateral</a> relations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="See_also:_Economic_relationships_with_third_countries"><i>See also</i>: <a href="/wiki/Third-country_economic_relationships_with_the_European_Union" title="Third-country economic relationships with the European Union">Economic relationships with third countries</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria-European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Algeria-European Union relations">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Cape Verde–European Union relations">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Egypt–European Union relations">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Libya–European Union relations">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Morocco–European Union relations">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="South Africa–European Union relations">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93Sudan_relations" title="European Union–Sudan relations">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Tunisia–European Union relations">Tunisia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Argentina–European Union relations">Argentina</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Argentina_foreign_trade_relations_with_the_European_Union" title="Argentina foreign trade relations with the European Union">trade</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Brazil–European Union relations">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Canada–European Union relations">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Colombia–European Union relations">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Cuba–European Union relations">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenland_and_the_European_Union" title="Greenland and the European Union">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Mexico–European Union relations">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93Peru_relations" title="European Union–Peru relations">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="United States–European Union relations">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Uruguay–European Union relations">Uruguay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Bahrain–European Union relations">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Bangladesh–European Union relations">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="China–European Union relations">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="India–European Union relations">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Indonesia–European Union relations">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Iran–European Union relations">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Iraq–European Union relations">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Israel–European Union relations">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Japan–European Union relations">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Jordan–European Union relations">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Kazakhstan–European Union relations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Lebanon–European Union relations">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Malaysia–European Union relations">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Nepal–European Union relations">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="North Korea–European Union relations">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Pakistan–European Union relations">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Palestine–European Union relations">Palestine</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Philippines–European Union relations">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="South Korea–European Union relations">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Syria–European Union relations">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Taiwan–European Union relations">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Vietnam–European Union relations">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemen%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Yemen–European Union relations">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Albania_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Albania to the European Union">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Andorra–European Union relations">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Armenia–European Union relations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Azerbaijan–European Union relations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Belarus–European Union relations">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands_and_the_European_Union" title="Faroe Islands and the European Union">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Georgia–European Union relations">Georgia</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Georgia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Georgia to the European Union">Accession negotiations</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Iceland–European Union relations">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Kosovo_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Kosovo to the European Union">Kosovo</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Liechtenstein–European Union relations">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldova%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Moldova–European Union relations">Moldova</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Moldova_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Moldova to the European Union">Accession negotiations</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Monaco–European Union relations">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Montenegro_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Montenegro to the European Union">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_North_Macedonia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Cyprus and the European Union">Northern Cyprus</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Norway–European Union relations">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Russia–European Union relations">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="San Marino–European Union relations">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Serbia_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Serbia to the European Union">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Sovereign Military Order of Malta–European Union relations">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Switzerland–European Union relations">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="European Union–Turkey relations">Turkey</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Turkey to the European Union">Accession negotiations</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Ukraine–European Union relations">Ukraine</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Ukraine_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Ukraine to the European Union">Accession negotiations</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="United Kingdom–European Union relations">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Holy See–European Union relations">Vatican City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Australia–European Union relations">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micronesia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Micronesia–European Union relations">Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="New Zealand–European Union relations">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Papua New Guinea–European Union relations">Papua New Guinea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia%E2%80%93European_Communities_relations" title="Yugoslavia–European Communities relations">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">Overseas territories of member states</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microstates_and_the_European_Union" title="Microstates and the European Union">European microstates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_the_European_Union" title="List of the largest trading partners of the European Union">Largest trading partners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Association_Agreement" title="European Union Association Agreement">Association Agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_free_trade_agreements" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union free trade agreements">Free trade agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Sanctions" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union Sanctions">European Union Sanctions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>†= Disputed state, may not be recognised as an independent state by some or all European Union members.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Multilateral_relations_and_initiatives" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Multilateralism" title="Multilateralism">Multilateral</a> relations and initiatives</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;padding:0.35em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; ;">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab_League%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Arab League–European Union relations">Arab League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASEAN%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="ASEAN–European Union relations">ASEAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Council of Europe–European Union relations">Council of Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights" title="European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights">ECHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_G7" title="European Union and the G7">G7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_International_Criminal_Court" title="European Union and the International Criminal Court">ICC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Observer_Mission_of_the_Organization_of_Islamic_Cooperation_to_the_European_Union" title="Permanent Observer Mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the European Union">IOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93Mercosur_relations" title="European Union–Mercosur relations">Mercosur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="European Union–NATO relations">NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="European Union and the United Nations">UN</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;padding:0.35em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; ;">Initiatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African,_Caribbean_and_Pacific_Group_of_States" class="mw-redirect" title="African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States">African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia%E2%80%93Europe_Meeting" title="Asia–Europe Meeting">Asia–Europe Meeting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CARIFORUM" title="CARIFORUM">CARIFORUM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Customs_Union" title="European Union Customs Union">Customs Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Partnership" title="Eastern Partnership">Eastern Partnership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_Community" title="Energy Community">Energy Community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro-Latin_American_Parliamentary_Assembly" title="Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly">Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Common_Aviation_Area" title="European Common Aviation Area">European Common Aviation Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Area" title="European Economic Area">European Economic Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro-Mediterranean_free_trade_area" title="Euro-Mediterranean free trade area">Euro-Mediterranean free trade area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro-Mediterranean_Partnership" class="mw-redirect" title="Euro-Mediterranean Partnership">Euro-Mediterranean Partnership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euronest_Parliamentary_Assembly" title="Euronest Parliamentary Assembly">Euronest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Partnership_Agreements" title="Economic Partnership Agreements">Economic Partnership Agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EU_CBRN_Risk_Mitigation_CoE_Initiative" title="EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE Initiative">EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Neighbourhood_Policy" title="European Neighbourhood Policy">Neighbourhood Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Dimension" title="Northern Dimension">Northern Dimension</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_for_the_Mediterranean" title="Union for the Mediterranean">Mediterranean Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stabilisation_and_Association_Process" title="Stabilisation and Association Process">Stabilisation and Association Process</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Administration_and_policies" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Administration and policies</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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Policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;padding:0.35em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; ;">Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_Aid_and_Civil_Protection_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department">Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_International_Cooperation_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development">Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">External Action Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Council" title="Foreign Affairs Council">Foreign Affairs Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy" title="High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy">High Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Josep_Borrell" title="Josep Borrell">Josep Borrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs" title="European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs">Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Policy_Instruments_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign Policy Instruments Service">Foreign Policy Instruments Service</a></li> <li>Diplomatic missions <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="List of diplomatic missions of the European Union">of the EU</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambassadors of the European Union">ambassadors</a>) / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Belgium#Missions_to_the_European_Union" title="List of diplomatic missions in Belgium">to the EU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Special_Representative" title="European Union Special Representative">Special Representatives</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.0em;padding:0.35em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; ;">Funding</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Instrument_for_Pre-Accession_Assistance" title="Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance">Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Europe">Global Europe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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the European Union Military Staff">Director General of the Military Staff/Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee" title="Chairman of the European Union Military Committee">Chairman of the Military Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Council" title="Foreign Affairs Council">Foreign Affairs Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy" title="Structure of the Common Security and Defence Policy">Structure</a></th><td 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href="/wiki/Civilian_Planning_and_Conduct_Capability" title="Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability">Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Support_Coordination_Cell" title="Joint Support Coordination Cell">Joint Support Coordination Cell</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Intelligence_and_Situation_Centre" title="European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre">Intelligence and Situation Centre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Club_de_Berne" title="Club de Berne">Club de Berne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crisis_Management_and_Planning_Directorate_(European_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (European Union)">Crisis Management and Planning Directorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Security_and_Defence_College" title="European Security and Defence College">Security & Defence College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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bodies</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Permanent_Representatives" title="Committee of Permanent Representatives">Committee of Permanent Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_and_Security_Committee" title="Political and Security Committee">Political and Security Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politico-Military_Group" title="Politico-Military Group">Politico-Military Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Military_Committee" title="European Union Military Committee">Military Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_for_Civilian_Aspects_of_Crisis_Management" title="Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management">Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b><a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> bodies</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_for_Defence_Industry_and_Space" title="Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space">Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><b>Funding</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Defence_Fund" title="European Defence Fund">Defence Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th 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title="European Secure Software-defined Radio">Secure Software-defined Radio</a> (PESCO)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy_Service_Medal" title="Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal">Service medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy_Service_Medal" title="Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal">Medal for Extraordinary Meritorious Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Community_Monitor_Mission_Medal" title="European Community Monitor Mission Medal">Monitor mission medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ernesto_Teodoro_Moneta" title="Ernesto Teodoro Moneta">Ernesto Moneta</a> / <a href="/wiki/Louis_Renault_(jurist)" title="Louis Renault (jurist)">Louis Renault</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Klas_Pontus_Arnoldson" title="Klas Pontus Arnoldson">Klas Arnoldson</a> / <a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Bajer" title="Fredrik Bajer">Fredrik Bajer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Auguste_Beernaert" title="Auguste Beernaert">A. M. F. Beernaert</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paul_Henri_Balluet_d%27Estournelles_de_Constant" title="Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant">Paul Estournelles de Constant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/International_Peace_Bureau" title="International Peace Bureau">International Peace Bureau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Asser" title="Tobias Asser">Tobias Asser</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hermann_Fried" title="Alfred Hermann Fried">Alfred Fried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Elihu_Root" title="Elihu Root">Elihu Root</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Henri_La_Fontaine" title="Henri La Fontaine">Henri La Fontaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1914</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1915</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1916</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross">International Committee of the Red Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1918</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Bourgeois" title="Léon Bourgeois">Léon Bourgeois</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Hjalmar_Branting" title="Hjalmar Branting">Hjalmar Branting</a> / <a href="/wiki/Christian_Lous_Lange" title="Christian Lous Lange">Christian Lange</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen" title="Fridtjof Nansen">Fridtjof Nansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1923</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Austen_Chamberlain" title="Austen Chamberlain">Austen Chamberlain</a> / <a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Dawes" title="Charles G. Dawes">Charles Dawes</a></span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Nobel_Prize.png/80px-Nobel_Prize.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Nobel_Prize.png/120px-Nobel_Prize.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Nobel_Prize.png/160px-Nobel_Prize.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="492" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1926–1950</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Aristide_Briand" title="Aristide Briand">Aristide Briand</a> / <a href="/wiki/Gustav_Stresemann" title="Gustav Stresemann">Gustav Stresemann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Buisson" title="Ferdinand Buisson">Ferdinand Buisson</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Quidde" title="Ludwig Quidde">Ludwig Quidde</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1928</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Frank_B._Kellogg" title="Frank B. Kellogg">Frank B. Kellogg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Nathan_S%C3%B6derblom" title="Nathan Söderblom">Nathan Söderblom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Jane_Addams" title="Jane Addams">Jane Addams</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Murray_Butler" title="Nicholas Murray Butler">Nicholas Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1932</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Angell" title="Norman Angell">Norman Angell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henderson" title="Arthur Henderson">Arthur Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Carl_von_Ossietzky" title="Carl von Ossietzky">Carl von Ossietzky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Saavedra_Lamas" title="Carlos Saavedra Lamas">Carlos Saavedra Lamas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Cecil,_1st_Viscount_Cecil_of_Chelwood" title="Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood">Robert Cecil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Nansen_International_Office_for_Refugees" title="Nansen International Office for Refugees">Nansen International Office for Refugees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1939</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1940</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1941</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1942</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1943</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross">International Committee of the Red Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Cordell_Hull" title="Cordell Hull">Cordell Hull</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Emily_Greene_Balch" title="Emily Greene Balch">Emily Balch</a> / <a href="/wiki/John_Mott" title="John Mott">John Mott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Quaker_Peace_and_Social_Witness" title="Quaker Peace and Social Witness">Friends Service Council</a> / <a href="/wiki/American_Friends_Service_Committee" title="American Friends Service Committee">American Friends Service Committee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1948</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/John_Boyd_Orr" title="John Boyd Orr">John Boyd Orr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Bunche" title="Ralph Bunche">Ralph Bunche</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1951–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Jouhaux" title="Léon Jouhaux">Léon Jouhaux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer" title="Albert Schweitzer">Albert Schweitzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1955</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1956</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson" title="Lester B. Pearson">Lester B. Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Pire" title="Dominique Pire">Georges Pire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Philip_Noel-Baker" title="Philip Noel-Baker">Philip Noel-Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Luthuli" title="Albert Luthuli">Albert Luthuli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld" title="Dag Hammarskjöld">Dag Hammarskjöld</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Linus_Pauling" title="Linus Pauling">Linus Pauling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross">International Committee of the Red Cross</a> / <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">League of Red Cross Societies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1964 Nobel Peace Prize">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1965 Nobel Peace Prize">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575"><a href="/wiki/1966_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1966 Nobel Peace Prize">1966</a></span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575"><a href="/wiki/1967_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1967 Nobel Peace Prize">1967</a></span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1968 Nobel Peace Prize">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Cassin" title="René Cassin">René Cassin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1969 Nobel Peace Prize">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labour Organization</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1970 Nobel Peace Prize">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" title="Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1971 Nobel Peace Prize">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Willy_Brandt" title="Willy Brandt">Willy Brandt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#757575">1972</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="1973 Nobel Peace Prize">1973</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/L%C3%AA_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c_Th%E1%BB%8D" title="Lê Đức Thọ">Lê Đức Thọ</a> (declined award)</i> / <a href="/wiki/Henry_Kissinger" title="Henry Kissinger">Henry Kissinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_MacBride" title="Seán MacBride">Seán MacBride</a> / <a href="/wiki/Eisaku_Sat%C5%8D" title="Eisaku Satō">Eisaku Satō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Sakharov" title="Andrei Sakharov">Andrei Sakharov</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Betty_Williams" title="Betty Williams">Betty Williams</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mairead_Maguire" title="Mairead Maguire">Mairead Corrigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Sadat" title="Anwar Sadat">Anwar Sadat</a> / <a href="/wiki/Menachem_Begin" title="Menachem Begin">Menachem Begin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Adolfo_P%C3%A9rez_Esquivel" title="Adolfo Pérez Esquivel">Adolfo Pérez Esquivel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Alva_Myrdal" title="Alva Myrdal">Alva Myrdal</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Garc%C3%ADa_Robles" title="Alfonso García Robles">Alfonso García Robles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa" title="Lech Wałęsa">Lech Wałęsa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" title="Desmond Tutu">Desmond Tutu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/International_Physicians_for_the_Prevention_of_Nuclear_War" title="International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War">International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Elie_Wiesel" title="Elie Wiesel">Elie Wiesel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/%C3%93scar_Arias" title="Óscar Arias">Óscar Arias</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="United Nations peacekeeping">UN Peacekeeping Forces</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama" title="14th Dalai Lama">Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev" title="Mikhail Gorbachev">Mikhail Gorbachev</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" title="Aung San Suu Kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Rigoberta_Mench%C3%BA" title="Rigoberta Menchú">Rigoberta Menchú</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> / <a href="/wiki/F._W._de_Klerk" title="F. W. de Klerk">F. W. de Klerk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Shimon_Peres" title="Shimon Peres">Shimon Peres</a> / <a href="/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin" title="Yitzhak Rabin">Yitzhak Rabin</a> / <a href="/wiki/Yasser_Arafat" title="Yasser Arafat">Yasser Arafat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Pugwash_Conferences_on_Science_and_World_Affairs" title="Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs">Pugwash Conferences</a> / <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Rotblat" title="Joseph Rotblat">Joseph Rotblat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo" title="Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo">Carlos Belo</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ramos-Horta" title="José Ramos-Horta">José Ramos-Horta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/International_Campaign_to_Ban_Landmines" title="International Campaign to Ban Landmines">International Campaign to Ban Landmines</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jody_Williams" title="Jody Williams">Jody Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> / <a href="/wiki/David_Trimble" title="David Trimble">David Trimble</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res" title="Médecins Sans Frontières">Médecins Sans Frontières</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kim_Dae-jung" title="Kim Dae-jung">Kim Dae-jung</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Nobel Peace Prize">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> / <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Nobel Peace Prize">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Nobel Peace Prize">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shirin_Ebadi" title="Shirin Ebadi">Shirin Ebadi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Nobel Peace Prize">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wangari_Maathai" class="mw-redirect" title="Wangari Maathai">Wangari Maathai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2005 Nobel Peace Prize">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">International Atomic Energy Agency</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_ElBaradei" title="Mohamed ElBaradei">Mohamed ElBaradei</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Nobel Peace Prize">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grameen_Bank" title="Grameen Bank">Grameen Bank</a> / <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" title="Muhammad Yunus">Muhammad Yunus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2007 Nobel Peace Prize">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> / <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" title="Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Nobel_Peace_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Nobel Peace Prize">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" title="Martti Ahtisaari">Martti Ahtisaari</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2009 Nobel Peace Prize">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2010 Nobel Peace Prize">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo" title="Liu Xiaobo">Liu Xiaobo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2011 Nobel Peace Prize">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf" title="Ellen Johnson Sirleaf">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</a> / <a href="/wiki/Leymah_Gbowee" title="Leymah Gbowee">Leymah Gbowee</a> / <a href="/wiki/Tawakkol_Karman" title="Tawakkol Karman">Tawakkol Karman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2012 Nobel Peace Prize">2012</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">European Union</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2013 Nobel Peace Prize">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" title="Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons">Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2014 Nobel Peace Prize">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi" title="Kailash Satyarthi">Kailash Satyarthi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai" title="Malala Yousafzai">Malala Yousafzai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2015 Nobel Peace Prize">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_National_Dialogue_Quartet" title="Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet">Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2016 Nobel Peace Prize">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Manuel_Santos" title="Juan Manuel Santos">Juan Manuel Santos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2017 Nobel Peace Prize">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/International_Campaign_to_Abolish_Nuclear_Weapons" title="International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons">International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2018 Nobel Peace Prize">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Denis_Mukwege" title="Denis Mukwege">Denis Mukwege</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nadia_Murad" title="Nadia Murad">Nadia Murad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2019 Nobel Peace Prize">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed" title="Abiy Ahmed">Abiy Ahmed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2020 Nobel Peace Prize">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Programme" title="World Food Programme">World Food Programme</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2021 Nobel Peace Prize">2021</a>: <a href="/wiki/Maria_Ressa" title="Maria Ressa">Maria Ressa</a> / <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Muratov" title="Dmitry Muratov">Dmitry Muratov</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2022 Nobel Peace Prize">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ales_Bialiatski" title="Ales Bialiatski">Ales Bialiatski</a> / <a href="/wiki/Memorial_(society)" title="Memorial (society)">Memorial</a> / <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Civil_Liberties_(human_rights_organization)" title="Center for Civil Liberties (human rights organization)">Center for Civil Liberties</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2023 Nobel Peace Prize">2023</a>: <a href="/wiki/Narges_Mohammadi" title="Narges Mohammadi">Narges Mohammadi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="2024 Nobel Peace Prize">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nihon_Hidankyo" title="Nihon Hidankyo">Nihon Hidankyo</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Vicariate_of_Solidarity" title="Vicariate of Solidarity">Vicariate of Solidarity</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Villa_El_Salvador" title="Villa El Salvador">Villa El Salvador</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature" title="World Wide Fund for Nature">World Wide Fund for Nature</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hawking" title="Stephen Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Sephardic_Jews" title="Sephardic Jews">Sephardic</a> Communities</li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res" title="Médecins Sans Frontières">Médecins Sans Frontières</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medicus_Mundi_International" title="Medicus Mundi International">Medicus Mundi</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/AmfAR" title="AmfAR">American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Gesto_por_la_Paz" title="Gesto por la Paz">Association for Peace in the Basque Country</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Movement_of_Street_Children&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Movement of Street Children (page does not exist)">National Movement of Street Children</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Messengers_of_Peace_(Spain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Messengers of Peace (Spain) (page does not exist)">Messengers of Peace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children" title="Save the Children">Save the Children</a></li> <li>1995: H.M. <a href="/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan" title="Hussein of Jordan">Hussein I</a>, king of Jordan</li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Adolfo_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Adolfo Suárez">Adolfo Suárez</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich" title="Mstislav Rostropovich">Mstislav Rostropovich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yehudi_Menuhin" title="Yehudi Menuhin">Yehudi Menuhin</a></li> <li>1998: Nicolás Castellanos, <a href="/wiki/Vicen%C3%A7_Ferrer_Moncho" title="Vicenç Ferrer Moncho">Vicente Ferrer</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joaqu%C3%ADn_Sanz_Gadea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joaquín Sanz Gadea (page does not exist)">Joaquín Sanz Gadea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" title="Muhammad Yunus">Muhammad Yunus</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Spain" title="Caritas Spain">Caritas Spain</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Academy" title="Royal Spanish Academy">Royal Spanish Academy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Academies_of_the_Spanish_Language" title="Association of Academies of the Spanish Language">Association of Academies of the Spanish Language</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves">World Network of Biosphere Reserves</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Barenboim" title="Daniel Barenboim">Daniel Barenboim</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edward_Said" title="Edward Said">Edward Said</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/J._K._Rowling" title="J. 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Rowling</a></li> <li>2004: The <a href="/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago" title="Camino de Santiago">Way of St. James</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Daughters_of_Charity_of_Saint_Vincent_de_Paul" title="Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul">Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Yad_Vashem" title="Yad Vashem">Yad Vashem</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Dngrid_Betancourt" title="Íngrid Betancourt">Íngrid Betancourt</a></li> <li>2009: The City of <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Manos_Unidas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manos Unidas (page does not exist)">Manos Unidas</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_50" title="Fukushima 50">Fukushima 50</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spanish_Federation_of_Food_Banks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spanish Federation of Food Banks (page does not exist)">Spanish Federation of Food Banks</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/ONCE" title="ONCE">Spanish Organization for the Blind (ONCE)</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Caddy_Adzuba" title="Caddy Adzuba">Caddy Adzuba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#addeff;"><div id="Princess_of_Asturias_Award_for_Concord" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Princess of Asturias Award for Concord</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Brothers_Hospitallers_of_Saint_John_of_God" title="Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God">Hospitaller Order of St John of God</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/SOS_Children%27s_Villages" title="SOS Children's Villages">SOS Children's Villages</a></li> <li>2017: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">European Union</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Earle" title="Sylvia Earle">Sylvia A. 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Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Customs_Union_of_the_Eurasian_Economic_Union" title="Customs Union of the Eurasian Economic Union">Eurasian Customs Union (EACU)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Community" title="Eurasian Economic Community">Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association" title="European Free Trade Association">European Free Trade Association (EFTA)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Sovereign states by</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage" title="List of European countries by average wage">Average wage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_budget_revenues" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by budget revenues">Budget revenues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_budget_revenues_per_capita" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by budget revenues per capita">per capita</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (nominal)">GDP (nominal)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (nominal) per capita">per capita</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(PPP)" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (PPP)">GDP (PPP)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (PPP) per capita">per capita</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GNI_(nominal)_per_capita" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GNI (nominal) per capita">GNI (nominal) per capita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GNI_(PPP)_per_capita" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by GNI (PPP) per capita">GNI (PPP) per capita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by Human Development Index">HDI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users" title="List of European countries by number of Internet users">Internet users (%)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_minimum_wage" title="List of European countries by minimum wage">Minimum wage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_Press_Freedom_Index" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by Press Freedom Index">Press Freedom Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_unemployment_rate" title="List of sovereign states in Europe by unemployment rate">Unemployment rate (%)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_countries_by_health_expense_per_person" title="European countries by health expense per person">Health expense per capita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_countries_by_military_expenditure_as_a_percentage_of_government_expenditure" title="European countries by military expenditure as a percentage of government expenditure">Military spending (%)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_countries_by_percentage_of_urban_population" title="European countries by percentage of urban population">Urban population (%)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_countries_by_electricity_consumption_per_person" title="European countries by electricity consumption per person">Electricity use per capita</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Europe" title="Category:Society of Europe">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Ages of consent in Europe">Ages of consent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etiquette_in_Europe" title="Etiquette in Europe">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_and_social_rankings_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe" title="Financial and social rankings of sovereign states in Europe">Social (and financial) rankings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Europe" title="Languages of Europe">Languages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_endangered_languages_in_Europe" title="List of endangered languages in Europe">endangered</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/European_countries_by_percent_of_population_aged_0-14" title="European countries by percent of population aged 0-14">Childhood population (%)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Europe" title="Ethnic groups in Europe">Ethnic groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Genetic_history_of_Europe" title="Genetic history of Europe">genetic history</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Europe" title="Immigration to Europe">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_life_expectancy" title="List of European countries by life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_regions_by_life_expectancy" title="List of European regions by life expectancy">by region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retirement_in_Europe" title="Retirement in Europe">Retirement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div 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America)">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_education" title="Western education">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_esotericism" title="Western esotericism">Esotericism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_astrology" title="Western astrology">Astrology</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_folklore" title="European folklore">Folklore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_the_Western_world" title="Immigration to the Western world">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_law" title="Western law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Europe" title="Languages of Europe">Languages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eurolinguistics" title="Eurolinguistics">Eurolinguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Average_European" title="Standard Average European">Standard Average European</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_literature" title="Western literature">Literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_canon" title="Western 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