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social, employment, industrial, energy and environment policies; the EMU, taxation and financial services.</p> </div> </div> <div class="offset-md-0 col-md-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 col-xl-6 offset-xl-0 col-xxl-4"> <div class="erpl_product t-y-block mb-3 border-bottom border-md-bottom-none" data-link-mode="true"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-1"> <img src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/6.2.0/lib/assets/img/frame/fixedheight_thumb.png" aria-hidden="true" alt="">  <span> <img src="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-sm.png" srcset="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-sm.png 480w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-sm.png 640w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-md.png 750w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-xxl.png 1020w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter3-xxl.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 640px) 640px, (max-width: 750px) 750px, (max-width: 1020px) 1020px, (min-width: 1020px) 1600px" alt="Cohesion, growth and jobs"> </span> </div> <div class="erpl_title-h2 erpl_product-title mb-1"> <a href="/factsheets/en/chapter/211/cohesion-growth-and-jobs"><span class="t-item">Cohesion, growth and jobs</span></a> </div> <p class="erpl_product-description">Regional and cohesion policy, the common agricultural and fisheries policies; transport, tourism and trans-European networks; culture, education and sport.</p> </div> </div> <div class="offset-md-0 col-md-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 col-xl-6 offset-xl-0 col-xxl-4"> <div class="erpl_product t-y-block mb-3 border-bottom border-md-bottom-none" data-link-mode="true"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-1"> <img src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/6.2.0/lib/assets/img/frame/fixedheight_thumb.png" aria-hidden="true" alt="">  <span> <img src="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-sm.png" srcset="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-sm.png 480w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-sm.png 640w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-md.png 750w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-xxl.png 1020w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter4-xxl.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 640px) 640px, (max-width: 750px) 750px, (max-width: 1020px) 1020px, (min-width: 1020px) 1600px" alt="Citizens: fundamental rights, security and justice"> </span> </div> <div class="erpl_title-h2 erpl_product-title mb-1"> <a href="/factsheets/en/chapter/212/citizens-fundamental-rights-security-and-justice"><span class="t-item">Citizens: fundamental rights, security and justice</span></a> </div> <p class="erpl_product-description">Individual and collective rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights; freedom, security and justice, including immigration and asylum policies.</p> </div> </div> <div class="offset-md-0 col-md-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 col-xl-6 offset-xl-0 col-xxl-4"> <div class="erpl_product t-y-block mb-3 border-bottom border-md-bottom-none" data-link-mode="true"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-1"> <img src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/6.2.0/lib/assets/img/frame/fixedheight_thumb.png" aria-hidden="true" alt="">  <span> <img src="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-sm.png" srcset="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-sm.png 480w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-sm.png 640w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-md.png 750w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-xxl.png 1020w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/factsheets/img/chapters/chapter5-xxl.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 640px) 640px, (max-width: 750px) 750px, (max-width: 1020px) 1020px, (min-width: 1020px) 1600px" alt="The EU鈥檚 external relations"> </span> </div> <div class="erpl_title-h2 erpl_product-title mb-1"> <a href="/factsheets/en/chapter/213/the-eu-s-external-relations"><span class="t-item">The EU鈥檚 external relations</span></a> </div> <p class="erpl_product-description">Foreign and development policies and trade relations; 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