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European Union

	Council of the European Union
	Court of Justice of the European Union
	Croatia	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
	Croatia	Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+16.67%
	European Central Bank	Christine Lagarde	4	+0.00%
	European Court of Auditors
	European Investment Bank
Institutions
	European Space Agency
	Political Parties
Leadership
	European Commission	Ursula von der Leyen	3	+7.64%
Member States
	Austria	European People's Party	0	+10.53%
	Belgium	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
	Belgium	Renew Europe	0	+4.76%
	Bulgaria	European People's Party	0	+11.76%
	Cyprus	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
		Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+0.00%
		European United Left/Nordic Green Left	0	+33.33%
	Czech Republic	Renew Europe	0	+4.76%
	Denmark	Renew Europe	0	+21.43%
	Estonia	Renew Europe	0	+14.29%
	Finland	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
		Greens/European Free Alliance	0	+0.00%
		Renew Europe	0	+7.14%
	France	Identity and Democracy	0	+0.00%
	France	Renew Europe	0	+12.66%
	Germany	European People's Party	0	+4.17%
	Greece	European People's Party	0	+9.52%
	Hungary	European People's Party	0	+38.10%
	Ireland	European People's Party	0	+7.69%
	Italy	Identity and Democracy	0	+13.16%
	Latvia	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
		Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+0.00%
		European Conservatives and Reformists	0	+12.50%
	Lithuania	European People's Party	0	+18.18%
	Luxembourg	European People's Party	0	+0.00%
	Luxembourg	Renew Europe	0	+16.67%
	Malta	Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+33.33%
	Netherlands	Renew Europe	0	+3.45%
	Poland	European Conservatives and Reformists	0	+19.23%
	Portugal	Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+9.52%
	Romania	European People's Party	0	+9.09%
	Slovakia	European People's Party	0	+14.29%
	Slovenia	European People's Party	0	+25.00%
	Spain	Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats	0	+13.79%
	Sweden	European People's Party	0	+4.76%
Parliament
	European Parliament	European People's Party	0	+3.46%
President
	European Council	Charles Michel	1	+100.00%

Country DETAILS

Parents

Website

http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm

Established

March 25, 1957

Disbanded

Still Active

Contributor

Gerald Farinas

Last Modified

IndyGeorgia August 12, 2019 07:44pm

Description

The European Union

The European Union is ostensibly a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. Its de facto capital is Brussels, Belgium.

Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at a European level.

The European Union consists of seven institutions and 44 distinct and independent agencies. Another nine independent bodies exist with mainly supplementary and consultative functions. They are, the Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Data Protection Supervisor, the European Ombudsman, the Publications Office, the Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Administrative School, the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) and the European Investment Bank.

Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union, which entered into force in 2009, established the seven principal decision-making institutions of the European Union:

1. The Court of Justice
2. The European Commission
3. The European Council
4. The Council of the European Union (or "Council of Ministers"; considered the most powerful of the seven).
5. The European Central Bank
6. The Court of Auditors and
7. The European Parliament.

Only three of the above institutions hold executive and legislative power: The Council of the European Union represents governments, the Parliament represents citizens and the Commission represents the "European interest".

The historical roots of the European Union lie in the Second World War. The idea of European integration was conceived to prevent such inter-regional strife and destruction from ever happening again. It was first proposed by the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in a speech on May 9, 1950, a date celebrated annually as Europe Day.

INFORMATION LINKS

Europa Gateway to the European Union

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European Union Commission

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European Union Constitution

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European Union Council

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European Union Court of Justice

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European Union Currency