European Union
European organization
Also known as: EU, Europäische Union, Union Européenne, Unione Europea
Quick Facts
- Awards And Honors:
- Nobel Prize
- Date:
- November 1, 1993
- Areas Of Involvement:
- economic growth
- economic integration
- euro
- currency
- trade
News •
Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
• Jan. 9, 2025, 12:37 AM ET (AP)
Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
• Jan. 7, 2025, 8:08 PM ET (AP)
US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office
• Jan. 7, 2025, 12:20 PM ET (AP)
European court rules against Greece over migrant’s illegal deportation, calls practice 'systematic'
• Jan. 7, 2025, 10:16 AM ET (AP)
A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here's why it matters
• Jan. 6, 2025, 2:42 PM ET (AP)
European Union (EU), international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies. Originally confined to western Europe, the EU undertook a robust expansion into central and eastern Europe in the early 21st century. The EU’s members are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The United Kingdom, which had been a founding member of the EU, left the organization in 2020. The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered ...(100 of 6239 words)