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Definition of “European Union”
European Union
Definitions
noun
- an organization created in 1993 with the aim of achieving closer economic and political union between member states of the European Community. The current members are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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, Sweden, and the UK EU
Translations for 'European Union'
- British English: European Union
The European Union is an organization of European countries which have joint policies on matters such as trade, agriculture, and finance.ˌjʊərəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən NOUN - Arabic: الاِتِّـحادُ الُأورُوبيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: União Europeia
- Chinese: 欧洲联盟
- Croatian: Europska unija
- Czech: Evropská unie
- Danish: Den Europæiske Union
- Dutch: Europese Unie
- European Spanish: Unión Europea
- Finnish: Euroopan unioni
- French: Union Européenne
- German: Europäische Union
- Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
- Italian: Unione Europea
- Japanese: 欧州連合
- Korean: 유럽연합
- Norwegian: Den europeiske union
- Polish: Unia Europejska
- Portuguese: União Europeia
- Romanian: Uniunea Europeană
- Russian: Европейский Союз
- Spanish: Unión Europea
- Swedish: Europeiska unionen
- Thai: สหภาพยุโรป
- Turkish: Avrupa Birliği
- Ukrainian: Євросоюз
- Vietnamese: Liên minh châu Âu
Example Sentences Including 'European Union'
Big Bastard had strong and regularly expressed views on the European Union.LOOKING FOR ANDREW McCARTHY (2002)
Maastricht, the Treaty of European Union , presented the United Kingdom with several challenges.The Global Marketplace
The European Union 's antipathy to growth promoters was yet another cause of marvel.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The European Union has announced that all women on the blob get a week off work.LOOKING FOR ANDREW McCARTHY (2002)
The United States and the European Union have agreed on how the EU's new satellite navigation system Galileo will provide its signal.New Scientist (2004)
There was no effective operational co-operation between the police forces of separate countries in the European Union.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
There were no signs that European Union states were ready to follow the US lead on Israel.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Throughout they emphasised competence: colleagues elsewhere in the European Union have performed well, they pointed out.Irish Times (2002)
What did the European Union do in response to the coup in Venezuela?Irish Times (2002)
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