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European Union
[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn yoon-yuhn, yur鈥 ]
noun
- an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Incorporating the European Community, the European Union's member states 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, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In 2016 the United Kingdom voted by referendum to withdraw from membership in the European Union.
European Union
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, 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, Sweden, and the UK EU
European Union
- A political union, often called the EU, to which the member states of the EEC are evolving. Based on the Maastricht Treaty, it envisions the eventual establishment of common economic, foreign, security, and justice policies. The extent to which this goal will be achieved is still in doubt and occasions deep divisions in some member states, especially Great Britain . The members of the EU are Austria , Belgium , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Great Britain, Greece , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , The Netherlands , Portugal , Spain , and Sweden . Several nations, including the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland , and Turkey , are seeking membership.
Example Sentences
However, he said there was a "win-win possibility" for his country if it could secure a deal with the US and also build on trading relationships with the European Union and the UK.
However, he dodged questions about whether the US was in negotiations with China, the third largest source of imports to the US after the European Union and Mexico last year.
It seems pretty clear now that the UK is going to push ahead with a "high ambition high alignment" deal with the European Union.
At a campaign stop in Saskatoon on Sunday, Carney said Canada should strengthen its ties with other "reliable trade partners" like the UK and the European Union.
The U.N. and the European Union would condemn the seizure as illegitimate and demand negotiations; stern essays would be written casting America as a pariah state no better than Russia.
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