European Union: Facts & Related Content
Facts
Also Known As | Unione Europea • EU • Europäische Union • Union Européenne |
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Awards And Honors | Nobel Prize |
Date | November 1, 1993 |
Areas Of Involvement | economic growth • economic integration • euro • currency • trade • European Monetary System • defense • euro area |
Related People | Catherine Ashton • Peter Mandelson • Umberto Bossi • Herman Van Rompuy • Romano Prodi • John Bruton |
Did You Know?
- More than 500 million people live in the European Union.
- There are 24 official languages of the European Union.
- During Charles de Gaulle's leadership of France in the 1960s, the country twice rejected the United Kingdom's application to the European Economic Community.
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