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European Union
European Union
Acronym
EU
Intergovernmental or Multilateral organization
Phone number
00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11

Location

Brussels
Belgium
Working languages
English
German
French
Affiliated Organization

The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 European countries that together cover much of the continent.


European Union


The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: the idea being that countries that trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.


The result was the European Economic Community (EEC), created in 1958, and initially increasing economic cooperation between six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Since then, a huge single market has been created and continues to develop towards its full potential.

Members: