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European Union
[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn yoon-yuhn, yur†]
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
The US is the second largest export market for the UK's car industry, after the European Union.
Other imported foods found on the countertops in many US kitchens could suffer a similar fate, especially those coming from European Union nations, who will all be hit by a 20% tariff.
It is also lower than the new US tariffs levied on other countries, such as the 20% tax on the European Union.
My husband and my children are all dual citizens of the European Union and the United States because they all got German citizenship through my husband.
Silicon Valley also is facing possible retaliation from the European Union, with France pushing for the bloc to hit the tech services sector with duties.
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