European Union

Europe is a continent with over 50 countries. The European Union is an organisation. As of 2013, 28 of the countries in Europe are members of the European Union. Many countries in Europe are not members.

Britain joined the forerunner of the EU, the European Economic Community (EEC), in 1973. Two previous applications to join were vetoed by France in 1962 and 1967. Britain had the opportunity to be a founder member, but in 1955 the British representative at the conference in Messina that laid the foundations for the EEC, one Bretherton, left early and declared: 'Nothing will come of the talks and if anything does come out of them it will be a disaster'. By 1961 the British government was hollering and begging for admission. This is sometimes referred to as the Bretherton Syndrome.

because they need another country to help them with their economic struggles if they have one....peace brother!

Denmark and the United Kingdom have opt-outs on changing to the Euro. This says that they have the right to keep their own currency if they want. The countries want this because they do not think the Euro is necessary for their country, they don't trust the currency, it'll be too much to handle to switch, etc. (many reasons). All other European Union members are expected to eventually switch to the Euro, as this is a rule by the EU.

Germany is a founding member of the EU which was originally founded in 1951 as the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) which would later go through numerous name changes before becoming the EU

The European Union is a supranational organization of which 28 Western European countries participate in. The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organization devoted to the promotion of Human Rights in Europe. While all EU countries are currently a part of the Council of Europe, it has 47 member states total.

Spain became a member of the European Union in 1986. It was also one of the first countries in the European Union to adopt the euro as its form of currency.

summer time period

An agreement between an employer and a union such that the union will represent all the workers at a particular workplace.

This is when a business decides to negotiate with only a single trade union.

Countries must first apply for membership. There then follows a long process of making sure that they comply with certain conditions, like in relation to their economy, laws, records on human rights and other things. When they meet these criteria and other things, their application can be approved and they will be accepted as members. The process can take years.

Andorra

Monaco

Iceland*

Norway

Switzerland

Liechtenstein

San Marino

Vatican City

Iceland is a candidate for joining the EU and will do so in the near future. However, the country is currently not a member of the EU so it is on the list.

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Greece joined what was then known as the European Economic Community in 1981. It is now called the European Union.

Britain joined the EEC (European Economic Community - as it then was) with effect from 1 January 1973. Two previous applications to joined had been vetoed by Charles de Gaulle in 1963 and 1967.

governments and businesses

---Economics in e2020

None!Other European countries, FOLLOWED Portugal and Spain...
English, French and Dutch arrived at any place in Africa, more than 100 years
after the Portuguese.
Exploration in their cases is a strong word.
They generally assaulted the portuguese possessions taking advantage of
the fact those were underprotected while Portugal was under Spanish
government - A 60 year period (1580-1640) called Iberian Union.
Also the period of the Invencible Armada, and as they all were at war with
Spain they took the "political" decision to consider the unprotected portuguese
possessions as "Spanish"...

i dont no what it is potos

European union flag is the symbol of the European Union It represents Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense. The circle of gold stars represents solidarity and harmony between the peoples of Europe.

Spain and Portugal joined the EU on January 1, 1986.

Greece joined NATO on 18 February 1952.

The only country that joined NATO in the 1980's was Spain (after the fall of the fascist government in Spain and the installation of a democratic system)

The Schuman Declaration of 1950 although he didn't speak of a European Union.

People eat clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, snails, and squid, among other species. Mollusks are also the source of pearls, mother of pearl, and decorative shells. On the negative side some snails and slugs damage garden plants, and other species are hosts of human parasites.

The European Parliament passes legislation that effects all of the countries that are a part of the European Union.

The European Union has multiple objectives as a supranational form of governance. These include diminishing the likelihood of conflict by finalizing the border questions, economic integration, eliminating inter-European migration and labor barriers, and moving towards common foreign and monetary policies.

European Union is the term used to define a group of countries that are associated in order to achieve a economical and political integration. It was formed in the year 1993 and it's conformed by 27 European countries.