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The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The Union has a total area of 4,233,255 km 2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated total population of over 448 million.
La Unión Europea (UE) es una comunidad política democrática y de derecho, [8] constituida en régimen sui géneris de organización internacional/supranacional [9] [10] fundada para propiciar y acoger la integración y gobernanza en común de los Estados y las naciones de Europa. [11]
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Accede a la UE, sus principios, valores, prioridades, presupuesto, logros y más. Conoce la historia, los Estados miembros, la legislación y los derechos de la Unión Europea.
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European Union (EU), international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies. Originally confined to western Europe, the EU undertook a robust expansion into central and eastern Europe in the early 21st century. The EU’s 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, and Sweden. The United Kingdom, which had been a founding member of the EU, left the organization in 2020.
The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on November 1, 1993. The treaty was designed to enhance European political and economic integration by creating a single currency (the euro), a unified foreign and security policy, and common citizenship rights and by advancing cooperation in the areas of immigration, asylum, and judicial affairs. The EU was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, in recognition of the organization’s efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe.
The EU represents one in a series of efforts to integrate Europe since World War II. At the end of the war, several western European countries sought closer economic, social, and political ties to achieve economic growth and military security and to promote a lasting reconciliation between France and Germany. To this end, in 1951 the leaders of six...
La UE es una unión económica y política de veintisiete países europeos que colaboran en más de 40 ámbitos diferentes. Conoce su historia, sus instituciones, sus derechos y sus valores en esta publicación oficial de la UE.
Conoce los países, la moneda, el espacio Schengen, el presupuesto y el Parlamento de la UE. Consulta mapas, gráficos e información adicional sobre la historia y los principios de la Unión.
