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Also Known As Unione Europea • EU • Europäische Union • Union Européenne
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize
Date November 1, 1993
Areas Of Involvement economic growth • economic integration • euro • currency • trade • euro area • European Monetary System • defense
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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