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The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of European Union and the European Commission.   
The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of European Union and the European Commission.   
The EU's judicial bodies are the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance.
The EU's judicial bodies are the European Court of Justice and the General Court.




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* [[European Investment Bank]]
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* [[Regulation]]
* [[Regulation]]

Revision as of 14:50, 5 May 2013

(EU). An economic and political union of 27 European member states.

The current members are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The three areas which form the union are: The European Community; Common Foreign and Security Policy; and Police and Judicial co-operation in Criminal Matters.

The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of European Union and the European Commission. The EU's judicial bodies are the European Court of Justice and the General Court.


See also