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(EU).  
(EU).  


An economic and political union currently consisting of 28 European member states.   
An economic and political union currently consisting of 27 European member states.   


The current members are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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 (UK).
The current members are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,  Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
 
 
====Brexit====
A referendum in the UK in June 2016 resulted in a vote for the UK to begin the process of leaving the EU.  




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The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.   
The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.   


The EU's judicial bodies are the European Court of Justice which includes the General Court and the Court of Auditors.
The EU's judicial bodies include the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which includes the General Court and the Court of Auditors.
 
 
====Brexit====
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.
 
However, the UK continued to be subject to EU rules and remain a member of the European Single market and Customs union during the period ended 31 December 2020.




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* [[Article 50]]
* [[Article 50]]
* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit]]
* [[Brexit transition period]]
* [[Brussels]]
* [[BUL]]
* [[BUL]]
* [[CEBR]]
* [[CEBR]]
* [[Council of the European Union]]
* [[Court of Justice of the European Union]]
* [[Customs union]]
* [[Direct effect]]
* [[Direct effect]]
* [[Directive]]
* [[Directive]]
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* [[EMIR]]
* [[EMIR]]
* [[EU 27]]
* [[EU 27]]
* [[EU institutions]]
* [[euro zone]]
* [[euro zone]]
* [[European Central Bank]]
* [[European Commission]]
* [[European Commission]]
* [[European Community ]]
* [[European Community ]]
* [[European Court of Auditors]]
* [[European Court of Justice]]
* [[European Council]]
* [[European Council]]
* [[European Economic and Monetary Union]]
* [[European Economic and Monetary Union]]
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* [[European Investment Bank]]
* [[European Investment Bank]]
* [[European Parliament]]
* [[European Parliament]]
* [[General Court]]
* [[Member state]]
* [[NATO]]
* [[NATO]]
* [[Official Journal of the European Union]]
* [[Official Journal of the European Union]]
* [[Payment Services Directive]]
* [[Payment Services Directive]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Retained EU law]]
* [[Schengen Area]]
* [[Schengen Area]]
* [[Single Market]]
* [[Treaty on European Union]]
* [[UK]]
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Revision as of 17:38, 1 November 2021

(EU).

An economic and political union currently consisting of 27 European member states.

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


Areas of work

The three areas which form the union are:

  • The European Community
  • Common Foreign and Security Policy
  • Police and Judicial co-operation in Criminal Matters


EU law

The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.

The EU's judicial bodies include the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which includes the General Court and the Court of Auditors.


Brexit

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.

However, the UK continued to be subject to EU rules and remain a member of the European Single market and Customs union during the period ended 31 December 2020.


See also