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| An economic and political union currently consisting of 28 European member states.
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| 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 prohibition of interest is one of the most significant principles of Islamic finance. |
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| ====Brexit====
| | <i>(Not to be confused with RiBa.)</i> |
| A referendum in the UK in June 2016 resulted in a vote to begin the process of leaving the EU.
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| ====Areas of work====
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| The three areas which form the union are:
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| *The European Community
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| *Common Foreign and Security Policy
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| *Police and Judicial co-operation in Criminal Matters
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| ====EU law====
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| The legislature of the EU includes the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.
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| The EU's judicial bodies are the European Court of Justice which includes the General Court and the Court of Auditors.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Brexit]] | | * [[Interest]] |
| * [[BUL]] | | * [[Islamic finance]] |
| * [[CEBR]] | | * [[RiBa]] |
| * [[Direct effect]]
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| * [[Directive]]
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| * [[euro zone]]
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| * [[European Commission]]
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| * [[European Community ]]
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| * [[European Economic and Monetary Union]]
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| * [[European Economic Area]]
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| * [[European Investment Bank]]
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| * [[European Parliament]]
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| * [[Official Journal of the European Union]]
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| * [[Regulation]]
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