Talk:European Union/introsandbox
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Please make a note in the texts below to the section that you disagree with using the <ref>Text here</ref> tags. Make no other edits to these texts as they are the basis that are now the ground for the revert war. By commenting on each others text maybe we can find for common ground and define in a very high level of detail where you disgree. Arnoutf 19:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Introduction reverted by Lear 21
The European Union (EU) is a supranational and intergovernmental union of democratic states in Europe. It currently has 27 member states[1]. The EU represents the current phase of European integration: it was established under that name in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty. Predecessor entities, with fewer members and more limited in scope, were formed after the Second World War.[1] Since then, membership, competences, tasks, and goals have expanded. The process of integration is open-ended: although the formation of a single state is not an explicit goal of the EU, eurosceptic fears that it will ultimately deprive member states of their sovereignty have made the EU (and its future) a major political issue in itself.
The European Union is the largest political and economic entity on the European continent, with around 500 million people and an estimated GDP of US$13.4 trillion. The Union has a single market consisting of a customs union, a currency called the euro (adopted by 13 member states), a Common Agricultural Policy, a common trade policy,[2] and a Common Fisheries Policy.[3]
The Schengen Agreement abolished passport control and customs checks for most member states within EU's internal borders, creating, to some extent, a single area of free movement for EU citizens to live, travel, work and invest.[4] A Common Foreign and Security Policy was established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union.
Important EU institutions include the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice, and the European Parliament which is elected every five years.
[edit] Introduction favour by Lear 21
The European Union (EU) is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 27 democratic member states in Europe. The European Union was established under that name in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty. Many aspects of the Union existed before then through a series of predecessor relationships, dating back to 1951.[1]
The European Union is the largest political and economic entity on the European continent, with around 500 million people and an estimated GDP of US$13.4 trillion. The Union has a single market consisting of a customs union, a currency called the euro (adopted by 13 member states), a Common Agricultural Policy, a common trade policy,[2] and a Common Fisheries Policy.[3]
The Schengen Agreement abolished passport control and customs checks for most member states within EU's internal borders, creating, to some extent, a single area of free movement for EU citizens to live, travel, work and invest.[4] A Common Foreign and Security Policy was established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union.
Important EU institutions include the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice, and the European Parliament which is elected every five years.
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- ^ I like this better than the version below, as this allow more easily for future expansion. Arnoutf
