Outline of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political partnership of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe.[1][2][3][4] Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community.[5] With 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$18.4 trillion in 2008) of the nominal gross world product.[6]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the European Union:
Origins
Identity
Structures
- Members
- Institutions
- Other bodies
- Related Organisations
Law and policy
- Treaties of the European Union – Founding and amending treaties (primary legislation)
- EU Policy Areas
- EU law
- Forms of Secondary Legislation
- Topics of Secondary Legislation
- Directives and Regulations of Secondary Legislation:
Miscellaneous
See also
Main article:
European UnionReferences
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- ^ Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations. "What is the European Union?". http://www.franceonu.org/spip.php?rubrique764. Retrieved 6 July 2009. "Europe is a geographical and cultural notion. The European Union is a political and economic union among 27 States on the European continent"
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- ^ "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2009 Edition". International Monetary Fund. April 2009. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2007&ey=2009&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=001%2C998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPSH&grp=1&a=1&pr.x=50&pr.y=9. Retrieved 24 April 2009. "
Gross domestic product, current prices; U.S. dollars, Billions;
2007 = 16,927.173
2008=18,394.115
2009=15,342.908 [projection]
Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP; Current international dollar, Billions;
2007 = 14,762.109
2008 = 15,247.163
2009 = 14,774.525 [projection]
GDP based on PPP share of world total
2007 = 22.605%
2008 = 22.131% 2009 = 21.609% [projection]
World "GDP", current prices; U.S. dollars, Billions;
2007 = 54,840.873
2008= 60,689.812
2009= 54,863.551 [projection]
These data were published in 2009. Data for 2009 are projections based on a number of assumptions."