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-The European Union is a unique economic and political partnership

between 27 European countries which are nown as member states: Austria,


Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finand, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlends, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom.

There are three official candidate countries: Croatia, the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. The western Balkan countries of Serbia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania are officially recognized
as potential candidates.
There are 23 official languages of the European Union: Bulgarian, Czech ,
Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish,
Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene,
Spanish and Swedish.

German is the most widely spoken mother tongue, followed by English,


French and Italian. English is by far the most spoken foreign language, as
56 % of European citizens are able to engage in a conversation in a language
other then mother tongue.
The European Union was estabilished in 1952 as European Economic
Community by six founding members: Belgium, France, West Germany,
Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. From resistance fighters to
lawyers, the founding fathers were a diverse group of people who held the
same ideals: a peaceful, united and prosperous Europe.
The EU covers just 3% of the earths land, but has almost 500 million
citizens.
It has delivered half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity, helped raise
living standards, launched a single European currency(Euro 2002) .
The EU actively promotes human rights and democracy and has the most
ambitious emission reduction targets for fighting climate change in the
world. Thanks to the abolition of border controls between EU countries, it is
now possible for people to travel freely within most of the EU. It has also
become much easier to live and work in another EU country. Through its
support of the Bologna process the EU is supporting comparable standards
and compatible degrees across Europe.

The EU is recognisable by several symbols, the most well-known being the


circle of yellow stars on a blue background.
This site introduces other symbols such as the European anthem and motto.
The European flag
The 12 stars in a circle symbolise the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony
among the peoples of Europe.
The European anthem
The melody used to symbolise the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony
composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Europe Day
The ideas behind the European Union were first put forward on 9 May 1950
by French foreign minister Robert Schuman. This is why 9 May is
celebrated as a key date for the EU.
The EU motto
"United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union.
It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to
work for peace and prosperity, while at the same time being enriched by the
continent's many different cultures, traditions and languages.
The European Union received the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize for having
"contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and
human rights in Europe.

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