European Union
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| Ryal motto: Ae mynd, monie kynd (Laitin: In varietate concordia) |
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| Member States | 27 | ||
| Offeecial leid | 23 | ||
| Commision Seat | Brussels | ||
| Govrenment | Intergovrenmental supranaitionalism | ||
| Aurie - Tot - % wattir |
4,324,782 km² 3.08% |
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| Population - 2007 Estimate - Densitie |
494,070,000 58,789,194 112/km² |
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| Foondin - Treatie o Rome - Maastricht Treatie |
25 Mairch 1957 7 Februar 1992 |
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| Siller | 13 | ||
| Time zone | UTC tae +2, Summer: UTC +1 tae +2 | ||
| Anthem | Ode ti Joy (orchestral) |
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| Internet TLD | .eu | ||
The European Union (EU) is a group o 27 sovrein kintras (cried "member kintras") in Europe. The Union wis pitten thegither for cultural an economic ettils. Monie kintras in the Union bruiks the same siller, the euro.
The'r grand debate in monie airts o the Union the nou anent whit pouers the Union shuid hae ower an abuin the member kintras. Sum fowk argies that the Union shuid hae mair pouer, wi sum sayin that aa European kintras shuid cum thegither in a federal superstate; ithers believes that the Union aareddies haes ower mukkil pouer, an shuid gie sum up, or e'en that the Union shuid dissolve aathegither.
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Memmer states [edit]
Memmers o the EU:
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Yeir o ingang: 1)1958 (founders), 2)1973, 3)1981, 4)1986, 5)1995, 6)2004, 7)2007.
* Eftir the cumin thegither o Germany in 1990, the umwhyl territorie o the GDR jyn'd the European Union.
Croatie wul lyk jyn the EU in 2009, Macedonie wis makkit a candidate kintra in 2006, an Turkey haes been a canidate kintra in 1999 altho thay didna corrieneuch till 2005.
Leids o the European Union [edit]
Offeicial leids o the European Union [edit]
The syn in the ingang o the European Pairliament biggin in Brussels is written in the 20 offeecial leids bruikit in the European Union as o Julie 2006. The offeicial leids o the European Union, as stipulatit in the amendit EEC Council: Regulation Nummer 1 determinin the leids ti be bruikit bi the European Economic Communitie o 1958-04-15,[1] ar: [1]
No aw naitional offeicial leids haes bin grantit the status o offeicial leids o the EU. Luxembourgish, an offeecial leid o Luxembourg syn 1984, haesna. Nor haes Turkish, an offeecial leid o Cyprus.
Regional an minoritie leids [edit]
Thar's monie mair leids that 's recognized bi the EU (in fak its the Cooncil o Europe, a different organization) as "Regional an Minority Leids". Thir includes the Scots leid an the Scots Gaelic leid as regional leids.
Sillers o the European Union [edit]
Maist o the member kintras o the European Union bruik the ae siller cried the euro. As o 2009, thar is 16 kintras that bruik the euro.
The eleivin member kintras that daena bruik the euro ar: Denmark, Swaden, the Unitit Kinrick, Bulgarie, the Czech Republic, Estonie, Hungary, Latvie, Lithuanie, Poland an Romanie. The neist enlairgement isna expekit afore 2011.
See an aa [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006, Official Journal L 363 of December 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2t Februar, 2007.
Fremmit airtins [edit]
