The European Union
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union where are 27 member states
drom European continent. The EU operates through a system of independent institutions and
decisions are made by the member countries. EUs population is of over 500 million
inhabitants which is 7.3% of the world population, there are 23 different languages and for
now 17 countries are using EUs common currency Euro.
EU was founded after World War II, when Europe was struggeling in social and political
devastations. In 1948 a congress in Hague was held to discuss ideas about the development of
European political co-operation. There were many important political figures such as Konrad
Adenauer and Winston Churchill. On 9th May in 1950 French Minister of Foreign Affairs
proposed that France and the Federal Republic of Germany should combine their coal and
steel resources and let other European countries join also. From that on, the 9th of May has
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