European Union

[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn yoon-yuhn, yur‐ ]

noun

1. an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Incorporating the European Community, the European Union's member states are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In 2016 the United Kingdom voted by referendum to withdraw from membership in the European Union.

European Union

noun

1. an organization created in 1993 with the aim of achieving closer economic and political union between member states of the European Community. The current members are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK EU

European Union

1. A political union, often called the EU, to which the member states of the EEC are evolving. Based on the Maastricht Treaty, it envisions the eventual establishment of common economic, foreign, security, and justice policies. The extent to which this goal will be achieved is still in doubt and occasions deep divisions in some member states, especially Great Britain . The members of the EU are Austria , Belgium , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Great Britain, Greece , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , The Netherlands , Portugal , Spain , and Sweden . Several nations, including the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland , and Turkey , are seeking membership.

Example Sentences

Putin insists Ukraine will have to remain neutral for any relations to work, even though it is now part of Ukraine’s constitution to join both Nato and the European Union.

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On a spring day, Hamid Khoshsiar decided to make the perilous journey into the European Union.

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The European Union and US have backed opposition calls for an investigation into the 26 October election which was seen in Georgia as a choice between a future within the European Union or a return to Russia's orbit.

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The EU has said it will send a mission to Georgia to discuss "the irregularities" of the vote, warning that the government in Tbilisi will not be able to move towards membership of the European Union "without strong changes".

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"The European Union will continue to advance support to help achieve victory for Ukraine and to bring peace to our continent," he said in a video shared on X.

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