European Union

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of sovereign states.


History


Members


Structure

The executive branch of the EU includes:

The legislative branch of the EU includes:

For judicial matters, the EU has the Court of Justice. It largely deals with interpretation of constitutional and human rights laws.

Embedded within the union are the Eurosystem and the ESCB.

Politically and socially embedded into the union are a number of multinational parties and alliances, such as the Visegrád Group.


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