noun /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/
A supranational organisation created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection. At the beginning of 2007, 27 member nations were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
...IN VIEW of further steps to be taken in order to advance European integration,HAVE DECIDED to establish a European Union and to this end have designated as their plenipotentiaries...
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