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current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in portal european union 33 languages العربية azərbaycanca বাংলা català čeština dansk deutsch ελληνικά español suomi français arpetan frysk hrvatski magyar հայերեն bahasa indonesia italiano latina lëtzebuergesch македонски bahasa melayu nederlands polski português română русский سنڌي српски srpski svenska türkçe українська 中文 edit links portal talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikinews wikisource wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia wikimedia portal portal maintenance status february 2020 this portal s subpages have been checked by an editor and are needed please take care when editing especially if using automated editing software learn how to update the maintenance information here portal topics random portal activities culture geography health history mathematics nature people philosophy religion society technology introduction portal subpages main page institutions competences structural evolution member states welcome to the european union portal shortcut p eu p eu the european union eu is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in europe a supranational union with a total area of 4 233 255 km 2 1 634 469 sq mi and an estimated population of just under 452 million as of 2026 its member states generated a nominal gross domestic product gdp of around 18 802 trillion in 2025 accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output the eu is often described as a sui generis political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation its cornerstone the customs union paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that apply in all member states in those matters and only those matters where the states have agreed to act as one eu policies aim to ensure the free movement of people goods services and capital within the internal market enact legislation in justice and home affairs and maintain common policies on trade agriculture fisheries and regional development the eu was established along with its citizenship when the maastricht treaty came into force in 1993 the union later acquired a single explicit international legal personality with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon in 2009 its beginnings can be traced to the inner six states belgium france italy luxembourg the netherlands and west germany at the start of modern european integration in 1948 and to the western union the international authority for the ruhr the european coal and steel community the european economic community and the european atomic energy community which were established by treaties these increasingly amalgamated bodies grew with their legal successor the eu both in size through the accessions of a further 22 states from 1973 to 2013 and in power through acquisitions of policy areas in 2020 the united kingdom became the only member state to leave the eu ten countries are aspiring or negotiating to join it full article refresh with new selections below purge edit selected article the european commission forms part of the executive branch of the european union it is one of the union s three main political institutions it is a cabinet government of 27 commissioners led by a commission president the current president is ursula von der leyen who leads the von der leyen commission and assumed office in 2019 it is responsible for proposing legislation implementing decisions upholding the union s treaties and the general day to day running of the union the commission is based in the berlaymont building in brussels and is supported by an administrative body of about 23 000 european civil servants divided into departments called directorate general the term commission can either mean the entire administrative body of the commission or just the college of 27 commissioners its internal working languages are english french and german more selected articles edit selected picture hungarian parliament building photograph credit andrew shiva the hungarian parliament building is the seat of the national assembly of hungary it lies in budapest s kossuth square on the bank of the danube one of the city s popular tourist destinations it is the largest building in hungary and the tallest in budapest the building was designed by hungarian architect imre steindl in neo gothic style and opened in 1902 this picture taken in 2015 shows the building in the late afternoon see also a picture of the building at dawn more selected pictures edit did you know that the presidency of the eu council rotates every half year that the eu parliamentary election is the world s biggest transnational election that the european union was awarded the nobel peace prize in 2012 more did you know edit selected city madrid is the capital of spain and the largest city in spain it is located on the river manzanares in the center of the country between the autonomous communities of castilla y leon and castilla la mancha madrid is also the capital of the community of madrid an uniprovincial autonomous community due to its geographical location wealth and history madrid is considered one of the financial centers of the iberian peninsula together with lisbon and the political center of spain as the capital of the former spanish empire madrid is a city of great cultural and political importance while madrid possesses a modern infrastructure it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets its landmarks include the huge royal palace of madrid the buen retiro park opened in 1631 an archaeological museum of international reputation and three superb art museums read more more selected cities general images the following are images from various european union related articles on wikipedia image 1 after two devastating world wars the political climate favoured an international unity that could preserve peace in europe effectively hamburg after a massive allied bombing in 1943 in the picture from history of the european union image 2 meeting in the hall of knights in the hague during the congress of europe 9 may 1948 from history of the european union image 3 the schuman parade in warsaw has been organised by the schuman foundation since 1999 2008 photograph from symbols of the european union image 4 logo of the european parliament from symbols of the european union image 5 the european coal and steel community s flag from symbols of the european union image 6 a cartogram depicting the population distribution between old eu 27 member states in 2008 including the uk and excluding croatia 57 8 of all citizens of the eu live in the four largest member states germany france italy and spain from demographics of the european union image 7 mario draghi from history of the european union image 8 kaja kallas high representative vice president from politics of the european union image 9 logo of the european commission from symbols of the european union image 10 organigram of the political system the seven organs of the union are in blue national intergovernmental elements in orange from politics of the european union image 11 logo of the court of justice of the european union from symbols of the european union image 12 the flag of europe emblem of both the council of europe and the european union from symbols of the european union image 13 the ordinary legislative procedure of the european union from politics of the european union image 14 the frankish empire at its greatest extent ca 814 ad from history of the european union image 15 donald trump president of the united states from history of the european union image 16 the euro symbol shown as a sculpture outside the european central bank from symbols of the european union image 17 the population density of the eu is 106 people per km 2 note that the lights in the north sea are from oil platforms from demographics of the european union image 18 eu fertility has declined in the 2020s from demographics of the european union image 19 logo of the european court of auditors from symbols of the european union image 20 logo of the european central bank from symbols of the european union image 21 europa regina in sebastian münster s cosmographia 1570 from history of the european union image 22 percentage responding that their country on balance benefited from being a member of the eu at eurobarometer 2026 91 100 81 90 71 80 61 70 51 60 from politics of the european union image 23 elaboration by sex from demographics of the european union image 24 josé manuel barroso president of the european commission 2004 2014 from history of the european union image 25 ursula von der leyen president of the european commission since 1 december 2019 from history of the european union image 26 winston churchill right during the atlantic conference consistent advocate of continental european integration later along with his son in law duncan sandys from history of the european union image 27 vladimir putin president of russia from history of the european union image 28 coins and banknotes of the euro the single currency introduced from 1999 from history of the european union image 29 the fertility rate in the eu was 1 38 in 2023 kindergarten in france from demographics of the european union image 30 of the 382 voting areas in the united kingdom and gibraltar a total of 270 returned majority votes in favour of leave whereas 129 returned majority votes in favour of remain in the referendum including all 32 areas in scotland leave remain from history of the european union image 31 1922 european flag of the paneuropean union from history of the european union image 32 aristide briand from history of the european union image 33 life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the european union in 2019 from demographics of the european union image 34 konrad adenauer walter hallstein and antonio segni signing the european customs union and euratom in rome in 1957 from history of the european union image 35 logo of the european council and the council of the european union from symbols of the european union image 36 population pyramid of the eu 27 in 2023 from demographics of the european union image 37 flag of the western union from history of the european union image 38 newest state in yellow from history of the european union image 39 a piece from the original manuscript from symbols of the european union image 40 signatories of the 2007 declaration in dark blue from symbols of the european union image 41 political groups of the european parliament in the louise weiss building after the election 2024 group of the european people s party epp progressive alliance of socialists and democrats s d patriots for europe pfe european conservatives and reformists ecr renew europe renew the greens european free alliance greens efa the left in the european parliament gue ngl the left europe of sovereign nations esn non inscrits ni vacant 1 from politics of the european union topics v t e european union articles history timeline ideas of european unity before 1948 founders 1948 1957 1958 1972 1973 1993 1993 2004 since 2004 predecessors defence policy western union 1948 1954 western european union 1954 2011 european communities 1967 2009 international authority for the ruhr 1949 1951 european coal and steel community 1951 2002 european economic community 1958 1993 european community 1993 2009 european atomic energy community est 1958 central bank 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