Benelux
Low Countries union
Benelux is the political and economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg—three small, prosperous countries in northwestern Europe.
The name blends their first syllables.
Formed after World War II, Benelux pioneered European integration and served as a model for what became the European Union: the Benelux countries, Benelux trade agreements.
Tariff-aligned trading partnership
- economic integrationMerging separate national markets
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
regionalism · intergovernmental · predecessor · pilot project · post-war · 1944 · London · treaty
Belgian capital
- AmsterdamCapital of Netherlands
- The HagueNetherlands administrative capital
- AntwerpBelgian port city
- RotterdamMajor Dutch port city
Low Countries · Dutch · Flemish · Walloon · Flanders · Western Europe · Rhine · North Sea
Continental political-economic federation
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- founding membersOriginal creators of organization
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- European CommissionEuropean Union's executive body
European Parliament · integration · supranational · Maastricht · single market · European integration
customs union
Tariff-aligned trading partnership
- economic integrationMerging separate national markets
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
cooperation · regionalism · intergovernmental · predecessor · pilot project · post-war · 1944 · London · treaty · founding members
Brussels
Belgian capital
Rotterdam · Low Countries · Dutch · Flemish · Walloon · Flanders · Western Europe · Rhine · North Sea · Ardennes
European Union
Continental political-economic federation
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- founding membersOriginal creators of organization
- BrusselsBelgian capital
European Commission · European Parliament · integration · supranational · Maastricht · single market · European integration
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
port · Rotterdam · Antwerp · exports · imports · transit · shipping · commerce · supply chain · freight
- European geographyAustria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia
- portmanteausbrunch, smog, motel, spork, chortle
- Western EuropeFrance, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
- EUEuropean Commission, European Union, Austria, European Parliament, European Council
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
BeneluxScandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
Nordic countries · Balkans · Iberian Peninsula · British Isles · Eastern Bloc
BeneluxBalkans
Southeastern European peninsula
Iberian Peninsula · Mediterranean · Eastern Europe · Caucasus · Southern Europe
BeneluxRussia
Eurasian federation, largest country
Germany · France · United States · China · superpowers