EU
Brussels-based continental union
The EU is the European Union, a political and economic bloc of 27 member countries: The EU imposed new regulations on tech companies.
Formed after World War II to foster cooperation, it now shares a common market, and most members use the euro. (Lowercase eu- is the prefix meaning good; Eu is europium.)
Border-free European area
- MaastrichtDutch border city
- LisbonPortugal's largest city
- enlargementIncrease in size
- accessionAttainment of high office
harmonization · supranational · convergence · cohesion · federalism · treaty · unification · standardization
Belgian capital
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
procedures · administration · officialdom · governance · legislation · oversight · protocol · paperwork
Attainment of high office
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- enlargementIncrease in size
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
sovereignty · bloc · twenty-seven · applicant · negotiation · transition · opt-in · association
Schengen
Border-free European area
- MaastrichtDutch border city
- LisbonPortugal's largest city
- enlargementIncrease in size
accession · harmonization · supranational · convergence · cohesion · federalism · treaty · unification · standardization · integrationist
Brussels
Belgian capital
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
compliance · procedures · administration · officialdom · governance · legislation · oversight · protocol · paperwork · institutional
accession
Attainment of high office
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- enlargementIncrease in size
- withdrawalAct of taking away
veto · sovereignty · bloc · twenty-seven · applicant · negotiation · transition · opt-in · association · partnership
euro
Shared continental currency
budget · subsidy · austerity · bailout · fiscal · monetary · inflation · GDP · deficit
NATO
Western defense organization
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- European HistoryFrench Revolution, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Industrial Revolution
- global cooperationUnited Nations, multilateralism, coalitions, peace treaty, peace treaties
- International BodiesUN, United Nations, European Union, NATO, IMF
- Western EuropeFrance, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal
- Global Affairsglobalization, UN, United Nations, IMF, World Bank
EUBrexit
UK leaving European Union
national sovereignty · Euroscepticism · nationalism · isolationism · nation-state
- Eastern EuropeContinental region, former Soviet sphere
- Western EuropeAtlantic-facing continental zone
- Southeast EuropePeninsula including Greece, Bulgaria
- Northern EuropeContinent's arctic-adjacent region
- Eastern Europe historyFormer communist bloc's past
- Southern EuropeContinent's warm coastal region