page_title: Outline of the European Union
section_title: Miscellaneous
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of the European Union / Miscellaneous
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the European Union:
  The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share of the nominal gross world product. The EU has seven principal decision making bodies known as the Institutions of the European Union, while the adoption of laws and coordination of EU policies is the role of the Council of the European Union which currently meets in ten different configurations.
context_section_description: Economy of the European Union
  European Neighbourhood Policy
  European Union statistics
  Euroscepticism, Europhobe
  European Union Association Agreement
  Pro-Europeanism, Europhiles
  List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits
  Morocco–European Union relations
  Sport policies of the European Union
  United States of Europe
  Trade war
  Trade war over genetically modified food
  Statewatch
  Supranational union
caption: A satellite composite image of Europe
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