European Union

The European Union 🇪🇺 (EU) is a supranational political, economic and monetary union of currently 27 member states located in .
==Statistics==
The EU has a total area of 4,233,255.3 sq km (1,634,469.0 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 447 million. Containing 5.8 per cent of the in 2020, the EU generated a nominal (GDP) of around US$17.1 trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18 percent of the global nominal GDP.
==Apple and the EU==
In June 2022, the stated that it would enforce a single USB-C charging port standard across devices by the end of 2024. Legislation from the EU covers mobile devices, such as cameras, laptops, smartphones and tablets.EU agrees to make common charger mandatory for Apple iPhones and other devices by Sam Shead, CNBC. 2022-06-07.Apple will be forced to switch iPhone to USB-C by 2024 by David Price, Macworld. 2022-10-04. Apple previously opposed such plans, arguing that switching to a single charging port would stifle innovation.Apple opposes EU plans to make common charger port for all devices by Matthew Weaver, The Guardian. 2021-09-23. In October 2022, Apple senior VP Greg Joswiak stated that the company respects the EU decision and would comply. At the time, Apple's iPad and Mac product lines had already migrated to USB-C, leaving the iPhone and AirPods among the product lines that were still introducing models with Lightning ports.Greg Joswiak: Apple Will Have to Comply With the EU and Switch iPhone to USB-C by Sami Fathi, MacRumors. 2022-10-25.All Three AirPods Models to Switch to USB-C by Hartley Charlton, MacRumors. 2022-10-14.
==References==
==External links==
*European Union gateway official portal
**European Commission official website
**European Council official website
**European Parliament official portal
*European Union at OECD
*Atlas of the European Union at Wikimedia Commons
* at Wikipedia
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