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The European Union, EU > 
The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation. The EU is, in fact, unique. Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. The historical roots of the European Union lie in the Second World War. The idea of European integration was conceived to prevent such killing and destruction from ever happening again. It was first proposed by the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in a speech on 9 May 1950. This date, the "birthday" of what is now the EU, is celebrated annually as Europe Day.
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More on this Website >
• http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
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Europe
Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. Physically... |
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Robert Schuman, Declaration 9th May 1950
World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it. The contribution which an organised and living Eu... |
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Jean Monnet, Father of the EC
Jean Monnet, called the Father of the European Community. A brief timeline summarises how and why the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe was established in Lausanne in 197... |
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The Treaty of Rome
The 25th March 1957, two treaties were signed in Rome that gave existence to the European Economic Community (EEC) and to theEuropean Atomic Energy Community (Euratom): t... |
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The Netherlands, EU Fouding Member
The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers a general description of the Netherlands, together with practical information for foreign nationals intend... |
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France, EU Founding Member
Service-Public is the on-line guide to the French civil service for the French public.
The site provides a practical guide to rights and procedures for citizens in the f... |
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Belgium, EU Founding Member
The official website of the Belgian Government provides general information on Belgium and its population. It also introduces the monarchy and the Government, for which i... |
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Germany, EU Founding Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website features a large public information section, containing all the press releases issued by the Ministry and transcripts of all speec... |
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Italy, EU Founding Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website provides detailed information on the Ministry, including an organisation chart and an in-depth description of the Farnesina Palace... |
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Luxembourg, EU Founding Member
The official website of the Luxembourg Government provides general information on the Grand Duchy (its geography, history, population, language, culture, etc.). Users ca... |
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United Kingdom, EU Member
"UK online" is the UK government portal site which links to web sites on every aspect of public life in Britain, from central government departments to local councils and... |
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Denmark, EU Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs site provides very detailed background information on Denmark. The main aspects of Danish foreign policy are also reviewed (including a sp... |
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Ireland, EU Member
The Department of Foreign Affairs website lays out the salient elements of Irish foreign policy, and features special sections on key issues such as Northern Ireland and... |
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Greece, EU Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website offers very detailed background information on Greece, ranging from the text of the Greek constitution to practical information fo... |
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Spain, EU Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website explains the basic principles of Spanish foreign policy, especially as regards the United Nations and Latin America. There is a sp... |
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Portugal, EU Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website features a general overview of Portugal, including the ministerial departments and the Minister himself. The key issues in Portugu... |
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Austria, EU Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website also provides general information on Austria. Besides introducing the Ministry, the site offers a press and information service, s... |
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Finland. EU Member
Virtual Finland is a multimedia guide to Finland maintained by the Department for Press and Cultural Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In addition to the home... |
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Sweden, EU Member
The "SverigeDirekt" site serves as the portal site for all Swedish public sector sites, from government departments to local authorities. Designed for the Swedish public,... |
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Enlarging the European Union
The European Union is currently engaged in its most ambitious enlargement ever. The aim is to reunite the European continent and thus to consolidate peace, democracy and... |
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Czech Republic, EU New Member
The portal of the Mission of the Czech Republic to the European Communities http://www.mfa.cz/missionEU/ provides information to general public on the Czech Republic, it... |
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Cyprus, EU New Member
The official government site is the portal page giving access to the websites of all Cyprus' national institutions. It also provides information for Cypriots abroad and... |
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Latvia, EU New Member
The Foreign Ministry's site features a "News" section with speeches and press releases. A weekly news bulletin called "Current Latvia" is also available online. The key i... |
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Lithuania, EU New Member
The site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides a general overview of Lithuanian foreign policy. A weekly news bulletin, "Newsfile Lithuania", enables visitors to k... |
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Estonia, EU New Member
The official Government website serves as a portal for all Estonian public sector websites. Highlights of the Government page include profiles of each member of the Gover... |
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Poland, EU New Member
Poland's official site serves as a national portal providing access to information on the state and Polish history, geography and culture. It has a search engine. Site i... |
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Slovakia, EU New Member
The site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers, in addition to a presentation of the Ministry itself, a detailed description of Slovakia's foreign policy, with speci... |
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Hungary, EU New Member
The official government website serves as a portal for Hungarian ministries and parliament (This information will be available in German during year 2003). It offers als... |
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Slovenia, EU New Member
The official website of the Slovenian Government serves as a portal for all Slovenian public sector sites. It is equipped with an index and search facility to aid naviga... |
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Malta, EU New Member
The official Government website offers general background information on the islands and their political system. Visitors will also find biographical profiles of the mem... |
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Turkey, EU Candidate Member
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website features general background information on Turkey, together with a diplomatic archive. The key foreign policy issues are explaine... |
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Romania, EU Candidate Member
The government website (http://www.gov.ro) contains the biographies of the Prime Minister and government members. It provides access to the websites of the government mi... |
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Bulgaria, EU Candidate Member
The official Government website provides general background information on Bulgaria (geography, history, economy, etc.). Users can also call up transcripts of speeches b... |
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