European Union
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| Ryal motto: Ae mynd, monie kynd (Laitin: In varietate concordia) |
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| Member States | 27 | ||
| Offeecial leid | 23 | ||
| Commision Seat | Brussels | ||
| Govrenment | Intergovrenmental supranaitionalism | ||
| Area - Tot - % watter |
4,324,782 km² 3.08% |
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| Population - 2007 Estimate - Density |
494,070,000 58,789,194 112/km² |
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| Foondin - Treaty o Rome - Maastricht Treaty |
25 Mairch 1957 7 Februar 1992 |
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| Siller | 13 | ||
| Time zone | UTC tae +2, Summer: UTC +1 tae +2 | ||
| Anthem | Ode tae Joy (orchestral) |
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| Internet TLD | .eu | ||
The European Union (EU) is a group o 27 member kintras in Europe. The Union was pitten thegither for cultural an economic ettles. Monie kintras in the Union uises the same siller, the Euro.
The'r grand debate in monie airts o the Union the nou anent whit pouers the Union shuid hae ower an abuin the member kintras. Some fowk argies that the Union shuid hae mair pouer, wi some sayin that aa European kintras shuid come thegither in a federal superstate; ithers believes that the Union aareadies haes ower muckle pouer, an shuid gie some up, or e'en that the Union shuid dissolve aathegither.
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[edit] Member States
Members o the EU:
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Year o ingang: 1)1958 (founders), 2)1973, 3)1981, 4)1986, 5)1995, 6)2004, 7)2007.
* Efter the comin thegither o Germany in 1990, the umwhile territory o the GDR jyned the European Union.
Croatie will like jyne the EU in 2009, Macedonie was makkit a candidate kintra in 2006, an Turkey haes been a canidate kintra in 1999 altho thay didna corrieneuch till 2005.
[edit] Leids o the European Union
[edit] Offeecial Leids o the European Union
The sign in the entrance o the European Pairliament building in Brussels written in the 20 offeecial leids uised in the European Union as o Julie 2006. The offeecial leids o the European Union, as stipulatit in the amendit EEC Council: Regulation Nummer 1 determinin the leids tae be uised bi the European Economic Community o 1958-04-15,[1] are: [1]
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No aw naitional offeecial leids haes bin grantit the status o offeecial leids o the EU. Luxembourgish, an offeecial leid o Luxembourg syne 1984, haesna. Nor haes Turkish, an offeecial leid o Cyprus.
[edit] Regional an Minority Leids
There's mony mair leids that 's recognised bi the EU (In fact its the Cooncil o Europe a different organisation) as "Regional an Minority Leids". Thir includes the Scots leid and the Scots Gaelic leid as regional leids.
[edit] Sillers o the European Union
Maist o the member kintras o the European Union uise the ae siller cried the euro. As o 2008, there is 15 kintras that uise the euro.
The twal member kintras that daena uise the euro are: Denmark, Sweden, the Unitit Kinrick, Bulgarie, the Czech Republic, Estonie, Hungary, Latvie, Lithuanie, Poland, Romanie an Slovakie. The next enlairgement is expected tae be Slovakie in 2009.
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