European Union
The European Union (EU) is a group of 25 member countries in Europe. The Union was made for economic (money) purposes. Many countries in the Union use the same money. That money is called the Euro. The EU now is also used for political reasons, that is, they work together like one country.
Members
Members of EU:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom joined in 1973.
Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia will join the EU on 1st January 2007.
Turkey also wants to join the EU.