European Union

(proper noun)

A supranational organization created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection. At the beginning of 2007, 27 member nations were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Related Terms

Examples of European Union in the following topics:

  • New State Spaces

    • Another example of a new state space is the European Union, a confederation of 27 European states that encourages political and economic cooperation among its members.
    • Another example of a new state space is seen in regional and international governments such as the European Union.
    • The European Union is a confederation of 27 European states.
    • Thus, citizens of European countries are governed not only by local and national states, but also by the European Union.
    • New state spaces are evolving at both the local level (global cities) and the international level (the European Union).

  • Crime Statistics

    • Research using a series of victim surveys in 18 countries of the European Union in 2005, funded by the European Commission, has reported that the level of crime in Europe has fallen back to the levels of 1990, and notes that levels of common crime have shown declining trends in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other industrialized countries as well.
    • The European researchers say a general consensus identifies demographic change as the leading cause for this international trend.
    • Research using a series of victim surveys in 18 countries of the European Union in 2005, funded by the European Commission, has reported that the level of crime in Europe has fallen back to the levels of 1990, and notes that levels of common crime have shown declining trends in the U.S., Canada, Australia and other industrialized countries as well.
    • The European researchers say a general consensus identifies demographic change as the leading cause for this international trend.

  • Trade Blocs and Common Markets

    • Trade blocs can be stand-alone agreements between several states, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or part of a regional organization, such as the European Union.

  • Measuring Poverty

    • The European Union's poverty threshold is based on relative poverty -- it measures how far below median income a person is, rather than whether or not they can meet their daily needs.

  • Terrorism

    • The group is proscribed as a terrorist organization by Spanish, British and French authorities, the European Union as a whole, and the United States.

  • Learning the Gender Gap

    • The European Commission defines it as the average difference between men and women's hourly earnings.
    • A 2010 report by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, for example, pointed out that "the major reasons for this gap are very often related to both horizontal and vertical segregation – or the fact that women tend to choose lower-paid professions, reach a ‘glass ceiling' in their careers, or have their jobs valued less favourably.
    • This PSA by the European Union illustrates the gender pay gap in Europe.

  • The Nature of Marriage

    • Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.
    • It is believed that same-sex unions were celebrated in Ancient Greece and Rome, some regions of China, such as Fujian, and at certain times in ancient European history.
    • Marriage is a social union or legal contract between spouses that creates kinship.
    • It is believed that same-sex unions were celebrated in Ancient Greece and Rome, some regions of China, such as Fujian, and at certain times in ancient European history.
    • A civil union, also referred to as a civil partnership, is a legally recognized form of partnership similar to marriage.

  • Labor Unions

    • The SEIU, or service employees international union, is the fastest growing union in North America.
    • Other forms of unionism include minority unionism, solidarity unionism, and the practices of organizations such as the Industrial Workers of the World, which do not always follow traditional organizational models.
    • Union membership had been declining in the US since 1954.
    • Most of the recent gains in union membership have been in the service sector while the number of unionized employees in the manufacturing sector has declined.
    • Although most industrialized countries have seen a drop in unionization rates, the drop in union density (the unionized proportion of the working population) has been more significant in the United States than elsewhere.

  • Industrial Conflict

    • An example of a labor union is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO), whose constituent unions represent most American workers.
    • In the old model of the AFL,all carpenters belong to the carpenters' union, the plasterers join the plasterers' union, and the painters belong to the painters' union.
    • Each craft union has its own administration, its own policies, its own collective bargaining agreements, and its own union halls.
    • The Nambu University Teachers Union members picket on May Day 2011.
    • Summarize the main points of industrial sociology and Labor Process Theory, including the development of labor unions and types of unionism

  • Gender Inequality in Politics

    • Angela Merkel is the first female Chancellor of Germany and Chairwoman of Christian Democratic Union.
    • When President Woodrow Wilson announced that America needed to enter the European battlefield in order to protect democracy, women were up in arms.