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| European Union | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
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| Largest city | Paris |
| History | |
| 1 November 1993 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,233,262 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 447,007,596 |
The European Union (EU) is a neoliberal political and economic organization of 27 European countries established in 1993.[1] In 2006, it provided €600,000 of funding to the fascist Alliance for Peace and Freedom party.[2] Many European Union countries also abstained in the 2014 Combating Glorification of Nazism vote.[3]
History
The European Union was preceded by the European Economic Community, which was founded in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome.
The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and came into effect in 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, the EU expanded into Eastern Europe.
In 2016, the United Kingdom left the European Union.[4]
References
- ↑ Matthew J. Gabel (1998). European Union. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "€600,000 for Hitler's political descendants: How the EU funds Neo-Nazi Parties" (2016-05-12). In Defense of Communism. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ Andrew Gardner (2014-11-24). "EU abstains from UN vote on ‘Nazism’" Politico. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-04.
- ↑ Costas Lapavitsas (2019). The Left Case against the EU (pp. 10–29). Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN 9781509531080