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The '''European Union''' ('''EU''') is a [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] political and economic union of 27 [[Europe|European]] countries established in 1993.<ref>{{Citation|author=Matthew J. Gabel|year=1998|title=European Union|title-url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-Union|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> In 2006, it provided €600,000 of funding to the [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Alliance for Peace and Freedom]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-05-12|title=€600,000 for Hitler's political descendants: How the EU funds Neo-Nazi Parties|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/05/600000-for-hitlers-political.html?m=1|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|retrieved=2022-03-29}}</ref> Many European Union countries also abstained in the 2014 [[Combating glorification of Nazism|Combating Glorification of Nazism]] vote.<ref>{{News citation|author=Andrew Gardner|newspaper=Politico|title=EU abstains from UN vote on ‘Nazism’|date=2014-11-24|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-abstains-from-un-vote-on-nazism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313171721/https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-abstains-from-un-vote-on-nazism/|archive-date=2022-03-13|retrieved=2022-04}}</ref>
The '''European Union''' ('''EU''') is a [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] political and economic union of 27 [[Europe|European]] countries established in 1993.<ref>{{Citation|author=Matthew J. Gabel|year=1998|title=European Union|title-url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-Union|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> In 2006, it provided €600,000 of funding to the [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Alliance for Peace and Freedom]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-05-12|title=€600,000 for Hitler's political descendants: How the EU funds Neo-Nazi Parties|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/05/600000-for-hitlers-political.html?m=1|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|retrieved=2022-03-29}}</ref> The entire European Union voted in favor of [[Nazism]] in a 2022 [[United Nations|UN]] resolution.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Eric Zuesse|newspaper=Countercurrents|title=U.S. and Allies Vote For Nazism at U.N.|date=2022-11-07|url=https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/u-s-and-allies-vote-for-nazism-at-u-n/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109134223/https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/u-s-and-allies-vote-for-nazism-at-u-n/|archive-date=2022-11-09|retrieved=2022-11-13}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 00:25, 8 December 2022

European Union
Flag of European Union
Flag
Location of European Union
Largest cityParis
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentPlutocratic confederation
History
1 November 1993
Area
• Total
4,233,262 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
447,007,596
Currencyeuro (€)


The European Union (EU) is a neoliberal political and economic union of 27 European countries established in 1993.[1] In 2006, it provided €600,000 of funding to the fascist Alliance for Peace and Freedom.[2] The entire European Union voted in favor of Nazism in a 2022 UN resolution.[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]

Anti-communism

In 2019, the EU passed a resolution equating communism and fascism as forms of "totalitarianism." The KKE, PCP, and Italian Communist Party condemned the resolution.[5]

Imperialism

In a 2022 speech, Josep Borrell, the EU's top foreign policy official, promoted colonialism and called the rest of the world a "jungle." He also advocated for regime change in Russia to install a pro-Western government.[6]

Border

Over 40,000 people have died trying to cross the border of the European Union[7] and the EU has constructed nearly 1,000 km of border walls since its founding. By 2027, Frontex, the EU's border police, aims to have 10,000 armed guards.[8]

References

  1. Matthew J. Gabel (1998). European Union. Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. "€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.
  3. Eric Zuesse (2022-11-07). "U.S. and Allies Vote For Nazism at U.N." Countercurrents. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. Costas Lapavitsas (2019). The Left Case against the EU (pp. 10–29). Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN 9781509531080
  5. Muhammed Shabeer (2019-09-27). "European Parliament’s anti-communist resolution draws widespread criticism" Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  6. Ben Norton (2022-10-15). "In neocolonial rant, EU says Europe is ‘garden’ superior to rest of world’s barbaric ‘jungle’" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  7. "Frontex". Abolish Frontex. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  8. Ainhoa Ruiz Benedicto, Pere Brunet (2018-11-09). "Building walls" Transnational Institute. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-10.