歐洲聯盟為超國家supra nation政治結盟，目前由28個會員國組成。歐盟概念存在已久，二次世界大戰之後，以法國、德國、義大利、英國及西班牙為首，成立歐洲煤鋼組織。在1992年透過歐洲聯盟統一條約(馬斯垂克條約)建立。然而，歐洲聯盟的存在，在許多方面可以追朔到始於1951年一系列的先行關係。
盟中最重要的體系包括歐盟理事會、歐洲委員會、歐洲法院、歐洲人權法院、歐洲議會、歐洲理事會及歐洲中央銀行。歐洲議會的來源可追朔自1950年間及一些相關協議，而且，自從 1979年起至今，歐洲議會會員國的人民可透過選舉產生歐洲議會的代表。戶籍登記在歐盟的公民得以對每五年一次的選舉進行投票。
歐盟具有單一市場包含關稅聯盟，由歐洲中央銀行設於德國法蘭克福，管理歐元政策，25個會員國中只有12個國家加入歐洲統一貨幣，成為所謂歐元區。
《 課程簡介 -- English 》
The European Union (EU) is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 democratic member states. The Euriopean Union is the world's largest confederation of independent states, established under that name in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). However, many aspects of the Union existed before that date through a series of predecessor relationships, dating back to 1951
The Union currently has a common single market consisting of a customs union, a single currency manged by the European Central Bamk (so far adopted by 12 of the 25 member states), a Common Agricultural Policy, a common trade policy, and a Common Fisheries Policy. A Common Foreign and Security Policy was also established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union. The Schengen Agreement abolished passport control, and customs checks were also abolished at many of the EU's internal borders, creating a single space of mobility for EU citizens to live, travel, work and invest.
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