the European Unionnoun
uk/jʊə.rəˌpiː.ən ˈjuː.ni.ən/us/jʊr.əˌpiː.ən ˈjuː.ni.ən/abbreviation the EUthe organization, since 1993, through which European governments who choose to be members make decisions and agree on shared action in social and economic matters
Examples
- Which countries have joined the European Union in 2004?
- This research into air pollution is jointly funded by the European Union and the local council.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
International relations: European politics & government
- arrondissement
- EMS
- emu
- euro
- Eurocrat
- MEP
- the Common Market
- the EC
- the EEC
- the EU
- the European Community
- the Eurozone