Europēˈanist noun

A person who favours the European Union and seeks to uphold or develop it

Europeanizaˈtion or Europeanisaˈtion noun

Europēˈanize or Europēˈanise transitive verb

1. To assimilate or convert to European character or ways
2. To integrate into the European Union

European Commission noun

An executive body composed of members of the European Union countries, which is responsible for the formulation of community policy and which initiates and drafts most community legislation

European Community noun

An economic and political free-trade association of European states, formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of the EEC, ECSC and Euratom, and extended in 1993 to become the European Union (abbrev EC; see also European Union below)

European Court of Auditors noun

An institution of the European Union, responsible for management of its finances

European Court of Justice noun

The court of the European Union whose jurisdiction covers the hearing of disputes on issues of European Union law

European Currency Unit see ECU (n).

European Economic and Social Committee noun

A consultative committee of the European Union, consisting of representatives from various economic and social groups

European Economic Community noun

The common market formed in 1957 under the Treaty of Rome by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, which become an institute of the European Community in 1967 (abbrev EEC; see also European Union below)

European Free Trade Association noun

A free trade area created in 1960, now comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (abbrev EFTA)

European Monetary Fund noun

The managing body of the former European Monetary System (abbrev EMF)

European Monetary System noun

A former system linking the values of EU countries' currencies in order to limit fluctuations and support weaker currencies (abbrev EMS)

European Monetary Union noun

The adoption of a single currency by all the member states of the European Union

European Ombudsman noun

A body of the European Union responsible for investigating complaints from citizens against any European Union institution or body

European Parliament noun

The legislative assembly of the European Union

European plan noun (US)

In hotels, the system of charging for lodgings and service without including meals (cf American plan)

European Space Agency noun

A European organization promoting international co-operation in space research and technology (abbrev ESA)

European Union noun

An economic and political free-trade association of European states formed in 1993 from the European Community (abbrev EU)