european

A European is a person who comes from Europe. someone from Europe. relating to Europe or its people. European Atomic Energy Community Euratom European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. European Coal and Steel Community European Community European Court of Justice European Defense Community European Free Trade Association European Parliament European Space Agency ESA European Union Indo European languages Western European Union European Economic Community European Community EC

A native or an inhabitant of Europe

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Someone originally from the continent of Europe

Pharmacopoeia Official compendium of the member states of the Council of Europe, which includes all EC and EFTA countries

Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of Europe of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; "European Community

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of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; "European Community"

{i} Euro

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Europeans tried to civilize the tribe. - Europeans tried to civilise the tribe.

European Central Bank

Central bank for the European Union, however, has most control over euro-members

European Commission

The executive branch of the European Union

European Commissioner

A member of the European Commission

European Commissioners

plural form of European Commissioner

European Parliament

A legislative chamber of the European Union

European Parliaments

plural form of European Parliament

European Shorthair

A sturdy short-hair domestic cat breed, developed from various ordinary cat breeds

European Shorthairs

plural form of European Shorthair

European Union

A supranational organisation created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection. At the beginning of 2007, 27 member nations were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

The issue will now be dealt with on a proper, rational basis, with the timetable for the lifting of the ban dependent on our own efforts. That has enabled the restoration of normal business in the European Union.

European badger

An alternative term for the Eurasian badger, Meles meles

European badgers

plural form of European badger

European beaver

A species of beaver, Castor fiber, native of Europe

European beavers

plural form of European beaver

European bison

The wisent, species Bison bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal

European bullhead

A European species in the Cottidae family, Cottus gobio

European bullheads

plural form of European bullhead

European eel

A snake-like, facultatively catadromous fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1½ m of length, Anguilla anguilla

European eels

plural form of European eel

European garden spider

A common arachnid, scientific name Araneus diadematus

European garden spiders

plural form of European garden spider

European hake

A species of sea-fish, Merluccius merluccius

European hare

A Eurasian hare species (Lepus europaeus or Lepus capensis). Also called brown hare, or in Eastern North America, where there is a wild population originating from escaped farmed animals, eastern jackrabbit

European hares

plural form of European hare

European hornbeam

Carpinus betulus; a deciduous tree with hard wood native to many parts of Europe

European hornbeams

plural form of European hornbeam

European mink

a species of mink, Mustela lutreola, found mostly in Europe, similar in appearance to the American mink

European minks

plural form of European mink

European miracle

The rise of Europe to geopolitical dominance during the modern period

As Karl Ferdinand Werner has pointed out, the 'European miracle' 'did not take place after the 'Middle Ages' or in spite of the 'Middle Ages', but because of the existence of a Christian world dominated in the West by Catholic doctrines, a world we have become accustomed to call the Middle Ages.' (Hans Albert, Between social science, religion and politics: essays in critical rationalism, 1999, p. 205, citing K. F. Werner in Baechler/Hall/Mann (eds.), 1988, p. 172.).

European mistletoe

a parasitic evergreen plant (Viscum album) with white berries which grows on oaks, apple and other trees

European option

An option that can be exercised only at expiry date

European options

plural form of European option

European otters

plural form of European otter

European paradox

The perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations

... the research policy paradigm was already well embedded in a competitiveness/innovation oriented understanding and an understanding of the so-called European paradox, that is, the conjecture that EU member states play a leading global role in terms of top-level scientific output, but lag behind in the ability of converting this strength into wealth-generating innovations..

European peacock

Colorful butterfly with the taxonomic name Inachis io

European peacocks

plural form of European peacock

European perch

A species of fish in the family Percidae, Perca fluviatilis

European perches

plural form of European perch

European pollock

Fish of the genus Pollachius pollachius that lives in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly off the coast of Norway and the United Kingdom

European pollocks

plural form of European pollock

European river lamprey

A European species of lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis

European river lampreys

plural form of European river lamprey

European robin

A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula

European robins

plural form of European robin

European spider crab

A species of migratory crab, Maja squinado, found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea

European spider crabs

plural form of European spider crab

European swamp thistle

Marsh thistle''

European swamp thistles

plural form of European swamp thistle

European thimbleweed

A parallel name for wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

European thimbleweeds

plural form of European thimbleweed

European water vole

A species of vole, Arvicola terrestris or Arvicola amphibius

European water voles

plural form of European water vole

European wildcat

Felis silvestris silvestris, a subspecies of the wildcat

European wildcats

plural form of European wildcat

European Union Solidarity Fund

The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was founded in 2002 to provide assistance to European Union member states when large-scale disasters occur

European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg was set up under the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 in order to monitor compliance by Signatory Parties. The European Convention on Human Rights or formally named Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is one of the most important conventions adopted by the Council of Europe. All 47 member states of the Council of Europe are signatories of the Convention. Applications against Signatory Parties for human rights violations can be brought before the Court either by other States Parties or by individuals

European Foundation for Quality Management

European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) a non-profit membership foundation , is the primary source for organizations in Europe looking to excel in their market and in their business. Founded in 1989 by the CEOs of prominent European businesses, EFQM is now the hub of excellent, globally minded organizations of all sizes and sectors, and both private and public. Specifically designed to help organizations achieve excellence in their business initiatives, the EFQM organization works to capture the best practices of globally-minded organizations and to turn this knowledge into practical resources for the business community. EFQM is a vibrant network of organizations that share the same ambitions to drive excellence through the organization and aspire to reach excellence results

European Neighbourhood

The European Neighbourhood is the region beyond the frontier of the European Union. It comprises primarily developing countries, who seek one day to become either component states of the European Union itself, or more closely aligned to the economy of the European Union

european cuckoo

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) (formerly European Cuckoo) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co

European aerospace company that is one of the world's largest. It was formed (2000) from the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. (CASA) of Spain. It holds an 80% share in the European airplane manufacturer Airbus S.A.S. and is responsible for the final assembly of Airbus aircraft. It has a controlling interest in the trinational venture Astrium (created 2000), whose facilities in France, Germany, and Great Britain cover a broad range of the space business from ground systems and launch vehicles to satellites and orbital infrastructure. Its Eurocopter subsidiary produces military and civil helicopters. It also has stakes in Arianespace, which markets the commercial services of Ariane launch vehicles; the Eurofighter consortium to develop a multirole combat aircraft; and the French aerospace firm Dassault

European Article Number

(Ticaret) (EAN) A superset of the Universal Product Code that includes the base UPC code and two or three additional characters that indicate the country that issued the number (not necessarily the country of origin for that product)

European Atomic Energy Community

International organization established in 1958 to form a common market for developing peaceful uses of atomic energy. It originally had six members; it now includes all members of the European Union. Among its aims were to facilitate the establishment of a nuclear energy industry on a European rather than a national scale, coordinate research, encourage construction of power plants, establish safety regulations, and establish a common market for trade in nuclear equipment and materials. In 1967 its governing bodies were merged into the European Community

European Atomic Energy Community Euratom

European Coal and Steel Community

Administrative agency designed to integrate the coal and steel industries of France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It originated in the plan of Robert Schuman (1950) to establish a common market for coal and steel by those countries willing to submit to an independent authority. Created in 1952, the ECSC came to include all members of the European Union. It initially removed barriers to trade in coal, coke, steel, pig iron, and scrap iron; it later supervised the reduction of its members' excess production. In 1967 its governing bodies were merged into the European Community. When the treaty expired in 2002, the ECSC was dissolved

European Commission

a group of 20 officials, chosen by the countries in the EU (=the European Union) , who suggest plans for the EU, carry out decisions that the EU has made, and make sure that the EU's laws are obeyed

European Common Market

economic union of most of the western European countries

European Community

An economic and political organization formed in 1967 from the consolidation of three western European treaty organizations, the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community. Its members are the same as those of the European Economic Community. the former name of the EU (=the European Union). Organization formed in 1967 with the merger of the European Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. The merger created a single Commission of the European Community and a single Council of Ministers. Other executive, legislative, and judicial bodies also were collected under the umbrella of the EC. In 1993 the EC became the basis of the European Union, and the European Economic Community was renamed the European Community

European Community

political and economic union of most of the western European countries

European Computer Manufacturers Association

organization of computer manufacturers throughout Europe, ECMA

European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations

founded in 1959 by 19 countries (and expanded to 26 during its first ten years) as a coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organizations

European Convention on Human Rights

an official agreement signed by the UK and most other European countries, in which they promise to allow every citizen their human rights, such as the right to be free, to express their political opinions, and to be treated fairly. If someone thinks that one of these countries is breaking this agreement, they can officially complain to the European Human Rights Commission. If they are still not satisfied, they can take their case to a special court called the European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

the court of law for the Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg in France

European Court of Justice

the court of law for the EU (=the European Union) , based in Luxembourg. Judicial branch of the European Union (EU), established in 1958 to ensure the observance of international agreements negotiated by predecessor organizations of the EU. Headquartered in Luxembourg, it reviews the legality of the acts of EU executive bodies and rules on cases of civil law between member states or private parties. It can invalidate the laws of EU members when they conflict with EU law. Its bench, which is appointed by member governments, consists of 25 judges and 8 advocates-general. Prior to 2004, the ECJ met as a full chamber for all cases, but it now may sit as a "grand chamber" of 11 judges. See also International Court of Justice

European Cup

sports championship in Europe

European Cupwinners' Cup

a football competition held in the past that involved all the teams in Europe that won the cup final in their own country. Since 1998, these teams have entered the UEFA Cup instead

European Currency Unit

{i} Euro, unit of currency introduced in 1999 as the composite monetary unit of the members of the European Union, , ECU

European Defense Community

Attempt by western European powers, with U.S. support, to counterbalance the overwhelming conventional military ascendancy of the Soviet Union in Europe by creating a supranational European army, including West German forces. A treaty was concluded in 1952, but the French parliament's refusal to ratify the treaty in 1954 brought an end to the project. One consequence of the French action was the decision in 1955 to rearm West Germany and allow its entry into NATO. In 1955 the EDC was replaced by the Western European Union

European Economic Community

An economic organization established in 1958 to reduce tariff barriers and promote trade among western European countries, including Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and West Germany. The United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986, and Austria, Finland, and Sweden in 1995. later European Community (EC) known as the Common Market Association of European countries designed to promote European economic unity. It was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to develop the economies of the member states into a single common market and to build a political union of the states of western Europe. The EEC also sought to establish a single commercial policy toward nonmember countries, to coordinate transportation systems, agricultural policies, and general economic policies, to remove measures restricting free competition, and to assure the mobility of labour, capital, and entrepreneurship among member states. The liberalized trade policies it sponsored from the 1950s were highly successful in increasing trade and economic prosperity in western Europe. In 1967 its governing bodies were merged into the European Community. In 1993 the EEC was renamed the European Community (EC); it is now the principal organization within the European Union

European Economic Community

EEC, economic union of some European nations created in order to unify their trade policies and remove trade barriers between them

European Free Trade Association

EFTA, organization of several European nations that was founded in 1960 in order to encourage free trading between member nations and later (in 1994) to promote a common economy

European Free Trade Association

International organization whose purpose is to remove barriers to trade in industrial goods among its members. The EFTA's current members are Iceland, Liechteinstein, Norway, and Switzerland. It was formed in 1960 by Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Britain as an alternative to the European Economic Community (EEC). Some of those countries later left the EFTA and joined the EEC. In the 1990s Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway joined the European Economic Area, which also included all members of the European Union. Each country in the EFTA maintains its own commercial policy toward countries outside the group

European Jewish communities

communities of Jews who live in various parts of Europe

European Law Enforcement Organisation

{i} Europol, police organization for the European Union whose purpose is to enhance efficiency and cooperation between European police forces

European Masters

an important golf competition that takes place in different European countries

European Monetary System

technique designed to create economic unity for the nations of the European Economic Community by adjusting exchange rates between currencies and linking them to one another, EMS

European Open

an important golf competition played in Europe by players from all over the world

European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

{i} Eurocontrol, international organization with its headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) that coordinates and plans the implementation of a pan-European Air Traffic Management system

European Parliament

a parliament whose members are elected by the citizens of the EU (=the European Union) . Its members are called Euro MPs or MEPs. Legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of member countries. Beginning in 1979, members of the Parliament, who now number more than 700, were elected by direct universal suffrage to terms of five years. The number of members per country varies depending on population. The Parliament's leadership is shared by a president and 14 vice presidents, elected for 30-month terms. The EU Council of Ministers, which represents the member states, consults the Parliament, which is empowered to discuss whatever matters it wishes. The Parliament's powers were expanded with passage of the Maastricht Treaty (1993). Although it has veto power in most areas relating to economic integration and budgetary policy, it remains subordinate to the Council of Ministers and does not function with the authority of a national legislature such as the U.S. Congress or the British House of Commons

European Russia

{i} Russia that is part of Europe, western regions of Russia that are located within Europe

European Space Agency

the ESA an organization formed in 1975 to manage Europe's space programme. French Agence Spatiale Européenne Western European space and space-technology research organization headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 1975 from the merger of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), both established in 1964. Members are Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Canada, through a special cooperative agreement, participates in some projects. The ESA developed the Ariane series of space launch vehicles, and it supports a launch facility in French Guiana. It has launched a system of meteorological satellites (Meteosat) as well as the Giotto space probe, which examined the nucleus of Halley's Comet, and Hipparcos, a satellite that measured the parallaxes, positions, and proper motions of more than 100,000 stars. It is also a participant in the construction of the International Space Station

European Space Agency

European agency which deals with the study and exploration of the universe

European Space Agency ESA

French Agence Spatiale Européenne Western European space and space-technology research organization headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 1975 from the merger of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), both established in 1964. Members are Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Canada, through a special cooperative agreement, participates in some projects. The ESA developed the Ariane series of space launch vehicles, and it supports a launch facility in French Guiana. It has launched a system of meteorological satellites (Meteosat) as well as the Giotto space probe, which examined the nucleus of Halley's Comet, and Hipparcos, a satellite that measured the parallaxes, positions, and proper motions of more than 100,000 stars. It is also a participant in the construction of the International Space Station

European Super Cup

a football match, officially called the UEFA Super Cup, played each year between the winners of the European Cup and the UEFA Cup

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI, autonomous non-profit standardization organization in Europe of the telecommunications industry

European Union

federation of European countries which acts as a group to protect their interests

European Union

The European Union is an organization of European countries which have joint policies on matters such as trade, agriculture, and finance. = EU. An economic and political union established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty by members of the European Community, which forms its core. In establishing the European Union, the treaty expanded the political scope of the European Community, especially in the area of foreign and security policy, and provided for the creation of a central European bank and the adoption of a common currency by the end of the 20th century. the European Union EU a European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between the countries that are members. Organization of most of the states of western Europe, formed in 1993, to oversee their economic and political integration. It was created by the Maastricht Treaty and ratified by all members of the European Community (EC), out of which the EU developed. The successful EC had made its members more receptive to greater integration and provided a framework for unified action by member countries in security and foreign policy and for cooperation in police and justice matters. In pursuit of its major goal to create a common monetary system, the EU established the euro, which replaced the national currencies of 12 of the 15 EU members in 2002. Its principal institutions are the European Community, the Council of Ministers (its forum for individual ministries), the European Commission (its administrative bureaucracy), the European Parliament, the European Court of Justice, and the European Central Bank

European champion

person from Europe who has defeated all the other European competitors in a competition (Sports)

European continent

6th largest continent which is bordered by Asia to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east

European countries

all of the nations which are located on the continent of Europe

European law

method of law employed in most European countries and in countries which are strongly influenced by Europe

European monetary union

financial alliance among certain European countries

European option

{i} right to buy or sell an asset at a set price only on the expiration date (Economics)

European oyster

An oyster (Ostrea edulis) having a round flat shell and a metallic taste, native to northern Europe and cultured primarily in the northwestern United States and Maine. Also called flat oyster

European plan

A hotel plan in which the rates include only the charges for a room and not for meals

european ash

tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath

european beggar-ticks

of temperate Eurasia

european bittern

a kind of bittern

european black grouse

large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail

european bog asphodel

of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal

european bream

European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food

european catfish

large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe

european central bank

the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve

european chestnut

wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia

european communities

Established in 1967, the EC was a single unit whose plural name (Communities) reflects the fact that it united the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community under one organizational structure The EC evolved into the European Union beginning in 1993

european communities

- The term European Communities is a collective term for the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), founded in 1951, the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM or EAEC), founded in 1957 The European Union, created by the Maastricht Treaty (1993), did not make the European Communities disappear They form its institutional framework The Union remains based on the Communities, supplemented by the policies and the forms of cooperation brought in by that treaty The European Union is a Party to the Convention However, it does not have a separate vote from its members Members states of the EU meet as a group to the COP

european concert

An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern Question

european council

The European Council provides a forum for the heads of government of the Member States The European Council establishes the political objectives for the development of the European Union and is the EU's central decision-making body

european council

Organization that brings together Heads of State and Government and the President of the Commission

european council

EU body, consisting of the Heads of State or Government of the EU Member States and the President of the European Commission

european council

The principal policy and rule-making institution of the European Union Home Page

european country

countries occupying the European continent

european cranberry

small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere

european creeper

common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill

european cuckoo

common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

european curlew

common Eurasian curlew

european dewberry

creeping European bramble bearing dewberries

european dogtooth

sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties

european fire salamander

a kind of European salamander

european flatfish

important food fish of Europe

european fly honeysuckle

cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit

european free trade association

European countries not part of the European Union but having no internal tariffs

european free trade association

An international organization with four member countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland The purpose of EFTA is to monitor and manage relationships among the EFTA states

european free trade association

Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

european free trade association

A regional trade organization that aims to bring about free trade in industrial goods and an expansion of trade in agricultural goods between its member countries and to contribute to the liberalization and expansion of world trade

european free trade association

A regional flee trade area established in 1958 concerned with eliminating tariffs on manufactured goods and agricultural products that originate in and are traded among member countries Most agricultural products are not subject to EFTA schedule tariff reductions Members include Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland

european free trade association

A free trade zone including many non-EC countries in Europe Members include Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland

european free trade association

A free trade zone including many non-EU countries in Europe Members include Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland

european free trade association

Set up in 1960 to encourage free trade between member countries p 88

european gallinule

purple gallinule of southern Europe

european goatsucker

Old World goatsucker

european hackberry

bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe

european hare

large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter

european hornbeam

medium-sized Old World tree with smooth gray bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn

european house cricket

lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America

european ladies' tresses

European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers

european larch

tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales

european lemming

notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

european lobster

lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe similar to but smaller than American lobsters

european magpie

common European magpie

european monetary union

A group of European countries creating one currency for the entire region

european monetary union

Under the terms of the Maastricht Treaty of December 1991, EMU should be implemented in three stages, in accordance with a fixed timetable

european monetary union

The system under which EU members seek to adopt a single currency and other monetary policies under provisions of the Maastrict Treaty

european monetary union

A currency union consisting of most of the members of the European Union, who in January 1999 aligned their monetary policies under a European Central Bank and adopted a common currency, the euro

european monetary union

(Emu), as provided for under the Maastricht Treaty, gave the EU a single currency - the euro The objective is national economic convergence with a view to national political convergence Denmark, Greece, Sweden and the UK all opted out of joining Emu at its commencement on 1 1 99, but Greece subsequently joined on 1 1 2001 The 3 other countries will hold a referendum The UK's economic cycle has gradually moved into phase with that of most euroland (eurozone, euroarea) countries, but the UK is unlikely to join Emu before 2003 at the earliest The UK government's 5 proposed tests for joining are

european nuthatch

a kind of nuthatch

european parliament

The EU's "public forum": Can veto legislation in certain policy areas and can amend proposals for legislation

european parliament

composed of 625 members (MEPs) elected by direct universal suffrage every five years in all EU Member States Since 1992, it has acquired legislative powers under the co-decision procedure, which allow it to amend and veto proposals in negotiation with the Council

european parliament

The 626-member legislative branch of the European Union Representation is determined by population of member-countries, and is based on five-year terms

european parliament

The principal deliberative and supervisory institution of the European Union Home Page

european parsley fern

fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley

european pasqueflower

European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers

european perch

a perch native to Europe

european plan

a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily

european rabbit

common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless

european red elder

Eurasian shrub

european roller

common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back

european russia

the Russia that is part of Europe

european sandpiper

a variety of sandpiper

european sanicle

sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers

european sea bream

food fish of European coastal waters

european shrike

common European butcherbird

european silver fir

tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark

european smelt

common smelt of Europe

european sole

highly valued as food

european spider crab

large European spider crab

european swift

common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs

european toad

common toad of Europe

european tortoise

small land tortoise of southern Europe

european turkey oak

large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes

european union

an economic and political alliance currently comprising 15 European nations Its decision-making process involves several institutions, including the Council, European Parliament, European Commission (civil service), Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, Court of Justice and Court of Auditors

european union

An umbrella organization of European countries which was founded in 1993 Members cooperate on a number of areas, ranging from a single free trade market to foreign policy

european union

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe

european union

a political and economic alliance if 15 European countries which aims to expand trade and encourage the free movement of goods, capital and labour amongst its members

european union

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european union

One of three major market groups in western Europe, the EU has 15 members: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK p 87

european union

An umbrella organization created by the Maastrict Treaty to include the European Community, as well as integration efforts under the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Justice and Home Affairs

european union

Members in 1995 are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom Formerly called European Community (EC) and European Economic Community (EEC)

european union

The aim of the European Union is "an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen", the objective is to promote economic and social progress which is balanced and sustainable, assert the European identity on the international scene and introduce a European citizenship for the nationals of the Member States

european union

Since 1993, the term used to describe the European Community and related institutions The entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty of European Union on November 1, 1993, introduced this change in terminology regarding the EC and many of its institutions

european union

An institutional framework for the construction of a united Europeeconomically, legislatively, judicially, and socially It includes the countries of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Finland, and Sweden

european union

The European Union (EU) is a union of fifteen independent countries based on the European Communities, founded to enhance political, economic and social co-operation Formerly known as European Economic Community (EEC) The member states consist of: AustriaBelgiumDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsPortugalSpain SwedenUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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A Customs Union consisting of 15 countries: Austria, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany

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An economic organization of 15 European countries with unified judicial control, and some limited responsibility for social policies as well, especially those linked to employment Large areas of social policy are the primary responsibility of the fifteen member countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) and a large number hoping to join

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Formerly the European Community (EC), the European Union since signing of the Maastricht Treaty in November 1993 A regional trade block composed of 15 European states Its core institutions are known as the «institutional triangle» composed of the European Parliament (Strasbourg), the Commission (Brussels), and the EU Council (Brussels) Also of great notoriety is the European Bank which manages the common currency Actual members of the EU are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom

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Western European political organization

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As a regional economic integration organization, the European Union can be and is a Party to the Convention; however, it does not have a separate vote from its members The EU can also be a Party to the Protocol Because it signed the Convention when it was known as the EEC, it retains this name for all formal Convention-related purposes Its members are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK

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An economic association of European countries founded by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 as a common market for six nations It was known as the European Community before 1993 and is currently comprised of 15 European countries Its goals are a single market for goods and services without any economic barriers and a common currency with one monetary authority The EU was known as the European Community until Jan 1, 1994 BACK TO TOP

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Created in 1958 to encourage and facilitate trade among the member countries The current EU members are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK Before November 1993, the EU was known at the European Community

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The official name of the former European Economic Community (EEC) as of January 1, 1994

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An organization of 15 European countries, whose mission is: "to organize relations between Member states and between their peoples in a coherent manner on the basis of solidarity"

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An intergovernmental organization that has as its goals the elimination of internal frontiers and the establishment of an economic, monetary, and political union Its constituent treaties are the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty (Paris, 1951), the European Atomic Energy Community Treaty (Rome, 1957), the European Economic Community Treaty, (Rome, 1957), and the Treaty on European Union (Maastricht 1992) Home Page

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A regional organization created in 1958 providing for the gradual elimination of customs duties and other intraregional trade barriers, a common external tariff against other countries and gradual adoption of other integrating measures, including a Common Agricultural Policy and guarantees of free movement of labor and capital Formerly called the European Community (EC), the organization became the European Union in January, 1994 Since 1967, common institutions, the EU Commission, the EU Council, the European Parliament and the Court of Justice, have served members of the EU On January 1, 1999 the EU launched a single European currency called the euro, which most member countries have adopted With 15 members (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK), the Union plans to expand membership in coming years, including Southern and Eastern European Countries