Facts about the EU

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Featured photo: official flag for digital use

The political centers of the EU

Brussels:
Luxembourg:
Strasburg
Frankfurt:
The Hague:
  • Headquarters of the European Police Office (Europol)

The population & size of the EU

512 710 966 million inhabitants (2018)

4 383 136 square kilometers (2018)

The motto of the EU

The motto in all 24 official languages ​​of the EU:

  • Bulgarian: Обединен в многообразието
  • Danish: Forenet i mangfoldighed
  • English: United in diversity
  • English: United in diversity
  • Estonian: Ühinenud mitmekesisuses
  • Finnish: Moninaisuudessaan yhtenäinen
  • French: Unie dans la diversité
  • Greek: Ενωμένοι στην πολυμορφία
  • Irish: Aontaithe san éagsúlacht
  • Italian: Unita nella diversità
  • Croatian: Ujedinjeni u različitosti
  • Latvian: Vienota dažādībā
  • Lithuanian: Suvienijusi įvairovę
  • Maltese: Magħquda fid-diversità
  • Dutch: In verscheidheid verenigd
  • Polish: Zjednoczona w różnorodności
  • Portuguese: Unida na diversidade
  • Romanian: Uniţi în diversitate
  • Swedish: Förenade i mångfalden
  • Slovak: Zjednotení v rozmanitosti
  • Slovenian: Združena v raznolikosti
  • Spanish: Unida en la diversidad
  • Czech: Jednotná v rozmanitosti
  • Hungarian: Egység a sokféleségben

and on

  • Latin: In varietate concordia

The anthem of the EU

More on the anthem in a moment here.

The flag of the EU

official flag for digital use

The 27 member states the EU

StateMember sinceCapital
Belgium1957Brussels
Bulgaria2007Sofia
Denmark1973Copenhagen
Germany1957/1990Bonn/Berlin
Estonia2004Tallinn
Finland1995Helsinki
France1957Paris
Greece1981Athens
Ireland1973Dublin
Italy1957Rome
Croatia2013Zagreb
Latvia2004Riga
Lithuania2004Vilnius
Luxembourg1957Luxembourg
Malta2004Valletta
Netherlands1957 Amsterdam
Austria1995Vienna
Poland2004Warschau
Portugal1986Lisbon
Romania2007Bucharest
Sweden1995Stockholm
Slovakia2004Bratislava
Slovenia2004Ljubljana
Spain1986Madrid
Czechia2004Prague
Hungary2004Budapest
United Kingdom1973 - 2020 *London
Cyprus2004Nicosia
* according to referendum v. On June 23.06.2016, 29.03.2017, the United Kingdom declared its intention to leave the Union on March 50, 31.01.2020 in accordance with Article XNUMX of the Treaty on European Union, and then also left the European Union on January XNUMX, XNUMX.

The 24 official languages ​​of the EU

  1. Bulgarian (minority language in Greece, Romania and Hungary)
  2. Danish (minority language in Germany and Sweden)
  3. German (minority language in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Hungary)
  4. English
  5. estnisch
  6. finnisch
  7. French (minority language in Italy)
  8. Greek (minority language in Hungary)
  9. irisch
  10. Italian (minority language in France and Croatia)
  11. Kroatisch
  12. lettisch
  13. Litauisch
  14. Maltese
  15. Dutch (minority language in France)
  16. Polish (minority language in Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Czech Republic and Hungary)
  17. portugiesisch
  18. Romanian (minority language in Bulgaria and Hungary)
  19. Swedish (minority language in Finland)
  20. Slovak (minority language in Austria, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic and Hungary)
  21. Slovene (minority language in Italy, Austria and Hungary)
  22. Spanish
  23. Czech (minority language in Austria and Romania)
  24. Hungarian (minority language in Austria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia)

The three working languages ​​of the EU

  1. German          (hardly used anymore)
  2. English          (Priority 1)
  3. French

The eight currencies of the EU

  1. Euro
  2. Bulgarian lev
  3. Danische Krone
  4. Polish zloty
  5. Romanian leu
  6. Swedish crown
  7. Czech koruna
  8. Hungarian forint

Who can become a member of the European Union?

The Treaty on European Union states that any European country can apply for membership if it respects the EU's democratic values ​​and is committed to promoting them.

More specifically, a country can only become a member if it meets all the membership criteria:

  • political criteria – it must have stable institutions capable of guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law and human rights,
  • economic criteria - it must have a functioning market economy and be able to withstand competitive pressures and market forces within the Union,
  • legal criteria - it must accept the current EU legislation and its implementation in practice, in particular the main objectives of political, economic and monetary union.

Current candidate countries

  • Albania
  • Northern Macedonia
  • Moldavia
  • Montenegro
  • Serbia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine

Potential further candidate countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kosovo

Countries that have since resigned, have so far refused to join or have withdrawn their application

  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Member states of the Council of Europe that are not yet EU members can certainly be considered for membership. For other states, for example around the Mediterranean, a long-term accession perspective could have a positive effect on both sides.

Further information

If you want to know more about Europe and the European federalists, I recommend the book "Europe is for everyone!"


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