Framework for economic and political cooperation between the following 15 European member states:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
The European Union now manages cooperation on issues as wide-ranging as the environment, transport and employment, and wields increasing influence in defence and foreign policy and has five declared objectives:
- promote economic and social progress
- assert the identity of the European Union on the international scene
- introduce European citizenship
- develop an area of freedom, security and justice
- maintain and build on established EU law
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