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European Union
The
European Union
(
EU
) is a
politico
-
economic
union of
member states
that are located primarily in
Europe
. It covers an area of 4,324,782 km
2
, with an estimated population of over 508 million. The EU operates through a system of
supranational institutions
and
intergovernmental
-negotiated decisions by the member states. The institutions are: the
European Parliament
, the
European Council
, the
Council of the European Union
, the
European Commission
, the
Court of Justice of the European Union
, the
European Central Bank
, and the
Court of Auditors
. The European Parliament is elected every five years by
EU citizens
.
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