European Union
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 23740652 |
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| Autores | Charles Westin (Stockholm University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2015 |
| Páginas | 1-6 |
| Data de publicação | 2015-12-30 |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | CHAPTER |
| Periódico | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen262 |
| OpenAlex | W4235756387 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Idioma | EN |
The European Union (EU) is a supranational organization of twenty‐eight sovereign European states. This entry gives a brief historical background to the EU, focusing on territorial enlargement and political and organizational consolidation. Important treaties establishing the EU are listed and the seven institutions of governance are presented. The Schengen agreement on the borderless internal area and the European Monetary Union are mentioned as examples of supranational achievements. European legislation against discrimination, human rights issues, and the fight against racism are mentioned in closing.
Business · Consolidation (business) · Corporate governance · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Legislation · Multi-level governance · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resizing · Sovereignty · Accounting · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law
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