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48 unusual facts about European Union


Anne Mackenzie-Stuart

Lady Mackenzie-Stuart maintained her interest in “all things European” and became vice-chairman of the European Movement in Scotland, campaigning vigorously to convince the Scottish people of the advantages of membership in the European Union.

Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens

He also spoke out strongly against the intention of the Greek government under Costas Simitis to follow EU directives, especially where they clashed with what he regarded as traditional Greek policies.

Arctic policy of European Union

If the accession of Iceland to the European Union occurs, the EU will increase its Arctic influence and possibly gain permanent observer status in the Arctic Council.

It has three (and if the accession of Iceland to the European Union occurs, potentially four) Arctic Council states amongst its members.

The European Union has an important role to play in supporting the successful Arctic co-operation and in helping to meet the challenges that now confront the region.

Bernard Ebbers

This transaction, however, was abandoned after U.S. and European antitrust regulators raised objections.

Best Mate

EU regulations prevented the burial of his body on the Exeter course as Lewis and many racing fans desired.

CEES

Common European Economic Space or Common Economic Space (CES), one of four projected spheres of cooperation between the European Union and Russia

Center for European Policy Analysis

Founded in 2005, CEPA provides a forum for scholarly research, writing and debate on key issues affecting the countries and economies of the Central and Eastern European region, their membership in the European Union (EU) and relationship with the United States.

Centre for Financial Reporting Reform

The FRTAP is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs under the Swiss Enlargement Contribution to the European Union.

Chernobyl Shelter Fund

The main objective of the SIP, developed in a co-operative effort between the European Union, the United States and Ukraine, is to protect the personnel, population and environment from the threat of the huge radioactive inventory of the Chernobyl Unit 4 Shelter.

Consumer council of Fiji

The Council receives an annual grant from the Government and supplements the grant with funds from donor agencies such as the European Union and Australian aid agency, AusAID.

Division of work

It may also include the organization of labour and skills within a town, city, business organization, country, or an economic region (like the European Union, or the NAFTA member states).

ETL SEMKO

The "S" mark was mandatory for products sold in Sweden until the common European CE mark was adopted prior to Sweden's accession to the European Union.

European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

The debate on future of the security in Europe, with a focus on the role of workers in the sector, included contributions from Mr Telmo Baltazar, member of cabinet for Viviane Reding and the Director for Justice and Home Affairs in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Mr Roland Genson.

European Enforcement Order

The European Enforcement Order is a method of enforcing foreign judgments within the European Union without the need of any intermediate proceedings, such as exequatur.

European Union-Indonesia trade relations

Indonesia mostly exports to the EU agricultural products and processed resources, mainly palm oil, fuels and mining products, textiles and furniture.

Franz Werfel Human Rights Award

The foundations of the prize are considered to be the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the International Agreement on Civilian and Political Rights of 1966, the resolution of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of 1998 as well as the consequences of the meeting of the European Council of the Heads of State and Governments in Copenhagen of 1993 and other statements issued by the European Union.

Geography of Portugal

As a result of its maritime possessions and coastline, Portugal has the third largest Exclusive Economic Zone of the European Union countries (and eleventh in the world).

Głowno

Since the joining of the European Union by Poland, many town inhabitants left in search of better life in nearby capital city of Warsaw and Poznań, and especially large migration has been witnessed to the United Kingdom, since 2010 to Germany and some to Italy, and town's population decreased.

Gulf Research Center

GRC publications in 2006 included the Gulf Yearbook and the Green Gulf Report, ten research papers including "Impact of the Disbandment of the Iraqi army on the Security Situation in Iraq," ten Gulf papers including "The Arab Gulf States: Further steps towards political participation," ten Gulf Translations, and three Gulf Theses including one about GCC-EU relations.

Health-EU portal

Health-EU Portal is an official web portal of the Health and Consumers Directorate-General that facilities the access of public-related health information to European Union citizens.

Hydrogen-powered aircraft

The European Union's research project in cooperation with Airbus and 34 other partner companies dubbed CRYOPLANE assessed the technical feasibility, safety, environmental compatibility and economic viability of using liquid hydrogen as an aviation fuel.

Ian Joyce

Joyce is eligible to play in countries within the European Union as he holds an Italian passport.

Information Commissioner

All other countries of the European Union and the European Economic Area have equivalent officials created under their versions of Directive 95/46.

Institute for International Assistance and Solidarity

After the fall of the Iron Curtain, IFIAS created networks and conducted projects to help the former communist countries in their transition to democracy and pluralism, which provisionally culminated with the admission of ten new members to the European Union on May 1, 2004.

It's Gonna Be Me

"It's Gonna Be Me" is a song by American boy band, 'N Sync, released as the second single in the United States and third in Europe from their 2000 album No Strings Attached.

Jean-Marc Bosman

This landmark judgement completely changed the way footballers are employed, allowing professional players in the European Union to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team.

Károly Ferenc Szabó

Szabó became an MEP as part of the European People's Party–European Democrats, on January 1, 2007, with Romania's accession to the European Union.

Kemmern

The community has been receiving help from both the state and the European Union for this.

Kurt Krenn

Krenn argued against Turkey's entrance into the European Union, warning against the 'islamisation' of Europe and calling Islam a "very aggressive kind of religion" that will not easily allow for the political unity with the Christian faith.

Ligugé Abbey

During World War II the abbey gave shelter to Robert Schuman, the future distinguished French politician and champion of the European Union, in August 1942 while he was waiting for passage to the free zone, as well as to Amadou Bow of Senegal, future director of UNESCO.

Margaret Hedstrom

In 2002-03 she co-chaired the Working Group on Digital Archiving and Preservation, which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and by the European Union through DELOS Network of Excellence.

Marianne des Français series

Before March 2005, a letter for France or the Western Europa cost the same price ; since March 2005, a letter for a country of the European Union cost 2 cents more (0.55 €).

Maritigrella crozierae

For this reason, it may be of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as a source of this compound which has been approved for medical use in the European Union.

Motor vehicle

The 27 European Union (EU-27) member countries had a fleet of over 256 million in 2008, and passenger cars accounted for 87% of the union's fleet.

Motorised quadricycle

In 1992, the European Union published Directive 92/61/EEC which considered that quadricycles fell into the same category as mopeds.

Offshore investment

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA) continue to promote improved transparency on tax information and substantial progress has been made in the past 5 years.

Old St Andrews

However, at the end of the 1990s, duty-free sales in Europe ended with the creation of the single-market European Union.

PKP rail line 4

On August 29, 2009, PKP signed a contract with Thales Rail Signalling to install European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 signalling on the CMK rail line, a very modern signalling system which is being installed throughout the European Union particularly on high-speed rail lines.

Preston City Council election, 2014

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 22 May 2014 were entitled to vote in the local elections.

Root Into Europe

Henry Root, a right-wing fish dealer who disapproves of the impending European Union, declares himself England's 'European regulator' in a letter to the British Prime Minister, then John Major.

Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary

Moreover, by virtue of Greece’s membership in the European Union (EU), the recognition of STS as an institution of higher theological learning, equal in status with the schools of theology in Greece, also extends to all schools and religious faculties of the universities within the EU’s member states.

Seyval blanc

As it contains some non-vinifera genes, it is outlawed by the EU authorities for quality wine production, which is an issue of conflict with the English wine industry.

Stefano Tacconi

In 1999 he was on Alleanza Nazionale's lists for the European parliamentary elections, but failed to earn a seat.

Tarragon

The European Union investigation revealed that the danger of estragole is minimal even at 100–1,000 times the typical consumption seen in humans.

Traceability of genetically modified organisms

The unique identifier has been integrated in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and in the European Union legislation on the labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms (Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003).

ZKS Granat Skarżysko

ground = Stadion Miejski w Skarżysku Kamiennej
Skarżysko-Kamienna
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Poland
European Union


2011 Nobel Peace Prize

There were 241 nominations for the 2011 award, which included the European Union, WikiLeaks and individuals connected with the Arab Spring such as Israa Abdel Fattah and Wael Ghonim.

Checked baggage

According to the rules of most air transportation authorities, such as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Union's Joint Aviation Authorities, should passengers flying internationally with checked baggage fail to arrive at the departure gate before the flight is closed, that person's baggage must be retrieved from the aircraft hold before the flight is permitted to take off.

Crime statistics

Research using a series of victim surveys in 18 countries of the European Union, funded by the European Commission, has reported (2005) that the level of crime in Europe has fallen back to the levels of 1990, and notes that levels of common crime have shown declining trends in the U.S., Canada, Australia and other industrialized countries as well.

Elena Udrea

She also drew notice for speaking during a televised interview about a "President of Norway" (which is a monarchy) and of that country as a member of the European Union (which it is not).

European Network Against Racism

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is an EU-wide network of NGOs in all European Union Member States and Iceland.

France–Americas relations

Since the 1950s, France has also been involved in building the European Economic Community (now the European Union) into a major world trade bloc, which has often led to trade disputes with the New World countries, especially over the issue of agricultural subsidies and tariffs.

Governance Initiative for Rights and Accountability in Forest Management

The Governance Initiative for Rights & Accountability in Forest Management (GIRAF) is a project executed in Ghana with funds from the European Union (EU) and its partners CARE Denmark, CIVIC Response, Friends of the Earth-Ghana and Centre for Indigenous Knowledge.

György Budaházy

This rejects both the accession of Hungary to the European Union in 2004 as well as the Treaty of Trianon and calls for a Greater Hungary in the borders before 1920.

Hologram trademark

In the European Union, Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 40-94 of 20 December 1993 ("signs of which a Community Trade Mark may consist") relevantly states that any CTM may consist of "any signs capable of being represented graphically...provided that such signs are capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings".

Jerónimos Monastery

On 13 December 2007, the Treaty of Lisbon was signed at the monastery, laying down the basis for the reform of the European Union.

John Ruggie

Its core provisions on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights were also incorporated into a new human rights chapter in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, ISO 26000, the new Sustainability Policy of the International Finance Corporation, and the European Union's new Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy.

Jože Mencinger

Mencinger appears in Boris Malagurski's documentary film The Weight of Chains where he talks about the effects of Slovenia joining the European Union.

Kazakhstan–European Union relations

European Union–Kazakhstan relations are the international relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the common foreign policy and trade relations of the European Union.

Knowledge triangle

In the European Union, it also refers to an attempt to better link together these key concepts, with research and innovation already highlighted by the development of the Lisbon Strategy and, more recently, lies behind the creation of the European Institute of Technology (EIT).

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

Some of the biggest importers of the bacterium are Japan, the USA, and the EU.

Legislature of the European Union

A regulation is a law that has direct effect; for example the roaming charges regulation which immediately set price limits on mobile phone calls made in another EU state.

Léon Millot

In similarity with many other hybrid grapes, Leon Millot was originally not allowed to be used in professional winemaking in the European Union.

Marechal Foch

Because it is a hybrid variety, cultivation for commercial wines in Europe is restricted by European Union regulation.

Martin Garrod

In retirement he became Deputy Director of the campaign for a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty and a member of the European Union Monitor Mission to Bosnia during the Bosnian War.

Minas Hadjimichael

He has also received instruction in European Union concerns from the Civil Service College of London, and was a participant in a program hosted by the United States Information Agency (USIA) on the United States Federal Government System.

Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels

The Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels (Office of the NI Executive in Brussels) is part of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and is the focus of Northern Ireland's relations with the institutions of the European Union .

Phil Noble

After retiring from campaign politics in the 1990s, Noble began focusing on developing major interactive civic engagement technology projects with clients such as the BBC, European Union, United Nations, Amnesty International, and The Aspen Institute.

Rainer Kattel

After some research positions at the University of Tartu, he was elected, in 2002, aged 28, to a full professorship and chair in Public Management and European Studies at Tallinn University of Technology's Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance (as it is now called), which since 2004, he heads.

Robert L. Bartley

After then Mexican President, Vicente Fox, declared in a speech in 2001 that "NAFTA should evolve into something like the European Union, with open borders for not only goods and investment but also people", Bartley wrote in support of having open borders between Mexico and the United States.

Roger Cole

He has campaigned against European Union (EU) militarisation and EU treaties such as the Treaty of Nice, which extend the EU powers into security and military matters.

Rogue Creamery

Rogue Creamery was the first U.S. cheese maker to export raw-milk cheese to the European Union.

Shurat HaDin

Darshan-Leitner and Nudel wrote to then-president George W. Bush, the European Union and the Vatican to ask for their support.

Solidarity Electoral Action

Reforms relating to domestic affairs, the entry to NATO in 1999 and the accession process to the European Union led to conflicts within the coalition, with many members moving to the more liberal Civic Platform, the right-wing Law and Justice party, or the Movement for Reconstruction of Poland).

Sphagnum palustre

In a project called Mossclone which is part of the 7th framework program of the European Union the peat moss Shagnum palustre will be multiplied in moss bioreactors to create a measuring tool to track air quality in Europe.

The European Association of Ukrainians

The European Association of Ukrainians (EAU) is a voluntary association of Ukrainians in the European Union with headquarters in Brussels and representatives in Paris, Strasbourg, Munich, Berlin.

Treaty of Accession 2005

The Treaty of Accession 2005 is an agreement between the member states of European Union and Bulgaria and Romania.

Tsaratsovo

Large part of the production is exported to other EU members, Russia, Serbia and Monte Negro.

United Kingdom constituencies

The South West England constituency was expanded from the 2004 elections onwards to include Gibraltar, the only British overseas territory that is part of the European Union, following a court case.

Ustka

Since 2005, Ustka's authorities and the European Union embarked on the Revitilisation Programme for Old Ustka.

Voiturette

The driver's license for them are available to people over 16 years and are in category "B1" and are valid, subject to restrictions, in all European Union countries.

Volontaire Civil à l'Aide Technique

Volontaire Civil à lAide Technique (VCAT) is a voluntary service in the French overseas territories for citizens from France, citizens of other EU member states or citizens of countries belonging to the European Economic Area.

Workplace Health and Safety Directive

The EU Workplace Health and Safety Directive (89/391/EEC) is a European Union directive that sets out general principles for protection of workers' Occupational safety and health.