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|name = European Community<br />{{small|''Communauté européenne'' (French)}}<br />{{small|''Europäische Gemeinschaft'' (German)}}<br />{{small|Европейское сообщество (Russian)}}<br />{{small|''Comunidad Europea'' (Spanish)}}
|name = European Community<br />{{small|''Communauté européenne'' (French)}}<br />{{small|''Europäische Gemeinschaft'' (German)}}<br />{{small|Европейское сообщество (Russian)}}<br />{{small|''Comunidad Europea'' (Spanish)}}
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|membership = 30 member states
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|admin_center = Berlin, Germany
|admin_center = {{W|Berlin}}, Germany
|languages_type = Working languages
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|languages = German, French, English, Russian, Spanish
|languages = {{W|English language|English}}, {{W|French language|French}}, {{W|German language|German}}, {{W|Russian language|Russian}}, {{W|Spanish language|Spanish}}
|leader_title1 = Council President
|leader_title1 = Council President
|leader_name1 = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Mark van Loon
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|official_website =  www.europa.eu
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The '''European Community (EC)''' is a regional organization that aims to promote economic integration, the rule of law, and human rights in Europe. It was founded in 1968, in the aftermath of the [[Great War II|Second Great War]], initially for the purpose of creating a lasting peace in Europe. As of 2020, it has TBD member states and a total population of TBD million. It has a total GDP of $23.98 trillion, making it the second-largest regional economy in the world after the [[Conference of American States]]. The EC has five official working languages, which are {{W|French language|French}}, {{W|English language|English}}, {{W|German language|German}}, {{W|Russian language|Russian}}, and {{W|Spanish language|Spanish}}.  
The '''European Community (EC)''' is a economic intergovernmental regional organization that aims to promote economic integration and development, the rule of law, and human rights in Europe. It has 30 member states and a total population of over 900 million, and with a total GDP of $23.98 trillion, the European Community is the second-largest regional economy in the world after the [[Conference of American States]]. The organization uses five official working languages, which are {{W|English language|English}}, {{W|French language|French}}, {{W|German language|German}}, {{W|Russian language|Russian}}, and {{W|Spanish language|Spanish}}. It is also referred to as the '''Common Market''' in English-speaking countries.  


The Community has established a {{W|common market}} and {{W|customs union}} among certain nations of Western Europe during the 1970s, which originally consisted of [[Germany]], [[France]], {{W|Austria}}, [[Portugal]], [[Netherlands]], [[Skandinavia]], {{W|Switzerland}}, {{W|Greece}}, [[Romania]], {{W|Croatia}}, [[Bulgaria]], {{W|Serbia}}, {{W|Lithuania}}, {{W|Latvia}}, and {{W|Estonia}}. It gained a set of common institutions to promote trade, and its main decision-making body is the [[Council of Europe]]. It consists of representatives from each member state, with a rotating Presidency. The [[European Court of Justice]] (ECJ) was also created as the main legal authority in the organization, helping coordinate law enforcement and settling disputes between states. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the organization was expanded to include other states, which was expanded to [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], {{W|Belarus}}, {{W|Montenegro}}, {{W|Armenia}}, {{W|Georgia}}, {{W|Finland}}, [[Spain]], and the [[United Kingdom]].  
The EC was founded in November 1968 by the [[Treaty of Sigmaringen]], in the aftermath of the [[Great War II|Second Great War]], initially for the purpose of creating a lasting peace in Europe. It established a {{W|common market}} among certain nations of {{W|Western Europe|Western}} and {{W|Eastern Europe}} during the 1970s, led politically and economically by [[Germany]], which is the largest economy in Europe. At first one of its main goals was to promote economic interdependence among the former warring powers, to prevent the outbreak of another major war in Europe, and to provide funds and resources for the reconstruction of nations devastated by the war. Germany has traditionally been regarded as the leader of the bloc, as the largest economic and military power, but since the 1990s its leading role has diminished somewhat. The organization's membership was expanded to include almost all of Europe by the 1990s, and after the end of the [[Cold War]] in 1999–2001, [[Spain]], [[Italy]], and the [[United Kingdom]] also joined the Community, making every European state a member of the organization.


The EC is not a federal structure and cannot make binding laws, although the Council of Europe is permitted to take action to enforce European Court of Justice decisions in certain situations. Member states of the organization maintain their own individual currencies, border controls, defense and foreign policy. The EC has acted upon a unified foreign policy on occasion, and provides a forum for European nations to discuss international issues. Calls for creating a more federal European Community along the lines of the Conference of American States in {{W|North America}} in recent years have not been taken up.  
The Community gained a set of common institutions to promote trade, and its main decision-making body is the [[Council of Europe]]. It consists of representatives from each member state, with a rotating Presidency. The [[European Court of Justice]] (ECJ) was also created as the main legal authority in the organization, helping coordinate law enforcement and settling disputes between states. The EC is not a federal structure and cannot make binding laws without the unanimous agreement of every member state, although the Council of Europe is permitted to take action to enforce European Court of Justice decisions in certain situations. Member states of the organization maintain their own individual currencies, border controls, defense and foreign policy. The EC has acted upon a unified foreign policy on occasion, and provides a forum for European nations to discuss international issues.  


The organization is was established by the [[Treaty of Sigmaringen]] that came into effect on 1 November 1968. The EC is also called the '''Common Market''' in English-speaking countries.  
The EC has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where members have agreed to act as one. EC policies aim to ensure the free movement of member state citizens, goods, services and capital within the internal market; enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. As the EC has always been regarded as a loose association of member states, in recent years there have been discussions of creating a "European Union" that would include a common currency, less border controls, and possibly a unified military command, similar to the role of the Conference of American States in {{W|North America}}, but these discussions have not led to the implementation of any policy.


==History==
==History==


==Members==
==Institutions==
 
==Membership==


===List of member states===
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==Aims and achievements==
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==See also==
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European Community
Communauté européenne (French)
Europäische Gemeinschaft (German)
Европейское сообщество (Russian)
Comunidad Europea (Spanish)
Flag of the European Union.svg
Flag
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Working languages English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
Membership 30 member states
Leaders
• Council President
Netherlands Mark van Loon
• Secretary General
Italy Luigi Guido
Establishment
• Treaty of Sigmaringen signing
22 May 1968
• Treaty in effect
1 November 1968
Website
www.europa.eu

The European Community (EC) is a economic intergovernmental regional organization that aims to promote economic integration and development, the rule of law, and human rights in Europe. It has 30 member states and a total population of over 900 million, and with a total GDP of $23.98 trillion, the European Community is the second-largest regional economy in the world after the Conference of American States. The organization uses five official working languages, which are English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish. It is also referred to as the Common Market in English-speaking countries.

The EC was founded in November 1968 by the Treaty of Sigmaringen, in the aftermath of the Second Great War, initially for the purpose of creating a lasting peace in Europe. It established a common market among certain nations of Western and Eastern Europe during the 1970s, led politically and economically by Germany, which is the largest economy in Europe. At first one of its main goals was to promote economic interdependence among the former warring powers, to prevent the outbreak of another major war in Europe, and to provide funds and resources for the reconstruction of nations devastated by the war. Germany has traditionally been regarded as the leader of the bloc, as the largest economic and military power, but since the 1990s its leading role has diminished somewhat. The organization's membership was expanded to include almost all of Europe by the 1990s, and after the end of the Cold War in 1999–2001, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom also joined the Community, making every European state a member of the organization.

The Community gained a set of common institutions to promote trade, and its main decision-making body is the Council of Europe. It consists of representatives from each member state, with a rotating Presidency. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) was also created as the main legal authority in the organization, helping coordinate law enforcement and settling disputes between states. The EC is not a federal structure and cannot make binding laws without the unanimous agreement of every member state, although the Council of Europe is permitted to take action to enforce European Court of Justice decisions in certain situations. Member states of the organization maintain their own individual currencies, border controls, defense and foreign policy. The EC has acted upon a unified foreign policy on occasion, and provides a forum for European nations to discuss international issues.

The EC has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where members have agreed to act as one. EC policies aim to ensure the free movement of member state citizens, goods, services and capital within the internal market; enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. As the EC has always been regarded as a loose association of member states, in recent years there have been discussions of creating a "European Union" that would include a common currency, less border controls, and possibly a unified military command, similar to the role of the Conference of American States in North America, but these discussions have not led to the implementation of any policy.

History

Institutions

Membership

List of member states

Flag State Accession Language(s) Currency Population
(2020)
Armenia Armenia
Austria Austria
Belarus Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Croatia Croatia
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Estonia Estonia
France France
Georgia Georgia
Germany Germany
Greece Greece
Hungary Hungary
Italy Italy
Latvia Latvia
Lithuania Lithuania
Malta Malta
Monaco Monaco
Montenegro Montenegro
Netherlands Netherlands
Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Romania Romania
Russia Russia
Serbia Serbia
Slovakia Slovakia
Slovenia Slovenia
Spain Spain
Ukraine Ukraine
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Expansion

Aims and achievements

See also

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