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29.12.2017 Delegation of the European Union to Namibia

Delegation of the European Union to Namibia

The European Union plays an important role in international relations due to her Engagement in the areas of diplomacy, trade and development cooperation.

Europäische Flagge vor dem Europäischen Parlament in Brüssel

“Together for Europe’s recovery”. Germany assumes the EU Council Presidency

On 1 July, Germany assumes the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the so-called Council Presidency, for six months. Our goal for the EU: solidarity and unity internally, an ability to act and sovereignty abroad.

Logo of the German Council Presidency in the second half of 2020

European foreign policy

The sheer size of the European Union in economic, financial and trade terms makes it an important world power. The EU has a web of agreements with most countries and regions of the globe.

Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Enlargement and neigbourhood

The European Union has grown from originally six to today twenty-eight member states - clear proof of how attractive and sucessful this model is. How develops the process of the enlargement?

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Member States of the European Union

Since the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community under the Schuman Plan in 1950, the EU has grown from originally six to twenty-seven member states with approximately half-a-billion inhabitants.

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