EU And Member States

The European Union’s Effect On the World Trade Organization

The European Union is an international organization that was created after the second World War due to France’s proposal for a “concrete foundation of a European Federation.” Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands were the initial members of the European Union when it was launched on May 9, 1950. The EU currently has 15 Member States, and is preparing for the joining of 13 more eastern and southern European countries. The European Union is an organization quite unlike all other international organizations in that all of its decisions are made fairly on matters of joint interest through equal representation. Member States choose to help institutions that represent the Union as a whole.
Since its creation, the European Union has provided many important services that have greatly strengthened and developed Eropean nations. For over half a century, the EU has ensured stability, pe...