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  The European Union is a group of 27 member countries in Europe, started in 1957. The organisation encourages cultural, social, political, and economic development in these countries. Today, we present to you the list of the top 7 facts about the European Union. Top 7 facts about the European Union European Union has its own flag The European Union has its own flag. It consists of a circle of twelve five-pointed golden stars on a blue field. It symbolises the unity of Europe. European Union foreign ministers are trying again to reach an accord on a Russian oil embargo, but Hungary’s resistance means a deal will likely remain elusive, diplomats say https://t.co/G6jsHSeikO — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 16, 2022 European Union is home to 447 million inhabitants The European Union is home to 447 million inhabitants. After China and India , the European Union is the most populous region in the world. The EU population slightly decreased in 2020 because of...

The Libyan Coast Guards cooperates with EU preventing desperate immigrants to reach Europe through the Mediterranean, even in illegal way. After secret agreements between Italy, Malta and Libyan unrecognized Government of National Accord, this time the British “The Guardian” revealed a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the sea.  The investigation showed that on the night of 26 March 2019, two small boats made their way north across the Mediterranean. “The rubber crafts were flimsy; it would be nearly impossible for those onboard to make it to Europe without help. From the north, a twin-propeller aeroplane from the European Union naval force approached. From the south, the coastguard from the country they had just fled, Libya, was coming”.  Wrote Daniel Howden and Apostolis Fotiadis, adding that the aircraft arrived first but there would be no rescue from Europe. Instead the flight, callsign Seagull 75, radioed the ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to be smart in balancing security interests raised by Washington with economic opportunities provided by China as Brussels establishes regulations for the next generation wireless network. ”The bigger economic might of the United States of America can of course set certain standards,” she told the World Economic Forum in Davos. “That’s why we as Europeans must decide smartly, how we want to deal with Chinese offers in the age of digitalization.” In the twilight of her political career, Merkel has been preoccupied with the breakdown of multilateralism and the post-World War II order that helped ensure stability and prosperity in Europe. She has sought to balance opposing interests from its traditional U.S. ally on the one hand, and Russia and China on the other. Washington has been pressuring Merkel to ban Chinese Huawei Technologies Co. from Germany’s fifth-generation network and to abandon construction of a g...