2. THE EUROPEAN UNION
 The European Union (or EU) is a political and
economic community with its headquarters in:
 Belgium => The European Commission and
the Council of the European Union (Brussels)
 France => The European Parliament
(Strasburg)
 and Luxembourg => The Court of Justice

3. THE EUROPEAN UNION
 As of 2008 there are twenty-seven member
countries and almost 500 million people.

4. THE 27 MEMBER COUNTRIES
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
SPAIN GERMANY ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA GREECE ESTONIA
LUXEMBURG PORTUGAL DENMARK
HUNGARY ITALY CYPRUS
MALTA UNITED POLAND
KINGDOM
FINLAND THE CZECH-
NETHERLANDS REPUBLIC
SLOVENIA LITHUANIA AUSTRIA
FRANCE BULGARIA SWEDEN
BELGIUM IRELAND LATVIA

6. THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES

7.  Isabel Aguña
 Profesora de Geografía e Historia