See a summary of the main treaties, which helped shape the EU: Lisbon, Nice, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Rome treaties and more.
This means that every action taken by the EU is founded on treaties that have been
Read the historic Schuman Declaration of May 1950, which led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, the precursor of today’s European Union.
of coal and steel production… will change the destinies of those regions which have
The European Commission proposes laws, makes sure EU laws are properly applied, and manages EU spending programmes. Find out more about its role and work.
They do not have any individual decision-making powers, except when authorised in
Discover how the EU developed in the 1990s, with more expansion, and the launch of the single market, border-free travel and the euro.
Hundreds of laws have been agreed since 1986 covering tax policy, business regulations
Vaikuta Euroopan unionin kehitykseen: osallistu kuulemisiin ja kansalaisaloitteisiin, tee vetoomus, keskustele EU-politiikasta, asetu ehdolle vaaleissa.
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Discover the aims of the EU and the values on which it is founded: promoting peace and security, and respecting fundamental rights and freedoms.
EU citizens have the right to stand as a candidate and to vote in their country of
The European Parliament is the EU’s law-making body that is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years. Find out more about its roles and responsibilities.
the Commission to resign Granting discharge, i.e. approving the way EU budgets have
Iesaistieties Eiropas Savienības veidošanā un uzlabošanā: uzziniet, kā piedalīties apspriešanās, pilsoņu iniciatīvās, iesniegt lūgumrakstu, apspriest ES politiku, kandidēt vēlēšanās u. c.
Videomateriālu galerija Have your say on EU policies!
The motto of the European Union is „United in diversity“ and it was adopted in 2000. Read its translation into all EU official languages.
It signifies how Europeans have come together, in the form of the EU, to work for
Discover how the EU has developed since 2020, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting economic recovery in Europe and fighting climate change.
exercise in participatory democracy offers EU citizens a unique opportunity to have
