Eu Law Overview on principles
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European Union Law The European Union (EU) is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 27 as of 1st January 2007 independent, democratic member states. The Original members - France, West Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, Italy and the Netherlands laid foundation in 1951 thereafter in 1973 UK joined the European Union. The European Union is the world's largest confederation of independent states, established under that name in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty. The European Union is unique among international organisations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. The EU is not a federal government, nor is it an intergovernmental organisation. It constitutes a new legal order in international law for the mutual social and economic benefit of the member states. The EU is comprised of the following institutions, Council of the European Union, European Council, European Parliament,...

