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When EU could make its GDP nominal high and GDP PPP is also high, and much higher?

Especially Germany....219.148.85.225 (talk) 06:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand you. Tomeasy_{T C} 07:20, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Croatia

Croatia become a member of the European Union. --88.239.48.45 (talk) 13:28, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet. Just the "contract to join the club" was signed (the Accession Treaty). It now must be ratified by Croat people themselves, and by each of the existing 27 member states. If all goes as planned, Croatia will become the 28th state of the Union on July 1st, 2013 --Socrate76 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.164.93.33 (talk) 05:40, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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EU institutions Mistake(!)

I think that there is a mistake in the current article:

"European Council" and "Council of the European Union" refer to the same thing. (They might be linked to 2 different pages though!!!!)

BUT you are missing "European Parliament" as an important institution. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.194.26.197 (talk) 17:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

European Council and Council of the European Union ar not the same thing. The first is the councile of the head of states and the second is the councile of the ministers. UE have 2 site, separetly for the European Council and Council of the UE.

Yes, PE is a very important institution of UE and it is in the article.--Mahetin (talk) 03:34, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]