It is day and night. Europe is absent, the commission is there but the European Union member states are not there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He says European Union member states already have implemented large stimulus packages that account for more than three percent of Europe's gross domestic product.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

France and Germany helped found the European Union and are still considered the main engines driving the 27-member bloc.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

In response,European Union and other Kyoto Protocol member countries agreed to allocate more time to discussing emissions cuts.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

A member of the European Union since 2004, Cyprus has no diplomatic relations with Turkey which invaded the island's northern third after a brief Greek inspired coup in 1974.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15