| European Union | |
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| Information | |
| Capital city | Brussels |
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| Area | 4 493 712 km² |
| Population | 508 191 116 hab. (2015) |
| Density | 113,09 inhab./km² |
| Cash | euro |
| Telephone prefix | no value |
| Internet suffix | .eu |
| Flow direction | Left hand drive, right hand drive |
| Spindle | Continent: UTC 0 to 2 (1 to 3 summer) RUP: UTC-4 to 4 |
| Location | |
 50 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ N 9 ° 14 ′ 52 ″ E | |
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 | WARNING : Since To 12 h, and for a minimum period of 30 days, the European Council decided to ban non-essential entry of third country nationals into the EU (except Ireland) for 30 days. Nationals of Iceland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are exempt from these new strict measures. (Last update : ) |
THE'European Union is the grouping of several countries ofEurope to work together for peace and prosperity.
Understand
Story
The idea of the European Union was born on in a speech by Robert Schuman, Minister for Foreign Affairs in France.
Country
The European Union is made up of the following 27 countries:
- Germany
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Spain
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Greece
- Hungary
- Republic of Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
Since , the UK left the EU.
To go
Formalities
- See as well: Traveling in the Schengen area
All the countries of the European Union except theIreland and UK must ultimately apply the Schengen Convention. All countries except Bulgaria, of Cyprus, of the Croatia and some Romania have already implemented it. Also note that theIceland, the Liechtenstein, the Norway and the Swiss have implemented the Schengen Convention although they are not part of the European Union. For Ireland and UK entry requirements, see the respective pages for those countries. For nationals of countries outside the European Union, only one visa and / or entry stamp is necessary to travel to all the countries of the Schengen area.
The citizens of the Swiss and the European Economic Area which includes theEuropean Union, the'Iceland, the Norway and the Liechtenstein only need a national identity card or a passport valid. They don't need any Visa to enter or circulate in the Schengen area and are generally allowed to stay as long as they wish.
Remarks (1) Nationals of these countries need a biometric passport to enjoy visa-free travel. (2) Serbian nationals with passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (residents of Kosovo with Serbian passport) need a visa. (3) Taiwanese nationals need their ID card number (a letter followed by nine digits) written in their passport to enjoy visa-free travel. |
Nationals of the following countries do not need a visa to enter the Schengen area: Albania(1), Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia and herzegovina(1), Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, United Arab Emirates, United States, Grenade, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, North Macedonia(1), Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova(1), Monaco, Montenegro(1), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. LUCIA, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia(1,2), Seychelles, Singapore, Taiwan(3) (Republic of China), East Timor, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela as well as holders of a passport of Hong Kong SAR, of Macau SAR and all nationals British (including those who are not citizens of the European Union).
- The visa-free travelers mentioned above and not members of theEEE or from Swiss cannot stay more than 90 days out of a 180-day period in the Schengen area in its entirety and, in general, cannot work during their stay (although some countries in the Schengen area allow certain nationalities to work). The counting of days begins once you enter one of the Schengen countries and does not return to zero when you leave one Schengen country for another.
- New Zealand citizens can stay longer than 90 days, but without working if they do not have a work permit, in some countries of the Schengen area, namely Germany, Austria, the Benelux, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland
If you are not a national ofEEE or from Swiss, even if you are exempt from a visa, unless you are Andorran, Monegasque, San Marino or Vatican, make sure your passport is stamped both when entering and leaving the Schengen area. Without an entry stamp, you may be treated as having exceeded your stay when trying to leave the Schengen area. Without an exit stamp, you may be refused entry the next time you seek to enter the Schengen area as you may be assumed to have exceeded the time allowed on your previous visit. If you cannot get a stamp in the passport, keep documents like boarding passes, transportation tickets, etc. which can help convince border control personnel that you have stayed in the Schengen area legally.
Circulate
Terms & Conditions
Nationals of European Union countries can travel to all other Union countries simply with a valid passport or identity card. Nationals of countries outside the Union can also move freely in the countries of the Schengen area once legally entered into the area.
To buy
The official currency of the European Union is the euro. It is in fact the official currency of 19 member countries of the Union.
| Country | Currency | Symbol | ISO code | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | euro | € | EUR | |
| Austria | euro | € | EUR | |
| Belgium | euro | € | EUR | |
| Cyprus | euro | € | EUR | ευρώ |
| Spain | euro | € | EUR | |
| Estonia | euro | € | EUR | |
| Finland - Åland | euro | € | EUR | |
| France | euro | € | EUR | |
| Greece | euro | € | EUR | ευρώ |
| Republic of Ireland | euro | € | EUR | |
| Italy | euro | € | EUR | |
| Latvia | euro | € | EUR | |
| Luxembourg | euro | € | EUR | |
| Malta | euro | € | EUR | ewro |
| Netherlands | euro | € | EUR | |
| Portugal | euro | € | EUR | |
| Slovakia | euro | € | EUR | |
| Slovenia | euro | € | EUR | evro |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian lev | лев | BGN | |
| Croatia | kuna | kuna | HRK | |
| Denmark | Danish Crown | kroner | DKK | |
| Hungary | Hungarian forint | Ft | HUF | forint |
| Lithuania | euro | € | EUR | Euras |
| Poland | Polish złoty | złoty | PLN | |
| Sweden | Swedish crown | krona | SEK | |
| Czech Republic | czech crown | Kč | CZK | koruna |
| Romania | leu in Romanian | leu | RON |
Security
 | Emergency telephone number: All emergency services:112is the telephone number for emergency calls and valid throughout the European Union. Operators speaking various languages will be able to guide you according to your language and the problem encountered. 112 can be dialed from both a landline and a mobile phone, anywhere in Europe. |