There may be some confusion in the use of the terms "Europe" y "European Union", the two are used interchangeably, but clearly indicate two different entities. To dispel any doubts, we are going to explain in this article the difference between Europe y Union European in order to use these two terms correctly.
Europe it is one of the 5 continents that make up the world. Its borders are controversial, but it is generally considered to be bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and Asia by the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, to the east. the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea and the Bosphorus.
Europe has more than 739 million people in 45 States: Albania, Germany, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia (only part is considered European), San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, The Vatican.
There are differences on whether or not some countries belong to continental Europe: Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan are sometimes considered part of Europe because they are straddling Europe and Asia, and because of a common history.
La Union European It is a political and economic association of some European countries. It is currently made up of 28 countries, but incorporates new members regularly. The countries that make up the European Union are the following: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Countries Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.
La UE It is a supranational union to promote integration among its members. It was established as such in 1993 by the European Treaty, although it existed since 1951 in the form of European Coal and Steel Community and by the European Economic Community.
La Union European It is made up of various institutions that exercise power delegated by the member countries of the European Union. The main ones are the European Parliament, the Commission European, the European Council, the European Court of Justice and the European Central Bank.