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EU (European Union)
(Encyclopedia)EU: see European Union.European Astronaut Center
(Encyclopedia)European Astronaut Center (EAC): see European Space Agency. ...European Central Bank
(Encyclopedia)European Central Bank: see under European Monetary System. ...European corn borer
(Encyclopedia)European corn borer: see corn borer. ...European Currency Unit
(Encyclopedia)European Currency Unit: see European Monetary System. ...European Economic Area
(Encyclopedia)European Economic Area: see European Free Trade Association; European Union. ...European Economic Community
(Encyclopedia)European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it was known infor...European Investment Bank
(Encyclopedia)European Investment Bank, nonprofit bank created in 1958 by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (now part of the European Union [EU]). The bank makes or guarantees loans to E...European Monetary Agreement
(Encyclopedia)European Monetary Agreement (EMA), international governmental facility (1958–72) for the settlement of balance of payments accounts between member states. The EMA, which was administered by the Orga...European Monetary System
(Encyclopedia)European Monetary System, arrangement by which most nations of the European Union (EU) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another. It was organized in 1979 to stabil...Browse by Subject
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