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What the EU is

What the EU is

The European Union is a political and economic union of European states that agree to share decision-making in some policy areas. The key idea is pooled sovereignty: states keep their own governments and parliaments, but accept common rules in agreed areas such as trade, competition, agriculture and environmental standards.

The European Union Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Politics
  3. /The European Union

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Politics The European Union. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with UK government and political participation before moving on to the more abstract political ideologies and comparative/international content, which carry the heaviest evaluative demand.

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