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Member state of the European Union

TheEuropean Union(EU) is a political and economic union of27 member statesthat are party to the EU'sfounding treaties,and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their own sovereignty through theinstitutions of the European Unionin certain aspects of government. State governments must agree unanimously in theCouncilfor the union to adopt some policies; for others, collective decisions are made byqualified majority voting.These obligations and sharing of sovereignty within the EU (sometimes referred to assupranational) make it unique among international organisations, as it has established its own legal order which by the provisions of the founding treaties isboth legally binding and supremeon all the member states (aftera landmark ruling of the ECJ in 1964). A founding principle of the union issubsidiarity,meaning that decisions are taken collectively if and only if they cannot realistically be taken individually.

Member state of the European Union
Map (clickable)FinlandSwedenEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaPolandSlovakiaHungaryRomaniaBulgariaGreeceCyprusCzech RepublicAustriaSloveniaItalyMaltaPortugalSpainFranceGermanyLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsDenmarkRepublic of Ireland
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CategoryMember state
LocationEuropean Union
Created
Number27 (as of 2024)
Possible types
  • Republics (21)
  • Monarchies (6)
PopulationsSmallest:Malta,542,051
Largest:Germany,84,358,845[1]
AreasSmallest:Malta,316 km2(122 sq mi)
Largest:France,638,475 km2(246,517 sq mi)[2]
Government

Each member country appoints to theEuropean CommissionaEuropean commissioner.The commissioners do not represent their member state, but instead work collectively in the interests of all the member states within the EU.

In the 1950s,six core statesfounded the EU's predecessorEuropean Communities(Belgium,France,Italy,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,andWest Germany). The remaining states have acceded in subsequentenlargements.To accede, a state must fulfil the economic and political requirements known as theCopenhagen criteria,which require a candidate to have a democratic government andfree-marketeconomy together with the corresponding freedoms and institutions, and respect for therule of law.Enlargement of the Union is also contingent upon the consent of all existing members and the candidate's adoption of the existing body of EU law, known as theacquis communautaire.

TheUnited Kingdom,which had acceded to the EU's predecessor in 1973, ceased to be an EU member state on 31 January 2020, in a political process known asBrexit.No other member state has withdrawn from theEUand none has been suspended, although some dependent territories or semi-autonomous areashave left.

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Country ISO Accession Population[3] Area
(km2) 		Largest
city 		GDP
(US$M) 		GDP (PPP)
per cap.[4][5] 		Currency Gini[6] HDI[7] MEPs Official
languages
Austria AT 1 January 1995 8,926,000 83,855 Vienna 447,718 73,051 euro 29.1 0.926 20 German
Belgium BE March 25, 1957Founder 11,566,041 30,528 Brussels 517,609 73,222 euro 33.0 0.942 22 Dutch
French
German
Bulgaria BG 1 January 2007 6,916,548 110,994 Sofia 66,250 39,185 lev 29.2 0.799 17 Bulgarian
Croatia HR 1 July 2013 4,036,355 56,594 Zagreb 80,180 48,811 euro 29 0.878 12 Croatian
Cyprus[a] CY 1 May 2004 896,000 9,251 Nicosia 24,280 59,858 euro 31.2 0.907 6 Greek
Turkish[b]
Czechia CZ 1 May 2004 10,574,153 78,866 Prague 246,953 56,686 koruna 25.8 0.895 21 Czech[c]
Denmark[d] DK 1 January 1973 5,833,883 43,075 Copenhagen 347,176 83,454 krone 24.7 0.952 15 Danish
Estonia EE 1 May 2004 1,330,068 45,227 Tallinn 31,038 48,008 euro 36.0 0.899 7 Estonian
Finland[e] FI 1 January 1995 5,527,493 338,424 Helsinki 269,654 64,657 euro 26.9 0.942 15 Finnish
Swedish
France[f] FR March 25, 1957Founder 67,439,614 632,786[8][f] Paris 2,707,074 65,940 euro 32.7 0.910 81 French
Germany DE March 25, 1957Founder[g] 83,120,520 357,386 Berlin 3,863,344 70,930 euro 31.9 0.950 96 German
Greece GR 1 January 1981 10,682,547 131,990 Athens 214,012 42,066 euro 34.3 0.893 21 Greek
Hungary HU 1 May 2004 9,730,772 93,030 Budapest 170,407 46,807 forint 30.0 0.851 21 Hungarian
Ireland IE 1 January 1973 5,006,324 70,273 Dublin 384,940 127,750 euro 34.3 0.950 14 English
Irish
Italy IT March 25, 1957Founder 58,968,501 301,338 Rome 1,988,636 60,993 euro 36.0 0.906 76 Italian
Latvia LV 1 May 2004 1,862,700 64,589 Riga 35,045 43,527 euro 35.7 0.879 9 Latvian
Lithuania LT 1 May 2004 2,795,680 65,200 Vilnius 53,641 53,624 euro 35.8 0.879 11 Lithuanian
Luxembourg LU March 25, 1957Founder 633,347 2,586.4 Luxembourg 69,453 151,146 euro 30.8 0.927 6 Luxembourgish[h]
French
German
Malta MT 1 May 2004 516,100 316 Valletta 14,859 72,942 euro 25.8 0.915 6 Maltese
English
Netherlands[i] NL March 25, 1957Founder 17,614,840 41,543 Amsterdam 902,355 81,495 euro 30.9 0.946 31 Dutch
Poland PL 1 May 2004 37,840,001 312,685 Warsaw 565,854 51,629 złoty 34.9 0.881 56 Polish
Portugal[j] PT 1 January 1986 10,298,252[9] 92,212[10] Lisbonne 236,408 49,237 euro 32.1[11] 0.874 21 Portuguese[k]
Romania RO 1 January 2007 19,186,201 238,391 Bucarest 243,698 47,204 leu 31.5 0.827 33 Romanian
Slovakia SK 1 May 2004 5,422,194 49,035 Bratislava 106,552 45,632 euro 25.8 0.855 15 Slovak
Slovenia SI 1 May 2004 2,108,977 20,273 Ljubljana 54,154 55,684 euro 31.2 0.926 9 Slovene
Spain[l] ES 1 January 1986 48,946,035 504,030 Madrid 1,647,114 55,089 euro 32.0 0.911 61 Spanish[m]
Sweden SE 1 January 1995 10,370,000 449,964 Stockholm 528,929 71,731 krona 25.0 0.952 21 Swedish
Notes
  1. ^De facto(though notde jure) excludes the disputed territory ofTurkish Cyprusand theU.N. buffer zone.See:Cyprus dispute.
  2. ^The Turkish language is not an official language of the European Union.
  3. ^Officially recognisedminority languages:
  4. ^Excludes theautonomous regionsofGreenland,whichleft the then-EECin 1985, and theFaroe Islands.
  5. ^IncludesÅland,an autonomousregion of Finland.
  6. ^abIncludes the 101 departments (Metropolitan France+Overseas Departments and Regions) and theoverseas collectivityofSaint Martin,which are part of the European Union. Excludesthe other overseas collectivities which are not part of the European Union.
  7. ^On3 October 1990,the territory of the formerGerman Democratic Republicaccededto theFederal Republic of Germanyto formpresent-day Germany,automatically becoming part of the EU.
  8. ^While Luxembourgish is the national language, it is not an official language of the European Union.
  9. ^Excludes the threespecial municipalitiesof the Netherlands (Bonaire,Sint Eustatius,andSaba). Also excludes the three other constituent countries of theKingdom of the Netherlands(Aruba,CuraçaoandSint Maarten).
  10. ^Includes theautonomous regionsof theAzoresandMadeira.
  11. ^Mirandeseis an officially recognized minority language within Portugal, awarded an official right-of-use. It is not an official language of the European Union.
  12. ^Includes theautonomous communityof theCanary Islands;the autonomous cities ofCeutaandMelilla;and the territories comprising theplazas de soberanía.
  13. ^Basque,Catalan,OccitanandGalicianare co-official languages withSpanishin their respective territories, allowing their use in EU institutions under limited circumstances.[12]

Former member state

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List of European Union member states
Country ISO Accession Withdrawal Population[3] Area (km2) Largest city GDP
(US$M) 		GDP (PPP)
per cap.[4][5] 		Currency Gini[6] HDI[7] Official
languages
United Kingdom GB 1 January 1973 31 January 2020 67,791,400 242,495 London 3,158,938 62,574 sterling 36.6 0.940 English

Outermost regions

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Further information:Special member state territories and the European Union

There are a number of overseas member state territories which are legally part of the EU, but have certain exemptions based on their remoteness; seeOverseas Countries and Territories Association.These "outermost regions" have partial application of EU law and in some cases are outside of Schengen or the EU VAT area—however they are legally within the EU.[13]They all use theeuroas their currency.

Territory Member State Location Area
km2 		Population Per capita GDP
(EU=100) 		EU VAT area Schengen Area
Azores Portugal Atlantic Ocean 2,333 236,440 66.7 Yes Yes
Canary Islands Spain Atlantic Ocean 7,447 2,202,048 93.7 No Yes
French Guiana France South America 84,000 295,385 50.5 No No
Guadeloupe France Caribbean 1,710 378,561 50.5 No No
Madeira Portugal Atlantic Ocean 795 250,769 94.9 Yes Yes
Saint-Martin France Caribbean 52 31,477 61.9 No No
Martinique France Caribbean 1,080 349,925 75.6 No No
Mayotte[14] France Indian Ocean 374 320,901 No No
Réunion France Indian Ocean 2,512 885,700 61.6 No No

Abbreviations

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Abbreviationshave been used as a shorthand way of grouping countries by their date of accession.

  • EU15includes the fifteen countries in the European Union from 1 January 1995 to 30 April 2004. The EU15 comprised Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.[15]Eurostatstill uses this expression.
  • EU19includes the countries in the EU15 as well as theCentral Europeanmember countries of the OECD: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovak Republic.[16]
  • EU11is used to refer to the Central,Southeastern EuropeandBaltic Europeanmember states that joined in 2004, 2007 and 2013: in 2004 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia; in 2007 Bulgaria, Romania; and in 2013 Croatia.[17][18]
  • EU27means all the member states. It was originally used in this sense from 2007 until Croatia's accession in 2013, and during theBrexit negotiationsfrom 2017 until the United Kingdom's withdrawal on 31 January 2020 it came to mean all members except the UK.
  • EU28meant all the member states from the accession of Croatia in 2013 to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom in 2020.

Additionally, other abbreviations have been used to refer to countries whichhad limited access to the EU labour market.[19]

  • A8is eight of the ten countries that joined the EU in 2004, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.
  • A2 is the countries that joined the EU in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania.

Changes in membership

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Enlargement

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See also:Enlargement of the European Union,Potential enlargement of the European Union,andBrexit
Member states of the European Union (dark blue) (1993–present). Pre-1993, the EU was known as the European Communities (sky blue). Animated in order of accession and secession.

According to theCopenhagen criteria,membership of the European Union is open to any European country that is a stable,free-marketliberal democracythat respects therule of lawand human rights. Furthermore, it has to be willing to accept all the obligations of membership, such as adopting all previously agreed law (the 170,000 pages ofacquis communautaire) and switching to theeuro.[20]For a state to join the European Union, the prior approval of all current member states is required. In addition to enlargement by adding new countries, the EU can also expand by having territories of member states, which are outside the EU, integrate more closely (for example in respect to thedissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) or by a territory of a member state which had previously seceded and then rejoined (see withdrawal below).

Suspension

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Main article:Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union

There is no provision to expel a member state, butTEU Article 7provides for the suspension of certain rights. Introduced in theTreaty of Amsterdam,Article 7 outlines that if a member persistently breaches the EU's founding principles (liberty, democracy, human rights and so forth, outlined inTEU Article 2) then theEuropean Councilcan vote to suspend any rights of membership, such as voting and representation. Identifying the breach requires unanimity (excluding the state concerned), but sanctions require only a qualified majority.[21]

The state in question would still be bound by the obligations treaties and the Council acting by majority may alter or lift such sanctions. TheTreaty of Niceincluded a preventive mechanism whereby the council, acting by majority, may identify a potential breach and make recommendations to the state to rectify it before action is taken against it as outlined above.[21]However, the treaties do not provide any mechanism to expel a member state outright.[22]

Withdrawal

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Main article:Withdrawal from the European Union

Prior to theLisbon Treaty,there was no provision or procedure within any of theTreaties of the European Unionfor a member state to withdraw from theEuropean Unionor its predecessor organisations. The Lisbon Treaty changed this and included the first provision and procedure of a member state to leave the bloc. The procedure for a state to leave is outlined inTEU Article 50which also makes clear that "Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements". Although it calls for a negotiated withdrawal between the seceding state and the rest of the EU, if no agreement is reached two years after the seceding state notifying of its intention to leave, it would cease to be subject to the treaties anyway (thus ensuring a right to unilateral withdrawal).[22]There is no formal limit to how much time a member state can take between adopting a policy of withdrawal, and actually triggering Article 50.[citation needed]

In areferendum in June 2016,the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the EU. The UK government triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017.[23]After an extended period of negotiation and internal political debate the UK eventually withdrew from the EU on 31 January 2020.[24][25]

Prior to 2016, no member state had voted to withdraw. However,French Algeria,GreenlandandSaint-Barthélemydid cease being part of the EU (or its predecessor) in 1962, 1985, and 2012, respectively, due to status changes. The situation of Greenland being outside the EU while still subject to an EU member state had been discussed as a template for the pro-EU regions of the UK remaining within the EU or its single market.[26]

Beyond the formal withdrawal of a member state, there are a number of independence movements such asCataloniaorFlanderswhich could result in a similar situation to Greenland. Were a territory of a member state to secede but wish to remain in the EU, some scholars claim it would need to reapply to join as if it were a new country applying from scratch.[27]However, other studies claim internal enlargement is legally viable if, in case of a member state dissolution or secession, the resulting states areallconsideredsuccessor states.[28]There is also aEuropean Citizens' Initiativethat aims at guaranteeing the continuity of rights and obligations of the European citizens belonging to a new state arising from the democratic secession of a European Union member state.[29]

Representation

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A 2011 'family photo' of theEuropean Council,which comprises theheads of stateorgovernmentof the member states, along withPresident of the European Counciland thePresident of the European Commission

Each state has representation in theinstitutions of the European Union.Full membership gives the government of a member state a seat in theCouncil of the European UnionandEuropean Council.When decisions are not being taken byconsensus,qualified majority voting(which requires majorities both of the number of states and of the population they represent, but a sufficientblocking minoritycan veto the proposal). ThePresidency of the Council of the European Unionrotates among each of the member states, allowing each state six months to help direct the agenda of the EU.[30][31]

Similarly, each state is assignedseats in Parliamentaccording to their population (smaller countries receiving more seats per inhabitant than the larger ones). The members of theEuropean Parliamenthave been elected byuniversal suffragesince 1979 (before that, they were seconded fromnational parliaments).[32][33]

The national governments appoint one member each to theEuropean Commission,theEuropean Court of Justiceand theEuropean Court of Auditors.Prospective Commissioners must be confirmed both by the President of the Commission and by the European Parliament; prospective justices must be confirmed by the existing members. Historically, larger member states were granted an extra Commissioner. However, as the body grew, this right has been removed and each state is represented equally. The six largest states are also granted an Advocates General in the Court of Justice. Finally, the Governing Council of theEuropean Central Bankincludes the governors of the national central banks (who may or may not be government appointed) of eacheuro areacountry.[34]

The larger states traditionally carry more weight in negotiations, however smaller states can be effective impartial mediators and citizens of smaller states are often appointed to sensitive top posts to avoid competition between the larger states. This, together with the disproportionate representation of the smaller states in terms of votes and seats in parliament, gives the smaller EU states a greater power of influence than is normally attributed to a state of their size. However most negotiations are still dominated by the larger states. This has traditionally been largely through the "Franco-Germanmotor "but Franco-German influence has diminished slightly following theinflux of new members in 2004(seeG6).[35]

Sovereignty

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Article 4
  1. In accordance with Article 5, competences not conferred upon the Union in the Treaties remain with the member states.
  2. The Union shall respect the equality of member states before the Treaties as well as their national identities, inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self-government. It shall respect their essential State functions, including ensuring the territorial integrity of the State, maintaining law and order and safeguarding national security. In particular, national security remains the sole responsibility of each member state.
  3. Pursuant to the principle ofsincere cooperation,the Union and the member states shall, in full mutual respect, assist each other in carrying out tasks which flow from the Treaties. The member states shall take any appropriate measure, general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising out of the Treaties or resulting from the acts of the institutions of the Union. The member states shall facilitate the achievement of the Union's tasks and refrain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union's objectives.

–Article 4 of the Treaty on European Union

While the member states are sovereign, the union partially follows asupranationalsystem for those functions agreed by treaty to be shared. ( "Competences not conferred upon the Union in the Treaties remain with the member states" ). Previously limited toEuropean Communitymatters, the practice, known as the 'community method', is currently used in many areas of policy.Combined sovereigntyis delegated by each member to the institutions in return for representation within those institutions. This practice is often referred to as 'pooling of sovereignty'. Those institutions are then empowered to make laws and execute them at a European level.

If a state fails to comply with thelaw of the European Union,it may be fined or have funds withdrawn.

In contrast to some international organisations, the EU's style of integration as aunion of statesdoes not "emphasise sovereignty or the separation of domestic and foreign affairs [and it] has become a highly developed system for mutual interference in each other's domestic affairs, right down to beer and sausages.".[36]However, on defence and foreign policy issues (and, pre-Lisbon Treaty,police and judicial matters) less sovereignty is transferred, with issues being dealt with by unanimity and co-operation. Very early on in the history of the EU, the unique state of its establishment and pooling of sovereignty was emphasised by the Court of Justice:[37]

By creating a Community of unlimited duration, having its own institutions, its own personality, its own legal capacity and capacity of representation on the international plane and, more particularly, real powers stemming from a limitation of sovereignty or a transfer of powers from the States to Community, the Member States have limited their sovereign rights and have thus created a body of law which binds both their nationals and themselves...The transfer by the States from their domestic legal system to the Community legal system of the rights and obligations arising under the Treaty carries with it a permanent limitation of their sovereign rights.

— European Court of Justice1964, in reference to case ofCosta v ENEL[38]

The question ofwhether Union law is superior to State lawis subject to some debate. The treaties do not give a judgement on the matter but court judgements have established EU's law superiority over national law and it is affirmed in a declaration attached to the Treaty of Lisbon (the proposedEuropean Constitutionwould have fully enshrined this). The legal systems of some states also explicitly accept the Court of Justice's interpretation, such as France and Italy, however in Poland it does not override thestate's constitution,which it does in Germany.[39][40]The exact areas where the member states have given legislative competence to the Union are as follows. Every area not mentioned remains with member states.[41]

Competences

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See also:subsidiarity

In EU terminology, the term 'competence' means 'authority or responsibility to act'. The table below shows which aspects of governance are exclusively for collective action (through the commission) and which are shared to a greater or lesser extent. If an aspect is not listed in the table below, then it remains the exclusive competence of the member state. Perhaps the best known example is taxation, which remains a matter of state sovereignty.

Competences of theEuropean Unionin relation to those of itsmember states[42]
Exclusive competence
Shared competence
Supporting competence
The Union has exclusive competence to make directives and conclude international agreements when provided for in a Union legislative act as to…
Member States cannot exercise competence in areas where the Union has done so, that is…
Union exercise of competence shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs in…
  • research, technological development and(outer) space
  • development cooperation, humanitarian aid
The Union coordinates Member States policies or implements supplemental to their common policies not covered elsewhere in…
The Union can carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement Member States' actions in…
  • the protection and improvement of human health
  • industry
  • culture
  • tourism
  • education,youth,sportand vocational training
  • civil protection (disaster prevention)
  • administrative cooperation

Conditional mutual support

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As a result of theEuropean sovereign debt crisis,someeurozonestates were given abailoutfrom their fellow members via theEuropean Financial Stability FacilityandEuropean Financial Stability Mechanism(replaced by theEuropean Stability Mechanismfrom 2013), but this came with conditions. As a result of theGreek government-debt crisis,Greece accepted a large austerity plan including privatisations and a sell off of state assets in exchange for their bailout. To ensure that Greece complied with the conditions set by theEuropean troika(ECB, IMF, Commission), a 'large-scale technical assistance' from the European Commission and other member states was deployed to Greek government ministries. Some, including thePresident of the Euro GroupJean-Claude Juncker,stated that "the sovereignty of Greece will be massively limited."[43][44][45]The situation of the bailed out countries (Greece, Portugal and Ireland) has been described as being award[46][47]orprotectorate[45][48][49]of the EU with some such as theNetherlandscalling for a formalisation of the situation.[50]

Multi-speed integration

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Main article:European integration § Multi-speed Europe
See also:Enhanced cooperationandOpt-outs in the European Union

EU integration is not always symmetrical, with some states proceeding with integration ahead of hold-outs. There are several different forms of closer integration both within and outside the EU's normal framework. One mechanism isenhanced cooperationwhere nine or more states can use EU structures to progress in a field that not all states are willing to partake in.[51]Some states have gained anopt-outin the founding treaties from participating in certain policy areas.[52][53]

Political systems

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For a more comprehensive list, seeList of European Union member states by political system.
presidential republic
semi-presidential republic
parliamentary republic
parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy

The admission of a new state the Union is limited to liberal democracies andFreedom Houseranks all EU states as being totally free electoral democracies.[54]All but 4 are ranked at the top 1.0 rating.[55]However, the exact political system of a state is not limited, with each state having its own system based on its historical evolution.

More than half of member states—16 out of 27—areparliamentary republics,while six states areconstitutional monarchies,meaning they have a monarch although political powers are exercised by elected politicians. Most republics and all the monarchies operate aparliamentary systemwhereby the head of state (president or monarch) has a largely ceremonial role withreserve powers.That means most power is in the hands of what is called in most of those countries the prime minister, who is accountable to thenational parliament.Of the remaining republics, four[clarification needed]operate asemi-presidential system,where competences are shared between the president and prime minister, while one republic operates apresidential system,where the president is head of both state and government.

Parliamentary structure in member states varies: there are 15unicameralnational parliaments and 12bicameralparliaments. The prime minister and government are usually directly accountable to the directly electedlower houseand require its support to stay in office—the exception being Cyprus with its presidential system.Upper housesare composed differently in different member states: it can be directly elected like thePolish senate;indirectly elected, for example, by regional legislatures like theFederal Council of Austria;or unelected, but representing certain interest groups like theNational Council of Slovenia.All elections in member states use some form ofproportional representation.The most common type of proportional representation is theparty-list system.[citation needed]

There are also differences in the level ofself-governancefor the sub-regions of a member state. Most states, especially the smaller ones, areunitary states;meaning all major political power is concentrated at the national level. 9 states allocate power to more local levels of government. Austria, Belgium and Germany are full federations, meaning their regions have constitutional autonomies. Denmark, Finland, France and the Netherlands arefederacies,meaning some regions have autonomy but most do not. Spain and Italy have systems ofdevolutionwhere regions have autonomy, but the national government retains the legal right to revoke it.[56]

States such as France have a number ofoverseas territories,retained from theirformer empires.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Thefirst statesfirst formed theEuropean Coal and Steel Communityin 1952 and then created the parallelEuropean Economic Communityin 1958. Although the latter was later, it is more often considered the immediate predecessor to the EU. The former has always shared the same membership and has since been absorbed by the EU, which was formally established in 1993.

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