EUROPEAN UNION is community of 25 countries which leys down on common interests, institutions, and acts of member states: common currency, common defense policy, cooperation in many areas of life and work assured by Treaty of European Union and other regulations.

Influence of European Union on world issues rises every day. Integration process, inauguration of Euro, and progressive development of Common Foreign and Security Policy gives European Union political and diplomatic status which correspond its undoable economic strength.

Union has numerous foreign policy strategic aims. One of them is reaching that level stability in Europe which will allow that her voice is well heard. Resent wars in ex Yugoslavia as well as in Chechnya showed how important is to restore peace across Europe , establish democracy and respect of human rights.

European Union, as one of the largest trade partner in the world is determent to assure its concurrency at international level and at the same time improve global trade through further liberalization of trade regulations in the world. This process is very important especially for developing countries.

Until recently external activities of Union were based on three components: trade policy, help for the developing countries and political dimension. All these segments gave Union significant instruments for leading foreign policy in diplomatic, economy and trade area.

Europe in numbers:

• 482 000 000 people live in European Union
• 64% of citizens of EU are non-smokers
• 51 559 kilometers long road trip in European Union
• 168 980 000 cars driving in European Union
• 153 640 kilometers long railway network in European Union
• 44 000 000 000 Euros a year European Union invests in development of agriculture
• 732 MPs sit in European Parliament
• In 128 countries there is Delegation of European Commission
• 13 500 000 small and medium enterprises do business in European Union
• 44 500 projects in the world were financed by European Union