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• European Community — n. an organization of European nations, originally, Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, for advancing economic integration and political cooperation: established by the merger in 1967 of the… …   English World dictionary

• European Community — ˌEuropean Comˈmunity abbreviation EC noun ORGANIZATIONS an organization of Western European countries established by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands by the treaty in 1957 with the aim of encouraging member… …   Financial and business terms

• European Community — European Economic Community or European Community Fin see EU …   The ultimate business dictionary

• European Community — The European Community (EC) is one of the three pillars of the European Union (EU) created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992). It is based upon the principle of supranationalism and has its origins in the European Economic Community, the… …   Wikipedia

• European Community — 1. an association of W European countries that includes the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the European Economic Community, the European Parliament, and allied organizations. Abbr.: EC 2. See European Economic Community. * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• European Community (EC) — Organization formed in 1967 with the merger of the European Economic Community, European Coal and Steel Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. The merger created a single Commission of the European Community and a single Council of… …   Universalium

• European Community — /jurəpiən kəˈmjunəti/ (say yoohruhpeeuhn kuh myoohnuhtee) noun an association of European countries without tariff barriers, formed as the European Economic Community in 1957; this became one of the constituent associations of the European… …   Australian English dictionary

• European Community - EC — The European Community is one of the three pillars of the European Union (EU). The pillars represent the three different areas of cooperation within the union. The European Community is the first pillar and represents supranational cooperation.… …   Investment dictionary

• European Community — European Com|mu|ni|ty, the the former name of the ↑EU (=the European Union) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• European Community — noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union • Syn: ↑European Union, ↑EU, ↑EC, ↑European… …   Useful english dictionary