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| 欧盟 | European Union The 15 nations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the UK, Austria, Finland and Sweden) that have joined together to form an economic community with common monetary, political and social aspirations. The EU came into being on 1 November 1993 according to the terms of the Maastricht Treaty; it comprises the three European Communities, extended by the adoption of a common foreign and security policy which requires cooperation between member states in foreign policy and security and cooperation in justice and home affairs (由15国(比利时，丹麦，法国，德国，希腊，爱尔兰，意大利，卢森堡，荷兰，葡萄牙，西班牙，英国，奥地利，芬兰和瑞典)组成，形成一个经济共同体，其有统一的货币，政治和社会愿望。欧盟在1993年11月，根据马斯特里赫特条约的规定形成；它包括3个欧洲共同体，功能扩展到统一外交和安全政策，这需要成员国之间的在外交政策和安全上的合作，以及司法和国内事务方面的合作。) |
| 欧盟法院 | Court of Justice of the European Communities Institution set up under Treaty of Rome to ensure that in interpretation and application of the Treaty the law is observed. It consists of judges from each member state, appointed for 6-year periods, assisted by three Advocates General. It sits in Luxembourg, expressing itself in judgements when called upon to do so in proceedings initiated by member states, institutions of the EC and natural or legal persons. Procedures are generally inquisitorial (依据罗马条约所设置的机构，在解释和应用条约时遵守法律。它由每个会员国的法官所组成，每六年委派一次，由三个总检察长帮助履行职责。 欧盟法院位于卢森堡公国，当欧盟机构与自然人或法人等成员国成员发生诉讼争端时可请它执行裁决。) |
| 欧盟理事会 | EU Council The Council of the European Union is an institution which exercises legislative and decision-making powers. At the same time, it is the forum in which the representatives of the Governments of the 15 Member States can assert their interests and try to reach compromises. The Council ensures general coordination of the activities of the European Community, the main objective of which is the establishment of an internal market, i.e. an area without internal frontiers guaranteeing four freedoms of movement - for goods, persons, services and capital - to which should soon be added a single currency. In addition, the Council is responsible for intergovernmental cooperation, in common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in the areas of justice and home affairs (JHA), including for example matters of immigration and asylum, combating terrorism and drugs and judicial cooperation (欧盟理事会是行使立法和决策的机构。同时，它是15个成员国政府代表的讨论会，可以保证本国利益以及试图达成和解。理事会保证了欧洲共同体之间活动的合作，其主要目的是建立一个内部市场，即一个没有内部界限的区域，保证四种自由流通——商品，人员，服务和资本——以及为了达到此目的将要加入的统一货币。另外，理事会负责公共外交和安全政策，以及区域司法和内政方面的政府间合作，其包括例如移民和政治庇护，对抗恐怖主义和毒品，以及司法合作。) |
