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Trade Policy
Economy- >15 Main trading partners of the EU 2011 (en, es). The countries shown on the map provide 55.3% of EU imports and receive 46.5% of EU exports.
Energy Policy
Economy- >15 Gas pipelines that supply Europe. The map only shows the main gas pipelines that supply the EU from third-party countries. As can be seen from the map, the main areas of production are located in Russia, the Caucasus and the North of Africa. The map also includes projects that are currently underway.
- >15 Dependency on energy imports into the EU, 2009. This map shows the different levels of energy dependency in the countries of the EU. Within the EU, only Denmark has managed to export more energy than it consumes.
The role of the EU within the international arena
History- >15 Defence and security organisations in Europe: WEU, 1999. Until 2011, the Western European Union (WEU), which was created in 1948, was a structure for military cooperation which was originally conceived as a mechanism for limiting Soviet expansionism in Central and Eastern Europe
- >15 Defence and security organisations in Europe: CSDP, 2013. The Common Security and Defence Policy replaced the WEU within the framework of the Treaty of Lisbon
Europe after World War II
History- >15 The cost of World War II in human lives.. Distribution of civilian and military casualties during WWII.
- >15 Defence and security organisations in Europe: NATO and the Warsaw Pact 1990. Countries that were members of the two major defence organisations that existed before the fall of the communist bloc in 1990.
- >15 Defence and security organisations in Europe: NATO and CSTO 2013. The Collective Security Treaty Organisation is a new Russian-led military organisation. Comparing this map and the next one, it is possible to appreciate Russia’s loss of influence during the 12 years following the disappearance of the USSR.
On the map, the neutral countries are those that have refrained from supporting or taking part in conflicts involving third party states. On the other hand, the non-aligned states are those which, for different reasons, have not joined any of the security organisations. - >15 Members of the Council of Europe. Map which shows the members of the Council of Europe according to their year of membership
- >15 Members of the OSCE. Map which shows the members of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe according to their year of membership.
- >15 Organisations of Economic Integration 1961. Membership of different organisations for European integration in 1961.
- >15 Organisations of Economic Integration 1973. Membership of different organisations for European integration in 1973.
- >15 Organisations of Economic Integration 1986. Membership of different organisations for European integration in 1986.
- >15 Organisations of Economic Integration 1995. Membership of different organisations for European integration in 1995.
- >15 Organisations of Economic Integration 2013. Membership of different organisations for European integration in 2013.
The institutions of the EU
History- >15 The Headquarters of the main institutions of the EU. Map of the main European institutions. Some institutions have several seats.
- >15 Seats in the European Parliament by countries, 2013. Distribution of seats in the European Parliament by countries. The number above each country shows the number of members of parliament that it has
- >15 Relationship of inhabitants per seat in the European Parliament. This map shows the difference in representation of the citizens of the member states of the European Parliament.
The regional policy of the EU
Geography- >15 GDP per capita, 2009 (en)
- >15 Employment rate in active population, 2010 (en)
- >15 Persons with low educational attainment, 2010 (en)
- >15 Unemployment in Europe, 2010 (en)
