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A world player
The European Union’s external relations
European Commission
Manuscript finalised in July 2004
Catalogue number: NA-59-04-548-EN-C
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The sheer size of the European Union in economic, trade and financial terms makes
it a world player. It has a web of agreements with most countries and regions
of the globe. The biggest international trader and home to the euro – the world’s
second currency – the EU spends € 500 million a month on assistance
projects in all five continents.
The
European Union is putting in place a common foreign and security policy so that
its members can act together on the world stage as a united force for
stability, cooperation and understanding. At the same time, the EU is
developing a defence capability and has undertaken its first peacekeeping
missions. It is also engaged in fighting terrorism.
By
helping build security and stability in the wider world, the EU is also helping
to make life safer for people within its own borders.
The
EU is particularly active in promoting the human aspects of international
relations, such as solidarity, human rights and democracy.
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