Portal:European Union/DYK/1
... that the
presidency of the EU Council rotates every half year?
... that the
EU parliamentary election is the world's biggest transnational election?
... that the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?
Portal:European Union/DYK/2
...that
France possesses the largest
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world?
...that
Monaco,
San Marino, and
Vatican City all mint their own euro coins, with their own national symbols on the back?
...that Turkey's two most famous weightlifters, Naim Suleymanoglu and Halil Mutlu are only two of four weightlifters in the world to have won 3 gold medals in 3 olympics?
Portal:European Union/DYK/3
...that "
Nocturne" is the
Eurovision Song Contest winner with the fewest words, the
Norwegian language original having only 25?
...that the
Eastgate Clock (pictured) in
Chester is the second most photographed
timepiece in the
United Kingdom, after
Big Ben?
...that " Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" received three perfect scores at the start of voting in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 before ultimately coming in fourth, making Hungary the only debuting nation to lead the voting?
Portal:European Union/DYK/4
...that the
President of Ireland, who serves as head of state, is elected for a seven year term and can be re-elected only once?
...that within the Eurozone the European Central Bank has the exclusive authority to set monetary policy?
Portal:European Union/DYK/5
...that within the
Eurozone the
European Central Bank has the exclusive authority to set monetary policy?
...that
Greenland and
United Kingdom are the only countries to ever leave the European Union?
Portal:European Union/DYK/6
...that
Monaco,
San Marino, and
Vatican City all mint their own euro coins, with their own national symbols on the back, despite not being EU members?
Portal:European Union/DYK/7
...that
Romania and
Bulgaria became full members of the
European Union on January 1, 2007?
...that the European Union's member states combined represent the
world's largest economy by GDP, larger than the
United States, the
People's Republic of China, and
Japan, the
seventh largest territory in the world by area and the
third largest by population after China and
India?
Portal:European Union/DYK/1
... that the
presidency of the EU Council rotates every half year?
... that the
EU parliamentary election is the world's biggest transnational election?
... that the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?
Portal:European Union/DYK/2
...that
France possesses the largest
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world?
...that
Monaco,
San Marino, and
Vatican City all mint their own euro coins, with their own national symbols on the back?
...that Turkey's two most famous weightlifters, Naim Suleymanoglu and Halil Mutlu are only two of four weightlifters in the world to have won 3 gold medals in 3 olympics?
Portal:European Union/DYK/3
...that "
Nocturne" is the
Eurovision Song Contest winner with the fewest words, the
Norwegian language original having only 25?
...that the
Eastgate Clock (pictured) in
Chester is the second most photographed
timepiece in the
United Kingdom, after
Big Ben?
...that " Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" received three perfect scores at the start of voting in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 before ultimately coming in fourth, making Hungary the only debuting nation to lead the voting?
Portal:European Union/DYK/4
...that the
President of Ireland, who serves as head of state, is elected for a seven year term and can be re-elected only once?
...that within the Eurozone the European Central Bank has the exclusive authority to set monetary policy?
Portal:European Union/DYK/5
...that within the
Eurozone the
European Central Bank has the exclusive authority to set monetary policy?
...that
Greenland and
United Kingdom are the only countries to ever leave the European Union?
Portal:European Union/DYK/6
...that
Monaco,
San Marino, and
Vatican City all mint their own euro coins, with their own national symbols on the back, despite not being EU members?
Portal:European Union/DYK/7
...that
Romania and
Bulgaria became full members of the
European Union on January 1, 2007?
...that the European Union's member states combined represent the
world's largest economy by GDP, larger than the
United States, the
People's Republic of China, and
Japan, the
seventh largest territory in the world by area and the
third largest by population after China and
India?