The road between Lubango and Namibe, for example, was completed recently with funding from the European Union, and is comparable to many European main routes.

When Austria became a member of the European Union, the Austrian variety of the German language — limited to 23 agricultural terms — was " protected " in Protocol No 10, regarding the use of specific Austrian terms of the German language in the framework of the European Union, which forms part of the Austrian EU accession treaty.

Azerbaijan also maintains good relations with the European Union, in the framework of its Eastern European Neighbourhood Policy ( See Azerbaijan and the European Union ).

With curtailment of the MCC funding, the European Union may replace the US as Armenia ’ s chief source of foreign aid for the first time since independence.

From 2011 to 2013, the European Union is expected to advance at least € 157. 3 million ($ 208 million ) in aid to Armenia.

During January – February 2007, Armenia ’ s trade with the European Union totaled $ 200 million.

During the first 11 months of 2006, the European Union remained Armenia's largest trading partner, accounting for 34. 4 percent of its $ 2. 85 billion commercial exchange during the 11-month period.

* 2003 – The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.

The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded in the year 2000 to the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for his special personal contribution to cooperation with the states of Europe, for the preservation of peace, freedom, democracy and human rights in Europe, and for his support of the enlargement of the European Union.

This synthetic dye is also known as Red No. 2 in North America and E123 in the European Union.

* European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism ( European Union )

BWF ( Broadcast Wave Format ) is a standard audio format created by the European Broadcasting Union as a successor to WAV.

See European Broadcasting Union: Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format ( EBU Technical document 3285, July 1997 ).

The European / Australian PAL ( Phase Alternation Line rate ) and the French-Former Soviet Union SECAM ( Séquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire ) standard were developed later and attempt to cure certain defects of the NTSC system.

The construction boom has raised many environmental concerns and both the local autonomous government and city council are under scrutiny by the European Union.

Lincoln learned from his chief of staff General Henry Halleck, a student of the European strategist Jomini, of the critical need to control strategic points, such as the Mississippi River ; he also knew well the importance of Vicksburg and understood the necessity of defeating the enemy's army, rather than simply capturing territory.

The Sargasso Sea contains large amounts of seaweed and is also the spawning ground for both the European eel and the American eel.

Afonso also sent ambassadors to European kingdoms outside the Iberian Peninsula and began amicable commercial relations with most of them.

) Hilton also claims a Roman Catholic monarch would therefore be unable to be crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury and points to the examples of European states that have similar religious provisions for their monarchs: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, whose constitutions compel their monarchs to be Lutherans, the Netherlands, the constitution of which insists its monarchs be members of the Protestant House of Orange, and Belgium, which has a constitution that provides for the succession to be through Roman Catholic houses.

It focuses on historical Norse paganism of the Viking Age as described in the Eddas, but proponents also take a more inclusive approach, defining it as " Northern European Heathenry " not limited to a specific historical period.

" She has also rejected an immigrant designation for African-Americans and instead prefers the term " black " or " white " to denote the African and European U. S. founding populations.

It is also the first known European record ( in chapter 38 ) that mentions Vinland ( Winland ) island ( insula ), a land centuries later possibly identified as Newfoundland, Canada, North America, as well as dog-headed people in Scandinavia.

* Sorbus aucuparia, also known as European mountain ash

The Bahamas has a few notable industrial firms: the Freeport pharmaceutical firm, PFC Bahamas ( formerly Syntex ), which recently streamlined its production and was purchased by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche ; the BORCO oil facility, also in Freeport, which transships oil in the region ; the Commonwealth Brewery in Nassau, which produces Heineken, Guinness, and Kalik beers ; and Bacardi Corp., which distills rum in Nassau for shipment to the U. S. and European markets.

Cable TV also is available locally and provides most American programs with some Canadian and European channels.

Throughout the postwar period, economic progress also was assisted substantially by a level of internal and external political stability unseen in other East European countries during the same period, that was also a change in Bulgarian political scene was a lot of turbulence preceded the ascent to power of the BCP.

Bulgaria also has the lowest personal and corporate income tax rates in the EU, as well as the second lowest public debt of all European Union member states at 16. 2 % of GDP in 2010.

There is also very heavy ferry traffic in the Strait of Istanbul, which crosses between European and Asiatic sides of the city.

It is also possible to experience the Bosphorus by taking a regular ride in one of the public ferries that travel between the European and the Asian sides.

CEN, European Committee for Standardisation, also has a specific Technical Committee, TC333, that defines European standards for cycles.

It has also been suggested that 19th-century bunyip lore was reinforced by imported European memories, such as that of the Irish Púca.

It also encouraged other European countries to turn against France, and was a factor in the outbreak of the War of the Second Coalition.

The IIHF World U20 Championship typically begins on 26 December, while the Spengler Cup also begins on 26 December in Davos, Switzerland ; the Spengler Cup competition includes HC Davos, Team Canada, and other top European Hockey teams.

A considerable portion of the U. S. population identified as black also has some Native American or European ancestry.

In December 1992, the rest of the EC agreed to exempt Denmark from certain aspects of the European Union, including a common defense, a common currency, EU citizenship, and certain aspects of legal cooperation ( the 4 Danish Opt-outs ).

However, the Council of Europe agreed that the European Communities could use the flag and it had promoted its use by other regional organisations since it was created.

Under Greek pressure, the European Union and NATO agreed that in order for the Republic of Macedonia to receive an invitation to join these institutions the name dispute must be resolved first.

The first stage of the Galileo programme was agreed upon officially on 26 May 2003 by the European Union and the European Space Agency.

The European Union and the European Space Agency agreed in March 2002 to fund the project, pending a review in 2003 ( which was finalised on 26 May 2003 ).

In June 2004, in a signed agreement with the United States, the European Union agreed to switch to a modulation known as BOC ( 1, 1 ) ( Binary Offset Carrier 1. 1 ) allowing the coexistence of both GPS and Galileo, and the future combined use of both systems.

On 30 November 2007, the 27 member states of the European Union unanimously agreed to move forward with the project, with plans for bases in Germany and Italy.

In October 2011, Eurozone leaders also agreed on a proposal to write off 50 % of Greek debt owed to private creditors, increasing the EFSF to about € 1 trillion and requiring European banks to achieve 9 % capitalization to reduce the risk of contagion to other countries.

It was agreed that European claims to parts of Africa would only be recognised if Europeans provided effective occupation.

The adhesives business of ICI was transferred to Henkel as a result of the deal, while Akzo agreed to sell its Crown Paints subsidiary to satisfy the concerns of the European Commissioner for Competition.

" In 1951 West Germany agreed to join the European Coal and Steel Community ( ECSC ) the following year.

It was discovered that Montenegro had been offered quick access into the European Community by Italy if Montenegro agreed to the termination of Yugoslavia.

The Congress of Vienna of 1815 fully re-established Swiss independence and the European powers agreed to recognize permanent Swiss neutrality.

Although the European Humanist Federation is also separate from the IHEU, the two organisations work together and share an agreed protocol.

ABC agreed, although they wanted to have one star to help attract European audiences to the film when it would be shown theatrically there.

Most industrialized countries and some central European economies in transition ( all defined as Annex B countries ) agreed to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of an average of 6 to 8 % below 1990 levels between the years 2008 – 2012, defined as the first emissions budget period.

Charles I of Hungary, Casimir III of Poland and John of Bohemia agreed to create new commercial routes to bypass the staple port Vienna and obtain easier access to other European markets.

[...] His intention was nothing less than to overturn the European settlement agreed in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, which had reestablished an oppressive hegemony of a few great powers and blocked the emergence of smaller nations.

The European Council agreed that the constitution proposal would be abandoned, but most of its changes would be retained in an amending treaty.

After much debate about what kind of person should be President, the European Council agreed on a low-key personality and chose Herman Van Rompuy while foreign policy-novice Catherine Ashton became High Representative.

However, as the workload of the Court continued to increase, contracting states agreed to reform the Court again and in May 2004 the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted Protocol no. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights.

In 1984 Greens agreed a common platform for the European Parliament Elections and the first Green Members of the European Parliament were elected here.