Portal:European Union/DYK
DYK 1
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... 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?
DYK 2
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...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?
DYK 3
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...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?
DYK 4
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...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?
DYK 5
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...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?
DYK 6
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...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?
DYK 7
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...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?