Module 1 Europe Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]The European Union①What Is the European Union
The European Union is an organisation of European countries
The countries are independent② and are governed③ in different ways
In the United Kingdom, for example, the head④ of state is a king or queen
In France, on the other hand⑤ , the head of state is a president
But each of them sends representatives⑥ to the European Parliament⑦,which has some control over what happens⑧ in each of the member countries
How Did It Start⑨The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s⑩
The first members were France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy
Little by little⑪ , the number increased⑫ during the second half of the twentieth century
By⑬ the year 2000, there were 15 memb