For we have an EU 15 number of 0.3 and an EU 27 number of 0.3.
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When they combine forces, France and Germany have a great deal of structural (economic, demographic, military) power in the Eurozone and to a slightly lesser extent, in the EU 27.
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Ironically, our eurosceptic prime minister sees the EU Commission as the best safeguard of Britain's interests - providing, that is, it sees its role as standing up for the EU 27 and not the eurozone 17.
In 2000, trade with the EU represented 27% of Israeli exports and 43% of its imports.
Devout federalists have their answer: unanimity is the enemy of progress in an EU of 27 countries.
It is far harder for two countries to steer an EU of 27 members than one of 12.
Seventeen of the EU-27 member-states are part of the euro zone.
This time, most Yes voters popping into a polling station in the small town of Swords on their way to work gave me the same reason for their vote: that the treaty was needed to streamline the voting rules of an EU at 27 nations.
One of the points made in that structure or that single market is that a company does not have to have an operating base in all 27 EU countries in order to sell in all 27 of them.
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You wanted to sell to all 27 current EU members you needed to have 27 different companies, one in each country.
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Neighbourly relations are a prerequisite for progress towards the EU. Keen to win candidate status even though (like five of 27 EU members) it does not recognise its former province, Serbia began commission-sponsored talks with Kosovo.
That is, the EU actually wants companies to set up just the one corporate structure, in just the one EU country, and then use that single structure to service their customers across the 27 EU countries.
In mid-December the European Council, which comprises the heads of state and government of the EU's 27 member states, had disappointed Turkey by endorsing the conclusions of an earlier meeting of EU foreign ministers, which criticised the limited progress Turkey had made on political reform in 2007 and warned that long-awaited reforms in the areas of freedom of expression and religion should not be delayed any further.
The .eu domain ranks among the largest top-level domains in the world, connecting 500 million people in 27 EU countries to one Internet identity.
Five of the 27 EU countries do not recognise Kosovo: Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Cyprus.
Mr Barroso was speaking after a meeting of the 27 EU commissioners in Strasbourg.
The 27 EU countries have had a ban on such tests in place since 2009.
Leaders of the 27 EU member countries are expected to meet again early next year.
The common banking regulator for the 27 EU states is currently the European Banking Authority (EBA).
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There are hopes that the changes can become law by next year, after more talks with the 27 EU governments.
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The ban was approved by the EU's 27 member states in 2009 and went into effect last year.
Twelve recommendations were outlined in a letter signed by 24 of the EU's 27 data regulators, Reuters reported.
Who knows that the EU and its 27 member states represent 60% of the public aid for development?
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Baroness Ashton and Mr Van Rompuy were chosen unanimously by the 27 EU leaders at a summit in Brussels.
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Next month voters from across Europe will elect 736 MEPs, made up of representatives from all 27 EU countries.
The talks will broaden out on Tuesday to include all 27 EU states.
The 27 EU governments have already agreed that the former should be a Christian-Democrat and the latter a Social-Democrat.
Carmakers across the 27 EU countries saw 12.05 million new registrations last year, said the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
She wants the treaty change to be approved by all 27 EU members and not just limited to the eurozone.
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