Fifty years later the European Economic Community has changed out of all recognition, having metamorphosed into the European Union and grown far beyond the original six members.

五十年之后，欧洲共同体已经脱胎换骨，变成了欧盟而且把范围扩至远超出原本的六个会员国。

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The Maastricht treaty is signed turning the European Community into the European Union and paving the way for the euro.

1992年《马斯特里赫特条约》签署；欧洲共同体转变为欧洲联盟，同时为发行欧元铺平了道路。

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The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) originated from the acceptability of sovereignties in the European Community(EC).

欧洲经货联盟源起于欧共体各主权国家的合意。

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The European Union was echoing an appeal made in recent weeks by the United Nations and the international community.

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The Southern African Development Community, the European Union and the United States agree.

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The United States and European Union are among the voices in the international community still pressing for accountability for thousands of civilian deaths at the end of the Sri Lankan civil war.

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Mr Lynch took Ireland into the European Economic Community (now the European Union) in 1973 and since then the Irish have embraced Europe with enthusiasm, happily ditching their own currency in favour of the euro.

ECONOMIST: Jack Lynch

In 2003, Britain's patent office rejected its application as "morally offensive to the public, " but Jesus Jeans registered "Jesus" through the European Union as a "Community Trademark, " valid across the European Union.

WSJ: If You Take These Jeans' Name in Vain, Prepare to Meet Their Maker

There were organisations variously called the European Economic Community, The European Coal and Steel Community and so on, but there was not a European Union before 1 Nov, 1993.

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