EU Economic Power I've just added Ref.19 below, to:
"The European Union: Democratic Values, The Euro, Crises and Migration" by Vexen Crabtree (2007):
The European Union is formed from a collection of treaties dating back to the European Economic Community founded in 1957. It has changed from an economic body designed to prevent war, into a wide and varied economic, social and political tool which encompasses nearly 500 million people. "The
EU is the world's biggest market, largest exporter, biggest aid donor and largest foreign investor"
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