http://www.europarl.eu.int/factsheets/1_4_2_en.htm

An EU decision is binding on the persons who are named in the decision, but does not cover all other citizens of the EU. Contrary, a regulation applies to everyone. ..

http://www.cordis.lu/itt/itt-en/01-3/policy03.htm

Many projects are financed with both national and EU contributions. The principle of additionality means that EU funds can only be paid in addition to a contribution from the member states, not instead of it...

http://www.wto.org/english/the......e/min98_e/slide_e/slide009.htm

Round of negotiation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that lasted from 1962 until 1967. Major developments that occurred during the Kennedy Round included: further tariff reductions, the Trade Expansion Act, the "chicken war" and the Common Agricultural Policy...

http://ec.europa.eu/education/......nguages-of-europe/index_en.htm

The EU has 23 official languages. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/employment......ial_protection/pensions_en.htm

The level of state provision for old age pensions is a national competence, as is the age at which people become entitled to it. However, pensions are discussed under economic coordination and the so-called Lisbon process. The EU Court ruled on the financing of pension systems through the Danner case. In this case a country was not permitted to limit tax reductions for pension schemes established in another country. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/external_r......ations/cfsp/cpcm/rrm/index.htm

The idea of a common European force has been proposed several times since it was first introduced by the Plevan plan in 1954. The first solid proposals for a army Rapid Reaction Force came at the Helsinki Summit in December 1999. It was finally agreed by the EU’s defence ministers in February 2000, who re-affirmed their commitment to the formation of a 60,000-strong force by 2003. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issu......es/global/gsp/eba/index_en.htm

A tax added to the price of products in the shops and to the price of most services. All EU Member States must have a VAT rate between 15% and 25 % on all products and services, with a few opt-outs (derogations) from this rule. 1% of the VAT base is paid as a contribution to the EU and forms part of the EU’s so-called “own income” or “own resources”. ..

http://european-convention.eu.......er.asp?lang=EN&Content=WGI

The Lisbon Treaty includes an early-warning mechanism for subsidiarity control. The system allows national parliaments to object to Commission proposals within eight weeks of its publication on the grounds that it breaches the principle of subsidiarity (that is to say that if a given objective may be achieved better at a local level the EU should not interfere). ..

http://www.dip-badajoz.es/euro......xt/emu/antecedentes/werner.htm

Luxembourg. The idea was not acted upon for a long time because of the 1970s oil crisis. ..

http://www.wto.org/english/the......o_e/whatis_e/tif_e/fact5_e.htm

Round of negotiation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that lasted from 1986 until 1993. It focused primarily on politically sensitive areas where tariffs had remained high, such as agriculture, the service sector, intellectual property, and the audio-visual field. It also sought to improve the GATT dispute settlement process...