Talk:European Union

Hague Congress
Hello! In the chapter about the Initial years and the Paris Treaty (1948‍–‍1957) there is a sentence about the The Hague Congress/the Congress of Europe: "The ensuing Hague Congress of May 1948 was a pivotal moment in European integration". I think that it should rather be the The Hague Congress, as the article 'The' is part of the name of the city, coming from the Dutch Den Haag. Here's a link to the Dutch Senate's website with a pdf that confirms the spelling: https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20180525/70_jaar_congres_van_europa. Have a great day and thanks for keeping this page in order (:  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:2c40:200:b001::1:73b7 (talk) 08:53, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
 * In English, the city is also called "The Hague". Unfortunately orthographic conventions collide! The text reads now as The ensuing Hague Congress of May 1948 was a pivotal moment in European integration, .... We would not write The ensuing The Hague Congress of May 1948 was a pivotal moment in European integration, ..., because it is just not standard English. We could write The ensuing Congress of The Hague of May 1948 was a pivotal moment in European integration, ... as that would be valid English orthography, but unfortunately the accepted name of the congress was "The Hague Congress", not "the Congress of the Hague". So I'm afraid we are stuck with it. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 11:26, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Why are monetary amounts described in USD?
Shouldn't money be counted in Euros rather than USD, since the subject of the article is the EU and not the US? JohnR1Roberts (talk) 13:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Probably because its conventional internationally to state major metrics like GDP in US dollars, to facilitate comparison between economies. Better sources also give the purchasing power parity exchange rate because the market rate may be unrealistic for extraneous reasons (as with the Swiss Franc at times of international tension) or even "managed" (as in China, for example). 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 14:55, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. Thanks JohnR1Roberts (talk) 15:35, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

TEN-T map is outdated and needs to be updated
The TEN-T map used here is now outdated and needs to be replaced. Here is the updated version: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trans-European_Transport_Network_(2024).png

Zestrayswede (talk) 15:43, 24 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Done Auguel (talk) 19:58, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Update Presidency of the Council in infobox
As of 1st July 2024, the Presidency is held by Hungary

This should be updated ASAP

https://hungarian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/presidency/hungarian-presidency/

(source archive retrieved 25 June 2024) Metaprost (talk) 11:47, 1 July 2024 (UTC)