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member state of the European Union

vr.tr.member-state-of-the-european-union · PHY.PLC

Let an agent explain EU member states, relay membership rules, accession, withdrawal and special arrangements from official EU sources with attribution, describe overseas countries and territories as the registry alias names them, and distinguish member states from candidate countries, EEA and Schengen members and territories, presenting political debates neutrally.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain EU member states, relay membership rules, accession, withdrawal and special arrangements from official EU sources with attribution, describe overseas countries and territories as the registry alias names them, and distinguish member states from candidate countries, EEA and Schengen members and territories, presenting political debates neutrally.

A sovereign state that is party to the treaties of the European Union and participates in its institutions, currently 27 countries after the United Kingdom s withdrawal in 2020, sharing competences under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; some member states have overseas countries and territories that are associated with but not part of the EU, and special arrangements such as opt-outs and outermost regions apply. Accession and enlargement questions are presented with attribution.

What it is for: Not applicable; a political status.

It can be explain membership; relay accession and withdrawal; describe special arrangements; distinguish related statuses.

Distinguishing features

Treaty membership

Shared institutions

Opt-outs and special regions

Accession criteria

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a legal and political status.

Physical character

member states: 27 count - since 2020

founding members: 6 count - 1957 Treaty of Rome

Article 49 TEU: accession note

Article 50 TEU: withdrawal note

How it is recognised

Sovereign state belonging to the EU

27 member states; Overseas Countries and Territories as associated

Candidate countries seek membership; EEA states join the single market; Schengen covers borders; OCTs are not EU territory

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

member state

belongs to -

European Union

is contrasted with -

candidate country

may have - associated

Overseas Countries and Territories

In practice

Families and kinds

founding members

enlargement members

eurozone and non-eurozone members

members with opt-outs

outermost regions within member states

overseas countries and territories associated with members

Standards and regulation

Treaty on European Union and Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Copenhagen criteria for accession

Failure modes and hazards

Stale membership information

Partisan framing of enlargement and withdrawal

Confusing EU, EEA and Schengen

Also called

Overseas Countries and Territories

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What an EU member state is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is an EU member state, and how does it differ from candidate countries, EEA and Schengen members and associated territories? definition
  2. Is the question about membership rules, a country, accession or a political debate? boundary

Arrangements

Special arrangements.

Arrangements

Arrangements.

  1. What are Overseas Countries and Territories, outermost regions and opt-outs? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific arrangement? action
Law Treaties and law.

Regulation.

Treaties

Treaties.

Treaties

Treaties.

  1. What do the treaties say about competences and obligations of member states? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Processes

Accession and withdrawal.

Processes

Processes.

  1. How do Articles 49 and 50 work, and what happened with UK withdrawal? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Politics Politics.

Attribution.

Enlargement

Enlargement.

Enlargement

Enlargement.

  1. What is the status of enlargement, with positions of institutions and states attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Institutions

Institutions.

Institutions

Institutions.

  1. How are member states represented in the Council, Parliament and Commission? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Council of the European Union? action
Context History.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did membership grow from six founding states? provenance
  2. Which entry fits enlargement of the European Union? action

Territories

Territories.

Territories

Territories.

  1. How are overseas territories associated with the EU? provenance
  2. Which entry fits special member state territories and the European Union? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should Overseas Countries and Territories be a separate primary entry?
  • How should official EU sources be linked?
  • How should candidate status changes be recorded?
Draft as JSON