Khipha uhlu lwamazwe angamalungu e-European Union
Context:I - European Union (EU) iyinyunyana yezombangazwe nezomnotho yamazwe angu - 27 angamalungu asayine izivumelwano zokusungula inyunyana futhi ngaleyo ndlela ahlanganyela emalungelweni nasezibophweni zobulungu. Ziye zavuma ngezivumelwano ukuba zihlanganyele ubukhosi bazo ngokusebenzisa izikhungo ze - European Union kwezinye, kodwa hhayi zonke, izici zikahulumeni. Ohulumeni bezifundazwe kumelwe bavumelane ngazwi linye eMkhandlwini ukuze inyunyana yamukele ezinye izinqubomgomo; kwezinye, izinqumo ezihlanganyelwe zenziwa ngevoti eliningi. Lezi zibopho kanye nokwabelana ngobukhosi ngaphakathi kwe-EU (kwesinye isikhathi okubizwa ngokuthi yi-supranational) kwenza kube okuyingqayizivele phakathi kwezinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe, njengoba sekusungule uhlelo lwayo lwezomthetho okuyizinhlinzeko zezivumelwano ezisungulayo zombili ezibophezela ngokomthetho futhi eziphakeme kuwo wonke amazwe angamalungu (ngemuva kwesinqumo esiyingqophamlando se-ECJ ngo-1964). Umgomo oyisisekelo wenhlangano wumgomo wokusekela, okusho ukuthi izinqumo zithathwa ngokuhlanganyela uma futhi kuphela uma kungenakwenzeka ukuthi zithathwe ngawodwana.  Esinye isici esiphawulekayo nesiyingqayizivele sobulungu bangokomkhandlu we-European Commission, oqokwa yilowo nalowo uhulumeni wamazwe angamalungu kodwa ongameleli izwe lawo elingamalungu kodwa kunalokho usebenza ngokuhlanganyela ngenxa yezintshisekelo zawo wonke amazwe angamalungu.  Ngawo-1950, amazwe ayisithupha ayisisekelo asungula ama-European Communities angaphambi kwe-EU (iBelgium, iFrance, i-Italy, iLuxembourg, iNetherlands neNtshonalanga Jalimane). Amazwe asele asejoyine ekwandeni okwalandela. Ukuze lijoyine, izwe kumelwe lihlangabezane nezimfuneko zezomnotho nezombusazwe ezaziwa ngokuthi izimfuneko zaseCopenhagen, ezifuna ukuba umfakisicelo abe nohulumeni wentando yeningi nomnotho wemakethe yamahhala kanye nenkululeko nezinhlangano ezihambisanayo, nokuhlonipha umthetho. Ukunwetshwa kweNhlangano kuncike futhi ekuvumeni kwawo wonke amalungu akhona kanye nokwamukelwa kweqembu elikhona lomthetho we-EU, owaziwa ngokuthi i-acquis communautaire.  I-United Kingdom, eyajoyina i-EU eyandulela i-EU ngo-1973, yayeka ukuba yilungu le-EU ngo-31 Januwari 2020. Ayikho enye izwe eliye lahoxa e-EU futhi alikho eliye lamiswa, nakuba ezinye izindawo ezizimele noma ezizimele ziye zahamba.
Eyakhiwa ngawo-1950 namazwe ayisithupha ayisisekelo (iBelgium, iFrance, i-Italy, iLuxembourg, iNetherlands neNtshonalanga Jalimane) i-European Union manje inamalungu angama-27 okungukuthi: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain kanye neSweden