What can you tell me about European Union? 
 It is a 
 What else can you tell me? 
 It is a de facto confederation of 28 member countries in Europe, started in 1957 as the EEC. 
 Okay. So what can you tell me about its history? 
 In 1957 Belgium France Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands and West Germany signed the treaty of Rome which created the EEC. 
 What information can you share about the member states? 
 22 EU members are members of Nato while the remaining member states follow policies of neutrality. 
 tell me more about the member states? 
 Including the overseas territories of France which are located outside the continent of Europe, but which ae members of the union, the EU experiences most types of climate from the Arctic to tropical rendering meteorological averages for the EU as a whole meaningless. 
 Okay, not sure what that means, but anyway, can you tell me about the economy? 
 This system has been criticized for undercutting farmers outside Europe, especially those in the devloping world. 
 Wow. What else can you share about their economy? 
 As a political entity, the European Union is represented in the WTO. 
 Ok, thanks for all your help today. 
 You are welcome.
European Union