European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of national governments located primarily in Europe on Earth. Established under its current name in 1993, the EU continues to exist as a major political entity in the 26th century. A democratic confederation of nations, the European Union is economically and politically powerful, as well as proudly multicultural.

History
Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonization. By the 17th and 18th centuries European nations controlled most of Africa, the Americas, and large portions of Asia. World War I and World War II led to a decline in European dominance in world affairs as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. The Cold War between those two superpowers divided Europe along the Iron Curtain. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which expanded eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Locations

 * France
 * Paris
 * Université de l'Astrophysique
 * Germany
 * Essen
 * Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme - a major UNSC armor development and testing facility
 * United Kingdom
 * England
 * Hull - birthplace of Randall Aiken
 * London - Previously the capital of England and home to the Houses of Parliament, the site of a terror attack in the 22nd century and the location chosen for Iona's trial.
 * Wolverhampton - birthplace of Malcolm Geffen
 * Scotland - birthplace of Michael Baird
 * Iona - the island of which inspired the name of the AI Iona.
 * Scandinavia

List of appearances

 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
 * Terminals
 * Halo: Saint's Testimony (simulated)