CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The European Political Community was proposed by the French president Emmanuel Macron at the Conference on the Future of Europe on 9 May 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in his role as the president of the Council of the European Union (EU).

Detailed explanation-2: -Which country has proposed a “European Political Community” for countries hopeful of joining the European Union? Notes: The French President Emmanuel Macron suggested building a broader political community of democratic states around the European Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -The EU countries are: 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 and Sweden.

Detailed explanation-4: -The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255.3 km2 (1,634,469.0 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

Detailed explanation-5: -The countries of the European Union are linked by a common, mutually beneficial goal they refer to as the four freedoms, which is the free-flow of people, services, capital (money), and goods through the borders of the countries that partake in this union.