Editing Regions of Europe (section)

=== Economic and political ===
[[File:European Single Market integration.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[European Single Market]] integration:{{Leftlegend|#039|[[Member states of the European Union|European Union member states]] form the [[European Single Market]]}}{{Leftlegend|#a050ff|Non-EU states that participate in the EU Single Market with exceptions: [[Iceland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Norway]] and [[Switzerland]] (see also [[European Free Trade Association|EFTA]])}}{{Leftlegend|#c39467|Part of a former EU state that remains partially aligned to the EU Single Market on goods: [[Northern Ireland]] in the [[United Kingdom]] (see also [[Brexit and the Irish border]])}}{{Leftlegend|#46a43b|Non-EU states with a [[Stabilisation and Association Process|Stabilisation and Association Agreement]] with the EU allowing for participation in selected sectors of the Single Market: EU accession candidates [[Albania]], [[Montenegro]], [[North Macedonia]] and [[Serbia]]; EU accession potential candidates: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Kosovo]]}}{{Leftlegend|#F29527|Non-EU states with a [[Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area]] agreement with the EU allowing for participation in selected sectors of the Single Market: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Moldova]] and [[Ukraine]]}}{{Leftlegend|#ffd617|Non-EU states which have a bilateral Customs Union arrangement with the EU:  [[Turkey]] ([[European Union–Turkey relations|an accession candidate]]), [[Andorra]] and [[San Marino]]}}]]

* '''[[European Union|European Union (EU)]]'''
: Countries that are member states of the political and economic bloc (27 as of 2024):
: [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Malta]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]], and [[Sweden]].

* '''[[EU Med Group]]'''
: An alliance of Mediterranean countries within EU:
: Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

* '''[[Eurozone]]'''
: Countries that have adopted the [[euro]] as their currency:
: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Vatican City.

* '''[[European Free Trade Association|European Free Trade Association (EFTA)]]'''
: A free trade organisation that operates in parallel with, and is linked by treaties to, the EU:
: Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.

* '''[[Central European Free Trade Agreement|Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)]]'''
: A free trade agreement among non-EU members:
: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Kosovo (represented by [[UNMIK]]), Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

* '''[[Schengen Area]]'''
: A borderless zone created by the Schengen Agreements, comprising:
: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden; in addition, by separate agreements Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland fully apply the provisions of the [[Schengen acquis|Schengen ''acquis'']].

* [[European Union Customs Union]]
: A customs union of all the member states of the European Union (EU) and some neighbouring countries:
: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. Andorra, San Marino, and Turkey are each in customs union with the EU's customs territory. 

* '''[[Eurasian Economic Union|Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)]]'''
: An economic union of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. Moldova and Uzbekistan hold observer status.

* '''[[Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area]]'''
: A free trade agreement among the members of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Tajikistan.

* '''[[Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation]]'''
: A forum of regional economic cooperation:
: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine.